The Medicalization of Childbirth
Last week, I finished watching “The Business of Being Born“. Ricki Lake did this documentary to highlight the differences in treatment she had with her two children. One was done at the hospital, and...
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All These Posts about the Abstinence Clearinghouse Have Inspired Me
Abstinence. This is not something I have ever practiced on purpose except during limited periods and for a specific reason (example: my husband would be sent on a training tour of duty for several...
View ArticleOn Foreskins, From A Person Who Does Not Now And Indeed Never Has Had One
It makes me wary of espousing any opinion on the subject that appears to be laying down the law! in any way, shape or form. I imagine that some men feel the same way about espousing an opinion about...
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Protest Pregnancy Day ’08: Pregnancy Kills Women!
What I care about is human life, and the ending of it that could be prevented, no matter how great or small that chance of the life ending might be. Lives, lives that would otherwise be in no danger...
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My Opinion
Which I have been resisting giving for a while now, but really, at this point, I figure I may as well express myself to the limits of my interest, which I admit are pretty narrow. I’m sure you’ve all...
View ArticleWhat would it take
Lately, I have been thinking about health insurance (probably because I have no job, and even though I’m on Hubby’s health care plan, it still makes me feel wary). I’ve been wondering why we don’t go...
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How I Grew Up Without Health Insurance, or Emergency Rooms Don’t Do Chemotherapy
“Wow,” said the doctor. That’s not what I expect a doctor to say while peering into my ear, of all places. “What?” I asked. “You have really heavy scarring in there,” she said cheerily. “You must have...
View ArticleWhen the problem is not having enough money, throwing money at it is actually...
Here’s a curious thing I’ve experienced a few times: People start talking about healthcare reform. Someone points out that a single payer could negotiate better rates for services and medications, and...
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Sarah Palin Smokes Some Weed, Hallucinates Plot By Dems To Euthanize Trig
Here she goes! The Democrats promise that a government health care system will reduce the cost of health care, but as the economist Thomas Sowell has pointed out, government health care will not...
View ArticleApparently they give PhDs to just about anybody with the cash to buy the...
So I saw this article today while surfing the ‘net: Dreaded diseases dwindle with gene testing Wider screening curbs inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs Some of mankind’s most...
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