On Monday, May 18, 2009, Illinois State Rep. David Reis introduced HR 417 which calls for the elimination of all state funding for Planned Parenthood of Illinois in order to help the State balance the budget.
This would mean that at minimum over 2,000 women would lose access to their annual exam and birth control supply. They wouldn't get Pap tests or breast exams. That means no early detection of cervical or breast cancer for these women!
These women will be at increased risk of unintended pregnancy - putting their health and futures in danger.
That's right! Rep. Reis wants to balance the budget on the backs of Illinois women!
An extreme anti-choice and anti-family planning member of the Illinois House, Rep. Reis says in his resolution that government "should focus on providing financial assistance for basic, vital healthcare needs to those who need it most . . ."
Pap tests and breast exams aren't "basic, vital healthcare"?
What is he thinking!?!
Stop this attack on women's health care today! Send an email to your state representative telling them to vote NO! on HR 417. Tell them that you support funding Planned Parenthood and the basic women's health care they provide.
Reposted from http://www.plannedparenthood.org
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Plumbing as a metaphor
Not so recently there have been technological developments for toilets that reduces water usage.
Some people have even suggested reducing the volume of water in the toilet tank by displacing it with bricks or other sealed containers of water. Less water is used when the toilet is flushed.
It seems like a great idea, doesn't it? You use less water and lower your water bills (if you are connected to an urban utility company as a water source). In Rural areas, you might reduce wear on the water pump.
Unfortunately, the rest of the sewer system was engineered based on the physical behavior of an older standard volume of water. That volume was much larger, based on the physical properties of the waste being flushed.
Now, have we reduced our waste to match the equivelent reduction of water usage when we flush our toilets? What are the consequences of such a disparity?
More clogs. More expensive plumbing service calls. Service calls that are far more expensive than the cost actually saved by reducing water usage at the toilet, instead of the entire system.
*** The Metaphor ***
The plumbing as a metaphor shows us how short-sighted we are, but it also shows us how certain people or groups use our short-sightedness to their advantage.
• What other examples can you find of short-sightedness that self-defeats a good idea?
Some people have even suggested reducing the volume of water in the toilet tank by displacing it with bricks or other sealed containers of water. Less water is used when the toilet is flushed.
It seems like a great idea, doesn't it? You use less water and lower your water bills (if you are connected to an urban utility company as a water source). In Rural areas, you might reduce wear on the water pump.
Unfortunately, the rest of the sewer system was engineered based on the physical behavior of an older standard volume of water. That volume was much larger, based on the physical properties of the waste being flushed.
Now, have we reduced our waste to match the equivelent reduction of water usage when we flush our toilets? What are the consequences of such a disparity?
More clogs. More expensive plumbing service calls. Service calls that are far more expensive than the cost actually saved by reducing water usage at the toilet, instead of the entire system.
*** The Metaphor ***
The plumbing as a metaphor shows us how short-sighted we are, but it also shows us how certain people or groups use our short-sightedness to their advantage.
• What other examples can you find of short-sightedness that self-defeats a good idea?
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