Mississippi Personhood Amendment

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/279742/distorting-mississippi-personhood-amendment-michael-j-new

While I'm not surprised that the media exaggerated this amendment, I do still have some questions.

What the bill says.

I have to ask the good people of Mississippi: do you have a plan to care for those children? Do you truly support ALL life? Got a universal health plan there to cover for it (I can only hope the U.S. would join the rest of the civilized world soon when it comes to health care)?

And because ALL life is important--what about those women for whom their pregnancy could kill them? While medical technology has vastly improved, I do know of at least one woman who would have died if an abortion was refused her: she miscarried one twin at 19 weeks and would have bled to death if the doctor hadn't removed the other fetus.

I'm struggling with this one. I do support the outlawing of abortion but I fear that not making exceptions when a woman's life is in danger will only vilify the pro-life movement.

LIVE: The Supreme Court upheld Troy Davis' death sentence.

Murder is happening under our very noses by the state of Georgia as we speak.

A Mother's Story

Martina Davis-Correia, sister of condemned man Troy Davis, speaks about her brother.

Troy is scheduled to die in three days for a crime he did not commit--please pray that the State of Georgia does not follow through with their crime!

Two things to write about today

First, the original Hippocratic oath:

I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:

To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.

I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.

I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.

But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.

I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.

In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.

All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.

If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot.


Funny how we forget that bolded part as doctors now regularly perform abortions, give lethal drugs to the terminally ill on request, and are present at executions.


Second: Georgia will execute an innocent man in 10 days. Please join me in signing the petition to stop it, this cannot be allowed to happen!

Wow...bad taste ahead...

I know that here in the PNW we tend to take a casual attitude towards religion, but this is ridiculous.

No Hooters shirts in Mass, please.

Really now, folks...try to have at least a little respect for whatever religious house you're in!

Blood is thicker than...what?

I've accepted that my husband and I will never have children of our own. It's out of our control, things happened long ago, we're done worrying about it. We've talked adoption and are in the process of saving up for adoption fees.

Those closest to us are understanding, accept that what we're doing is what's best for us, and have offered nothing but love and support.

Our own parents have not been so supportive. Almost every week it's some passive-aggressive remark about how lovely it would be to have grandchildren around. When I mentioned adoption, the outcries of "I don't want someone ELSE'S grandchildren, I want MY grandchildren!" were enough to send me home in tears.

Every week I get some article in my inbox about the latest scientific breakthroughs in fertility technology (we're both against IVF and artificial methods in general) and guilt trips about how selfish we're being.

I'm sick of it. It's not just angering, it's heartbreaking.

Six years ago

In Iran, two teenage boys were publicly hanged.

Their 'crime'? Being homosexuals.

There are forces in this country who would like nothing more than to bring the same punishment down on GLBTQ persons. I shouldn't feel terror at this minority, and yet...this country could go either way and intolerance still abounds.