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A Pound of Flesh

A Pound of Flesh

The origin of the phrase “a pound of flesh” is Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. The character Shylock demands payment for a loan, causing Portia, who is making the final judgment in the matter, to say to him, “Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh.” Of interest in the scene is that she specifies to Shylock that he may have flesh but not a drop of blood. Today, the...

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The Most Ridiculous Item

The Most Ridiculous Item

Well, not that I want to follow what Bill O’Reilly does, but the storyof the Briton in her 60s pregant after IVF from ‘clone’ medic not only raises a lot of ethical questions but does seem patently ridiculous.

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Insult To Mothers

Insult To Mothers

Sometimes the unadulterated gall exhibited by Planned Parenthood shocks even me! For example, the President of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Janice Martel Gaiter

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Immigrants … Beware

Immigrants … Beware

Planned Parenthood’s web site has set aside a special section devoted to Serving Emerging Communities. Sounds innocent enough until you read the list which details all the places where immigrant and undocumented individuals may be located.

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