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6th. All males who receive a

NCD — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:17:10 +0000

6th. All males who receive a Viagra prescription, before having it filled, will first be required by law to appear for questioning and physical examination before the Viagra Review Board comprised of upstanding citizens like those pictured below.

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That will never happen.

Ramona — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:48:45 +0000

In reply to I have a feeling that what we

That will never happen. Guaranteed.

I agree with that, too. And

Ramona — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:29:57 +0000

In reply to Some of it, I don't get

I agree with that, too. And I hadn't thought about that aspect of it. It was a good point.

Well I have come to some

Richard Day — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:19:44 +0000

In reply to About those Ultrasounds: What if Doctors just say no?

Well I have come to some conclusions following a reading of some of this new legislation.

First, every health care worker should have a gun when he/she makes some medical decision or gives medical advice. As long as he/she has a gun, he/she can stand his/her ground pursuant to the dictates of the new gun legislation.

Second, every health care worker should say a Christian prayer before making a medical decision and this prayer should be recorded and the recording downloaded onto a computer; carefully noting the time and date that the prayer was made.

Third, every patient should be given a gun, a copy of the Christian prayer, a copy of the constitution and that patient should sign an acknowledgement noting receipt of same.

Fourth, the clinic should have lots of crosses hung on its walls as well as copies of the Constitution. Pictures of Christ should be prominently displayed also.

Fifth, all clinics should be incorporated and all the employees should sign contracts promising never to divulge corporate secrets.

That's all I have now.

My research shall continue.

Some of it, I don't get

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:53 +0000

In reply to I think Amanda Marcotte is

Some of it, I don't get either. Or, at least, some of it is just that she thinks there's one way to protest this and this doctor has another idea.

Where I think she's on point is where she says that resisting doctors could lose their rights to practice, which is what the anti-choicers really want -- reduced reproductive health options.

I think Amanda Marcotte is

Ramona — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:45:40 +0000

In reply to Amanda Marcotte is worth

I think Amanda Marcotte is missing the point: it's vitally important that doctors who don't perform abortions--general practitioners and OB/GYNs--voice their objections to the use of pre-abortion ultrasounds for non-medical reasons.

She uses one example from the doctor's essay, the one about doctoring the paper-work (one that I admit I was queasy about, also), and ignores anything else he said about the misuse of ultrasounds.

I agree that in order for civil disobedience to be most effective, it has to be public, but I don't get her over-reaction to this essay, even to the point of telling people not to pass it on. In other words, discouraging any form of civil disobedience that doesn't quite fit her idea of the movement.

She objects to the fact that he isn't an abortion doctor and that he wants to remain anonymous, as if that somehow disqualifies him from helping to fight against these egregious laws. She's saying that every doctor who objects should be out there performing abortions, instead. My take is that the more the medical profession voices their objections, the easier it will be for abortion doctors to do their jobs.

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

I have a feeling that what we

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:32:00 +0000

In reply to Aunt Sam, there is a lot of

I have a feeling that what we need is for the daughter of a powerful and prominent couple to be traumatized and willing to speak out. Which is unlikely for a zillion reasons.

Aunt Sam, there is a lot of

Ramona — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:27:50 +0000

In reply to Again, I reiterate, where are

Aunt Sam, there is a lot of outrage, it just doesn't make the headline news. I don't know why, it's certainly provocative enough. It could be there aren't enough women in government or in high MSM places. Just gotta keep trying. This isn't going to go away any time soon.

I have a feeling this will be the tide that turns.

Amanda Marcotte is worth

Michael Maiello — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:26:30 +0000

In reply to About those Ultrasounds: What if Doctors just say no?

Amanda Marcotte is worth considering on this issue. This side of the argument had not occurred to me.

Again, I reiterate, where are

Aunt Sam — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:19:11 +0000

In reply to About those Ultrasounds: What if Doctors just say no?

Again, I reiterate, where are all the outraged women? And the MSM seems to have done a hit and run on this issue. Where are all the petitions and outcries from healthcare professionals (not only doctors).

OMG, Limbaughs debacle got more attention/action and national outrage!