I like reading your columns on this topic Jennifer Weiss-Wolfe. Please keep bringing them. I listened to the oral arguments last April by solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar to the Supreme Court regarding the EMTALA case and the state of Idaho. Prelogar is brilliant in her arguments before the court it’s just maddening what the court did. Ketanji Brown Jackson said it correctly. The court punted on this issue she implied.
Having a career in science and medicine, I can attest to the potential problems the medical profession and patients will face if the FDA is coerced to revoke this medicine for absolutely no reason whatsoever other than to satisfy a right wing wack a doodle that wants to force their self righteous beliefs onto others.
Not only is mifepristone used in treating miscarriage and abortion but it is used in endocrinology to treat Cushing’s disease. It is especially needed if a patient is not a candidate for surgery. Cushing’s patients in general take multiple doses of mifepristone a day to treat their condition unlike the obstetrical patient who normally only needs one dose followed by misoprostol. If they go this route it might not happen without a fight. Endocrinology specialists are within their rights to sue the government over this. You will also see big pharmaceutical companies joining them because many drugs and medications are used off label without issues. Restricting a pharmacy from dispensing the medication without a written authorization from a doctor would be extremely inconvenient and highly inefficient for a pharmacist and a pharmacy respectively.
This type of medication withdrawal sets an extremely dangerous precedent for all other drugs. If this is allowed we can also have other drug withdrawals just because we don’t like what they are being prescribed for. Can you imagine if certain feminist groups requested that meds such as Viagara, Cialis and Levitra be taken off the market? What about testosterone, drugs that treat certain types of cancers and pain medications? Where would it end? The extremists better be careful what they ask for.
Trump's attacks on our core freedoms is not an attack on individual core freedoms. It is, simply put, a premeditated attack on the democracy of our country, in its entirety. Yes, he is trying to bludgeon a woman's right rights (any number of them, abortion being just one) and trample our constitution in many many ways. But, in the end he is trying to replace our democracy with an autocracy ruled by him so that he can turn our democracy into a Fascist state.
The Merriam Webster defines fascism as follows:
1
often Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
At the core of fascism is loyalty to tribe, ethnic identity, religion, tradition, or, in a word, nation.
Yes, but. If you are a white male, you will fare better in fascist America than will my niece, who is trans. She is at serious risk. My stepdaughter is of childbearing age and soon to be married. Please don’t dismiss perspectives that call out harms to others because you think the cry of “fascism” is more important. Fascists target certain groups and people, and those of us in those groups need to know what’s happening. I have no problem with this valuable info being presented as an attack on core freedoms. I wish crying “fascism” would turn fascism back, but words and definitions won’t do it. Timothy Snyder’s “Antisemitism in the Oval Office” conveyed to me that fascism has arrived in this country. It is not only in policies, but also in the interpersonal dynamics. Please show support for voices like Ms. Weiss-Wolf’s trying to get info to people who need it right now for their safety and future well-being. They need to take action to protect themselves and I’m sure they would welcome your help.
I believe we are both residents of Illinois. Nice to meet you. Lisa
Good morning, Lisa, I am a white male and you are right, I do fare better than your niece or virtually any other individual who is anything other than a white male. It seems to me that the reason for that is that our country discriminates. And we have been discriminating for an awfully long time! Our country was built on the slavery of blacks by white males, like myself. These same white males took over America from those that were here and when they objected, white males slaughtered them. Lets not even start with what white males like me did to the Chinese!
White males like me have quite a burden to carry, given to them by our relatives, some of which are long since dead. But those still alive who have found discrimination to their liking, still carry on with the hate their forefathers bequeathed them in their treatment of people like your niece, or myself, for prejudiced people are never short of people to hate.
And, I am sorry to say, I don't think it will be getting better any time soon. Learning to love takes time.
"I write for the Contrarian because I believe that as we face the arrival of authoritarianism, it is to our democracy’s peril if we lose sight of the ways comparable regimes worldwide regularly and deliberately target women’s and LGBTQ equality. They do so to consolidate and exert power. They acknowledge the correlation with brazen certainty."
100% agreement. Authoritarians target those who make good scapegoats and let them push emotional hot buttons to rile up, in this case, the MAGA base. Sigh.
I like reading your columns on this topic Jennifer Weiss-Wolfe. Please keep bringing them. I listened to the oral arguments last April by solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar to the Supreme Court regarding the EMTALA case and the state of Idaho. Prelogar is brilliant in her arguments before the court it’s just maddening what the court did. Ketanji Brown Jackson said it correctly. The court punted on this issue she implied.
Having a career in science and medicine, I can attest to the potential problems the medical profession and patients will face if the FDA is coerced to revoke this medicine for absolutely no reason whatsoever other than to satisfy a right wing wack a doodle that wants to force their self righteous beliefs onto others.
Not only is mifepristone used in treating miscarriage and abortion but it is used in endocrinology to treat Cushing’s disease. It is especially needed if a patient is not a candidate for surgery. Cushing’s patients in general take multiple doses of mifepristone a day to treat their condition unlike the obstetrical patient who normally only needs one dose followed by misoprostol. If they go this route it might not happen without a fight. Endocrinology specialists are within their rights to sue the government over this. You will also see big pharmaceutical companies joining them because many drugs and medications are used off label without issues. Restricting a pharmacy from dispensing the medication without a written authorization from a doctor would be extremely inconvenient and highly inefficient for a pharmacist and a pharmacy respectively.
This type of medication withdrawal sets an extremely dangerous precedent for all other drugs. If this is allowed we can also have other drug withdrawals just because we don’t like what they are being prescribed for. Can you imagine if certain feminist groups requested that meds such as Viagara, Cialis and Levitra be taken off the market? What about testosterone, drugs that treat certain types of cancers and pain medications? Where would it end? The extremists better be careful what they ask for.
Please keep us posted on these topics.
Trump's attacks on our core freedoms is not an attack on individual core freedoms. It is, simply put, a premeditated attack on the democracy of our country, in its entirety. Yes, he is trying to bludgeon a woman's right rights (any number of them, abortion being just one) and trample our constitution in many many ways. But, in the end he is trying to replace our democracy with an autocracy ruled by him so that he can turn our democracy into a Fascist state.
The Merriam Webster defines fascism as follows:
1
often Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
At the core of fascism is loyalty to tribe, ethnic identity, religion, tradition, or, in a word, nation.
Yes, but. If you are a white male, you will fare better in fascist America than will my niece, who is trans. She is at serious risk. My stepdaughter is of childbearing age and soon to be married. Please don’t dismiss perspectives that call out harms to others because you think the cry of “fascism” is more important. Fascists target certain groups and people, and those of us in those groups need to know what’s happening. I have no problem with this valuable info being presented as an attack on core freedoms. I wish crying “fascism” would turn fascism back, but words and definitions won’t do it. Timothy Snyder’s “Antisemitism in the Oval Office” conveyed to me that fascism has arrived in this country. It is not only in policies, but also in the interpersonal dynamics. Please show support for voices like Ms. Weiss-Wolf’s trying to get info to people who need it right now for their safety and future well-being. They need to take action to protect themselves and I’m sure they would welcome your help.
I believe we are both residents of Illinois. Nice to meet you. Lisa
Good morning, Lisa, I am a white male and you are right, I do fare better than your niece or virtually any other individual who is anything other than a white male. It seems to me that the reason for that is that our country discriminates. And we have been discriminating for an awfully long time! Our country was built on the slavery of blacks by white males, like myself. These same white males took over America from those that were here and when they objected, white males slaughtered them. Lets not even start with what white males like me did to the Chinese!
White males like me have quite a burden to carry, given to them by our relatives, some of which are long since dead. But those still alive who have found discrimination to their liking, still carry on with the hate their forefathers bequeathed them in their treatment of people like your niece, or myself, for prejudiced people are never short of people to hate.
And, I am sorry to say, I don't think it will be getting better any time soon. Learning to love takes time.
Nice talking to you , Lisa!
Bob.
"I write for the Contrarian because I believe that as we face the arrival of authoritarianism, it is to our democracy’s peril if we lose sight of the ways comparable regimes worldwide regularly and deliberately target women’s and LGBTQ equality. They do so to consolidate and exert power. They acknowledge the correlation with brazen certainty."
100% agreement. Authoritarians target those who make good scapegoats and let them push emotional hot buttons to rile up, in this case, the MAGA base. Sigh.