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Rosemary Coates

Rosemary Coates

Dr Rosemary Coates is the Co­ordinator of the Human Sexuality programs at the Western Australian Institute of Technology and is Director of the Sexual Counselling and Research Centre.

Rosemary Coates reviews ‘Flaws in the Social Fabric’ by Denise Thompson

May 1986, no. 80 01 May 1986
Not since Altman has there been such an erudite book on the subject of homosexuality/lesbianism. The reader of this critique might wonder at the choice of ‘homosexuality/lesbianism’ as a description of the subject. A reading of the book will demonstrate the necessity of the term. Thompson illustrates the fact that female homosexuality, as is female sexuality in general, appears to be a non&sh ... (read more)

Rosemary Coates reviews 'Abortion in Australia' by Anthony Fisher and Jane Buckingham

June 1986, no. 81 01 June 1986
The contentious issue of abortion will probably never be resolved. The antagonists in any discussion frequently confuse facts with moral problems. There are two fundamental questions in the abortion argument: the empirical one, ‘when does human life begin’, and the philosophical one, ‘is human life always sacred?’ The answer to the first question may be considered a matter of fact. Indeed ... (read more)