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Andromeda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-09-04 07:36 PM
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154. Doctors have an obligation to
uphold the Hippocratic oath and do everything in their power to "do no harm."

If a woman who gets pregnant has a serious health problem that would be exacerbated by the pregnancy then the doctor has to do everything he can to preserve her life and well-being.

The debate of when life begins is an ethical or moral question and it has no place in science which is objective and takes no sides. Doctors have to put the patients welfare above their personal, religious beliefs and if they don't they should not be allowed to practice medicine.

This is a subject I have deep feelings about and the right-wing whackos can just kiss my ***. I will do what I need to do to protect my health and life and no fundie kook is going to tell me what to do with my body.
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  -Well, now the ULTIMATE GOAL of ANTI-CHOICE activists is REVEALED Walt Starr  Jul-09-04 02:16 PM   #0 
  - Hate to say this, but...  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:18 PM   #1 
  - Ooops. Never mind  lukasahero   Jul-09-04 02:18 PM   #2 
  - I edited to add a link  Walt Starr   Jul-09-04 02:19 PM   #4 
     - Thanks I thought  lukasahero   Jul-09-04 02:46 PM   #30 
  - Most (all?) of those methods prevent conception from occuring  kayell   Jul-09-04 02:21 PM   #8 
  - The way they see it  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:22 PM   #9 
  - Uh...  Scairp   Jul-11-04 04:08 AM   #171 
  - what? So by this logic  tigereye   Jul-09-04 02:57 PM   #45 
  - I guess I should cut off my hands.  alfredo   Jul-09-04 04:53 PM   #105 
  - Actually, this is the position of the Catholic Church ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:19 PM   #128 
  - exactly, it's a means of control  NuttyFluffers   Jul-11-04 03:59 AM   #170 
  - And let us not forget  kwolf68   Jul-09-04 10:53 PM   #159 
  - The IUD Doesn't prevent conception either.  eaprez   Jul-09-04 04:07 PM   #88 
  - What?  Virginian   Jul-09-04 02:26 PM   #10 
  - Sure, that's what it's supposed to do  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:29 PM   #12 
     - So what is your opinion of using contraception?  kayell   Jul-09-04 02:37 PM   #23 
     - Don't get me started  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:41 PM   #26 
        - Sorry about that. I've been a bit touchy lately. Shouldn't have assumed.  kayell   Jul-09-04 02:51 PM   #35 
        - Well with this gang in charge  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:57 PM   #44 
           - No, I feel like I have a target on me much of the time  kayell   Jul-09-04 03:22 PM   # 
           - That thread bothered me  redqueen   Jul-09-04 04:21 PM   #96 
              - There seems to be a real tendency for the people who have the advantages  kayell   Jul-09-04 04:35 PM   #102 
           - Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), another member of this gang.  Virginian   Jul-09-04 03:28 PM   #68 
              - Then Santorum should introduce legislation against fertilization clinics  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:25 PM   #130 
        - Well I will Lump You In With These Groups As Your Comments Appear  mhr   Jul-09-04 06:57 PM   #141 
     - Back in the days  Virginian   Jul-09-04 02:42 PM   #27 
        - I conceived on the pill  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:46 PM   #31 
        - I agree, they want as many people in this world as possible ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:28 PM   #132 
        - Women conceive on the pill when they use it wrong  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 03:01 PM   #48 
           - Worse than that  redqueen   Jul-09-04 03:07 PM   #53 
           - that's not the ONLY way  ProdigalJunkMail   Jul-09-04 03:09 PM   #55 
           - I never knew penicillin could render the pill ineffective  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 03:10 PM   #57 
           - antibiotics  prodigal_green   Jul-09-04 05:41 PM   #115 
  - Some women- like me go on the pill to regulate their periods  Beaverhausen   Jul-09-04 05:15 PM   #110 
  - Doctors have an obligation to  Andromeda   Jul-09-04 07:36 PM   #154 
     - I was reminded of something by your post  Scairp   Jul-11-04 04:31 AM   #172 
  - The end of all non-reproductive sex is next. - n/t  porphyrian   Jul-09-04 02:19 PM   #3 
  - You're not shitting  Cats Against Frist   Jul-09-04 03:38 PM   #78 
  - "Cathlocrazy-Protestetaliban "  redqueen   Jul-09-04 04:23 PM   #98 
  - Anyone w/ access to  rozf   Jul-09-04 04:55 PM   #106 
  - It's also helpful to control acne  scmirage   Jul-09-04 06:12 PM   #125 
  - After what we have watched evolve  FrustratedDemInNC   Jul-09-04 02:19 PM   #5 
  - I read that article in Prevention . . .  enoel2   Jul-09-04 02:20 PM   #6 
  - Only the uninformed and idiots don't know this.  TankLV   Jul-09-04 02:20 PM   #7 
  - It is more the "woman" enjoying sex for the pleasure of it that disturbs  Marianne   Jul-09-04 02:53 PM   #39 
     - You're right, I think.  Kool Kitty   Jul-09-04 05:41 PM   #116 
  - Calling all hetero men who like to have sex!!!  Love Bug   Jul-09-04 02:27 PM   #11 
  - Wow  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:32 PM   #15 
  - Hmmm... let's see....  Love Bug   Jul-09-04 02:52 PM   #36 
     - LOL  tigereye   Jul-09-04 02:59 PM   #46 
     - "No Pill = NO SEX!"  redqueen   Jul-09-04 03:00 PM   #47 
  - Condoms = Peace ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:49 PM   #137 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-09-04 02:30 PM   #13 
  - Your girlfriend is very brave  supernova   Jul-09-04 02:36 PM   #21 
  - Hi Danj!  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:38 PM   #24 
  - <snort> <chortle>  tkmorris   Jul-09-04 02:47 PM   # 
  - That's hilarious!  livinginphotographs   Jul-09-04 03:09 PM   #54 
  - What a great post!!!!!  Avalon Sparks   Jul-09-04 05:03 PM   #107 
  - Catholicism meets porno ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:50 PM   #138 
  - Will run afoul of big Pharma...  LeftHander   Jul-09-04 02:31 PM   #14 
  - Heck ... my understanding is ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:52 PM   #139 
  - They don't belong in the women's health field  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 02:32 PM   #16 
  - Correction: They don't belong in the field PERIOD.  liberal_veteran   Jul-09-04 02:42 PM   #28 
     - Point well taken  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 02:57 PM   #42 
     - not in the same field, but remember when the Supreme Court  Iris   Jul-09-04 06:07 PM   #123 
  - Sue em. I'd love to see this in court.  Selwynn   Jul-09-04 02:33 PM   #17 
  - Doctors who stop prescribing drugs that the drug companies  PragMantisT   Jul-09-04 02:34 PM   #18 
  - Wonder what they say about voluntary sterilization?  napi21   Jul-09-04 02:35 PM   #19 
  - Those pharmacists are liars in their own hearts  Ducks In A Row   Jul-09-04 02:35 PM   #20 
  - In the words of Monty Python, every sperm is good  Pillowbiter   Jul-09-04 02:36 PM   #22 
  - Well, God did kill Onan for using birth control to avoid getting his  kayell   Jul-09-04 02:47 PM   #32 
  - Slightly off-topic comment  Love Bug   Jul-09-04 02:55 PM   #40 
  - Does it disturb the church that ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:58 PM   #142 
  - Billions served !!!  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:56 PM   #140 
  - This brings to mind the novel "The Handmaiden Tale"  merh   Jul-09-04 02:39 PM   #25 
  - I've known this since learning about Randell Terry  supernova   Jul-09-04 02:43 PM   #29 
  - "It's a way to control women... "  redqueen   Jul-09-04 02:55 PM   #41 
  - Rick Man-on-Dog Santorum opposes the use of the pill- what a shock  PA Democrat   Jul-09-04 02:47 PM   #33 
  - I wonder how many black or hispanic women..........  Joanne98   Jul-09-04 02:50 PM   #34 
  - Humanae Vitae  Az   Jul-09-04 02:52 PM   #37 
  - This is the most disgusting thing  redqueen   Jul-09-04 03:06 PM   #51 
  - Poverty and the Vatican  Az   Jul-09-04 03:18 PM   #60 
     - Thats the point ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:04 PM   #144 
  - You couldn't be more wrong.  Alpha Wolf   Jul-09-04 03:32 PM   #72 
  - Let me suggest an even larger perspective.  reprobate   Jul-09-04 05:14 PM   #109 
  - American strength lies WITHOUT empire  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:12 PM   #147 
  - Hey, the Catholic Church...  Hell Hath No Fury   Jul-09-04 09:46 PM   #157 
  - Catholicism was a global empire at one point ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:02 PM   #143 
  - They have a lot more goals than that  Susang   Jul-09-04 02:53 PM   #38 
  - Pro-Choice activists have known this forever, Walt. n/t  Eloriel   Jul-09-04 02:57 PM   #43 
  - Oh I've known about it all along!  Walt Starr   Jul-09-04 03:07 PM   #52 
     - Why? Like...who's going to stop them?  lapislzi   Jul-09-04 03:33 PM   # 
        - Once we take back Congress ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:15 PM   #148 
           - I love dreamers  lapislzi   Jul-09-04 07:20 PM   #149 
  - I've long said  ibegurpard   Jul-09-04 03:03 PM   #49 
  - These women are approaching the "blood clot" age of 35.  Virginian   Jul-09-04 03:03 PM   #50 
  - That's not the reason, read teh article  Walt Starr   Jul-09-04 03:10 PM   #56 
     - Read this:  DaveSZ   Jul-09-04 03:13 PM   #58 
     - Oh GOD! I wish I could rinse my mind with clorox  supernova   Jul-09-04 03:21 PM   #62 
     - *brrrrrr*  Cats Against Frist   Jul-09-04 03:24 PM   #65 
     - Don't include Catholics in this ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:22 PM   #150 
     - Free Viagra with every turned-down Pill prescription !!!  elehhhhna   Jul-09-04 03:32 PM   #74 
     - this article is inaccurate in several ways.  dorktv   Jul-09-04 03:36 PM   #77 
     - There are other good examples in the article,  Virginian   Jul-09-04 03:43 PM   #79 
  - Ladies, seriously....  fudge stripe cookays   Jul-09-04 03:16 PM   #59 
  - No,  DaveSZ   Jul-09-04 03:20 PM   #61 
  - Most of us are doing that already.  fudge stripe cookays   Jul-09-04 03:36 PM   #76 
  - Buying in bulk won't help for long, those things expire from old age  kayell   Jul-09-04 03:26 PM   #66 
  - And so does our fertility.  Virginian   Jul-09-04 03:57 PM   #84 
     - I was rather hoping a lot of bi women will decide to commit to lesbianism  kayell   Jul-09-04 04:11 PM   #89 
  - Hehe, try taking rubbers away from soldiers !!!!!  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:27 PM   #151 
  - While I probably wouldn't patronize said pharmacists...  LoZoccolo   Jul-09-04 03:21 PM   #63 
  - Sorry, but that's their right.  Alpha Wolf   Jul-09-04 03:22 PM   #64 
  - You mean like pay my taxes for illegal wars? and * murdering  kayell   Jul-09-04 03:28 PM   #67 
  - Didn't you get the talking points memo?  DaveSZ   Jul-09-04 03:31 PM   #71 
     - Don't you mean white, well to do American babies and embryos?  kayell   Jul-09-04 04:15 PM   #92 
     - There is a progression ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:31 PM   #152 
  - If they are morally opposed to the pill  supernova   Jul-09-04 03:30 PM   #69 
  - Shouldn't that be the PATIENT'S decision?  liberal_veteran   Jul-09-04 03:31 PM   #70 
  - Answer to your question: Yes, in some cases  Walt Starr   Jul-09-04 03:32 PM   #73 
  - Well the doctors don't have to prescribe it ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:34 PM   #153 
  - It's not their right  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 03:33 PM   #75 
  - Wrong.  Alpha Wolf   Jul-09-04 03:57 PM   #83 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-09-04 04:03 PM   #87 
        - Doctors are not required to perform any medical procedure  sangh0   Jul-09-04 04:16 PM   #93 
        - Once again  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 04:18 PM   #94 
        - Writing a prescription is NOT a medical procedure. Let's take it further.  liberal_veteran   Jul-09-04 04:22 PM   #97 
        - Or - how about a Dr. who is a Jehovah Witness, and against  Anj   Jul-09-04 05:52 PM   #120 
        - c'mon; you've heard of the constitution?  iverglas   Jul-10-04 02:41 AM   #167 
        - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-09-04 04:20 PM   #95 
           - I know how to read  Monica_L   Jul-09-04 05:10 PM   #108 
           - I guess when your argument has no substance...  Andromeda   Jul-09-04 07:08 PM   #146 
  - At the risk of descending the slippery slope  lapislzi   Jul-09-04 03:52 PM   #81 
  - Then they need to post signs!  Bridget Burke   Jul-09-04 03:54 PM   #82 
  - they are health-care providers, not ministers  noiretblu   Jul-09-04 04:24 PM   #99 
  - I am fucking sick and tired of fundies and "pro-lifers" telling Americans  Swamp_Rat   Jul-09-04 03:44 PM   #80 
  - Thank you Swamp-Rat  supernova   Jul-09-04 03:58 PM   #85 
  - I'm a hardcore feminist... though I'm a guy.  Swamp_Rat   Jul-09-04 09:31 PM   #156 
  - Love those bumper stickers: "Smile! Your mom chose life!"  lapislzi   Jul-09-04 03:59 PM   #86 
  - Thanks Swamp Rodent! Guess those same Docs have no problem...  Pachamama   Jul-10-04 02:27 AM   #163 
     - Brigado cara!  Swamp_Rat   Jul-10-04 02:33 AM   #166 
  - Vote with your feet  Beacho   Jul-09-04 04:12 PM   #90 
  - My blood is boiling  RebelYell   Jul-09-04 04:13 PM   #91 
  - according to this "logic"  westsidexview   Jul-09-04 04:30 PM   #100 
  - maybe they'll advocate putting cameras up there  noiretblu   Jul-09-04 04:32 PM   #101 
     - i think the "pro life" tactic is a ruse  westsidexview   Jul-09-04 04:43 PM   #104 
  - For those who say Doctors and Pharmacists should have this right.  liberal_veteran   Jul-09-04 04:42 PM   #103 
  - excellent question  noiretblu   Jul-09-04 05:33 PM   #113 
  - Seems like a thread for this pic...angry yet?  Bushfire   Jul-09-04 05:27 PM   #111 
  - DO YOU THINK THESE WACKOS SUPPORT BANNING VIAGRA????  powergirl   Jul-09-04 05:30 PM   #112 
  - This is a good place to start  HallowsEve   Jul-09-04 05:36 PM   #114 
     - Sadly, the Republican party has got the rap of being sexist  powergirl   Jul-09-04 05:42 PM   #117 
     - HAHAHAHA what's a freeper??  HallowsEve   Jul-09-04 05:54 PM   #121 
     - And you haven't even touched what he did to the Family & Medical Leave Act  Iris   Jul-09-04 06:34 PM   #134 
     - dupe -sorry  powergirl   Jul-09-04 05:44 PM   #119 
     - I don't think this is a feminist issue ...  lanparty   Jul-09-04 07:38 PM   #155 
  - It's true. Part of the "agenda" of many is to get rid of birth control.  familydoctor   Jul-09-04 05:44 PM   #118 
  - of course...there are many options outside of meds  HallowsEve   Jul-09-04 06:01 PM   #122 
  - I've been saying for months, years...  impeachdubya   Jul-09-04 06:10 PM   #124 
  - Let 'em  scmirage   Jul-09-04 06:14 PM   #126 
     - With Black Cohosh and Pennyroyal...  HallowsEve   Jul-09-04 06:21 PM   #129 
        - Dr. Bronner Makes A Mean Soap  impeachdubya   Jul-09-04 06:25 PM   #131 
  - Grounds for taking away medical licenses!!!!!  lanparty   Jul-09-04 06:15 PM   #127 
  - YES!! "Controversial BELIEF"!  iverglas   Jul-09-04 06:30 PM   #133 
  - Rather than debating whether or not the pill  impeachdubya   Jul-09-04 06:35 PM   #135 
  - Here's A Fun Link:  impeachdubya   Jul-09-04 06:38 PM   #136 
  - and another one!  iverglas   Jul-09-04 11:11 PM   #161 
     - OMFG.  Kool Kitty   Jul-10-04 02:27 AM   #164 
        - kitty ...  iverglas   Jul-10-04 02:50 AM   #168 
           - Oh, boy.  Kool Kitty   Jul-11-04 02:16 AM   #169 
  - Kick!  David Zephyr   Jul-09-04 07:08 PM   #145 
  - Kick! n/t  AmyDeLune   Jul-09-04 10:46 PM   #158 
  - Barefoot and Pregnant...  bleedingheart   Jul-09-04 11:02 PM   #160 
  - Kick!!  AmyDeLune   Jul-10-04 01:55 AM   #162 
  - Just one more good reason not to be religious about anything  nolabels   Jul-10-04 02:31 AM   #165 
 

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