I had a friend in high school who went through the same thing as you. She would talk to her doctor about it back pain and difficult to get clothes and all, but her doctor refused to authorize a consult (posted to Yes, That's Exactly Why)
Ah but both senior and junior Bush lost their first serious election battle, Senate and House respectively. As did Lincoln. (posted to The First Female President)
I guess I should make one reply post instead of replying piece-meal. There are aspects of nature that are not great for people directly, but as Salad noted nature has value for itself, and things that can be harmful directly, (posted to Eco-Feminist Theory)
I'd like to point out it's never been just about global warming. Conservation, air quality, water quality and availability have been issues far longer and have many componets independant of global warming. (posted to Environmental disaster in Tennessee)
Roe isn't enough because there is nothing else backing it up. Brown v Board is backed up by civil rights legislation, although one can make the argument this too isn't enough, but it's not a stand alone document. And let's (posted to Why Roe isn't enough)
By now, no one is probably going to be looking at this, but I noticed today that the news story that was quoted by Miriam puts the old number of gallons spilled. The amount has been updated to over double (posted to Environmental disaster in Tennessee)
I love the conversation and analysis over at RH Reality Check. Yes, Roe may have provided a "right" to privacy in regards to terminating a pregnancy, but you are correct, Miriam, that the issue of what is "undue burden" has (posted to Why Roe isn't enough)
and then there's getting a sane maternity/paternity leave law in place, one that matches those of the "civilized" world... (posted to Why Roe isn't enough)
Ugh, The Hyde Amendment. It's an outrage. It's an outrage that the government will fund hundreds to thousands of these so called "crisis pregnancy centers", which are little more than religious run indoctrination and recruitment centers that provide false information (posted to Why Roe isn't enough)
If these are problems we need to stand up and let our voices be heard!! Organizations like 99problems.org is a great way to start doing that. (posted to Why Roe isn't enough)
