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The last couple mornings, I got in the car and heard these reports about ethics guidelines for ob/gyns, being put forth by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Getting angry first thing in the morning isn't really a pleasant way to start your day.

( quotes from the reports )

"Pro-life Ob/Gyn" sounds like some kind of oxymoron. I gotta say, if you're going to be an ob/gyn, you have an ethical obligation to provide the full range of reproductive services, from pap smears and baby delivery to birth control prescriptions and abortions. If you have a problem with that, become an orthopedist or something. You're a doctor, you're supposed to treat your patient, not preach at her for what you perceive as her moral failings.

Next we'll find that doctors are in their rights not to treat overweight people for diabetes, because gluttony is a sin, too. Bah.

Book meme

I've been tagged by remcat!

Here are the meme rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people & post a comment here once you post it to your blog, so I can come see.

My book:
( Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems, by Alan Boss )

I'm supposed to tag 5 people:
unclenomer
rms10
astrogeek
mama_pipa
luvrhino
Feel free to ignore or pass on whether you've been tagged or not.