Category Archives: health

If Only It Were Real…

My brain has been staging what I believe to be a very violent coup for the last couple of days. I have a hunch that it involves an exit of some sort from somewhere around my right eye. Oy, my … Continue reading

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#DearJohn: Military Women, Civilian Women, Shouldn’t Have to Justify Their Choices

You may have heard of this act that is attempting to sneak its way through Congress right now, with my new BFF John Boehner (don’t worry, Elaine Donnelly, I haven’t forgotten ya! XOXO) taking up the gavel as the 2011 … Continue reading

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Medical Autonomy Chronicles: The Virgin Pap Smear

ETA: 18 Sept. 2010 After this post was linked at FWD/Forward in the RR, it was brought to my attention that this post possibly could be triggering to some people. This post should have a trigger warning for a graphic … Continue reading

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Race, Disability, Ms. Magazine (Again), and Mythbusting the IUD

It happens every now and again. Someone writes something really remarkable. A post or article that is so full of win that I want to give it as much attention as possible. It has a ring of truth that many … Continue reading

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The One Where My Boundaries Were Also Violated…

Warning, this post if very rambly… I went to a very whitewashed high school in the U.S. My U.S. History teacher had a fucking shrine to Monticello in back of the room, and we learned about what a Great Guy … Continue reading

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Where There is No Pain…

I am staring up at the sky, and I can see the clouds rolling by. I am going the other way. We are giving a nod to one another as we go our way. The sounds above me are all … Continue reading

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Trust Me

see more Lolcats and funny pictures A couple of weeks ago I asked my PCM for a referral to OB/GYN to replace the IUD that I had to surrender over the summer. She and The Guy and I have been … Continue reading

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Here and There…

Shameless Self-Promotion time! I have a couple of new posts at Change’s Women’s Rights blog: This Just In: Sex Isn’t Going to Destroy You! : A study done by the University of Minnesota finds that only a fifth of sexually … Continue reading

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My Congressmand Does Not, In Fact, Rock the Casbah

After almost a month of correspondence and petition signing, Congressman Stupak finally got around to having one of his aides respond to me. In fairness, this letter is fairly well tailored based on what I actually wrote, and yet, it … Continue reading

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Michigan to impost referral law for Acupuncture

From bfp: Because Michigan can never just leave well enough alone, can it? I found out from my acupuncturist that the state of Michigan is considering requiring it’s citizens to get a doctor’s referral to go to an acupuncturists. So, … Continue reading

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