Everybody seems to know somebody who immigrated. There are stories about people movingeverywhere. In every place some families sold their possessions in order to go somewhere else. But why do people never seem to like the place the are born in.
Rather than dissing immigration (not saying anyone is) people should be asking just why all those who come to a country decided to leave their former countries? What was so bad there that they had to leave. There are problems in every country and it certainly isn't all peeled grapes and bonbons in the new country. But perhaps we think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Sometimes it's true.
Saturday, 7 January 2012
The morning after pill
Medical professionals don't use the term morning after pill. They call it the post-coital pill (PCP) or – in Britain – the emergency contraceptive (EC). the MAP became available for general, rather than exceptional,
use. It became available off-prescription; it was sold over-the-counter by pharmacists; and it was made
available in schools to girls under the legal age of consent to sexual intercourse. Provision of the MAP in
schools violates the government’s own guidelines on the provision of drugs within schools; it violates the
guidelines given by the Law Lords in the ‘Gillick’ ruling; and it violates parents’ hard-won rights to know
and approve the kind of sexual instruction and advice which their children are receiving in school.Despite the fact that no clinical trials have been
conducted with girls under 16, the MAP has been
licensed without an age limit. During 1999, it was
prescribed to girls under the age of 16 on 23,100
occasions in family planning clinics in England alone,
representing 10% of the total prescriptions in that
setting.2
This figure does not include girls who received
treatment from a GP or a hospital accident and
emergency department.Girls as young as 12 can obtain the MAP at the Magic
Roundabout in Kingston-upon-Thames. This selfreferral,
confidential sexual health advice service
targeted at young people aged 12-20 is commended by
the government’s report on Teenage Pregnancy as a
‘promising approach’.5 Similar projects are operating
in other parts of the United Kingdom.Measuring the effectiveness of the MAP is
extremely complex for the simple reason that,
when it is taken, there is no way of ascertaining
whether conception has taken place. Women who
take the MAP do so as a precautionary measure
rather than on the basis of any sure knowledge of
a developing pregnancy.
A World Health Organisation study (Table 1)
which estimated the number of anticipated
pregnancies, taking into account the menstrual
and sexual histories of participating women, and
then comparing them with the actual numbers of
pregnancies occurring after treatment, found that
the progestogen-only pill is more effective than
the combined pill and that the effectiveness of
both pills varies depending on how soon after
intercourse they are taken.For example, a recent study of 240 teenagers who
became pregnant found that 93% had seen a health
professional at least once during the previous year, and
71% had discussed contraception. The researchers
concluded that:
• ‘Most teenagers who become pregnant do access
general practice in the year before pregnancy,
suggesting that potential barriers to care are less than
often supposed.
• ‘Teenagers who become pregnant have higher
consultation rates than their age-matched peers, and
most of the difference is owing to consultation for
contraception.
• ‘Teenagers whose pregnancies end in termination are
more likely to have received emergency
contraception.
use. It became available off-prescription; it was sold over-the-counter by pharmacists; and it was made
available in schools to girls under the legal age of consent to sexual intercourse. Provision of the MAP in
schools violates the government’s own guidelines on the provision of drugs within schools; it violates the
guidelines given by the Law Lords in the ‘Gillick’ ruling; and it violates parents’ hard-won rights to know
and approve the kind of sexual instruction and advice which their children are receiving in school.Despite the fact that no clinical trials have been
conducted with girls under 16, the MAP has been
licensed without an age limit. During 1999, it was
prescribed to girls under the age of 16 on 23,100
occasions in family planning clinics in England alone,
representing 10% of the total prescriptions in that
setting.2
This figure does not include girls who received
treatment from a GP or a hospital accident and
emergency department.Girls as young as 12 can obtain the MAP at the Magic
Roundabout in Kingston-upon-Thames. This selfreferral,
confidential sexual health advice service
targeted at young people aged 12-20 is commended by
the government’s report on Teenage Pregnancy as a
‘promising approach’.5 Similar projects are operating
in other parts of the United Kingdom.Measuring the effectiveness of the MAP is
extremely complex for the simple reason that,
when it is taken, there is no way of ascertaining
whether conception has taken place. Women who
take the MAP do so as a precautionary measure
rather than on the basis of any sure knowledge of
a developing pregnancy.
A World Health Organisation study (Table 1)
which estimated the number of anticipated
pregnancies, taking into account the menstrual
and sexual histories of participating women, and
then comparing them with the actual numbers of
pregnancies occurring after treatment, found that
the progestogen-only pill is more effective than
the combined pill and that the effectiveness of
both pills varies depending on how soon after
intercourse they are taken.For example, a recent study of 240 teenagers who
became pregnant found that 93% had seen a health
professional at least once during the previous year, and
71% had discussed contraception. The researchers
concluded that:
• ‘Most teenagers who become pregnant do access
general practice in the year before pregnancy,
suggesting that potential barriers to care are less than
often supposed.
• ‘Teenagers who become pregnant have higher
consultation rates than their age-matched peers, and
most of the difference is owing to consultation for
contraception.
• ‘Teenagers whose pregnancies end in termination are
more likely to have received emergency
contraception.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Pro gay marriage
The only secular argument that I've seen used with any amount of consistency is that allowing gay marriage will open the door for legal expression of deviant behaviour such as polygamy and so on. Please don't lecture me on how this line of logic fails as I've not stated I agree with it, just that it exists.
I'm also not opposed to gay marriage. I can even empathise somewhat as I've been on the receiving end of a bit of hate regarding my choice of lifestyle. Apparently, it's only acceptable for old fart guys to marry young woman, but a cougar-cub relationship is taboo in some circles.
My biggest issue is related to the fact that marriage offers certain legal protections if you will. Being married can make things such as health care decisions, health benefits and even banking much easier between two people. This was a big issue when I was working overseas. Much easier being married because my wife had access to all my personal finances and information. She could easily make decisions and so on. I would hate to see somebody in a homosexual relationship not have access to the same benefits.
I'm also not opposed to gay marriage. I can even empathise somewhat as I've been on the receiving end of a bit of hate regarding my choice of lifestyle. Apparently, it's only acceptable for old fart guys to marry young woman, but a cougar-cub relationship is taboo in some circles.
My biggest issue is related to the fact that marriage offers certain legal protections if you will. Being married can make things such as health care decisions, health benefits and even banking much easier between two people. This was a big issue when I was working overseas. Much easier being married because my wife had access to all my personal finances and information. She could easily make decisions and so on. I would hate to see somebody in a homosexual relationship not have access to the same benefits.
Pro Choice
Pro-choice abortion is the belief that women have the right to choose to abort a baby from their body. The "pro-choice" view is that a baby does not have human rights within the mother's womb. The people of the United States never voted on or supported this pro-choice position. Actually, it was the U.S. Supreme Court that "legalized" abortion as a result of Roe vs. Wade on January 22, 1973.
Pro-choice Abortion - The Procedural Choices (no gory details)
Pro-choice abortion allows women to choose how to abort an unwanted child. Typically, the abortion method is determined by the age of the fetus. During the first trimester of growth, a woman may elect to use the "morning after pill" (RU-486) or have a Suction Abortion. At the end of the third month, the abortion is usually performed by Dilation and Curettage (D&C) or, after thirteen weeks, a Dilation and Extraction (D&E). After sixteen weeks of fetal growth, a woman can choose to experience a Partial Birth Abortion or have Saline Amniocentesis. Regardless of the moral and religious implications, every woman should investigate how each procedure is done, what side effects are normal or abnormal, and what complications may arise due to having an abortion.
Pro-choice Abortion - Consider the Health Risks of Abortion
Pro-choice abortion is supported by Planned Parenthood, which is being sued for failure to provide information to patients of risks associated with having an abortion. Planned Parenthood is not being sued for cash. Instead, the organization is being asked to inform patients of the link between breast cancer and abortion. Reports show termination of pregnancy interrupts cellular changes that occur in the breast during pregnancy. According to recent figures, 28 out of 37 studies link abortion to a 30% to 800% increased risk of breast cancer.
Pro-choice Abortion - The Procedural Choices (no gory details)
Pro-choice abortion allows women to choose how to abort an unwanted child. Typically, the abortion method is determined by the age of the fetus. During the first trimester of growth, a woman may elect to use the "morning after pill" (RU-486) or have a Suction Abortion. At the end of the third month, the abortion is usually performed by Dilation and Curettage (D&C) or, after thirteen weeks, a Dilation and Extraction (D&E). After sixteen weeks of fetal growth, a woman can choose to experience a Partial Birth Abortion or have Saline Amniocentesis. Regardless of the moral and religious implications, every woman should investigate how each procedure is done, what side effects are normal or abnormal, and what complications may arise due to having an abortion.
Pro-choice Abortion - Consider the Health Risks of Abortion
Pro-choice abortion is supported by Planned Parenthood, which is being sued for failure to provide information to patients of risks associated with having an abortion. Planned Parenthood is not being sued for cash. Instead, the organization is being asked to inform patients of the link between breast cancer and abortion. Reports show termination of pregnancy interrupts cellular changes that occur in the breast during pregnancy. According to recent figures, 28 out of 37 studies link abortion to a 30% to 800% increased risk of breast cancer.
Humane treatment of animals
Many people associate animal rights with atrocity images of animals. In a certain sense there is no logical reason for this, since it is animal abusers who inflict cruelty to animals, not animal rightists. However, there is a simple psychological reason for this association: animal rights groups continually display atrocity images to protest how animals are commonly mistreated. Yet animal rights leads to animal liberation. The logical outcome of animal emancipation? The realities and hence images of liberated animals. In keeping with this theme, I wish to highlight some portraits of liberated animals to start off, to make it clear what the ends of animal rights really are--animals as ends in themselves. However, mostly animals are treated under conditions of extreme oppression, and it would not be fair to neglect them either in our minds or concrete practices. Hence the purpose of "Facing the Facts of Animal Treatment." There appears nothing wrong in the above images. Yet animal rightists need to defend their practices in this world. Keep in mind that the images and descriptions below are not associated with animal rights so much as contempt for animal rights. Also, although they might be upsetting, this upset pales in comparison to the severe harm animals must endure at human hands, usually for trifling benefits.
Attachment Parenting
The goal of attachment parenting is to raise children who can form healthy, emotional connections with other people throughout their life. Attachment parents believe this must begin by forming a respectful, compassionate connection between parent and child. There are several parenting practices closely associated with attachment parenting. These parents believe that certain methods increase the bonds between parent and child and thereby set the stage for secure relationships later in life. Let's take a look at a few of the most common practices among attachement parents.
•Shared Sleep/Co-sleeping/the Family Bed - Refers to the practice of sleeping within arm's reach of your baby. It is believed that it encourages responsive parenting and parent - child bonding.
•Babywearing - Increased concern that babies spend too much time in car seat carriers, strollers, portable playards, has prompted attachment parenting advocates to investigate the importance of carrying your baby in your arms as much as possible. Slings and front carriers are common accessory to those practicing attachment parenting.
•Breastfeeding: Attachment parents acknowledge the known benefits of breastfeeding. They believe that, in most cases, breastfeeding encourages healthy physical, emotional, and mental development.
•Shared Sleep/Co-sleeping/the Family Bed - Refers to the practice of sleeping within arm's reach of your baby. It is believed that it encourages responsive parenting and parent - child bonding.
•Babywearing - Increased concern that babies spend too much time in car seat carriers, strollers, portable playards, has prompted attachment parenting advocates to investigate the importance of carrying your baby in your arms as much as possible. Slings and front carriers are common accessory to those practicing attachment parenting.
•Breastfeeding: Attachment parents acknowledge the known benefits of breastfeeding. They believe that, in most cases, breastfeeding encourages healthy physical, emotional, and mental development.
Home schooling
Parents are allowed to educate their children at home instead of school if they choose to do so. Under UK law it is education that is compulsory, not schooling, though the vast majority of parents do choose to send their children to school.
Parents of children who have attended a public school must seek the education authority's consent before withdrawing their child.
Parents are not required to seek the consent of the education authority in order to home educate their child if:
their child has never attended a public school
their child has never attended a public school in that authority's area
their child is being withdrawn from an independent school
their child has finished primary education in one school but has not started secondary education in another
the school the child has been attending has closed.
In the last two cases parents may simiply notify the authority that they intend to home educate
Parents of children who have attended a public school must seek the education authority's consent before withdrawing their child.
Parents are not required to seek the consent of the education authority in order to home educate their child if:
their child has never attended a public school
their child has never attended a public school in that authority's area
their child is being withdrawn from an independent school
their child has finished primary education in one school but has not started secondary education in another
the school the child has been attending has closed.
In the last two cases parents may simiply notify the authority that they intend to home educate
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