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• Many docs tell white lies, study finds

  Wed Feb 8, 2012
  • There is a huge difference between lying about a major mistake and telling a patient a white lie. There is simply no easy way to tell a patient that they are absolutely, positively, undeniably CRAZY, and all of their pathology is in their head.

• Circumcision ban in San Francisco considered

  Wed Apr 27, 2011
  • Justice, Do you think we should also wait and let kids make their own decisions about vaccinations? After all there are nutjobs out there debating the benefits of that as well.

• Circumcision ban in San Francisco considered

  Wed Apr 27, 2011
  • zanilth, Try this one for size... WHO generally considered a reputable organization http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/index.html

• Circumcision ban in San Francisco considered

  Wed Apr 27, 2011
  • eric,

• Circumcision ban in San Francisco considered

  Wed Apr 27, 2011
  • Texana Deb,

• Bus driver who refused to take women to Planned Parenthood gets $21K in settlement

  Tue Apr 26, 2011
  • I am no lawyer, but accroding to the article the lawsuit was filed for discrimination based on his religious beliefs, not for wrongfull termination. Any lawyers out there, feel free to chime in on the issue of whether there is enough of a difference between the two...

• Bus driver who refused to take women to Planned Parenthood gets $21K in settlement

  Tue Apr 26, 2011
  • I have a strong suspicion that, since his laweyers had connection to evangelical christian group, this might have been a pro bono type case for them.

• Bus driver who refused to take women to Planned Parenthood gets $21K in settlement

  Tue Apr 26, 2011
  • I hope (only for argument sake) that this woman missed a crucial pap smear and ends up with cervical cancer, or dies from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and her family takes the company and this a-hole for every penny they have! Or even better, that the local DA files criminal charges against him …

• Pastor seeking to protest at mosque briefly jailed

  Fri Apr 22, 2011
  • His message and methods bother me. However, the denial of his 1st amendment right bothers me even more. INCITING violence is very different from the POTENTIAL TO CAUSE violence.

• Photographers recall Chernobyl's first days

  Sun Apr 24, 2011
  • Speaking of images of Chernobyl... Here's a link to a photo essay with images of "modern" Chernobyl and the aftermath: http://kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html