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WHEN INSTITUTED in 1998 through an executive order written by Bush, the gag rule did not permit medical professionals in federally funded clinics to speak of abortion as an option to their patients. By doing this, Bush hoped to gain more conservative support...
...control himself, at least sexually speaking. Ice-T sings "Evil dick/Evil dick" at least twenty times (which pales in comparison to his innumerable usage of "motherfucker," but we won't nag him)--and we wonder how he can be so adamant about self-control in race relations but still permit himself to be dragged around by his independently-minded appendages. Which, of course, does not for a second detract from how cool the music...
...police have refused cooperation with most of the TV cop shows. A reporter in the patrol car is not only an inconvenience, says San Diego captain Dave Warden, but can "prevent supervisors from doing their work -- whether counseling an officer or reprimanding him." The Los Angeles police department does permit ride-alongs -- an average of 10 a week, ranging from journalists to screenwriters and community activists -- but only with reluctance. Says Lieut. John Duncan: "It has a negative impact on our ability to do police work...
Such a precedent would permit parents of children like Theresa Ann to make realistic choices about the fate of their babies without implying a "Final Solution" for other patients with a real possibility of a functioning cerebral cortex...
...guidelines, which were announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, would protect the doctor-patient relationship in all respects and would permit doctors to refer women to facilities that provide abortions. Even under the new rules, however, nurses and other medical counselors are still prohibited from referring patients to abortion clinics and from providing advice to women about the procedure...