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Recognizing Conscience in Abortion Provision
The exercise of conscience in health care is generally considered synonymous with refusal to participate in contested medical services, especially abortion. This depiction neglects the fact that the provision of abortion care is also conscience-based. The persistent failure to recognize abortion provision as “conscientious” has resulted in laws that do not protect caregivers who are compelled by conscience to provide abortion services, contributes to the ongoing stigmatization of abortion providers, and leaves theoretical and practical blind spots in bioethics with respect to positive claims of conscience — that is, conscience-based claims for offering care, rather than for refusing to provide it.
Roger Ebert's review of Liberal Arts -- Radnor graduated sometime around when I did, and the film is shot at our mutual Alma Mater. It's been the source of much excited chatter in alumni circles for quite a while now. I'm interested to see it, and yeah, there's a reason Kenyon always makes the "Most Beautiful Campuses" list -- a reason that has an whole lot to do with our awesome maintenance department, too, as long as I'm talking Kenyon-related things; we're still fighting the outsourcing there.
Va. Board of Health Ends Existing Clinics' Exemption From Abortion Regulations
Body Modification: Welcome to the Future
Honestly, I want to know more about his finger magnets, and what practical difficulties they add to his life. Very little appeals more than extra senses for understanding the world around me.
I Have a Magnet Implant In My Finger (found some more about it)
What to Make of the Scary GMO study?
A woman born without the right to vote on why you should exercise yours
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The exercise of conscience in health care is generally considered synonymous with refusal to participate in contested medical services, especially abortion. This depiction neglects the fact that the provision of abortion care is also conscience-based. The persistent failure to recognize abortion provision as “conscientious” has resulted in laws that do not protect caregivers who are compelled by conscience to provide abortion services, contributes to the ongoing stigmatization of abortion providers, and leaves theoretical and practical blind spots in bioethics with respect to positive claims of conscience — that is, conscience-based claims for offering care, rather than for refusing to provide it.
Roger Ebert's review of Liberal Arts -- Radnor graduated sometime around when I did, and the film is shot at our mutual Alma Mater. It's been the source of much excited chatter in alumni circles for quite a while now. I'm interested to see it, and yeah, there's a reason Kenyon always makes the "Most Beautiful Campuses" list -- a reason that has an whole lot to do with our awesome maintenance department, too, as long as I'm talking Kenyon-related things; we're still fighting the outsourcing there.
Va. Board of Health Ends Existing Clinics' Exemption From Abortion Regulations
Body Modification: Welcome to the Future
Honestly, I want to know more about his finger magnets, and what practical difficulties they add to his life. Very little appeals more than extra senses for understanding the world around me.
I Have a Magnet Implant In My Finger (found some more about it)
What to Make of the Scary GMO study?
A woman born without the right to vote on why you should exercise yours
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ONTD_Political: GET THE POPCORN! All 49 minutes of Romney remarks at fundraiser
Feministing: Reactions of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent write-off, in GIFS *snerk* Yeah. That.
Bloomberg: Pennsylvania Court Sets Aside Voter-ID Ruling For Review
Voting Wars: PA Voter ID Law May Be Tossed, But Rove's Donors Stay Secret
Alternet: It's Alive! Occupy Actions Across the Country Show the Movement's Impact
Alternet: Shocking Videos of Police Brutality at Yesterday's OWS Demonstrations
TheNation: More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street's First Anniversary
NYTimes: In ‘Obesity Paradox,’ Thinner May Mean Sicker
In study after study, overweight and moderately obese patients with certain chronic diseases often live longer and fare better than normal-weight patients with the same ailments. The accumulation of evidence is inspiring some experts to re-examine long-held assumptions about the association between body fat and disease.
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Feministing: Reactions of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent write-off, in GIFS *snerk* Yeah. That.
Bloomberg: Pennsylvania Court Sets Aside Voter-ID Ruling For Review
Voting Wars: PA Voter ID Law May Be Tossed, But Rove's Donors Stay Secret
Alternet: It's Alive! Occupy Actions Across the Country Show the Movement's Impact
Alternet: Shocking Videos of Police Brutality at Yesterday's OWS Demonstrations
TheNation: More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street's First Anniversary
NYTimes: In ‘Obesity Paradox,’ Thinner May Mean Sicker
In study after study, overweight and moderately obese patients with certain chronic diseases often live longer and fare better than normal-weight patients with the same ailments. The accumulation of evidence is inspiring some experts to re-examine long-held assumptions about the association between body fat and disease.
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It's a quiet evening, and I'm exhausted, so I'm actually going to toss out a few linketies for the first time in ages...
IngenuityFest 2012: Roomy lakefront warehouses let annual arts-and-technology fair expand its offerings -- and your mind
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will appeal a federal judge's ruling restoring early voting rights in Ohio during the three day period before the election -- Asshole.
Think Voter ID is Bad? Meet the Poll-Watchers
Chicago Teachers Strike for First Time in 25 Years
Related: Chicago's teacher strike is shaping up to be one of the most important labor actions in a generation. So why are people who consider themselves progressives siding with the bosses?
More: Chicago Janitors File Strike Notice so They Can Honor Teachers' Picket Line!
A panel of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit appeals court ruled yesterday that a woman cannot be prosecuted under an Idaho state law for taking medication to induce an abortion. -- A step in the right direction.
More: Finally a Limit! Idaho Court Rules that Woman who Performed her own Abortion is not a Criminal
One million young minority voters could be affected by new voter suppression laws enacted in 17 states, according to a study released by the Black Youth Project.
Gathering Scientific Evidence that Traditional Medicines Can Work
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IngenuityFest 2012: Roomy lakefront warehouses let annual arts-and-technology fair expand its offerings -- and your mind
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will appeal a federal judge's ruling restoring early voting rights in Ohio during the three day period before the election -- Asshole.
Think Voter ID is Bad? Meet the Poll-Watchers
Chicago Teachers Strike for First Time in 25 Years
Related: Chicago's teacher strike is shaping up to be one of the most important labor actions in a generation. So why are people who consider themselves progressives siding with the bosses?
More: Chicago Janitors File Strike Notice so They Can Honor Teachers' Picket Line!
A panel of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit appeals court ruled yesterday that a woman cannot be prosecuted under an Idaho state law for taking medication to induce an abortion. -- A step in the right direction.
More: Finally a Limit! Idaho Court Rules that Woman who Performed her own Abortion is not a Criminal
One million young minority voters could be affected by new voter suppression laws enacted in 17 states, according to a study released by the Black Youth Project.
Gathering Scientific Evidence that Traditional Medicines Can Work
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Voting Reminders and links
Sep. 14th, 2012 06:24 pmOK, folks, time for election year linketies. Expect a lot of these sorts of reminders from me in the next two months. I don't know when I'll have time and energy for full-blown linketies again, but I'm at least going to try to do regular election reminders.
http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx -- Do you know your state's current requirements? Do you HAVE the necessary ID?
http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/contact_your_state.aspx -- Registration deadlines, early voting rules, and assorted other Very Useful voting info.
http://www.866ourvote.org/ -- Election Protection. A good group to know about. If you have problems at the polls, contact them ASAP, preferably while you're still there.
Too many people fought too hard for your right to vote. Don't let restrictionist assholes stop you!
http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx -- Do you know your state's current requirements? Do you HAVE the necessary ID?
http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/contact_your_state.aspx -- Registration deadlines, early voting rules, and assorted other Very Useful voting info.
http://www.866ourvote.org/ -- Election Protection. A good group to know about. If you have problems at the polls, contact them ASAP, preferably while you're still there.
Too many people fought too hard for your right to vote. Don't let restrictionist assholes stop you!
FB-LJ Sync-up (since Aug 22rd)
Sep. 11th, 2012 07:31 pmSo I was on short-term disability for the unending migraine for three weeks. During that, I almost never opened a laptop, and only posted intermittently from my phone, which is easier to do over on FB. Here's the sum total of what I put up over that time, for those who want a catch-up:
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This post might be anything...
Jul. 31st, 2012 10:39 pmTired and melancholy today, not really sure what direction I'll end up going with this post. So much to mention or discuss, so little time or focus at the moment. I suspect it's going to be a grab-bag.
Last night I had insomnia until this morning. I think I finally got to sleep around 7am. I suspect the lack of sleep is probably a lot of why I'm feeling relatively emotionally fragile; being underslept does an awful lot to give me roughly the emotional maturity of a temper tantruming three-year-old. Also, I am so damned tired of itching. I wish I knew what was setting it off, because hives and eczema climbing up my arms and intermittently popping up all over the rest of me is really damned irritating (no pun intended). Also, the vision changes with the trileptal have been getting pretty non-trivial; it feels almost like my eye focusing ability is partially paralyzed; it's like sudden onset presbyopia. It's been especially bad in my right eye; the other day when I did a quick check, I couldn't focus completely at _any_ distance. *sigh* Oh, just fucking grand. I'm scheduled to see both my GP and the Chronic Pain Rehab Program coordinator tomorrow. Life got annoying thanks to med effects, and I called my doc to ask her to do a quick vag smear for me so we know whether the two doses of diflucan in the past few weeks have really sorted things back out. This appt was _supposed_ to be about fibro followup, and I've got a lot of stuff I really need to discuss with her along those lines. Just got a call back from her office. They can fit in the pelvic, but at the expense of _everything_ else. Her schedule's too tight tomorrow, so now I have to schedule another appt, maude knows how long a delay that's going to be. I've still got my fingers crossed that we can multitask enough during the pelvic for me to catch her up on some of the biggest issues, at least. At the moment I'm feeling thoroughly frustrated.
Some linketies related to life here at the moment:
A friend of mine, Mitch Andelmo, died early Monday morning, late Sunday night, however you want to look at it. A story had come out earlier that evening, I had been reading about it, about a car driving through a barricade and straight into the crowd at a street festival. -- This death has hit my local community hard; I didn't know him, but many people I care about are deeply grieving at the moment.
CKG Benefit for IDKE XIV (The International Drag King Community Extravaganza) -- I do believe this means that IDKE is happening in Cleveland this year!!!! I adore Drag King performances with a passion, and IDKE is especially meaningful since it was one of the first dates for me and Katy and Tori lo those many years ago.
Baltimore Gay Life -- speaking of Katy, so proud of her! Those awesome folks on the cover are folks Katy hired and works with. Go her, go them!
And the interview! (the one about The Den)
Also in happy news, Katy's on her way through town this coming weekend, so I'll get at least a bit of time to catch up and see her in person. Hoorah!
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Last night I had insomnia until this morning. I think I finally got to sleep around 7am. I suspect the lack of sleep is probably a lot of why I'm feeling relatively emotionally fragile; being underslept does an awful lot to give me roughly the emotional maturity of a temper tantruming three-year-old. Also, I am so damned tired of itching. I wish I knew what was setting it off, because hives and eczema climbing up my arms and intermittently popping up all over the rest of me is really damned irritating (no pun intended). Also, the vision changes with the trileptal have been getting pretty non-trivial; it feels almost like my eye focusing ability is partially paralyzed; it's like sudden onset presbyopia. It's been especially bad in my right eye; the other day when I did a quick check, I couldn't focus completely at _any_ distance. *sigh* Oh, just fucking grand. I'm scheduled to see both my GP and the Chronic Pain Rehab Program coordinator tomorrow. Life got annoying thanks to med effects, and I called my doc to ask her to do a quick vag smear for me so we know whether the two doses of diflucan in the past few weeks have really sorted things back out. This appt was _supposed_ to be about fibro followup, and I've got a lot of stuff I really need to discuss with her along those lines. Just got a call back from her office. They can fit in the pelvic, but at the expense of _everything_ else. Her schedule's too tight tomorrow, so now I have to schedule another appt, maude knows how long a delay that's going to be. I've still got my fingers crossed that we can multitask enough during the pelvic for me to catch her up on some of the biggest issues, at least. At the moment I'm feeling thoroughly frustrated.
Some linketies related to life here at the moment:
A friend of mine, Mitch Andelmo, died early Monday morning, late Sunday night, however you want to look at it. A story had come out earlier that evening, I had been reading about it, about a car driving through a barricade and straight into the crowd at a street festival. -- This death has hit my local community hard; I didn't know him, but many people I care about are deeply grieving at the moment.
CKG Benefit for IDKE XIV (The International Drag King Community Extravaganza) -- I do believe this means that IDKE is happening in Cleveland this year!!!! I adore Drag King performances with a passion, and IDKE is especially meaningful since it was one of the first dates for me and Katy and Tori lo those many years ago.
Baltimore Gay Life -- speaking of Katy, so proud of her! Those awesome folks on the cover are folks Katy hired and works with. Go her, go them!
And the interview! (the one about The Den)
Also in happy news, Katy's on her way through town this coming weekend, so I'll get at least a bit of time to catch up and see her in person. Hoorah!
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