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Monday, February 6, 2006

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Legal Aspects of the Gay Marriage Debate

University of Baltimore law professor, Byron Warnken, talks about the legal aspect of the heated gay marriage debate.

Byron Warnken

Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore



Debate Over the Legal Definition of Marriage

Recent events in Annapolis were dominated with the heated debate over legislation that would define "marriage" as a union between a man and a women. Opponents and proponents of Gay Marriage squared off in a legislative battle that would rival anything in the U.S. Congress. Kelly Brewington of The Sun fills us in.

Kelly Brewington

Reporter, The Baltimore Sun



Heart Disease and Women

A recent study cited that some women suffer from a form of heart disease that is quite different from what men suffer and is often missed in standardized tests.

Dr. Emerson Walden

Cardiologist, Mercy Medical Center







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