@septembergrrl: it doesn't limit the information forever, and it's not time-sensitive information.

If a legislator wanted to act against sex-selective abortion, surely it'd be easier to make it illegal to tell parents the foetus' gender until the legal limit for abortion is passed . It wouldn't require women to justify their decision to terminate, and wouldn't require parents to wait much longer than they usually…

I can imagine feeling exactly that way about an epidural - not being able to walk or move around is a pretty freaky thing in the freaky process of childbirth. And it's nice to hear a celebrity talk about birth in a way that isn't either "I was in a jacuzzi on a tropical island and it was totally painless and the most…

I hate to endorse violence, but lots of us would be cheering your granma on...

I had my most recent vaccine last week and haven't been struck down yet!!

ditto.

*cough* Jenny McCarthy *cough*

Your doctor is a bit behind the times [www.fda.gov]

Aannd I'm really glad I got my first Gardasil injection this month.

but if the dates are wrong, then inducing at what the doctor thinks is 40 weeks could actually be 38 or 37 weeks (possibly late pre-term); or 38 weeks - technically full-term - could be 36 or 35 weeks (definitely late pre-term), which probably means a NICU stay.

Republicans attempted to force a vote on the bill, and, to prevent a vote from occurring, all of the Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate fled the state and are currently in an "undisclosed location" ....The leader of the Senate Republicans has dispatched State Troopers to look for them, but, seeing as they're out…

I'd imagine an ultrasound might be more expensive then a blood test as a screening mechanism.

@LadyTudorRose: The Queen Mum would totally be back to say things like "One does not 'pop'" and "Who does she think she is?"

The Queen Mum is dead now though, not sure if she could do anything from beyond the grave! (cue dramatic Hammer horror music)

@OctopusSquash: I don't know, but even if so, they still share a lot of the same features.

ooo, that's really interesting.

Hello, you are in the uncanny valley

Interesting how similar these look to graphic designs for women's products

Waterproof mascara.