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

4th Planned Parenthood video: Selling fetal body parts deemed ‘research’ for legal protection

A Colorado Planned Parenthood doctor is captured on video discussing fetal body parts, adding that calling the activity "research" offers legal protections.

July 30, 2015

Senate GOP set to call vote on bill to defund Planned Parenthood

Senate Republicans pledged Wednesday to call a vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

July 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood: Pro-life activists rally for investigation, end of subsidies

Andrea Pearson waited for years for the crisis of her pregnancy at age 18 to be over, but the "quick and easy" abortion she got at Planned Parenthood haunted her instead.

July 28, 2015

Boy Scouts, churches to clash over gay adult leader policy

Adult homosexuals can now participate as Boy Scouts of America leaders, volunteers and employees, and the question now becomes: Can churches be part of Scouting too?

July 27, 2015

Boy Scout leaders agree to new policy on gay adults

Leaders of Boy Scouts of America voted -- and ratified -- a proposal to change its adult membership policy to admit gay and lesbian adults as leaders, employees and volunteers.

July 27, 2015

Backpage.com wins restraining order against Cook County sheriff

Backpage.com was granted a restraining order Friday by a federal judge against an Illinois sheriff, who investigates human sex trafficking and asked major credit-card companies to withdraw from Backpage.com to preserve their brand and reputation. Backpage.com has long accepted paid classifieds for "adult" activities and escort services.

July 24, 2015

Pro-life rallies planned in 50+ cities to defund Planned Parenthood

While politicians call for investigations and write legislation defunding Planned Parenthood Federation of America, pro-life groups are planning rallies in more than 50 cities on Tuesday.

July 24, 2015

Backpage.com sues Cook County sheriff over crusade against ‘adult’ classifieds

Backpage.com, an online classifieds company that offers "adult" advertisements, has asked a federal judge to force an Illinois law official to recall his letters pressuring credit card companies to withdraw their services from their website.

July 23, 2015

Nuns, pharmacists take prescription contraception cases to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will have two more opportunities to rule on religious freedom and contraception next term, one case concerning pharmacists and prescription rules, the other an order of nuns and Obamacare.

July 23, 2015

Jeff Merkley, other Democrats introduce sweeping LGBT protection bill

Less than a month after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, Senate and House Democrats introduced a bill to protect sexual minorities from discrimination in all areas of civil rights law.

July 23, 2015

‘Fetal heartbeat’ law struck down in North Dakota

The nation's first law to ban most abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is heard -- around six weeks of pregnancy -- lost in court again Wednesday.

July 22, 2015

Supreme Court activism prompts conservative calls for limits on judiciary

Impeachment, term limits, judicial-retention elections and new Constitutional amendments to give majorities in Congress or the states power over a rogue Supreme Court decision were discussed Wednesday at a Senate hearing on ways to address judicial activism.

July 22, 2015