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Jul 31,2009, 9:47AM
Amendment prohibiting abortion in health care reform bill passed, then failed
I spent some time watching the House Energy and Commerce Committee consider a variety of proposed amendments to the House health care reform bill (HR 3200).
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Sexual identity therapy: A review and look forward
Very soon, in early August, the American Psychological Association will report the results of a Task Force on Sexual Orientation. As a review for the issue, I want to post a link and excerpts of an article which mentioned the Task Force and several issues relevant to the work it set out to accomplish.
Jul 28,2009, 8:02PM
We Don't Need NICE Healthcare
By Penna Dexter
True believers in the proposition that nationalizing health care will save money seemed a bit shell-shocked recently by cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. Even as Congress reaches for ways to pay for the plan, defenders of quick action on health care inexplicably continue repeating the argument: "We've got to do this quickly to reduce costs for businesses and to speed the recover...
Jul 20,2009, 2:10PM
Abstinence Education Funding Should Be Restored
By Penna Dexter
Teenage girls in Greensboro, North Carolina are being offered a dollar a day for not getting pregnant. A group called College Bound Sisters was founded at the University of North Carolina by Hazel Brown, a maternity nurse. Each 12-to-18-year-old girl in the program is paid one dollar per day to remain pregnancy-free and attend weekly meetings. College Bound Sisters' participants pursue three goals...
Jul 15,2009, 12:06PM
Justice Ginsburg was right about Roe v. Wade and population control
In her remarks to Emily Bazelon, which I linked to on Sunday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the following regarding Roe v. Wade, a feminist legal agenda and population control:
Jul 14,2009, 6:16PM
Has the APA altered guidance on homosexuality?
As I noted awhile back, the recent flurry was not new news. My first blog about it was when NARTH's (National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality) Dean Byrd produced an article for the NARTH website saying that the APA had changed their position on the causes of homosexuality.
Jul 13,2009, 11:11AM
Don't Weaken Don't Ask,Don't Tell
By Penna Dexter
Recently President Obama hosted a gathering of homosexual leaders in the East Room where previous presidents celebrated the National Day of Prayer. "Welcome to our White House," was his greeting to enthusiastic applause. The crowd got quieter as the president addressed his administration's lack of progress on the gay lobby's key demands. "There are unjust laws to overturn and unf...
Jul 07,2009, 2:51PM
NARTH's new report is not a new study about sexual orientation change
Seeing some of the press out on the recent NARTH (National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality) monograph, one might think the paper is a new study which demonstrates something that was once unclear.
Jul 06,2009, 1:11PM
LGBT Gains
By Penna Dexter
For years the homosexual community has celebrated Gay Pride during the month of June. This year, for the first time, there was an official presidential proclamation declaring June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. In his June 1st Proclamation, President Obama committed his Administration to aggressively support the top items on the homosexuals' wish list. Gay advocacy groups have publicly complained about the pace at which this administration has addressed their issues. In June, the president took some steps to remedy that situation.
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