Category: Health & Medicine
Mask reprieve a mistake
I don’t know about you but I’m not willing to trust my health to some young upstart judge in Florida. It’s all clearly explained on the National Public Radio website. My health and science decisions will continue to be made based on information from — gasp! — the health and science communities (you know, radical … Continue reading Mask reprieve a mistake
Forty-nine years and still pro-choice
I confess. I let yesterday slip by without mentioning 1973’s historic Roe v. Wade decision. For some reason I was thinking the anniversary date was today, despite yesterday being circled on my calendar. I even heard about the protest march in Washington and thought vaguely that it was probably a day early because Saturday worked … Continue reading Forty-nine years and still pro-choice
The Roe decision
With all those headlines this week about Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court, you’d think a decision had been handed down. But no, it was just a hearing of the arguments that, supposedly, will factor into the court’s decision: Should Mississippi be allowed to ban all abortions after 15 weeks? We probably won’t know … Continue reading The Roe decision
Remember when …
In April 2020, I published the following: Last night for the first time I remembered to turn off the tv at 8 pm and listen. Sure enough, I thought I heard a distant howl. But not certain, I got up and opened the back door. Yep, there were definitely a few distant howls out there. … Continue reading Remember when …
Abortion post gets more comments
Two weeks ago I posted my take on the new abortion law in Texas. A new commenter — Annsley Smoak — appeared there yesterday and launched into a religion-based assault on my views. That’s fine. I encourage dissenting comments. But I will rebut them at every opportunity. Especially when they violate the separation of church … Continue reading Abortion post gets more comments