Well, like calling an assistant a vet anyway. Calling a dog groomer a vet would be more like calling a beautician a physician.

Yeah, they took pregnancy occupational health lectures serious in vet school given that the women outnumbered the men by a lot.

Prolonged exposure can cause spontaneous abortion and a host of health issues in the developing fetus. When you are delivering, the exposure isn't prolonged, and the baby is coming out, so the risks aren't the same as they would be for a pregnant dentist or other health professional exposed to the gas throughout her…

I threw up the first time I saw eye surgery, so the sanctity of the eye must not be violated. Totally logical. The gross-out reflex is a great way to decide which medical procedures people should be allowed to have.

That's so odd. I thought you always started toddlers peeing while sitting to make sure they poop on the potty and to make cleaning up easier and then teach them to stand when they want to after watching dad or older brothers or after they can reliably use the toilet for both pee and poop. I know my mom had my little…

My 16-plus-lb Maine Coon also prefers to sleep on me, but only if I am covered by a blanket. If I am not covered by a blanket, he prefers to sleep directly in front of my pillow. If my head is on said pillow, he will simply bat at my face with his paw until I move it. If that doesn't work he will delicately slide out…

Graham urged activists to rejoin the debate, and understand why people like him could support exceptions for rape and incest in abortion bills. "Some disagree, including the Pope," he said. "I respect those who are intellectually consistent and honest."

Weird. It worked when I posted. Maybe I had it cached. Try: http://jennytrout.com/?page_id=5720

I find that extremely disturbing as well for a number of reasons including, as you mentioned, giving another possible reason to dismiss the stories of rape victims. Another reason is that whenever we start to parse rape and incest exceptions in abortion bills, we've conceded a lot of ground. Rape and incest exceptions…

Also unmarried daughters.

I didn't actually read the real book. I read this: https://jennytrout.wordpress.com/jenny-reads-50… read along blog, and it is one of the most hilarious things I've ever read.

Oh yeah. The ultras are awful. The supers are better, but I usually just buy the regulars and use a back up if it's an intense day. Those are the most comfortable tampons .

Not in this particular bill because it specifically excludes life threatening mental illness as a justification for an abortion after 20 weeks. It would, however, likely result in said woman being locked up as a danger to herself until she gave birth.

Sounds very familiar, and I'm glad it has gotten better for you, and form my experience at least, it will improve more. As soon as I hit my midtwenties, my periods got shorter, more regular and far less painful. I'm much more consistent with taking naproxen and a multi with iron now, but even so, the difference is…

Because they're only talking about the increases cost of actual births to Medicaid recipients. The estimate does not include the costs of caring for the resultant children, a percentage of whom would have profound health issues.

Thanks. Looking back, she didn't understand because it was beyond her experience, and it was a subject she found embarrassing and uncomfortable to talk about. It's one more reason why I wish it wasn't such a weirdly taboo topic.

True, and it's not just men. Many women think that because they do not or did not get debilitating cramps that other women are just whiners. My mother falls into this camp. When I first got my period, she basically just bitched at me for being "dramatic" and for not doing a good enough job hiding the symptoms and…

I hung out with my sister a lot when she was really pregnant with baby #2 because at about 7.5 months her sciatic nerve issues was so bad that she couldn't drive, and I seriously spent sooo much time wanting to punch people in the face. I don't plan on kids, but I know I would get myself in serious trouble if I were…

I think that advocating for kids with Downs Syndrome and providing support and education about the issue is one thing, but banning abortion if a fetus has Downs is quite another. I personally think it's awful how cruel and judgmental some people are toward women who have babies with Downs. I've heard people talk about…

She's basically playing Bella Swan after a more thorough lobotomy, so yeah, unless she changed the character, she just has to kind of show up and look vacant and wide eyed.