Zealots persist: From ‘religious freedom’ to Kansas abortion law
“On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally […]
Update: CO Death with Dignity bill dies in committee
Those supporting the proposed Death with Dignity law in Colorado will be disappointed to learn the bill failed yesterday to get out of the Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services. The Denver […]
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, is National Wear Red Day
February is American Heart Month and Friday, Feb. 6, is National Wear Red Day, promoted annually by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the US Department of Health and Human Services […]
Give me liberty at my death
It happened this week. A bill proposing the Colorado Death with Dignity Act was introduced in the Colorado General Assembly. I’m trying to temper my excitement. I want so much for […]
No sympathy for irresponsible anti-vaxxers
Ideally I’d require anti-vaxxers, whom I consider to be irresponsible, misinformed, and selfish, to live in special compounds or communities away from the rest of society. Less ideal but more […]
Pro-lifers take over former Planned Parenthood building
Anti-abortion proponents have for years relied on trickery when approaching frightened, desperate women who want an abortion. On the street, in advertisements, and at the very doors of abortion clinics, they […]
Nine. Only nine
It’s been several weeks since I complained about the media fueling the Ebola panic. Since then things have only gotten worse and frankly I’ve been too exasperated to say anything. The media […]
