Really, reading or watching the news is just an exercise in masochism. It is better for one's mental health, never mind blood pressure, to just remain blissfully ignorant of what is going on in the world outside one's own little sphere. I mean, I get enough agita from my own life. However and be that as it may, have you all heard what's going on down in the Oklahoma legislature? Lemme quote from the NYT for you!
"The second measure passed into law Tuesday protects doctors from malpractice suits if they decide not to inform the parents of a unborn baby that the fetus has birth defects. The intent of the bill is to prevent parents from later suing doctors who withhold information to try to influence them against having an abortion." The Governor, Brad Henry, vetoed this measure last week (along with another misguided piece of legislation we won't go into) but the Republican majority overrode the veto.
Alrighty! Let's all move to Oklahoma where it is now legal for your doctor to lie to you about your test results! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Oh, wait. It's only legal to lie to pregnant women (and their partners) about their test results. They still have to give you the straight dope on your prostate exams and your cardiac stress tests. I am reassured. Those (probably white, probably male, probably middle-aged) legislators will still be able to make informed decisions about their own medical care. Whew. That's a relief.
Governor Henry said this: “It is unconscionable to grant a physician legal protection to mislead or misinform pregnant women in an effort to impose his or her personal beliefs on a patient."
I myself can't argue with that. Unconscionable is a great word for it. Excuse me while I go look at lolcats and calm myself.
xoxo
4 comments:
There would, of course, never be any other reason to inform a pregnant woman of the condition of her fetus, would there?
I think there must be some kind of contest with Kansas to see who can come up with the dumbest wingnut legislation.
Don't forget Arizona!
Oh yeah. Just as all the illegal immigrants are heading *out* of the country (they recognise a tanked economy when they see one) and just as the electoral role of old white folks is shrinking to the vanishing point, it's 'hey kids! Let's annoy and offend everyone outside the base! And let's piss off the cops while we're about it.'
Maybe Arizona cops will next have to ask every woman 13 to 53 whether she's pregnant. Holy F shit.
I can't blame my attitude on PMS. How about dementia? ;)
PMS, dementia, six ofone, half a dozen of another. :-)
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