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H and I just watched this movie Intermission which was quite excellent. It has cops and love affairs and divorces and robberies and kidnappings and fistfights and wheelchair races and urine. I get my reccomends, plus it has Cillian Murphy, and it you don't know who that is...you need to do a better job keeping up with film. The film also features the actress who plays Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies, Collin Farrell, Colm Meany and much, much more!
On a completely unrelated topic, I've heard a lot of people talking about the FDA's recent blockage of over-the-counter sales of RU486. I imagine I'm going to get bashed for this, but here goes. If you're going to abort a foetus, you need to be seen by a doctor first. That seems like a no-brainer to me. If nothing else, it will guarantee that at least one other person in the world knows what you're doing for safety reasons. As we all know from our reading, terminating pregnancies can go terribly wrong. That's the whole point of keeping them legal in the first place: so that a reputable doctor can be involved. And while I support people's right to privacy, and to make thier own choices over their lives and thier bodies...at home abortions are just not foolproof. There are also many women who should not use RU486 because of certain health risks and sadly, many women with those risks who would probably take it anyway because of what they may percieve as severe need.
People have said what about poor women who can't afford a doctor? They should be going to a free clinic or other low cost medical facilities. There are many, at least in my state. And if there isn't enough low cost healthcare in some places, that should be remedied. At-home abortions are not the answer to not-enough clinics for the poor. Not to mention, that with choice, comes responsibility. Be responsible for your health and see a doctor if you want to terminate your pregnancy. And while your there, you might want to consider some form of birth control if you haven't already.
I have never subscribed to the philosphy that children are punishment for sex. Abortion should always remain safe and legal, but a doctor should always be involved. Just because a medicine is availible and safe doesn't mean it should be availible over the counter. The potential for misuse would be enormous, not to mention the issue of minors using it, likely in secret. *shudder*
On another crazy unrelated topic, I used to want a machine that could do this since I was a little kid. They used to have them at the movies theatres, before the film came on...this is back in the day when there were no commercials before films. But I didn't know they really made them for regular people to buy. Even though I would probably never spend on this, it's awfully cool to know it's there if I ever want one.
On a completely unrelated topic, I've heard a lot of people talking about the FDA's recent blockage of over-the-counter sales of RU486. I imagine I'm going to get bashed for this, but here goes. If you're going to abort a foetus, you need to be seen by a doctor first. That seems like a no-brainer to me. If nothing else, it will guarantee that at least one other person in the world knows what you're doing for safety reasons. As we all know from our reading, terminating pregnancies can go terribly wrong. That's the whole point of keeping them legal in the first place: so that a reputable doctor can be involved. And while I support people's right to privacy, and to make thier own choices over their lives and thier bodies...at home abortions are just not foolproof. There are also many women who should not use RU486 because of certain health risks and sadly, many women with those risks who would probably take it anyway because of what they may percieve as severe need.
People have said what about poor women who can't afford a doctor? They should be going to a free clinic or other low cost medical facilities. There are many, at least in my state. And if there isn't enough low cost healthcare in some places, that should be remedied. At-home abortions are not the answer to not-enough clinics for the poor. Not to mention, that with choice, comes responsibility. Be responsible for your health and see a doctor if you want to terminate your pregnancy. And while your there, you might want to consider some form of birth control if you haven't already.
I have never subscribed to the philosphy that children are punishment for sex. Abortion should always remain safe and legal, but a doctor should always be involved. Just because a medicine is availible and safe doesn't mean it should be availible over the counter. The potential for misuse would be enormous, not to mention the issue of minors using it, likely in secret. *shudder*
On another crazy unrelated topic, I used to want a machine that could do this since I was a little kid. They used to have them at the movies theatres, before the film came on...this is back in the day when there were no commercials before films. But I didn't know they really made them for regular people to buy. Even though I would probably never spend on this, it's awfully cool to know it's there if I ever want one.