Monthly Archives: May 2009
Ugh, what horrible news
After many attempts over decades, Dr. Tiller was murdered today in the lobby of his church. Dr. Tiller performed abortions as part of providing comprehensive reproductive care in Wichita. He was known for being one of the few providers who … Continue reading
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So, uh, wow
My Mommy Wars Bingo card is supposed to be published in the next issue of hip Mama, the zine. I am pretty frickin stoked. I didn’t have a lot of peers with children when I had my older son, and … Continue reading
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Studying for boards with crazy mnemonics
I am studying for my step 1 board exams. Not a happy camper, relearning the TCA cycle here. Anyway, I am not a memorizer. I can stare at a chart for hours and not retain it, but if I come … Continue reading
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Congrats, and a shame
I just heard a cousin Susan of mine went into labor yesterday. She had a cesarean. She was scheduled to have a cesarean today, a repeat cesarean because she had a primary cesarean about five years ago after a failed … Continue reading
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Pull and pray – taking withdrawal seriously
A new Guttmacher Institute report, published in Contraception, treats the withdrawal method (aka “pulling out” or coitus interruptus) like a serious method of birth control. This is creating a few ripples in the women’s issues blogosphere. I was not surprised … Continue reading
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Speaking of autism offensively…
Michael Savage just thinks it’s just brats putting on an act. Oh, ha ha, just kidding!
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Wow, that’s offensive
I joined Facebook because my medical school class had a webpage with announcements before class started two years ago, and it was the main way we were distributing information. I am generally a fan of Facebook, believe it or not. … Continue reading
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Dream internship
OMM (Oh My Maude), the Reproductive Freedom Project of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation is offering an internship to a medical student who wants to do research and writing about reproductive rights. EEEEP!! I am so interested, yet I … Continue reading
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