I couldn't think of an adequate title so I thought that would somehow be original.
I ate Buffalo wings for supper... and they were GRREEEEAAAT!!! Just thought you'd want to know.
Here's a topic for debate......
Unethical? I kind of think this is.... This precedent to could open the door to other horrors that make this seem mild by comparison. Its bad enough for the disabled and mentally challenged with out being physically altered without consent... I might understand or at least be able to relate to something like this if it were limited to removing reproductive capability... but stunting a person's growth so they'll be more portable? People treat dogs better than this.
I'm certain that these parents probably do give this girl good care etc, but what ramifications will this have for the long term? This will have health impacts, mature women without estrogen and other hormones will most likely prematurely age... not that I think life would be pleasant as this girl. I suppose a lot more information needs to be provided than what the article reports, in order to make a better assessment of all of the components of this scenario.
Government Subsidized Health care:
It's going to be the hot topic for the up coming presidential election and for the newly minted Democrat controlled legislature. I want to provide a few links about this in the next several days. It would be naive to say that there aren't problems with health insurance coverage in the United States. The main problem with proposing some sort of National Health plan is that it would be next to impossible to model something based on other countries. Many circumstances make it difficult to provide similar plans as those available in Europe, and there are questions about whether they, even when running optimally, are better than our free market system. Lastly contrary to popular belief, the U.S. government pays more per individual for health care (without National Health care) than most nations of the world. Where is this money going?
Anyway I'd like to educate myself on this. This write up on Wikipedia comparing the United States health care to Canadian health care seems like a nice place to begin.
A handful of Democratic Presidential contenders for 2008 have come out in support for some form of a National Health Plan.
Check out their pages: (hmmmmmm.....) Kucinich; Obama; H. Clinton; Hillary seems to distance herself from National Health care since it fell flat when she campaigned for it during her husband's administration. As a Senator, Hillary has been surprisingly moderate. The question on the minds of many is: Is this a new face? Will the leftist tendencies return for the Democratic primaries? And most of all, if her opponents all come out endorsing a health care plan, will there be a re-birth to the ideas that once brought Hillary scorn? Stay tuned! Perhaps a hint: In the 10th anniversary edition of ‘It Takes a Village,’ Hillary Rodham Clinton writes about new influences on kid’s education. Read an excerpt
Actually did I say a handful.... I think I meant all... yes all of the democratic candidates seem to want universal health care. Everyone likes to be promised free stuff.
Oh wait there is Wes Clark... his plan is a bit more logical... (OR should I say his plan actually has detailed.. and does not forgo the private sector. No one ever mentions the economic impact of eradicating a HUGE service industry and converting it to a government bureaucracy..... Hartford would REALLY become slummy after that transition).
Anyway.... I think this is more than enough babble for tonight
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