so you'll know, someone (not me, but only because someone got to it before me) posted a link to this thread over at Ravelry, where all of us knitters congregate, so that more people can read this. A whole lot of us over there are sick and tired of the tomfoolery some state legislators are currently engaged in. Thank you so very, very much for speaking up about this. As a woman, the things that have been going on the government lately are beyond bone-deep terrifying. Every voice that speaks out against those that seek to remove my status as a living, breathing human being is so very welcome. Thank you for this posting Mr. Scalzi, thanks for writing it Dr. Anonymous. I couldn't help thinking that a lot of judges must've thought the same way when legislators started setting minimum sentences. I hate to be bitter (or earn the Mallet of Loving Correction) but look where we've slid down that slippery slope. Perhaps the knowledge-silo of the doctors will buy them room to civilly disobey. (Judges being too close to the legislators' own skillset to be able to pull off a significant non-compliance protest.) I had a transvaginal ultrasound on Oct. 2, 1997, (which I was 8 weeks pregnant at the time and my birthday), I did not know they were going to use this device. I did not get any pictures of the ultrasound either. Then, 4 weeks later, I had a miscarry. The Dr. said that the