tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post160228166698983154..comments2023-10-08T07:04:49.054-07:00Comments on The Writing Life: President Obama Decision Fear-Based, Disappointingkariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-20836717077532964062011-12-12T12:32:12.342-08:002011-12-12T12:32:12.342-08:00Well said, Kario. You nailed it. It is interesting...Well said, Kario. You nailed it. It is interesting to note, and telling, that Sebelius overrode the FDA's decision less than 24 hours after she took a ride on Air Force One with the president.<br /><br />This entire decision smacks of politics and has little to do, I suspect, with any concern whatsoever for girls of childbearing age who may need this option.<br /><br />Any time a candidate comes out wishy washy on the subject of abortion and reproductive rights, he or she loses the election. It's that simple. They never get the anti-choice vote, and they lose the confidence of the pro-choice vote.<br /><br />This sets up a tragedy-in-the-making for young women who are raped or who are violated by family members. I recall the case of a pregnant 12-year-old girl some years ago who had been repeatedly raped by her father. Because her state required parental consent for any contraceptive, morning after, or abortion procedures, a judge denied the abortion that could have saved her tiny body from a life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth.<br /><br />The president is changing things all right. He's changing much of that for which he stood during his campaign. Coffee Party anyone?graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-64718323667046096612011-12-11T16:39:46.438-08:002011-12-11T16:39:46.438-08:00Dear Kario,
YES!
The following paragraph epitomi...Dear Kario,<br /><br />YES!<br /><br />The following paragraph epitomizes what's wrong with President Obama's decision. I, too, voted for him, but his reasoning on this and his defense of Sibelius's decision boggle my mind.<br /><br />Here's that paragrpah I wish I had written:<br />"And since when is policy made based on an assumption that "most _________ probably feel that way?" The reason we have organizations like the FDA is so that policy will follow accepted guidelines of rigorous testing and examination of the implications of different actions. We don't make decisions based on how we THINK other people PROBABLY feel."<br /><br />Thank you for taking a stand on this.<br /><br />Peace.Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-39631132127355032142011-12-10T21:21:01.264-08:002011-12-10T21:21:01.264-08:00I can appreciate your point about fear-based decis...I can appreciate your point about fear-based decisions, and I agree. The issue for me is "OTC"--I just don't know how I really feel about it. The fact that the FDA approved it doesn't put my mind at ease. There are no easy answers here. I don't claim to know what is best or right. I do know that the FDA tends to err on the side of the pharmaceutical companies quite often and take away choice from the consumer when there is no real reason to do so other than greed on the part of Big Pharma.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654451878235512846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-50104981842116104262011-12-09T23:44:06.850-08:002011-12-09T23:44:06.850-08:00It's politics, baby. That's all it is. Gro...It's politics, baby. That's all it is. Gross, overbearing, bald and ugly politics.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-70083551559716720682011-12-09T16:18:54.497-08:002011-12-09T16:18:54.497-08:00Thank you for writing this. This decision left me ...Thank you for writing this. This decision left me reeling. We're turning into a Handmaids Tale society.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406445757412751587noreply@blogger.com