tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post4245673884968981943..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Friday Hope BloggingPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-81985091216487138962011-12-18T16:49:20.143-08:002011-12-18T16:49:20.143-08:00You're quite right to call me out on my flippa...You're quite right to call me out on my flippancy ("dont give a shit") which I now regret saying.<br /><br />If we were in the same room you might allow that it was intended rhetorically as a defence of principles (how drugs should be dispensed and monitored in the perfect world) rather than a true rejection of the FDA findings.<br /><br />In other words, I approach this as an academic affair. I'm not blind or callous really, I'm sure we agree on what outcomes are best in the bigger picture, but I might slink away with a final defensive note that it's easier from this distance to sidestep the (enormous) practicalities with which I'm not closely familiar, and hew to a more utopian principled position. It's what you get brought up on in the health industry. Those embedded beliefs can be safe harbours, you might say, in controversial topics.<br /><br />Anyway squire, best of the silly season and happy new year to you. I'm always glad to see your irregular offerings in the rss reader.peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-49721666415722094862011-12-18T16:26:48.971-08:002011-12-18T16:26:48.971-08:00I don't give a shit what any sci-body had to s...<i>I don't give a shit what any sci-body had to say about it, but large dose hormone treatments, on principle, shouldn't be as easily available as gum to minors.</i><br /><br />That's an interesting point. However, I think it's wrong to say that Plan B would be as "available as gum." The mere fact that something is sold in a store doesn't necessarily make it easy to acquire (as any teenager who hasn't had the nerve to buy condoms in a small town where she's well known could attest). Getting the drug in another town, or procuring it though the mail, may pose additional problems, especially in certain parts of the U.S.<br /><br />Also, as a science-based objection this should ideally include some sort of scientific support showing that the risk of using Plan B is greater than the known risks of pregnancy, abortion, childbirth &c. Simply "not giving a shit" what sci-bodies say isn't adequate, I don't think. It seems to me we could take a stab at quantifying and comparing the risks here.<br /><br />I agree that a doctor's advice is ideal, but as we both know, things are not that simple. Especially not in this country.<br /><br />Personal opinion, for whatever it's worth: I'd assume that greater availability / fewer sanctions will make minors overall more likely to seek help or advice from a pharmacist. Minors will find a way to get the drug if they need it, just as they find ways to get booze and cigarettes now; the difference is, they'll be committing two acts of "wrongdoing" and therefore be less likely to talk to a pharmacist. That's what I think, anyway.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-55362111019109017002011-12-18T08:54:31.120-08:002011-12-18T08:54:31.120-08:00Highlight of the week--thanks so much for your won...Highlight of the week--thanks so much for your wonderful curatorial skills and sublime sense of humor.Leslie Guinannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-79286834832701067762011-12-17T01:45:10.988-08:002011-12-17T01:45:10.988-08:00I'm on the outer. So be it. My reaction to the...I'm on the outer. So be it. My reaction to the plan B thing has nothing to do with sex, babies, abortion rights or the great US cultural war. My first reaction was: I don't give a shit what any sci-body had to say about it, but large dose hormone treatments, on principle, shouldn't be as easily available as gum to minors. Yes, I do appreciate the age thing, the pregnancy-rate thing, the vagaries associated with getting abortifacients in normal events and the abdication by catholic centres and pharamacy professionals. Seriously, I get it all, including the fact that I'm warm and cozy in my adult malehood and am priviliged to be able to agitate without there being any risk/ownership by me.<br /><br />But it's a serious compound and serious compounds on first principles necessitate adminstration under orders/advice/monitoring. All else is politics about a different thing entirely. If it means that states have to employ 900 den mothers who act as co-responsible parties to sidestep parents and so alternatively confer high safety etc etc etc, then it's *that* problem that needs a remedy and not good pharmaceutical practice. <br /><br />2c (written at high speed 1/2-way out door; admittedly sub-par formation of totality of argument &c)peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-26723038781787685142011-12-16T22:32:40.258-08:002011-12-16T22:32:40.258-08:00What a lovely way to round out the week. Thanks fo...What a lovely way to round out the week. Thanks for your time and effort. Greatly appreciated.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-27330613921797298282011-12-16T22:31:28.207-08:002011-12-16T22:31:28.207-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.com