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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Supreme Court Issues
Roe will not be inevitably overturned
I’m seeing a lot of comments such as this one on Media Girl: But now, our last line of defense for Roe v. Wade before it’s inevitably overturned (Roberts has actually argued that Roe was “wrongly decided and should be … Continue reading
The Gossip on Roberts and the painful wait for the confirmation hearings
Since Tuesday night, gossip has been damn near monopolized with news of Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, John G. Roberts. Well_no_shit. All throughout the blogosphere and the major television media outlets, Roberts’ history and political philosophy has been dissected and even … Continue reading
Rehnquist Hospitalized
News has been released that late last night Rehnquist was rushed to the hospital for a spiked fever, likely relating to the thyroid cancer. Continue reading
Bush seeks advice from Jerry Falwell in choosing a potential judicial nominee
Wow, we really are fucked. Not that I doubted Bush would consult a radical Rightwing zealot such as Falwell for “advice” on choosing a judicial nominee, but still–um,….wow. Washington, DC ““ Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, expressed concern … Continue reading
And then there's Griswold
If Roe is overturned no doubt the anti-women’s-reproductive-rights zealots would go after Griswold next. Their agenda is clear; control women’s reproductive choices by restricting and even outlawing them as much as possible. Women are just baby-assembly-lines to them after all. … Continue reading
Goodness, the Democrats might actually_do_something!
Or this could just be more b.s. grandstanding on their part, and they’ll let Dubya and the Congressional neocon-Republicans ‘have it all’–as usual. Anyway, Senator Henry Reid of Nevada cautioned that Democrats won’t shy away from using a filibuster, should … Continue reading
Women's eNews' Cheers & Jeers
A few days ago Women’s eNews did its usual Cheers and Jeers write-up– in which they highlighted recent current events concerning women’s lives, such as reproductive rights and gender equality. Cheer: A group of doctors is sharing first-hand memories of … Continue reading
Appeals Court Finds "Partial Birth" Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
From the New York Times: The decision, by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in St. Louis, was the first that an appeals court has issued on the ban, which Congress approved … Continue reading
So what constitutes extraordinary circumstances?
The deal made between seven Democratic and seven Republican Senators during the nuclear option showdown on Capitol Hill preserved the usage of the filibuster to block judicial nominees, but only in “extraordinary circumstances.” Very well then,….so what constitutes “extraordinary circumstance(s)?” … Continue reading
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Ode to that wonderful document written in 1776
Via An Eighth, The Declaration of Independence 2005. Oh and,…*Happy belated Fourth of July everyone!* When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…