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...upheld, the law only provides an exception when the woman’s life is at risk, denying doctors the broad discretion they must have to act in the best interest of their patients. The Supreme Court should recognize that physicians swear an oath to do exactly that, no matter the legal cost...
Such innuendo is not limited to columns in The Crimson. In the days since the charges have been dropped, the Boston Globe opened an editorial on the matter by noting that the once-charged players “may have been louts,” and the Washington Post wrote that they “were not paragons of virtue.” Why? Because they drank before they were 21 and attended a party with a stripper? Tens of millions of American people meet this description and do not have their moral worth called into question by newspaper editorial...
...violence by taking responsibility for her own social and sexual behavior. Of course, actual research concluding that education on the prevalence, consequences, and forms of sexual violence is the most effective form of prevention would beg to differ, as would the many chaste, sober individuals who are raped. No matter what someone drinks, wears, or chooses to do, they do not ask to, nor should they expect to be raped; only a rapist can ultimately prevent a rape...
...also a matter of money: The Cherokee benefit from a $350 million yearly grant from the federal government and, with no freedmen around, there is more left for “pure blood” Indians...
...gave the U.S. and Russia a score of 5 out of 10 on making progress in eliminating nuclear materials. He said that as other nations become nuclear capable, the number drops. Progress on rounding up loose, radiological matter - non-weapons-grade material that is the stuff of dirty bombs - is even worse. He said the score drops to 4 out of 10 when it comes to destroying chemical weapons. (He happily noted that Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus all destroyed their stockpiles...