Monthly Archives: January 2010
Update on the Tebow ad
Since I posted about the Tim Tebow anti-choice Scrutinize Your Focus on the Family ad that is scheduled to air during the Super Bowl, I have found out some more disturbing information. Mrs. Tebow claims that she was told to … Continue reading
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Blog for Choice
I missed Blog for Choice day this year. Rachel has a great round up at Women’s Health News. The research team I am doing my fellowship had a grant application due today. I rocked the references. We had some long … Continue reading
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Howard Zinn died
The world is a better place because he was in it. And not just because he drove Matt Damon to elementary school. You can find the full text to the People’s History of the United States here.
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Reply turned post, human incubator style
This is a comment I made on Melissa’s awesome Anti-Choice Gone Wild post at Shakesville, one of many posts and news reports about Samantha Burton, the Florida woman who was court ordered to comply with bed rest in a hospital … Continue reading
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My big fat reading list
I keep on accumulating things I am reading that I wanted to talk about. Well, it has turned into a link fest. So, here’s my linkaround for the week, mostly journal club style: Maternal Obesity and Breast-feeding Practices Among White … Continue reading
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I write letters, White House Style
I wrote a letter to the president: Health care reform can still pass, and the Democratic image can be regained after this Massachusetts election fiasco. I would consider scrapping what you have, and throw a curve ball to take over … Continue reading
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Captain Morgan is following me!
I went to a benefit at a local bar / restaurant / venue today. A good friend of mine was playing music at the benefit, so I made a rare appearance at a social event. Anyway, I was thrilled that … Continue reading
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The Captain Morgan maneuver
I mentioned that a midwife friend of mine described using a foot-on-a-chair technique to resolve a shoulder dystocia during a homebirth. This was after they had already tried the Gaskin manuever (or, the woman had already been on her hands … Continue reading
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I don’t want my tax dollars to support _________
Reason #6.02 x 10^23 I love Jay Smooth: Hat tip and transcript at Feministe. I am so sick of people thinking if they don’t support something, they are so special that no one gets it. The same people who are … Continue reading
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New Lancet study on method of delivery
The Lancet just published an article entitled “Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007—08″. Here’s the conclusion: Findings We obtained data for 109 101 of 112 152 deliveries reported … Continue reading
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