I advise those of you with weak constitutions to read the remainder of this post with caution. Pull up the fainting couch, keep the smelling salts handy, and put a fortifying drink on the side table. It’s about to get… Continue Reading
Honestly, I would have thought that a post about why doctors lying to patients is verboten would be wholly unnecessary. Just like “doctors mustn’t operate on their patients while intoxicated” or “doctors mustn’t rifle through their patients’ belongings while they’re… Continue Reading
Something I write about a lot in my philosophical work is emotional responses to fictions. Why do I cry at the end of Terms of Endearment? I know it’s not real. Why do I root for Matthew and Lady Mary… Continue Reading
Wrongful birth lawsuits seriously rub me the wrong way. I am ridiculously pleased that my disabled son has joined us here on earth. But even if I wished he had never been born, I cannot ever imagine publicly asserting that I… Continue Reading
The area where I live is a major vacation destination. Obviously, when I lived in New York City I lived in a major tourist destination, as well. But where I live now is different. While tourism is a bit part… Continue Reading
I hesitate to write this post, because I know it will offend some people I care about and appreciate deeply: disability advocates. They are fighting the good fight for respect for my son. I agree with so much of what… Continue Reading
Jaybird’s comment on my earlier post gave me an idea for an open thread. What widespread, totally accepted practice in our culture do you think is actually immoral? Maybe you think everyone in the future will see it your way,… Continue Reading
My only question upon coming across this news while standing in the check-out line at the grocery store was: who can now question the value of contraception?
The other day I wrote a post about whether keeping oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) available by prescription only constitutes extortion on the part of medical providers. (It doesn’t.) In that post I conceded that some doctors may tie refilling OCPs… Continue Reading
My two-month-old is a virtuoso spitter-upper, and after feedings I have to hold him upright for half an hour. Including at 3 AM. So at that bleary hour, with my baby asleep and dribbling, I want to read something entertaining… Continue Reading