Legalize arbitrary homicide to decrease arbitrary homicide? Talk about counterintuitive! I enjoy debating bioethics and politics online because it encourages me to think, research and tighten my arguments. I spend at least part of each day explaining and advocating for the protection of human rights, especially the right to life, or the right not to … Continue reading
Because of the recent Supreme Court ruling, Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that overturned Roe v. Wade, misinformation has been spreading online and in public forums about the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality to mothers after premature rupture of membranes at less than 24 weeks or in the second trimester, which occurs in … Continue reading
If there’s no such thing as right and wrong or good and evil, why are we arguing in the first place? If you crack the egg of a bird on the Endangered Species List, it won’t matter that the bird was a fetus or embryo. You’ve still broken Federal law. Why is the species of … Continue reading
Bear with me, this isn’t a “sound bite” subject. (Edit 8/23/11: The opt out is for 2 years, not 1. BBN ) The Human Papilloma Virus is an infection, and should not be a moral issue. In contrast, the vaccine against four strains of the virus, Gardasil, has become a political issue, even though the … Continue reading
Conservative Republicans from my home town of New Braunfels and all over Texas have made it a point to tell me that they are frustrated with you. Even as you begin asking for our support in next year’s election, y’all don’t seem to remember who brought you to the dance, and that we are supposed … Continue reading
(The ACLU is probably hiring lawyers as we speak. See! Government can create jobs outside of Government bureaucracies.) Remember when we were told not to pay attention to what people do in the privacy of their own bedrooms? Now, they’re forcing us to watch. We didn’t start this round, but get ready: Conservatives who believe … Continue reading
“We ended up with candidates chosen by the least knowledgeable voters.” Here’s an older post that I wrote June 1, last year. It still applies, more than ever! We Republicans are the Tea Party. If you look at the Tea Party, you will see the Conservative foundation, the remnant that have opposed “centrists” and “moderates” … Continue reading