So, in case you haven't seen this hashed over in everyone else's journal, there are new federal guidelines for women's health - guidelines that recommend all women be treated by the health care industry asp re-pregnant, and that women have a responsibility to maintain themselves in peak health just in case they get pregnant at any point. There's a fairly decent summary here -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500875.html?referrer=emailarticle
I've seen a lot of discussion about this in various journals, and I've tried to think about exactly what in these recommendations upsets me, and I've come to a few conclusions.
( Cut, in case y'all are sick and tired of reading about this. )
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500875.html?referrer=emailarticle
I've seen a lot of discussion about this in various journals, and I've tried to think about exactly what in these recommendations upsets me, and I've come to a few conclusions.
( Cut, in case y'all are sick and tired of reading about this. )