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Abortion is not a topic that is easily discussed on a 500 word blog post.  The legal, moral, ethical and practical issues are far-reaching and complex.  Thus, I have avoided it for these nearly 5 years I have been posting on The Brodsky Blog.
But this week, when the North Carolina legislature upheld a ban on [...]

Washington State’s governor has signed the final piece of legislation to make the language of all state laws and statutes “gender neutral.” Will a woman (hmmm, how do you take “man” out of “woman”?) feel better, earn more, have more power and access to leadership because they now teach “handwriting” and not “penmanship”?  I really [...]

The 2012 elections were a turning point for women’s rights.  Not because any great legislation was passed, and not because women were elected to any particular positions. But because women voted and made their voices count. Look at the voting statistics and look at the outcomes.  Women counted; their votes counted.
So is it any wonder [...]

One of the most common fears for parents is the general anesthesia that almost all children have to put in ear tubes.  Is this fear rational?  Quite frankly, no, but it is real to those parents nonetheless.  Driving in your car and experiencing a significant injury from an accident is more likely than anything bad [...]