New news, old news, follow-ups, and whatnot:

Nicholas Kristof on (not making) babies, health, and well-being.

Desperation for boys in China leads to kidnapping.

Afghan President Karzai is rethinking (not clear if redoing) new Shi’a family law bill.

Same-sex love and marriage across America.

Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis deals with medicine, immigration, and cross-cultural (mis-)understandings—part of a New York Times series on immigration in the US.

Happy reading!