Assisted Suicide Bills Failing Across U.S.

euthanasiaAdvocates of assisted suicide hoped the high profile suicide of a 29 year-old brain cancer victim named Brittany Maynard last fall would revive efforts to make assisted suicide legal across the country, but measures introduced in four states have already stalled due to lack of support.

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Another Horror Story from the Annals of Unnatural Reproduction

family collageCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

A lesbian couple from Canada is suing the parent company of a local sperm bank for allegedly misrepresenting the donor whose sperm they used to produce a child, saying they were told he was a highly educated engineer but who was later discovered to be a schizophrenic criminal.

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Yoga at CURVES

curves logoMR writes: “I am careful to avoid yoga but these balance classes have been incorporated recently into our CURVES circuit. Originally, the gym manager said they were yoga. When I said I objected to yoga, she quickly changed her tune and called them “balance” classes. They seem to incorporate “tree poses” and other yoga like positions. I am wondering if you have heard about this, have some thoughts about this. All positions are standing but I am not comfortable if it is truly yoga. Any thoughts?” 

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