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Thursday's Phi
φ Consider this if you believe in evolution. Way back when you were a single celled life form, and for the purpose of this mental exercise you have the following characteristics. you have no eyes, but...
View ArticleThe Personal Is Political, Part 2
My Left Wing Back in July, I posted a diary called The Personal Is Political (dKos version here) about my reaction to a New York Times article concerning a study of the outcomes of very premature...
View ArticleLife does not begin at Conception.
When pro-lifers insist that, "life begins at conception", why do pro-choice advocates stumble in their response or clam up? The pro-lifers are kicking pro-choice ass by repeating their message "life...
View ArticleThe Imaginary Fertilization?
I'm a regular visitor to Daily Kos, but I'm embarassed to see this on the front page. Isn't this Biology 101? Was DarkSyde asleep in class? A sperm has a half set of chromosomes. An egg has a half...
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Prevention Now Rally, Indiana- and Brunch
HAPA, Indiana's Health Access and Privacy Alliance, will be hosting a rally at the Indiana Statehouse February 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Indiana's legislature is presently considered several draconian...
View ArticleSame-sex conception or Civil Unions?
My diary Civil Unions Can Make Sense got a lot of responses (thanks!), and I was surprised at how many more people here valued the right to attempt to create genetic offspring for same-sex couples than...
View ArticleThe difference between the liberal left and the conservative right. Part 1...
It seems as though the dividing lines between the two dominant parties have become a bit unclear with all the labels being thrown around when describing our presidential candidates. This is true on...
View ArticleLife Begins at Conception
The AP story on the Sunday evening Faith Forum begins with the declaration of Senator Clinton that potential for life begins at conception. Is this new ground? Obama's response, essentially he had not...
View ArticleIs McCain a conscious Murderer?
During the Christian forum staged by Rev. Warren, McCain was asked when does life starts? His answer was at conception. By implication he is telling the American people and also the Christian community...
View ArticleIf life begins at conception ...
what are the State's obligations to protect it? How would it work? This is something a friend and I gave a lot of thought to last year. We even started writing a book. Below, you will find a rough...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Parenting Diary
Cross-posted at MotherTalkers. Hello fellow moms, dads and caregivers! I am back with your weekly parenting news update. Here are some topics we recently discussed at MotherTalkers:
View ArticleRep. Steve King: All Life Is Sacred...Except for The Woman's Life That Is
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) discusses why he confronts elementary, middle and high school students with the question: Where do you stand on the issue of abortion? Written by Amie Newman for...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Says NO
As I mentioned offhand in this diary, South Dakota has a history of being hit with these fanatical anti-abortion laws. And, despite being one of the last states in the Union you'd expect to shoot down...
View ArticleMitt Romney Does Not Understand His Own Position on Birth Control!
Rachel Maddow did an excellent segment in which she explains why a constitutional amendment defining conception as the beginning of life(which Mitt Romney supports) would ban many forms of birth...
View ArticleYou May Be Older Than You Think
Next week you may be a year older than you are today. If Mississippi passes its “personhood” amendment, everyone in Mississippi will have nine months added to their age. It passed, your life began at...
View ArticleFor Romney, Abortion is No Longer Personal
A devastating new DNC ad this week has once again highlighted Mitt Romney's gymnastic flip-flops on the issue of abortion. Rushing to his defense, conservative Washington Post columnist Kathleen...
View ArticleRick, Rape, the "Right to Life" ... and gifts from God
In a recent interview on CNN, Piers Morgan asked Rick Santorum about his views on choice. Santorum, calm, be-sweatered and comfortable with Morgan's almost fatherly manner, patiently explained life,...
View Article2012: The War on Women's Bodies -- How to Respond Legislatively in CO
Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012. Most of these bills have been written by, or...
View ArticleLike playing Russian Roulette with an 8-cylinder revolver.
Motherhood used to be an extremely dangerous enterprise. It still is in many places in this world. We forget about that in these "Every sperm is sacred" times.
View ArticleMy Parents Humped On January 12th, 1964
I turned 48 on October 5th of this year but next year at this time I may already be 50. Before explaning how this ridiculous notion may well bankrupt the country, please allow me a moment to get an...
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