Oklahoma Abortion Law Compromise: Collect, Publicize Information from Men

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Sunday December 20, 2009 · 4:59 AM PST

2009/12/20 · 04:59

The Oklahoma legislature has drafted legislation that would introduce a 37-question questionnaire that doctors have to fill out for each patient who comes to them for an abortion. It seems clear that the questionnaire will be a barrier that prevents some women’s access to abortion, creating a situation where they may be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.

The stated reason for the questionnaire is that Oklahoma is a pro-life state, and the collection of this information will help the legislature to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the future. Let us accept that the rationale given by the Oklahoma legislature is a sincere one, and that they are really committed to eliminating abortions.

The only way to do this will be to eliminate all unintended pregnancies. I would argue that if the Oklahoma legislature is really committed to the prevention of unwanted pregnancies, they ought to make sure that one of the 37 questions concerns the identity of the father of the unwanted child. Because what we really need to know is: why are men having sex outside of relationships intended for procreation?

ChuyHChrist

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Monday July 13, 2009 · 6:06 AM PDT

2009/07/13 · 06:06

I just received a wrong-number phone call for a "Miss Ford," from someone who said that they were calling from Jay Sekulow's American Center for Law and Justice. I had never heard of either one of these, but it sounded as though it might be an interesting phone call. The caller asked me to remain on the line and listen to a short recorded message from Jay Sekulow, and then I would talk to an operator. I'm not in a huge hurry this morning, so I did.

ChuyHChrist

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Sunday January 18, 2009 · 2:53 PM PST

2009/01/18 · 14:53

I know this is a bit unusual for a diary, and I hope not unwelcome.

Like many of you who can't make it to DC, I'm planning to celebrate on Tuesday night by having a party at my house. I've invited my friends to the "Obama Inaugurama." We're going to have food from Indonesia, Hawaii, and Chicago. I'm TiVoing the inauguration, and we're going to play Obama bingo. My Obama action figure is already installed in the decorative centerpiece.

ChuyHChrist

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Friday January 16, 2009 · 4:51 AM PST

2009/01/16 · 04:51

Once upon a time, adjoining an independent nation that was undergoing a serious internal political rift (socialists versus hard-line, reactionary conservatives), there was a semi-autonomous region that was home to its own, internal independence movement.

As the forces of hard-line conservatism sought to consolidate their control over their country, their military leader made the decision to single out an important area of civilian settlement within the autonomous region for bombing. But lacking the military force to accomplish that on his own, the military leader appealed to a much larger, supporting power, with bigger and better weapons. The larger military power was interested in testing the effects of new bombs on civilian populations and readily agreed.

Over the course of one Monday market day, April 26, 1937, the Basque town of Guernica was flattened, in the name of taking out a bridge and an arms factory that, ironically were spared. Somewhere between 300 and 1600 people were killed; no one bothered to get an accurate count. Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy both provided the air power and the bombs to eliminate the town.

ChuyHChrist

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Thursday January 08, 2009 · 4:01 AM PST

2009/01/08 · 04:01

Yesterday afternoon, as I always do, I brought my son to Hebrew school. We live in a small Southwestern community, so Hebrew and Sunday school are the only opportunities he really has to interact with other Jewish children, and he prizes the social opportunities, even if he's not so interested in the Hebrew language itself or in the doctrinal aspects. Personally, I call myself a "Secular Jewmanist," so I see where he is coming from.

Last night, instead of having the kids go to their classrooms, our new Rabbi, who has worked at our Temple for six months, had them pull their chairs into a semicircle in front of a whiteboard.

"I wonder if you've heard anything about Israel being at war over the last few days," he said.

ChuyHChrist

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Saturday December 06, 2008 · 5:31 AM PST

2008/12/06 · 05:31

The New York Times is reporting this morning that Obama is planning a massive expenditure on infrastructure. We might even call this a New Deal for the American people.

ChuyHChrist

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 6:33 AM PST

2008/11/02 · 06:33

We're in a death watch here.

My mom was diagnosed with Stage IIIb lung cancer back in May of 2006, and it's finally come to the crisis hour.

She's lying in a hospital bed in New Jersey, surrounded by family and friends, but she has slipped into a coma and is unresponsive.

ChuyHChrist

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 6:03 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 06:03

This idea was passed on to me by a colleague, so I can't claim to have been the originator of it, but it's a great idea.

It's clear that Sarah Palin, despite her status as a "vagina-American" (to quote Samantha Bee), stands against women's rights in every conceivable way: against reproductive choice, against equal pay for equal work. The fruits of her irrational belief in abstinence education are gestating away within her own family (although, in contrast with other families in similar situations, her daughter and future son-in-law will always find themselves buffered from the hard knocks that premature parenting can bring.

What's a great way to show Sarah Palin that smart women find her abhorrent, and to do a good thing at the same time?

ChuyHChrist

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Tuesday September 18, 2007 · 4:16 AM PDT

2007/09/18 · 04:16

I saw that Baculum King posted a diary yesterday about the federal prosecutor from Northern Florida who was arrested for soliciting sex with a FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL.

In deposition, detectives said Atchison suggested the mother tell her daughter that "you found her a sweet boyfriend who will bring her presents."

The undercover detective expressed concern about physical injury to the 5-year-old girl as a result of the sexual activity. Detectives said Atchison responded, " I am always gentle and loving; not to worry, no damage ever, no rough stuff ever. I only like it soft and nice."

The undercover detective asked how Atchison can be certain of no injury. He responded, "Just gotta go slow and very easy. I’ve done it plenty," according to detectives.

I know people were having trouble finding out more about this eminent Republican on the internet--it turns out that he goes by "Roy," which is a nickname rather than part of his given name (John David Atchison) and that when you search that way, there's all kinds of interesting stuff out there.

ChuyHChrist

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Sunday September 02, 2007 · 4:16 PM PDT

2007/09/02 · 16:16

I have to say, I'm a bit disillusioned. I've been following Matt Bai's writing career ever since he started with the New York Times magazine several years ago. I'm disappointed with the latest turn his career has taken: the publication of his most recent book, The Argument. If you don't want to give Bai royalties--and I suggest that you probably don't--start by reading the reviews of his book by Kakutani:

http://www.nytimes.com/...

and Gillespie:

http://www.nytimes.com/...

ChuyHChrist

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Thursday June 21, 2007 · 11:55 AM PDT

2007/06/21 · 11:55

I notice--apology in advance to OrangeClouds--that eating locally is beginning to emerge as a priority among the environmentally conscious among us. But I truly wonder whether it isn't just the idealistic "back to the land movement" in a new guise--this time, an ideological refuge for rather bohemian people who have time and money on their hands and happen to live in parts of the country that can support an expensive locavore lifestyle.

I just finished reading the book "Plenty"--the story of two writers, seemingly in their twenties, without any children or full-time job commitments. Living in Vancouver, they adopt a rigorous, 100-mile locavore lifestyle for a year. This involves some great sacrifice on their parts: no bread for 9 months out of the 12 because the one bag of flour they can find has mouse turds and weevils in it; few sweetened products because sugar is off limits; and very little salt (they finally go whole hog and make their own sea salt in the final chapter). But mostly, they revel in their wine and cheese and nuts and apple pies and expensive organic salmon.

ChuyHChrist

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Sunday June 17, 2007 · 6:55 AM PDT

2007/06/17 · 06:55

This isn't a diary about abortion, but rather about other reproductive choices that in turn have made me question whether we as a society are doing the right thing by allowing families to have certain, seemingly unregulated, options.

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