Jun 1, 2012
Keey commented on Oklahoma Hospital Refuses Services, Emergency Contraception to Rape Victim.
And yes, I'm the same person as Yeek (different computers, registration problems, etc. etc.)
Jun 1, 2012
Keey commented on Oklahoma Hospital Refuses Services, Emergency Contraception to Rape Victim.
@ 23 - I agree with you IF the patient said she didn't want a SANE/SAFE exam or if she stated that she absolutely wasn't going to go to another hospital. In those circumstances you do the best you can.
Although SANE/SAFE nurses don't give out medication, they always want to be consulted before that decision is made. They have a very long pro-con list they go through with every patient regarding PEP benefits and risks. So, if the patient indicated that she was promptly going to another hospital with a SANE/SAFE examiner, then its a defensible decision.
In cases where the patient is too distraught to decide, I just say to hell with the SAFE/SANE examiner and give them the emergency contraception. I've gotten a few very angry phone calls about that, but too bad. If the patient then decides that she does want the SAFE exam, and is willing to put up with a second ER bill, I send them on their way. Rarely, if the ER I'm working in is not busy (almost never), I will offer to do the forensic exam myself.
Although SANE/SAFE nurses don't give out medication, they always want to be consulted before that decision is made. They have a very long pro-con list they go through with every patient regarding PEP benefits and risks. So, if the patient indicated that she was promptly going to another hospital with a SANE/SAFE examiner, then its a defensible decision.
In cases where the patient is too distraught to decide, I just say to hell with the SAFE/SANE examiner and give them the emergency contraception. I've gotten a few very angry phone calls about that, but too bad. If the patient then decides that she does want the SAFE exam, and is willing to put up with a second ER bill, I send them on their way. Rarely, if the ER I'm working in is not busy (almost never), I will offer to do the forensic exam myself.
Apr 9, 2012
Keey commented on Homophobes: Externalizing an Internal Conflict.
All wonderful news and very ironic. Just remember that it won't matter one bit in terms of winning the culture war. I'd like to say it's because everyone respects the Aristotelian position that you can't legitimately attack an argument by attacking the character of the person who is advancing that argument. But really, it's because homophobia is all about personal gain/disdain, and nobody's ever rational about that stuff.
Apr 4, 2012
Keey commented on SL Letter of the Day: Monogamous Week, Day 2.
Well, # 60, that's at least one exception out there! It still seems terribly, terribly lopsided though.
Apr 4, 2012
Keey commented on SL Letter of the Day: Monogamous Week, Day 2.
We keep talking about how cultural constraints have trained women not to objectify men, so it's a comparatively rare behavior...but are there ANY cultures where women *frequently* objectify men? There's always individual exceptions, and there's probably some cultures where it happens a little more often, but I can't think of any where women are out there woo-hooing it as much as the guys are. It makes me wonder if there's some bio-clutch factors as well.
Also, the idea of something erotic that is non-exploitative and non-objectifying seems like an oxymoron to me. Exploitation and objectification are my biggest turn-ons BY FAR. I guess the key is finding an ethically murky ground where you get the illusion of full exploitation without actually doing something quite so bad.
Also, the idea of something erotic that is non-exploitative and non-objectifying seems like an oxymoron to me. Exploitation and objectification are my biggest turn-ons BY FAR. I guess the key is finding an ethically murky ground where you get the illusion of full exploitation without actually doing something quite so bad.
Mar 7, 2012
Keey commented on Too Much Drugs; Too Little Drugs.
Huge national shortages on Reglan, Compazine, and morphine these days. Most of these drugs are generic now, so there's very little profit in manufacturing them. A lot of places are just saying "fuck it, the FDA is all over us. We can bust our asses to meet their milestones and earn relatively little, or we can devote the same resources to a drug that's still under copyright and earns us more."
Feb 27, 2012
Keey commented on O They Will Know We Are Christians....
Sorry, Kim, but that doesn't work. You can't tell someone that any 'hurtful behavior' is unacceptable. People get their feelings hurt all the time. If an atheist couple is hurt that their parents' priest won't marry them...too fucking bad. The priest is fully entitled to turn them away because he does not feel they qualify for a Catholic sacrament.
Look, I do not like the Catholic church. I am not a Christian. But religious people have the right to do things in their own rituals that I think are backwards, hateful, and cruel. Given the history of refusing communion to others and the whole 'good standing in the church' thing, it's unclear who is bending the rules: the nice priests who give communion to gay couples and non-Catholics, or the mean ones who deny it to those who are openly gay or openly using birth control, blah blah blah. He may be an asshole but he may also be a very good Catholic.
I will fight religious jerks to the end when they try to infringe on my government-sanctioned rights, but outside of that they can do their thing the way they want to do it.
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Look, I do not like the Catholic church. I am not a Christian. But religious people have the right to do things in their own rituals that I think are backwards, hateful, and cruel. Given the history of refusing communion to others and the whole 'good standing in the church' thing, it's unclear who is bending the rules: the nice priests who give communion to gay couples and non-Catholics, or the mean ones who deny it to those who are openly gay or openly using birth control, blah blah blah. He may be an asshole but he may also be a very good Catholic.
I will fight religious jerks to the end when they try to infringe on my government-sanctioned rights, but outside of that they can do their thing the way they want to do it.
Feb 27, 2012
Keey commented on Arizona's Conservative Gay Sheriff....
I'm a little torn here. Big accusations require big evidence, and as much as love to see two-faced conservatives go down (oooh!), I don't think his sister's word is good enough. There are all kinds of crazy, attention-seeking siblings out there. She certainly has the Joker makeup thing going on.
As for the other kids who 'knew the secret,' I don't think a negative rumor about the headmaster at a school for troubled teens can count for evidence. I mean, I remember conversations like this one all the time: "Principle X and his fucking teacher's pet Biff. They probably such each other's DICKS!!!"
Lastly, Child Care Services investigations happen all the time - and unfortunately, those services are often abused by people who want to defame and slander someone they despise. Ever hear of the old "accuse your husband of child abuse to get custody" ploy? Emotionally troubled teens are sometimes...emotionally troubled, and sometimes they say horrible shit that isn't true. From what I've heard he was never criminally charged. This doesn't prove him innocent, of course.
What we need here is dirt. Good dirt. Maybe a love letter between Babeu and this kid? Racy photos? A letter of concern from the kid's parents at the time? Bloody underwear? Nothing would please me more than another Republican hyporcri-whore scandal. My gut says there's something here, but we all know what gut feelings can lead to.
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As for the other kids who 'knew the secret,' I don't think a negative rumor about the headmaster at a school for troubled teens can count for evidence. I mean, I remember conversations like this one all the time: "Principle X and his fucking teacher's pet Biff. They probably such each other's DICKS!!!"
Lastly, Child Care Services investigations happen all the time - and unfortunately, those services are often abused by people who want to defame and slander someone they despise. Ever hear of the old "accuse your husband of child abuse to get custody" ploy? Emotionally troubled teens are sometimes...emotionally troubled, and sometimes they say horrible shit that isn't true. From what I've heard he was never criminally charged. This doesn't prove him innocent, of course.
What we need here is dirt. Good dirt. Maybe a love letter between Babeu and this kid? Racy photos? A letter of concern from the kid's parents at the time? Bloody underwear? Nothing would please me more than another Republican hyporcri-whore scandal. My gut says there's something here, but we all know what gut feelings can lead to.
Feb 27, 2012
Keey commented on The Walking Dead Chitty-Chat Club!.
I kind of liked the shrew-off at the farm. Lori is so fucking useless - all she ever does is scold, get indignant, and recommend/do stupid things that put herself or others in danger. And yet she gets off on how important her dish-washing contributions are and how she's all upset that her son is losing his innocence. Ugh.
Having Shane and Rick sort of make up is a good thing. It'll be refreshing to watch them team up again, then fall apart in a few weeks.
Having Shane and Rick sort of make up is a good thing. It'll be refreshing to watch them team up again, then fall apart in a few weeks.
Feb 26, 2012
Keey commented on Slog Bible Study: Revelation 12:1-6.
Sounds kind of like the birth of Apollo and Artemis. Giant snake/dragon (named "Python," which is where the snakes got their name) chased their mom around trying to eat the kids as soon as they were born.
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