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Sep. 18th, 2008
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Sep. 18th, 2008 11:09 amA proposed amendment to Colorado law would redefine "person" to include any human being from the moment of fertilization. (The wag who sent me this link suggested this would mean you couldn't refuse to hire someone on the grounds they hadn't been born.) A Denver Post editorial explores the bizarre ramifications.
Palin: Unserious About Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence. A blogger examines Alaska's high levels of rape and domestic violence - and their low priority for Governor Palin's administration. ETA: New Evidence: Palin Had Direct Role In Charging Rape Victims For Exams. (Ta again,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
browneyedgirl65.)
Some good news from Australia. Firstly, a new study found that male rape in prison is less common than feared, perhaps due to safety reforms. Secondly, A Sydney woman puts her rapist behind bars, and allows her name to be released. The Judge remarked: "She is entitled to hold her head up high and identify herself as a blameless victim of a sexual assault." Jessica Loiterton, you're a hero. On ya!
Still in Australia: Nearly twice as many women in NSW die due to factors surrounding pregnancy or childbirth as previously thought - with suicide the leading cause of indirect deaths.
Australian HIV rates have increased by almost 50% the past 8 years, and Chlamydia rates in young women have quadrupled. Remember to fasten your condoms! To encourage you, here's my favourite safe sex ad ever:
Palin: Unserious About Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence. A blogger examines Alaska's high levels of rape and domestic violence - and their low priority for Governor Palin's administration. ETA: New Evidence: Palin Had Direct Role In Charging Rape Victims For Exams. (Ta again,
browneyedgirl65.)Some good news from Australia. Firstly, a new study found that male rape in prison is less common than feared, perhaps due to safety reforms. Secondly, A Sydney woman puts her rapist behind bars, and allows her name to be released. The Judge remarked: "She is entitled to hold her head up high and identify herself as a blameless victim of a sexual assault." Jessica Loiterton, you're a hero. On ya!
Still in Australia: Nearly twice as many women in NSW die due to factors surrounding pregnancy or childbirth as previously thought - with suicide the leading cause of indirect deaths.
Australian HIV rates have increased by almost 50% the past 8 years, and Chlamydia rates in young women have quadrupled. Remember to fasten your condoms! To encourage you, here's my favourite safe sex ad ever:
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Sep. 18th, 2008 12:36 pmSo here I am with my CPAP
And using CPAP is a snap.
I use it all night,
But I must get this right -
Do I use the CPAP when I nap?
And using CPAP is a snap.
I use it all night,
But I must get this right -
Do I use the CPAP when I nap?