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It’s supposed to be about the baby

She thought she was doing the right thing. It must have been a matter of conscious, but as often happens, Vesna Roi’s decision was the result of failing to reconcile conflicting paradigms. Roi, a pediatrician in Detroit decided not to treat a newborn because her parents are gay. She made the decision, according to the […]

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When it comes to troubled kids, listen to the pros

Today’s Dispatch carried two articles dealing with kids. The first concerns a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against the Ohio Department of Youth Services for punishing mentally handicapped juveniles by placing them in seclusion.  One boy was allegedly locked up alone for 21 days straight. If you’re not shocked by those allegations,

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