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The CDC addresses common misconceptions about vaccinations in an effort to encourage parents to make an informed decision to vaccinate and relieve paniced thoughts that vaccinations are unsafe. The website also answers frequently asked questions about the subject.

A new cybersecurity bill set for a vote in the Senate this week is drawing concern from the tech industry that could threaten several years of legislative work.

Shows statistics based on U.S. surveys concerning overweight women and the wage penalties they could expect from being overweight.

The government are having some concerns with same-sex marriage.They are sticking to the federl law saying marriage consists of one man and a women.They go through sections of marriage act and comparing gay marriage to civil unions.

This article gives a history lesson concerning education since our country was founded. The author stresses that the issues we face today cannot be solved by the bureaucratic education of our citizens and that we must get back the desire to learn and be educated if any change is to be made.

Wiretapping peoples personal property. Invading privacy in all aspects.

This is a collection of Pro/Con quotes concerning vaccinations for children. This webpage has links for each quote so that further information can be gathered. One quote stated that newborns receive antibodies from their mothers but this immunity only last a year at the longest.

This article explains GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's radical views concerning abortion. He claims that, even if his own daughter was raped, he would encourage her not to have an abortion and to "make the best out of a bad situation." He feels that every baby is a gift from God, even if it is conceived through rape.

This article discusses the actual health risks associated with hormone replacement therapy when used for transgendered people. It discusses the psychological and physical risks that such medications pose.

If privacy is your concern, this is the paper for you. James Moor, Dartmouth College, introduces the reader to the fact that neither in the Declaration of Independence, nor the Constitution is the issue of Privacy discussed or mentioned. He goes on to examine various levels of privacy and what constitutes those privacy. He ties it all together by factoring technology into the fray. Well written. Although it is nearly 12 years old, very appropriate to today's discussion.

This article is about the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, that would outlaw sex-selection abortion. This Act is said to make it more difficult for women to get an abortion. The article states that it is a growing concern in the U.S. especially in the ethnic communities that favor one sex over the other.

Another article on social media and privacy concerns.

Legislation concerning doctor-assisted suicide is explored in this site. Several states are currently considering new legislation on this matter, including Maine, Michigan, Florida, Oregon, Iowa and New Hampshire. This issue is deeply divisive, and this website explores these divisions.

My conception of ethically permissible behavior is based on the view that any decision is ethically permitted if it is voluntary and does not cause gratuitous harm to others. This is congruent with the early ethical stricture in medicine, Primum non nocere, "First, do no harm." However, our perception of harm must be qualified. A living being can be harmed without being harmed in a moral sense. I harm a mosquito when I swat it, but I do not harm it in a moral sense unless I assign a moral absolute value to the mosquito's well-being. To be harmed in a moral sense is to be wronged. Thus, my concern is with behavior that does or does not wrong another.

Read the interesting facts surrounding today's rising epidemic of obesity among youth. Great definitions and health-related problems cause by being overweight.

Javier Pierini / Digital Vision / Getty Images Update Appended: June 24, 2011 The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is weighing fresh concerns about the sweeping nature of domestic spying using one controversial section of the Patriot Act.

Republicans lawmakers in Arizona are pushing a bill that would limit the reach of any gun laws in to Arizona. The bill (HB 2291) would make it a felony for any federal agent to enforce federal law in Arizona concerning gun made and residing in the state. This bill is meant to send a message to Pres. Obama.

This article brings to the surface many hidden truths about why the government pushes vaccinations. Health discoveries and funding are among topics of concern.

Very interesting article. I wonder if this has anything to do with the increase in autistic children in our country.

This article brings to light just one facet of the US government that is under the control of corporations. Pharmaceutical companies are part of the corporate wheel that runs the world. In an effort to disguise this fact and make a public show of denouncing their corporate overlords, the government permitted a study to prove some vaccines are unnecessary. Does this mean anything in the long run? Will the government throw off its shackles? The answer to both questions is a resounding no.