Reading
Hat tip Gordo:
What Happens When There Is No Plan B? A few snippets:
Although I had heard of pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control on religious grounds, I was dumbfounded to find that doctors could do the same thing.
I called Planned Parenthood two days in advance to confirm the appointment. The receptionist politely informed me that the organization never confirms appointments, for "security reasons," and that I would have to just show up
All the while, I was thinking that if religion hadn't been allowed to seep into American politics the way it has, I wouldn't even be there. This all could have been stopped way before this baby was conceived if they had just let me have that damn pill.
Hat tip Gordo, again (I should just give him the hat):
Oregon's Forgotten Hospital
No quote can do justice to this 15 part Pulitzer Prize winning ediorial series. Grab a beverage, pull up a chair, and read. Don't miss the photos. They are haunting, poignant, and beautifully done.
No hat to tip. I gave it to Gordo:
Police were told woman was bipolar but did not seek help for her
Just a sad story I came across last week.
[edit: the above link seems to have expired, but I'll leave it up for now in case it's the web site and not something else. Alternate link below.]
Why didn't cops get woman mental help?
A link to coverage of the same story that works (for now, at least) from the Sun-Times.
for the NNAF
3 comments:
I'm sure it would be acceptable if docs refused to give out Viagra for religious reasons. How is this crap legal (haven't read the stories yet)?
Might be a problem on this end, but I couldn't get the last link to work.
They weren't even giving her the reasons. There should be a freakin' database. At least I have a good idea now what my very first question will be for my next doctor. ;)
I can't get the last one to work now either (it was still there this morning!) Maybe it went into paid archives or something.
It was, briefly, about a woman (from a western state?) picked up in Chicago (don't remember for what) and her family contacted police to tell them she was bipolar and not currently on meds. They released her, ignoring that (and the signs of the condition she was displaying). The next day, I think it was, she had jumped out of a window, apparently to get away from some guy. (Haven't been able to find a follow-up.) The parents are pissed.
I'll see if I can find more recent coverage and update the link.
Oh, and I know I owe you an email! :)
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