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I lost my MD

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Naomi

Well, I didn’t really “lose” her. She lost me, i.e., I have been dumped. I am her ex-patient. (Ever so tempted to adapt the Monty Python dead parrot sketch here but will control myself, given the “dead” part.) Oh, I … Continue reading →

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Before 1973, before Roe…

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Naomi

…I went to my ob-gyn for a checkup. He was an serious, older man, a terse man who emitted an aura of old-school, even conservative medical philosophy. A little intimidating, in fact. This was before Roe became law but during … Continue reading →

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