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Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.
Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.
Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.
She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

Gay marriage is good for kids: American Academy of Pediatrics

The nation's largest pediatricians' group said Thursday that it supports gay marriage, noting that, to a child, the parents' sexual orientation is not as important as other elements related to family well-being.

March 21, 2013

Single mothers have 48% of first births

The playground rhyme about "first comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes the baby in the baby carriage" no longer applies to most young Americans — unless they earn a college degree, says a new study.

March 20, 2013

Antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ alarm health care industry

Health officials are warning of the rise of the "superbugs" — bacteria and other pathogens that cannot be killed by modern medicine.

March 19, 2013

Hillary Clinton joins Democrats backing gay marriage

Former first lady and potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday joined a growing list of Democrats — and some Republicans — voicing support for gay marriage.

March 18, 2013

Drug-resistant lethal ‘superbugs’ like CRE may have met their equal: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill

Reports of the rise of a rare but potentially deadly class of “superbugs” that target those already struggling with illness have now caught the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

March 18, 2013

N.D. bill would bar most abortions if heartbeat found

One of two North Dakota bills now awaiting the governor's signature would outlaw most abortions once a "detectable" fetal heartbeat is heard — which could be as early as five or six weeks gestation.

March 17, 2013

Gays renew calls for change in blood-donor rules

Gay activists are stepping up their calls for the federal government to change its blood-donation policy and permit gay men give blood under some circumstances.

March 16, 2013

Americans cheer on pope from New World

Americans — Catholics and non-Catholic — expressed surprise and mostly satisfaction as the news broke that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been selected the next pope of the global church, the first pontiff from the New World.

March 13, 2013

‘Summit’ to tackle prevention of child abuse in sports

The Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal at Penn State has galvanized leaders of youth sports organizations to come together to learn how to ensure such abuse doesn't happen in their ranks.

March 12, 2013

HIV solution from bee venom? ‘Too soon to tell’ despite Internet buzz

A study showing that a toxin in bee venom can kill HIV has set the Internet abuzz, but some veterans in the battle against HIV/AIDS caution that such early findings should always be greeted with caution.

March 11, 2013

Gay marriage ruling may rival Roe v. Wade in turmoil

The issue of gay marriage is hurtling toward a Supreme Court date this month, and activists on both sides are fearing — or hoping for — another Roe v. Wade-type decision.

March 10, 2013

Ark. lawmakers approve nation’s strictest abortion law

The Arkansas General Assembly on Wednesday enacted a first-in-the-nation law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat is detected.

March 6, 2013

Ark. Senate overrides ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill

The Arkansas state Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor's veto of a bill that would outlaw most abortions if the fetus is older than 12 weeks and if its heartbeat can be heard.

March 5, 2013

Sears repents for advertising on violent ‘Jesus’ skit

Two major retailers have apologized or removed their ads after receiving complaints about a "Saturday Night Live" skit about "Jesus" returning from the dead as a vengeful murderer, says a traditional-values group.

March 5, 2013

Chlamydia rates rising in women

The U.S. chlamydia rate in women rose by 51 percent in the last decade, reflecting both better testing and a higher prevalence of the curable, sexually transmitted infection, says the federal government.

March 4, 2013

Women’s failure to take meds undermines AIDS-prevention plan, study finds

Taking daily doses of HIV-prevention pills or gels did not prevent transmission of the deadly virus, in large part because the African women involved in the study did not follow the recommended treatment regimen, researchers said Monday at a scientific conference in Atlanta.

March 4, 2013