Tag: Medical Care

The Perversity of “Respectable People”

I wrote this piece a while back, but refrained from posting it.  Now I decided to put it up. Reliving the Kavanaugh Syndrome A few weeks ago, I found myself, like many people, irritated with the Kavanaugh debacle unfolding on Capitol Hill.  The gut feeling was so irksome that I’ve had to sit myself down …

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Has She Had Menopause Yet?

“Has she had menopause yet?”  This tell-tale question would be the main indicator leading the lawyers to not pick up the case of Ruth’s death. In a March 26, 2015 LA Times report, a young plaintiff named Anna Rahm won $28 million compensation against Kaiser Permanente for a medical error doctors committed.  At issue was …

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I So Much Wanted to Vote for Prop 46

I so much wanted to vote Yes on Proposition 46. In the end, though, I will not be voting Yes, but not for the reasons the Vote No on 46 wants you to believe. I actually find myself siding with the Vote Yes on 46 camp, so it is with much sadness and dread that …

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