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Hmm. If a woman conceives after having casual sex with a man, then decides to raise that child, the man is often referred to as a sperm donor. That man may never know that he has a child. If that woman seeks public assistance (welfare) benefits, after the child is born, on behalf of the child, then the state can recover child support from the man. The woman, after establishing paternity, can also file a family court action seeking child support from that man.

Do egg donors face the same financial liability that sperm donors face? Or does the law treat men and women differently?

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I know a woman who graduated in June 2008 with a BA from PSU. Her grammatical and spelling skills are so primitive that my 5th grade daughter felt embarrassed for her, and asked me if she could correct this woman?s writing. This woman is a product of the Portland Public Schools system, obtained a GED from the Portland Community College system, then enrolled in and subsequently earned a degree from a PSU degree-granting program. That PSU would grant a BA to this woman brings the academic and intellectual integrity of PSU?s degree granting programs under a cloud of suspicion. This can, and in my circle does, have an adverse impact on capable individuals who have earned their degree(s) from PSU.

I have a degree from a first-tier school, a post-graduate professional degree, and ran a technology company for over a dozen years. In my professional life, we preferentially recruited new hires from schools that we trusted, such as Lewis and Clark, Reed College, UC Berkeley, etc. Unfortunately, individuals presenting credentials from PSU were rarely accorded the same respect, as were individuals from schools whose academic integrity was not suspect.

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I'm a single dad, with sole legal and physical custody of my 3 year old son. I've been unemployed recently, and we've been living off of my savings. I'm a planner, so I recently looked into public assistance programs, in the event that I exhaust my savings before landing a new job. I was appalled to discover that WIC nutrition benefits are available only to women with children, and not to men with children. Why does gender-base discrimination in federally-funded programs exist in Oregon in 2008? I thought we were a progressive state. A child's need for proper nutrition is not dependent on the gender of his/her parent.

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