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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
The truth is that the state must hide not only its wars but all of its activities. It hides its inflation. It hides the effects of its taxation and its protectionism. It fears anyone who draws the cause-and-effect connection between its activities and their deleterious consequences for the rest of us. It is the most destructive force in our world. Because that truth is so momentous, the state does everything possible to hide the smallest drop of blood.
— , “The Seen, the Unseen, and the Hidden Costs of Statism” [July 28, 2008]
emergency contraception
Plan B: Literature Review (Part II)
The first post in this series can be found here.
Last time I looked at a couple literature reviews about the methods of action of Plan B emergency contraception (levonorgestrel, LNG). This time I’m presenting On the the mechanisms of action of short-term levonorgestrel administration in emergency contraception (Durand, et al., 2001)
Investigating NFP: The Great Embryo Killer? (Part I)
[Errors in my arguments were fixed and additional material was added after initial publication. - Funky]
St. Blog’s Parish will soon be all aflutter with news that Luc Bovens, a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, has written an article ("The rhythm method and embryonic death", J Med Ethics 32: 355-356) that links […]
Keep It In Your Pants
Are there any people with self-control and restraint left?
College ‘Sexfest’ Irks State Lawmaker
Mr. Marshall recently asked to meet with James Madison University President Linwood Rose, whose students last month held a so-called “SexFest” that included a demonstration of how to put on a condom. Mr. Marshall also filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request […]
We Actually Won a Case?!?
Nurse fired over ‘morning-after’ pill wins case
A federal jury ordered a Riverside County public health clinic to pay $47,000 to a nurse who was fired for refusing to dispense ”morning-after” contraceptives. The nurse, Michelle Diaz, said that dispensing the pills would violate her religious beliefs. The jury found that the clinic had violated her civil […]
