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...Suleiman added. “It’s really just an indication of the excitement around this whole debate.” The study’s lead author, Professor of Psychiatry Harrison G. Pope ’69, maintains that the findings do not discredit the validity of the disorder, but rather imply that the disorder should be classified differently and treated accordingly in legal settings. “Patients who recover repressed memories are entitled to careful therapy just like anyone else,” Pope said. “We’re just saying that...
That alone is enough to discredit the centers in the eyes of many pro-choice groups, which have always argued that the best way to prevent abortions is to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place. They are hoping that with the Democrats in control of Congress, legislation like the Prevention First Act will reduce the need for abortions by promoting comprehensive sex education and expanding access to contraception. At Planned Parenthood clinics, fewer than 1 in 10 clients is there for an abortion; the vast majority are there for birth control and reproductive health care (98% of American women...
...media and our society. Muslims, in particular, have become an easy target for sensationalist media with thriving post-9/11 McCarthyism. Never mind the fact that Obama is a committed Christian; an even-speculative connection to Islam is enough in some people’s eyes to discredit his entire life’s work. Like the rumors spread about Senator John McCain’s illegitimate black child in 2000, this political slander is—sadly enough—unquestionably effective. Obama’s political opponents might as well have hit the jackpot...
...worse. It has descended into us trying to sneak subtle insults into the text of this very column. DA who eats his boogers and Peter who puts turds on his pizza both occasionally slip one by the fascist and rarely helpful Crimson editors. But we don’t discredit them too much; after all, nobody’s stupider than Crimson writers. We’re the only ones on campus who are perfect, so all the Crimson execs can go straight to hell! G-g-g-got that one in you fucking dickhead bitches! I guess what we?...
...case that has never been solved. Just like the Markov murder, the death of Litvinenko has already given rise to a flurry of conspiracy theories, including speculation among defenders of the government that the poisoning was arranged by Russian migrs or Western intelligence agencies to discredit Moscow. But for many Russian lites, the whole macabre spectacle has heightened anxieties about the Putin government's backsliding into communist-era intrigue and repression. "People who question the policies of our government are increasingly targeted. People who work for human rights are increasingly under attack," says Alexeyeva. "And even people...