Category Archives: Health

An abortion bill NY won’t like | NYPost.com

The Post’s Michael Benjamin: http://bit.ly/XneUlI With the state budget done, Albany will now turn to other issues –with Gov. Cuomo’s push for a new abortion law being one of the top issues. We’re told the proposal is a codification of … Continue reading

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Nanny Bloomberg Should Heed ‘My Body, My Choice’ Credo | City and State NY

Oh, my head! Mayor Bloomberg wants to take his ban on large sodas statewide. Now that his 12 years as mayor are winding down, Bloomberg, like Mary Poppins, is seeking other opportunities to guide wayward children. Unlike Mary Poppins, he … Continue reading

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NY Post: NYC schools giving teens Plan B pills without parental consent

As I was kicking back to enjoy an afternoon of football, I got an email linking me to a NY Post story,  ”NYC schools give out morning-after pill to students — without telling parents“. What?! It took me a few seconds … Continue reading

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Don’t second-guess police for taking down knife-wielding maniac in Times Square – NY Daily News

The DN is out today with an editorial siding with the NYPD in the death of Darrius Kennedy, a knife-wielding man, who was shot by police in Times Square on Sunday. The DN said that it wrong to second-guess the … Continue reading

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Help them before they kill – Michael Benjamin – m.NYPOST.com

  Over the weekend, a knife-wielding man apparently committed “suicide by cop” in Times Square and another reportedly stabbed his mother 41 times. It’s past time to do more about serious mental illness – in New York and nationally. Locally, … Continue reading

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Bloomberg’s pro-breast-feeding initiative to lock away baby formula at 27 hospitals – NYPOST.com

On Sunday, the NY Post reported that beginning September 3, the city will implement the “most restrictive pro-breast-milk program in the nation” intended to encourage more new mothers to breast-feed. Under the city Health Department’s voluntary Latch On NYC initiative, … Continue reading

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White Flag in War on Drugs

The age-old admonishment posed by many annoyed mothers – “Just because your friends are jumping off a bridge doesn’t mean you should follow them” – has taken on renewed currency today. Politicians and pundits in the Tri-State area are raising … Continue reading

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Obamacare and the mentally ill

Azi Paybarah‏@azipaybarah  Follow Michael Benjamin, former Dem lawmaker & NRA member: “We should be discussing how Obamacare will ease access to care for the mentally ill”  Reply   Retweet   Favorite 8:17 AM – 25 Jul 12 via Twitter for iPhone · Embed this Tweet See … Continue reading

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An Urban View on Gun Control After Aurora (and Behagen Park)

Yesterday, Azi Paybarah, Capital New York’s political blogger, wrote a piece (What is the ‘urban conservative’ position on gun control? Anyone?) taking the New York Post and Manhattan Institute to task for not taking stronger public positions on gun control after … Continue reading

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Obama: A Twice Blessed Man

Were I Mitt Romney I’d cancel that Mayflower Movers reservation. The unexpected SCOTUS ruling declaring the Affordable Care Act (i.e., Obamacare) constitutional shows that President Barack H. Obama is a twice blessed man. He has done what a half century … Continue reading

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