Why do you think you would get blasted for pointing that out? I think it's a pretty common feminist complaint that, as a result of patriarchal gender roles, our culture either doesn't think men can be victims, or thinks it's funny if they are.

Nobody posted the audio on reddit or used it in the commercial. The dispatcher posted his recollection of the call transcript. The organization hired actors to make this commercial, based on the reddit post.

That was fast! Christie's office has already emailed political reporters to clarify that he totally thinks kids should get vaccinated against measles, but not all vaccines should be mandated by the government. Sounds like he was trying to pander to the anti-HPV-vaccine conservatives and accidentally pandered to the…

One of the more measles-prone communities of late has been the Amish, whose preference for an insular, self-contained lifestyle is what makes them so beloved by traditional conservative types. However, as recent outbreaks have resulted in some very serious aftereffects and the death of several children, even the…

I think the recording was re-enacted, but I hope they spoke to the woman to make sure it was ok anyway.

I was just thinking about that. Fine, if you don't want to vaccinate your kids, don't but don't expect to have access to public services where you're going to put other people at risk. Admittedly, it's almost impossible to ban people from public transportation, libraries, parks, etc...but I would definitely support…

The problem is, people on the fence aren't going to hear anything but "do what you want." I want to see public officials being like "there are exemptions, yes, but YOU SHOULD VACCINATE."

His first statement doesn't sound as bad as the headline suggests. It's kind of a non-statement that seems to boil down to, "vaccinate your kids, please, but I won't make it a legal requirement." Which, I wish politicians would be firmer about this, but it's hardly antivax.

The CDC just wants to make sure you have living children to raise!!!!

I have a cousin who is in the anti-vax camp because of general government paranoia; like, "I'll be damned if the CDC dictates how I raise MY child!" He is somewhat insufferable.

OH MY GOD

I am sorry but your logic is faulty with "Fact number four". That study was to test "failure to see that for which they are not looking". You are asking them to look for a pregnancy and they are not seeing it. This is the exact opposite of the study in which they did not see something that they were not asked to…

Ultrasound tech here. I don't see any eyes or leg bones there, and I do fetal ultrasound all day every day, and I've seen lots of anencephalics and other neural tube defects as I specialize in high-risk OB. First picture is a uterus. I see a possible fibroid. Hard to tell for sure, but definitely NOT a gestational…

I don't think you're crazy. Something is going on with your body. But, at 5 months and no heartbeat, I'm going to say it's something like endometriosis or another uterine condition. And I'm hoping you go seek medical attention for that. Your own health could be at stake. And that matters the most. Focus on your own…

I am really worried about you sharing your personal information in such a public place. If I were you I would remove my identifying information from those ultrasounds.

Ultrasounds are not like pictures. They take your multi-dimensional uterus, bounce sound waves off of your uterine wall, and turn it into a flat description of the way the waves are bouncing. It's weird and crazy and it's honestly nuts that humans came up with this ingenious way to see what we can't visibly see. …

I'm not saying you're crazy, Lord knows as a woman...Mother Nature can screw with us in more ways than I can count. BUT...not just one but almost a dozen separate doctors saying you're not pregnant? Maybe one pregnancy test coming out negative, but...multiple ones? Sweetie, you're not pregnant. You just...aren't. And…

You have your full name in the ultrasound pictures. I'm not sure if you really want to be that open.

Here's my advice, it's worth squat unless you find it useful or comforting. Women have had children for thousands of millennia. Modern medicine is just that, new in the grand scheme of reproduction and certainly not infallible. If you don't believe you are getting support from the medical establishment, life your…