I now find myself wondering how other Western countries deal with the informed consent issue.
Western Australia requires that a custodial parent be informed in the case of minors (under 16s). Said minor can apply to the Children's Court to waive this. I don't think there's specific provision in any other state. In Queensland just last month, a 12-year old wanted an abortion, her parents both consented, but it was decided that they still needed a court order to determine its lawfulness; the judge consented. (In Qld and NSW, abortion is covered by criminal law, as it was in Vic until just recently. In the other states, it's under the health law.)
I've got all 3 cats in the same room, asleep. And psycho bitch and kitten at opposite ends of the futon. No screaming fights in the last 36 hours at least. And someone just farted something toxic.
Oh, and Cash? I was IMing with my brother and my nearly 6 year old nephew has learned to spell "boobs" and he can do it on a calculator too!
I was IMing with my brother and my nearly 6 year old nephew has learned to spell "boobs" and he can do it on a calculator too!
Aw,that's just cute!
We passed Obama HQ on the way to the library for our field trip today and Owen was the only kid that pointed and said, "Barack Obama!"
I just spoke to the volunteer coordinator and it looks like I'm canvassing this weekend.
my nearly 6 year old nephew has learned to spell "boobs" and he can do it on a calculator too!
Heh. Me and my classmates didn't figure out how to spell 'boobs' on a calculator until 5th grade. But that was back when calculators were first getting popular.
Oh, and we spelled 'hell' upside-down too.
ION, I have signed up to take fiddle classes from the Old Town School of Folk Music. Two months o' classes, one night a week. (I had to google to find out for sure that fiddles and violins are the same thing.)
Have fun, tommy!
Cash, I figure it is better than when he was just figuring out the differences between boys and girls and insisted that all girls were "broken" for lack of a penis. Oy. SIL and I did a lot of feminist cringing over that phase. When we weren't laughing.
ION, Commercial Zeppelin flights start in the US (for the first time in 70 years) in San Francisco, on Halloween!
It's Hard up Here for a Blimp (Note that a Zeppelin is not actually a blimp.)
eta: This is awesome:
The first commercial flight will take off on Halloween with members of the band Abney Park, headliner at the California Steampunk Convention, which will be taking place in nearby Sunnyvale Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. The band, and eight of the their biggest fans will stage a pirate take over of the ship in steampunk costumes before the flight.
What is up with this show with Christian Slater and Madchen Amick? I am confused.
ION, Commercial Zeppelin flights start in the US (for the first time in 70 years) in San Francisco, on Halloween!
Taking the Me-ocentric viewpoint I declare that AWESOME!
t /DJ Lance
Because (a) I love Zeppelins and (b) I live in San Francisco.
What is up with this show with Christian Slater and Madchen Amick? I am confused.
Think of True Lies. He's a spy, and also an ordinary guy.
FUCKING SNOW IN MARYLAND NO.
eh? Tomorrow?
Do we know about this?
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