Ugh. I want to find out specifics so I can avoid these people.

1. Irrelevant to what? The presumption seems like it is supposed to be in the case of abortion. I agree with most of what you say. But irrelevant in general for every situation? No. When a person is grieving a miscarriage, it's relevant that they feel they lost a human being. When a pregnant woman is killed, it's extremely relevant to those seeking justice that they get it for both lives lost.

2. For me personally, it's extremely relevant that fetuses are living. It's the most important reason for why I want abortions to be decreased. Given how safe abortions have become, it's pretty much the only reason why I want them to be decreased (although the fact that they can cause emotional trauma/grief and carry a very low but non-zero risk of physical issues also factor in). I also believe in the science, which clearly demonstrates the best/cheapest/fastest/safest/only way to truly decrease abortions is by early and accurate sex ed combined with easy access to cheap and reliable birth control. Making abortions illegal/difficult to obtain has been shown, time and time again, to not decrease abortions. Usually there's an increase of them because the policies also call for less sex education and less birth control.

3. There are some places where pregnancies are ended based solely on the gender of the fetus. There are people who abort because their fetus a certain race. There are people who would abort if we found ways to determine things like homosexuality in utero. How does that make you feel? If you're bothered by this, it likely means you think of them not just as future humans but current humans.

If you confine your view to something more specific like, "A fetus being alive is irrelevant to whether it's legal to have an abortion," I would say there's no point in changing your view because the government should not infringe upon the rights of an individual and their health. But I think you're wrong to say it is irrelevant to the wider issues of abortions and women's/human rights.

This situation has to do with his job unless he works at a place that doesn't employ any women and never, ever interacts with any females in any capacity.

I don't think OP cares about the money, just general punishment.

You should never stop pooping even if you stop eating. The microbes keeping your gut healthy should still create some waste as they die and are replaced. But yeah, as others have pointed out, it's not very formed without fiber and whatnot.

Guessing based on the crazy number of tests performed, a basic metabolic panel was also done daily. The data is probably not presented because it's far less interesting (cuz homeostasis and death and whatnot).

Yes, but try explaining that to the average unvaccinated American.

Many people still believe that not wasting purchased food affects starving kids in Africa.

For many, yes.

Fake* vulvar disease

In one of my undergrad biology classes that was like 90% pre-med/pre-healthcare, we had an assignment to write an explanation at a 6th grade reading level. And then actual 6th graders read and graded it.

It also emphasized that being able to explain something complex to someone with no background is a better indication of understanding than being able to regurgitate scientific terms.

Yes, but eating during an ER shift as a doctor is hard under normal circumstances. During a pandemic, with even more restrictions about where/when/how many people in the room makes it even more difficult for even the healthiest people.

I think it's also the way OP said it. If OP said the identical things unsolicited, she could end up being the asshole by being harsher than the situation warranted. You are correct that kids deserve good parenting and that there's a way to call out asshole parents without being an asshole. But we can only judge on the current context.

Here is the F U binder.

Buddhism (at least that's how it was taught to me - any belief system can be warped by those in authority).

ETA: I forgot about Universal Unitarians too.

I hate that you're right.

I wore an N95 until I was considered fully vaccinated. At this point (in the US at least), it's not going to do anything when we have so many unvaccinated who also don't wear anything.

As I told my partner, doing this is the best way to get rid of the law. Crank it up to 11 and sue as many of the jerks as possible.

Controlling your fertility includes getting sterilized if you so choose. So it's still flawed logic.

I honestly feel like this is the fastest and best way to get the law reversed. As many frivolous lawsuits as they start, hit theM 10x more.

And this is why we need better access to birth control. OP was 16-17 years old when he helped conceive his son. He didn't have the forethought to think whether or not he wanted a frat boy life.

Naw, it's just a bunch of Minnesotans hating on ND the passive aggressive Minnesota nice way.

Same. Followed by Lila.

I mean, secondary PTSD, when used correctly, doesn't mean less than PTSD. It means the same disease developed from watching people go through trauma as opposed to having the trauma happen to you directly.

The distinction is somewhat useful because people with secondary PTSD usually have a harder time pinpointing which specific trauma was the tipping point. In a lot of cases, that makes it harder to treat.

What company? I live in MN and want to be sure to never use.