Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Jul 21 2008
Could IUDs and birth control pills ultimately be defined as abortion tools?
I've been reading a rash of articles this morning on some draft proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that supposedly would result in limiting contraceptive choices by narrowing the definition of what termination of pregnancy is. It sounds as though the proposal might end up inadvertently (or perhaps, purposely) denying IUDs and birth control pills to women, since these prevent implantation of an already fertilized egg.
There are so many rumors flying around that I can't quite tell at this point just how legitimate this news is. I rarely comment on contraceptive issues because they hit home so hard for most people that I know I will not change others' minds on these topics. But I do hope everyone gets out there and gets an education on what is going on with this issue.
posted at: 11:39 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I've been reading a rash of articles this morning on some draft proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that supposedly would result in limiting contraceptive choices by narrowing the definition of what termination of pregnancy is. It sounds as though the proposal might end up inadvertently (or perhaps, purposely) denying IUDs and birth control pills to women, since these prevent implantation of an already fertilized egg.
There are so many rumors flying around that I can't quite tell at this point just how legitimate this news is. I rarely comment on contraceptive issues because they hit home so hard for most people that I know I will not change others' minds on these topics. But I do hope everyone gets out there and gets an education on what is going on with this issue.
posted at: 11:39 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
Squeeze-backs cheat viewers
I would like to go on record as being completely opposed to the practice of squeezing end credits of a film or TV show being broadcast over network or cable channels. I like to read the credits, whether I've paid for a movie ticket or whether I've paid for my cable access for the month. I can't count how many times I've waited at the end of a film broadcast to read names and then been angered by the channel or network shoving the end credits to one side and making them so tiny that it's impossible to glean anything at all from them. If they're going to insist on doing this, they might as well stop showing them at all.
I really dislike like the whole practice of squeeze-backs. I want to know who did the behind-the-scenes work and I want to read the song credits and other tidbits at the end. This work is just as interesting and important as the work of directors and actors. If I'm in the minority in my preferences, so be it. But I wanted to speak my piece.
posted at: 07:09 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
I would like to go on record as being completely opposed to the practice of squeezing end credits of a film or TV show being broadcast over network or cable channels. I like to read the credits, whether I've paid for a movie ticket or whether I've paid for my cable access for the month. I can't count how many times I've waited at the end of a film broadcast to read names and then been angered by the channel or network shoving the end credits to one side and making them so tiny that it's impossible to glean anything at all from them. If they're going to insist on doing this, they might as well stop showing them at all.
I really dislike like the whole practice of squeeze-backs. I want to know who did the behind-the-scenes work and I want to read the song credits and other tidbits at the end. This work is just as interesting and important as the work of directors and actors. If I'm in the minority in my preferences, so be it. But I wanted to speak my piece.
posted at: 07:09 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
