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Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein

cwetzstein@washingtontimes.com

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

WETZSTEIN: Pregnancy loss strains couples

Surely one of the darkest hours in any family's life is when a child dies. Now comes new information that shows that losing an unborn child can be so grievous that it can break up a marriage or cohabiting relationship.

April 13, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Extra embryos pose dilemma

Who else but infertile couples can truly understand the desolate heartache of childlessness, and if they find themselves with "extra" embryos after completing their families, why not share?

April 6, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Is Head Start a ‘sacred cow’?

A "sacred cow" refers to something that is so highly regarded that it is beyond criticism. The $7 billion-a-year Head Start program for low-income preschoolers seems to fit that description.

March 30, 2010

Contraceptive failure?

Armed with Rosie the Riveter's powerful get-'er-done imagery, the annual campaign to promote emergency contraception (EC) to sexually active women swung into action yesterday.

March 25, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Swiss condom suited for boys

In a news story that has ricocheted around the world, the London Telegraph has reported that a Swiss condom maker has introduced an extra-small condom, suitable for sexually active boys who want to avoid pregnancy or HIV/AIDS.

March 16, 2010

The family funds breakup

Is the Obama administration trying to divorce the federal government from the marriage business?

March 12, 2010

Senators ask FDA to lift gay blood donor ban

The push to eliminate the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men received a boost yesterday, when 18 senators signaled their support for such a change.

March 5, 2010

Psychiatrists mull new sex disorders

The nation's psychiatrists are considering defining addictive acts such as overeating, gambling and compulsive sex as medical disorders in their professional manual.

March 2, 2010

WETZSTEIN: New views on life, smoking

Smoking and abortion arguably have little to do with each other, but they have something in common: According to surveys, both are held in growing disdain by youths.

March 2, 2010

Chlamydia tests for teens often miss boys

Of the sexual infections that have emerged in the wake of the sexual revolution, chlamydia is one of the most common and curable. However, a recent study shows that screening all girls for chlamydia isn't enough.

February 22, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Condom use not a panacea

Now that the Obama administration and Democrat-led Congress have jettisoned federal abstinence-education funding, sex education that stresses condom use to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will dominate classrooms and communities.

February 16, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Cohabitation rises for seniors

When the topic of cohabiting comes up, it's usually associated with the young and the restless. But another segment of the population is increasingly sharing a bedroom while skipping the wedding vows.

February 9, 2010

Technology to track, curb child porn

Pedophiles can be chased down, prosecuted and put behind bars, but in too many cases, their hideous handiwork still roams the world. This revictimization of children is about to end, thanks to a new technology called PhotoDNA.

February 8, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Child sex abuse lives on, online

A new technology developed by Microsoft should be able to purge Masha Allen's hideous photos — and thousands of other child-pornography images — from the Internet.

February 2, 2010