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I'm an independent childbirth educator, and an advocate of independent midwifery. From 1993 to 2010, this was a felony in NYS because, as the judge who wrote the majority opinion in the challenge to the PMPA wrote (to paraphrase): "it didn't matter that the scientific evidence is in favor of independent midwifery, because there was enough LEGAL PRECEDENT for squashing it that the legislature might be justified in being stupid; and it wasn't for the judge to set the record straight and overturn the legislature's misinformed opinion." In short, to the gov't of NY, women's health finishes a distant 2nd after monied interests (hospitals, big Pharma, obstetricians) which independent midwives, who get better results IN PRIVATE HOMES, are a huge threat to. More succinctly still: who cares if more women & babies are dying, & the public is paying through the nose for all this needless carnage, so long as the hospitals keep raking it in. So long as legal precedent is upheld.
If you're having a baby, you're less likely to DIE in 39 other countries than you are here. Think about that. Also, the countries which have universal health care (all of which have FAR better birth outcomes than the U.S. does) each spend about HALF of what we do on maternity care. How did they do this? They took PROFIT out of the picture. They asked the WHO how to get the most bang for their health-care buck. A: Independent midwives for primary maternity care; and, keep c-sec rates below 10%, which independent midwives do. (Note: these countries didn't even ASK the WHO this Q until they had the burden of paying for everyone's health care with limited funds.) This was in 1983. What happened in the US when the WHO proved that independent midwives were the way to go? The c-section rate skyrocketed. What gets the healthiest results is not what the medical industry wants to hear--except to rush out and do the diametric opposite. After all, unhealthy people are repeat patients. In obstetrics, this means banning VBAC because, if you can do 4 c-secs on each uterus before you whip it out, you'll have maximized profits per uterus. So what if 3% more women are killed w/ medically-unnecessary c-sections? As long as moms are too scared to birth by themselves & illegal midwives remain scarce enough, the industry still makes handsome profits.
In any crime, the key question is: Who profits? With regard to US healthcare, the answer--ultimately--is whoever profits from bankruptcy. Because to fall into the American safety net--if you weren't already in poverty--you have to spend down your assets so far that you are in poverty. This doesn't happen in "first world" countries--watch the Swiss guy in "Sick Around The World" (Frontline, pbs.org) recoil in horror at the notion of losing one's home due to health care costs. The FACT that the US gov't exists to rob the non-rich and give to the rich is amply proven by many trends of the last 30 years. Look at the whole HIV=AIDS thing--read Duesberg's INVENTING THE AIDS MYTH & aliveandwell.org. Read dunwalke.org and solari.com. Watch The MONEY MASTERS on google. Read Dean Baker's THE CONSERVATIVE NANNY STATE on google.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:39:56 AM
Article : "Why Did Petraeus Fire the Auditor Charged with Stopping Flow"
As long as bankers get their gas pipeline, who cares?
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:45:25 AM
Article : "Democrats propose cut in extended unemployment benefits"
Unlimited unemployment benefits--YES--including HEALTH CARE
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 4:56:00 AM
Article : "The myth that the Dems are as bad as the Repugs"
WRONG--ELECTION FRAUD GOT US BUSH. BOTH times.
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 3:02:02 PM
Article : "The myth that the Dems are as bad as the Repugs"
OF COURSE Repugs are worse--that's Wall St.'s campaign strat
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:31:49 PM
Article : "The myth that the Dems are as bad as the Repugs"
All 3 of my Congresscritters voted for NDAA.
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:24:46 PM
Quicklink : "Vermont Introduces Monumental GMO Labeling Legislation"
Which makes sense, VT having approved single-payer health...
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:04:13 PM
Quicklink : "Missing: 5.4 million workers"
Americans are getting SCREWED
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:48:43 AM
Article : "And The Hate Machine Rolls On: HHS, Obama and the Catholic C"
A SANE country would have single-payer health care, like...
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:31:29 AM
Article : "Manchurian Catholic Democrats and JFK's Speech about Religio"
BINGO! Besides, Obamacare fails compared w/ single-payer,
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:25:52 AM
Article : "Economic Recovery? What Recovery?"
Ah, but, you didn't KNOW they were "fairy tales" back then..
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 8:56:48 AM
Article : "Act Up Against ACTA"
This brings up interesting question re: Obama's re-election:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 1:33:55 PM
Article : "Economic Recovery? What Recovery?"
Easily said, AFTER one has become enlightened...
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 9:45:41 AM
Article : "Obesity and the Dopamine Fallacy"
More Q's to ask in the antepenultimate paragraph: What's...
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 3:31:23 PM
Article : "Mitt the Nitwit!"
Well, exactly! The whole election scene is a charade, tho
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 1:10:20 PM
Article : "Mitt the Nitwit!"
What a great title!
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:59:54 AM
Article : "Not Racist Ron Paul, But Opportunist Ron Paul"
Permanent dependents on gov't aren't likely to REVOLT!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 3:36:10 PM
Quicklink : "Fair Play Amendment to Anti-Abortion Bill: Rectal Exam Requi"
Amusing amendment, disgusting bill
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:09:05 PM
Article : "Why Do Conservatives Vote Against Their Own Interest?"
The mass media exist to induce fear into the masses!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:04:18 PM
Article : "Why Do Conservatives Vote Against Their Own Interest?"
Giving back tax money to POOR & middle class would be GREAT
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:03:48 PM
Article : "Why Do Conservatives Vote Against Their Own Interest?"
Yes, if all Democrats in Congress were Kucinich, it'd be a
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 1:40:48 PM
Article : "How Ron Paul Could Win"
Desperation, and (probably mis-placed) hope in elections, is
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 7:55:23 AM
Article : "How Ron Paul Could Win"
250 years ago, we weren't spending millions on foreign wars
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 10:01:20 AM
Article : "More On Ron Paul"
Paul WON'T 'go all the way" because he's not a CIA puppet
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 9:49:02 AM
Article : "Why You Should Care About What is Going on in Tucson"
AFAIK, upstate NY schools aren't confiscating books BUT
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:21:45 PM
Article : "The War We'll Never Win"
Like all our other wars, this one isn't intended to be "won"
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:18:25 PM
Article : "The War We'll Never Win"
But if MJ were legal, prices would plummet, & for-profit ...
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:10:10 PM
Article : "Will Saving the Environment Require a Shorter Work Week?"
OH, I get it, you're talking about jobs which work less than
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 9:40:05 AM
Article : "Will Saving the Environment Require a Shorter Work Week?"
A picky point, BUT the reason storage places are doing good
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:17:40 AM
Quicklink : "Obama Administration Stands Firm On Birth Control Coverage"
Oh, wow, a few pathetic crumbs, when we need SINGLE-PAYER
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 8:28:41 PM
Article : "Gingrich in South Carolina... Where Up is Down"
BUT, w/ touch-screen voting there, WHO KNOWS who REALLY won?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 8:48:36 AM
Article : "Billionaire Funds Santorum Run; Call Koch Brothers A "Nation"
"THE National Treasure" is probably more accurate...how much
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:57:35 AM
Article : "Help Johnnie Lee Savory Get His DNA Tests So He Can Prove Hi"
Hmmm...does IL have for-profit prisons?
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:55:11 AM
Article : "Republican Socialists, Democratic Capitalists"
'What's up?" Rigged elections are. Even if you're smart
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:04:00 AM
Podcast : "Podcast: Jeff Clements: Corporations are not People"
Exactly. Elections need to 100% PUBLICLY-FUNDED, anyway.
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:38:19 AM
Article : "Bush III, Bush IV, AmBushed Forever"
"Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes & Misdemeanors" is
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8:27:26 AM
Article : "Bush III, Bush IV, AmBushed Forever"
Ha ha, Obama & all but 14 in Congress violated the Constitu-
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:26:14 PM
Article : "The Flaw in 99 vs. 1"
I've also seen the suggestion that NOBODY vote...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:15:56 PM
Article : "The Flaw in 99 vs. 1"
but, WE don't send "the elected" to Washington; the vote-rig
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:29:03 AM
Article : "The Flaw in 99 vs. 1"
HELLO, the INFLUENCE is the result of the WEALTH!
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 9:58:06 PM
Article : "NH Secretary of State: "Citizen Election Observers Threaten"
Well...there's no PROOF that the computer's internal vote-
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 9:16:33 PM
Article : "The Flaw in 99 vs. 1"
GREAT reply, Richard! But "voting bums out" futile, because
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:26:28 PM
Article : "What Is to Be Done?"
What's to be done? a) General Strike. b) Occupy Rigged
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:19:16 PM
Article : "Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods -- Obama "
What PLANET do those officials get THEIR groceries from?
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:12:49 PM
Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or"
MARTHA COAKLEY WON THE HAND-COUNTED DISTRICTS!
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:03:55 PM
Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or"
You should all join OCCUPY RIGGED ELECTIONS on ...
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:01:10 PM
Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or"
YES, Obama's "reservations" are just his mealymouthed way of
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:52:59 PM
Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or"
OF COURSE the GOP candidates are even worse. It's the old
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:48:42 PM
Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or"
Nor to me, Julia! Nor did they when I told 'em not to bail
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:40:08 PM
Article : "NH Secretary of State: "Citizen Election Observers Threaten"
Yes, but cameras can be tampered with, too, especially when
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:38:51 PM
Article : "Rick Santorum Is Wrong"
Not only does the rest of the industrialized world have uni-
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7:51:11 AM
Article : "Y2012- The Year Of A Coward"
BINGO, & agreeing w/ M. Preston & L. Payne; looking spine-
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:55:44 PM
Article : "It's Official: Gov Stats Shows the Middle Class is Dead"
You're probably right--whether or not they actually get the
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:20:33 PM
Article : "Obama says: 'Consider the alternative' - but is there one?"
.'...failed to unite Congress...?" Congress seems pretty...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 3:54:14 PM
Article : "How can the expectation levels of this two party duopoly sin"
How many third parties do we need, and, do more help???
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:24:03 AM
Article : "It's Official: Gov Stats Shows the Middle Class is Dead"
'Regardless of the propaganda of the 'free mrkt' fantasists,
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:14:12 AM
Article : "It's Official: Gov Stats Shows the Middle Class is Dead"
No wonder they're fighting Ron Paul tooth & nail!
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 8:22:19 PM
Article : "Has America's stolen election process finally hit prime time"
The best-selling novel's to educate the public with.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 8:48:02 AM
Article : "Got AIDs? Your fault, says Ron Paul. Boss can't keep his han"
ANY GOP candidate is gonna be the worse-of-two-evils, so we'
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 7:56:42 AM
Quicklink : "The GOP's 10 Most Extreme Attacks On A Woman's Right To Choo"
Countries w/ single payer have solved these problems already
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:42:40 AM
Quicklink : "The GOP's 10 Most Extreme Attacks On A Woman's Right To Choo"
Q: How many women would get abortions if they & their...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:37:17 AM
Article : "Understanding Abortion"
It's more about the lives of POOR women.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 1:58:25 PM
Quicklink : "For GOP, "repeal and replace' has been nothing but a mantra "
Replace Obamacare w/ single-payer, OBVIOUSLY!
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:07:54 AM
Article : "Why the Republicans Want the Presidency"
But Dennis, the fraudulent computerized vote-counting!
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 7:15:12 AM
Article : "Thousand's of Women in Cairo March in Protest Against Egypti"
When are American women going to protest THEIR police state?
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 7:02:25 AM
Article : "Why the Republicans Want the Presidency"
Exactly. The whole "elections" game is just a GAME.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 4:02:02 PM
Article : "Election Integrity's Victoria Collier Speaks Up"
Unless EVERYONE has access to the computer's software...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 7:30:54 AM
Article : "Due Process Guarantee Act 2011 due on Senate floor in Januar"
Unfortunately, they've heard this before!!! But they still
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8:32:27 AM
Article : "Is the Iraq War actually over?"
Failed? Contrariwise--the 1% made out like bandits!
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:43:19 AM
Article : "Election Integrity's Victoria Collier Speaks Up"
Freedom of the Press belongs to those who own one (or more!)
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 5:00:09 PM
Quicklink : "US Census Shows Half of All Americans Now Poor or Low-Income"
I don't doubt Heritage Foundation fellows are clueless about
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:09:05 PM
Article : "The Sociopathic Movement That Is Poisoning The American Soci"
Election laws being by state, the remedy's going to be dif-
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9:13:46 AM
Article : "Seeds of destruction: It's not just about food"
And to give the gov't incentive to protect health & healing,
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9:01:16 AM
Article : "The V-Word"
Q: hasn't the timing of NDAA got something to do w/ OWS?
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:42:23 AM
Article : "The Sociopathic Movement That Is Poisoning The American Soci"
Wrong--unless we can control the vote-COUNTING...
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:23:48 AM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
He probably also truly WON the 2008 primaries, though we'll
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 2:32:45 PM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
...Congress, and ITS BACKERS, are indeed the threat.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:15:46 AM
Article : "The Hidden Cause of Clinical Depression"
EXACTLY. You'd be insane NOT to be depressed, under the cir
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:58:09 AM
Quicklink : "Our decade from hell will get worse in 2012 - Farrell"
But the REAL reason is the CIA/banksters. Read Russ Baker's
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:37:48 AM
Article : "Old Enough to be Raped"
There's good $$ in screwing women (& girls), both literally
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 8:20:05 AM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
1031(f) is worse--Sec. of Defense defines "covered persons"!
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 1:33:18 PM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
But, 2000 & 2004 proved that votes aren't needed to "win"
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 3:41:40 PM
Poll : "Poll: What if the Constitution no longer applied? What would"
"All of the Above", perhaps...
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 3:06:39 PM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
Yeah, all my neighbors are more likely to believe Fox News
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2:59:57 PM
Article : "Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans"
Supreme Court already ruled precisely this, LAST FEBRUARY
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:55:09 PM
Article : "The Most Important Economic Speech of His Presidency"
He CAN be elected, on computerized voting machines, of cours
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 8:55:23 PM
Poll : "Poll: Proposed 28Th Amendment"
Besides, this alone would not make for fair elections!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 8:47:17 PM
Poll : "Poll: Proposed 28Th Amendment"
YES--it's fine as far as it goes, but then it raises lots of
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 9:58:11 AM
Quicklink : "Global rebellion: The coming chaos? - Robinson"
Author can't (or won't) recognize sociopathy when he sees it
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 12:22:25 PM
Article : "Wall Street Lobbyists Go Into Overdrive to Defeat Elizabeth "
The computerized vote-count will decide the winner...
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 8:18:04 PM
Article : "we are all terrorists now"
he didn't mean we'd defeat this by FORCE OF ARMS...
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 7:42:46 PM
Article : "Are Americans in Line for Gitmo?"
Yup. Comment often, so we'll know what's happened when you
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 5:44:03 AM
Article : "The Rebirth of Social Darwinism"
AND, not having to pay for police or law enforcement would
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 6:52:31 AM
Article : "Is Your Vote Really Being Counted?"
Is this a FAILURE of the mainstream press, or its purpose?
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 6:45:38 AM
Article : "Is Your Vote Really Being Counted?"
If we had hand-counted paper ballots to begin with...
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:10:12 AM
Article : "Metamorphosis Time for Occupy Wall Street; Witnessing the Ev"
IS TOO broken! Thanks mostly to computerized vote-counting.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:41:22 AM
Article : "The Lesser of the Evils: Hindsight is 20/20, but McCain Shud"
Time will tell. (!!!!! What a consolation!!!!!)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 12:24:00 PM
Quicklink : "Lawmakers propose end to congressional pensions - Top conser"
Q: Why would any multi-millionaire NEED a pension?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 5:50:28 PM
Article : "Not as Smart as Lemmings"
What's to keep Obama from nominating himself?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 4:45:10 PM
Article : "Not as Smart as Lemmings"
Oh, I dunno, I think OWS is ALL about education...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:47:22 PM
Article : "Does the U.S. Have the World's Best Health Care System? Yes,"
US has best health care system FOR THOSE WHO PROFIT!
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