This data is going somewhere. They don't just collect it for funsies. And considering two of the three categories they're collecting is useless or fairly useless in assessing health (BMI has repeatedly been proven to be wrong and weight is, especially by itself, not a good indicator of overall health), whatever they…

Weight is not the only, or remotely the best, measurement of health. There are plenty of thin people who are extremely unhealthy and plenty of people who are heavy who have excellent health. I few month ago at the gym, I was dying on the elliptical after about 10 minutes (I'm slightly overweight) where a woman next to…

This. more of this.

I have no problem with SAHMs who choose to do it - my mom chose to do it. Not because she had to or because she couldn't do anything else, she did it because she loves kids, especially her own, and honestly she was amazing at it. Once her kids were grown she went into child care professionally and has basically helped…

Similar anecdote - my cousin's husband awoke to their child's every cry while my cousin, who was breastfeeding, slept through it.

This was me when I was a kid. I had my first serious boyfriend in 8th grade - legit relationship, not just saying we're dating and then never talk to each other. I was also a student athlete, A student, and involved in tons of extra-curriculars including community service and show choir. It's possible to do both.

First off, this is assuming that there was a) a homosexual encounter, b) that it was explicitly sexual and c) that it was non-consensual. Secondly, this is assuming he told anyone in the military or attempted to get any type of practical help. Even if we assume all that, there is a limit to how far compassion extends.…

Can we also add keeping the weird forced conversation to a minimum, if not eliminate it all together? So many times I go into the restroom and women will talk to me through the stalls. I'm not talking about they need TP, a tampon, or need the manager - this is totally legit. I'm talking about talking about my shoes or…

In what ways do doctors make decisions for their patients? Appropriate doses of medication...seriously? Yes, the doctors who are in charge of prescribing medication determine the correct dosage based on their experience. What they do not do, is demand you take whatever they give you. That would be the actual medical…

right, because completely banning things (rather than teaching moderation and responsibility) always works.

The laws requiring the mentally ill to take medication vary state by state and country by country. However, generally speaking, they can only be forced when 1) the person is deemed legally incompetent, which is a legal and at times lengthy process, 2) the person has to be a safety risk to others, and a genuine risk…

From the linked Tampa Bay article, "...she wanted to wait until Friday to schedule the caesarean surgery..." She wasn't fighting the idea of having a c-section! While yes, originally she was hoping for a VBAC, the article also implies the doctor was on board with that originally too. The fact that she wasn't fighting…

Like a lot of medical procedures, it depends a lot on the patient. There is no doubt that the modern day c-section is partially responsible for the reduction in maternal death. This is not a slam on the procedure. The problem is when it is the go-to procedure regardless of the patient and the medical circumstances. a…

Rather than repeating what others have said, I will point out that this doctor was originally on board for a VBAC plan, even with her prior 4 c-sections. Like all birthing plans, it's a plan you make assuming everything goes accordingly. If something else happens, then you fall back on plan B, especially if there's an…

Doctors have repeatedly been shown to not make the best decisions for their patients. The reasons range from horrible excuses, like the doctor wants to try a cool new procedure or wants to get out of work at a certain time, to perfectly understandable ones, like the doctor is trusting on generalities of stats and on…

Whoa whoa whoa - She wanted to try a VBAC so she sought this doctor out, meaning that the doctor in question even thought her numerous prior c-sections weren't automatically limiting so I find it bizarre that you do. Epsteen wasn't denying the c-section, she wasn't fighting against it. She was fighting against doing…

Exactly what NebulusOak said - if this guy can convince people that he genuinely thought she was a willing participant, he's looking at a class B misdemeanor vs a class B felony in NY.

While I absolutely agree with your point, if sex work is legal there are more potential legal protections for sex workers to utilize to avoid situations like this, there are more legal remedies for victims, and there is a belief that there will be less stigma for the victims since they are engaged in a legal activity…

Sex trafficking requires that the sex worker is being forced or coerced into it. By him saying that she was a willing participant, i'm assuming, he is trying to say that he was permitting prostitution. The difference would be between a class B felony (1-25 years in jail) for the first and a class B misdemeanor (0-90…

I want what you just described so much.