I ended up writing such a long reply to a question posed on a previous post that I’m posting it as well. Vance from Meditations on an Eyeball asked: Heidi, as a “pragmatic contextual ethicist with a spiritual sensibility†do you think there are situations where it would be wrong for a woman to choose to terminate her pregnancy? I am assuming that you do not reject the concepts of right and wrong because in my understanding those notions are…
The FDA has approved a spray-on cocktail of six viruses for ready-to-eat meat (they say “meat and poultry,” but last time I checked, meat from chickens and turkeys was still meat). The purified bacteriophages are designed to eat up the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. The bacterium can cause a serious infection called listeriosis, primarily in pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 people become seriously ill with listeriosis each year, according to…
I don’t think I had ever seen South Dakota’s State Senator Bill Napoli speak before tonight. He was commenting on the abortion ban there that would close down – gulp – the only operating clinic that’s left in the entire state (this one clinic has to fly in medical volunteers from out-of-state). Guess there wasn’t really much left to do. Online NewsHour: South Dakota Bans Most Types Of Abortion — March 3, 2006 BILL NAPOLI: When I was growing up…
Interesting blog from Heavenly Kisses: Snips:In just three years Colorado’s abortion rates went up 111%. BushBanned the morning-after pill, which wouldn’t kill a baby just prevent a pregnancy. Stopped federal funding for sex education that teaches teens how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy as well as help prevent the spread of diseases. Economic policies have had the most impact on the abortion rate rising. “The ladies were mostly unemployed, uninsured, they couldn’t afford to raise a baby. In fact…