By a slim margin, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a 7-year-old girl, suffering from spina bifida and believing a prenatal test may have led to her abortion, may not sue her parents for "wrongful life."

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Many New Zealand children are now being required by their schools to apply for a quasi-official license to own toy guns. Children must answer questions and learn rules before they can play gun games, and must carry their licenses while playing.

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From "Violence in G-Rated Animated Films," a study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association May 24-31, 2000:

Anastasia (1997)

3 injuries, 2 fatalities
weapons used: body, gun, magic, other

Bambi (1942)

2 injuries, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, gun, other

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

3 injuries, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, gun, other

Duck Tales: The Movie (1990)

1 injury, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, magic, other

Peter Pan (1953)

2 injuries, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, gun, explosive, other

Pocahontas (1995)

3 injuries, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, gun, other

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

1 injury, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, magic, other

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

2 injuries, 1 fatality
weapons used: body, sword, poison, other

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

2 injuries, 2 fatalities
weapons used: body, sword, gun, other

The Last Unicorn (1982)

5 injuries, 3 fatalities
weapons used: body, sword, magic, other

The Nutcracker Prince (1990)

5 injuries, 2 fatalities
weapons used: body, sword, gun, magic, other

The Swan Princess (1994)

9 injuries, 2 fatalities
weapons used: body, sword, magic, other

[Ed.: Another JAMA study from March, 1999 pointed out that many animated characters in G-rated movies use tobacco and alcohol products, needlessly exposing children to temptation.]

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