A few linketies
PlainDealer: West Side Market reopens with cheer coming from all corners
Guardian: US aid ban on abortions for women raped in war leaves UK compromised
Alternet: How High is Too High to Drive?
As legalized pot spreads, states are dazed and confused about what to do with stoned drivers.
Guardian: 5 Top Regrets People Have At the End of Their Lives
A palliative nurse has recorded the top five regrets of the dying.
NYTimes: Birth Control Rule Altered to Allay Religious Objections (about two weeks old)
ClevelandAreaHistory: 100 most important Cleveland Landmarks -- Not actually 100 on the list yet, and a wholely debatable list, but fun for folks who enjoy Cleveland history.
WashingtonPost: Woman loses her life and then her privacy after an abortion -- More on the Carhart case. Although this writer seems more ambivalent about abortion than I am, she absolutely nails it on the disgusting abuse of stolen medical information.
And because I feel it needs to be stated every time I discuss a case this serious, here's what I said the other day about why I don't think this makes Dr. Carhart a villain:
Her loss is a tragedy. Their use of her as a weapon against Dr. Carhart is obscene. He handles some of the most complicated cases in the country, and that does mean he and his patients are facing greater risks medically. Watching them twist his expertise and compassion into "butchery" makes me sick.
Guardian: US aid ban on abortions for women raped in war leaves UK compromised
Alternet: How High is Too High to Drive?
As legalized pot spreads, states are dazed and confused about what to do with stoned drivers.
Guardian: 5 Top Regrets People Have At the End of Their Lives
A palliative nurse has recorded the top five regrets of the dying.
NYTimes: Birth Control Rule Altered to Allay Religious Objections (about two weeks old)
ClevelandAreaHistory: 100 most important Cleveland Landmarks -- Not actually 100 on the list yet, and a wholely debatable list, but fun for folks who enjoy Cleveland history.
WashingtonPost: Woman loses her life and then her privacy after an abortion -- More on the Carhart case. Although this writer seems more ambivalent about abortion than I am, she absolutely nails it on the disgusting abuse of stolen medical information.
And because I feel it needs to be stated every time I discuss a case this serious, here's what I said the other day about why I don't think this makes Dr. Carhart a villain:
Her loss is a tragedy. Their use of her as a weapon against Dr. Carhart is obscene. He handles some of the most complicated cases in the country, and that does mean he and his patients are facing greater risks medically. Watching them twist his expertise and compassion into "butchery" makes me sick.