Where did all the baby boys go?

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September 9, 2005 - 09:40

Where did all the baby boys go?

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EVIDENCE continues to pile up that hormone-disrupting chemicals can gender-bend human babies.

Earlier this year it was reported that the sons of women exposed to phthalates during pregnancy tend to have smaller penises ( New Scientist , 4 June, p 11). This was the first direct evidence that such chemicals can feminise fetuses in the womb.

Now nearly twice as many girls as boys are being born in the Aamjiwnaang community, who live next door to the Sarnia-Lambton Chemical Valley complex in Ontario, Canada. And though no chemical has yet been shown to be to blame, high levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB), which also has hormone-disrupting properties, have been found in the local soil, and phthalates are being emitted from part of the complex.

The proportion of male births began falling around 1993, says Constanze Mackenzie of the University of Ottawa. And the ratio has become more skewed since then. Between 1999 and 2003, the community saw just 46 boys born compared to 86 girls ( Environmental Health Perspectives , DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8479).

People living in the community have not yet been tested for contaminants in their blood, but chemicals are "at the top of our list" of possible causes, she says.

Journal reference: Environmental Health Perspectives (DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8479)

From issue 2515 of New Scientist magazine, 05 September 2005, page 13

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Where did all the babies go? Oh, the world turned gay.

Submitted by yassin (not verified) on May 14, 2007 - 18:01.

"Homosexuality is not only wrong and immoral, it is one of the most destructive forces in our society today. IF suddenly everyone on eath were to turn "gay", there would be no one left on earth to procreate, and within 100 years, everyone on the planet would be dead and humanity would cease to exist.

A society that cannot bring forth a new generation through procreation, is a society doomed to eternal extinction. How can homosexuality be right, when it clearly leads us down the path of destruction an annihilation?"

http://fl0wer.net/blog/homosexuality_is_wrong

Ho there doomsayer.

Submitted by Jon Austenaa (not verified) on May 17, 2007 - 07:48.

Ho there doomsayer. Homosexualuty is not wrong, nor immoral. Yes it is dangerous if some chemical or radiation turned the scale more than the current 4% or some. But this current 4% has existed for years and is natural. It also exist on animal groups we have observed with this in mind.

What you are doing though, is propagandaish and may spread homophobia, which is wrong and immoral.

homophobia?

Submitted by cybe on May 17, 2007 - 13:57.

Yassin posted his comment under the wrong article, this isn't one specifically about homosexuality.

I am not a homophobe, someone who is afraid of homosexual.

I just believe it is wrong, just as God has told us, and I collect articles that clearly show that this is the case.

Homophobia - Irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals

What a very deceitful word.

no babies left

Submitted by yassin (not verified) on May 19, 2007 - 09:49.

This article relates to decreasing amount of babies, so if everyone would turn "gay" there would be no babies left.

Where did all the babies go? Oh, the world turned gay.

Submitted by Jason (not verified) on May 20, 2007 - 19:51.

I personally have nothing against gay people, I don't understand it but do what you want, the thing I don't like is that it has become acceptable to advertise their lifestyle in just about every media outlet, most children would not know what it's about if it wasn't constantly on the t.v., I don't think our children should be submitted to this type of "brainwashing" and the simple fact is that more young people who would be normal, are going to go queer because they are advertising it has a hip thing to do, gay people are more fashionable and blah blah blah, Why I believe that you should be gay if that's what you want and I'd fight and die to protect your freedom to do so, I want you to keep your sick Ideas away from my children.

babies are in Southern California

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 20, 2007 - 22:44.

All the babies are in Southern California. Los Angeles looks like Mexico City. You can't walk anywhere without having a baby carriage bump into you. Screaming infants and toddlers are everywhere: stores, restaurants, living next to you and piled high on top of each other.. When there are too many rats in a box, the rats turn gay. It is nature's way of population control and there is nothing you can do about it.