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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
Posted in Government, Health, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged abortion, Andrew Cuomo, reproductive health, Roe v. Wade
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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
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
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
Posted in African Americans, Crime, Health, Public Policy
Tagged Darrius Kennedy, Mayor Bloomberg, mental health, mental illness, suicide by cop
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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
Posted in Crime, Health, Public Policy
Tagged Colin Ferguson, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Kendra's Law, Laura's Law, mental illness, Obamacare
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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
Posted in Health, Public Policy
Tagged breast-feeding, Infant and Toddlers, Infant formula, Latch On NYC, Mayor Bloomberg, Nanny state
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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
Posted in Crime, Government, Health, Public Policy
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, chris christie, Dan Malloy, marijuana legalization, National Review, Rich Lowry, War on Drugs
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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
Posted in Government, Health, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Chief Justice John Roberts, Obamacare, President Obama
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