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Reproductive Rights

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:18:22 +0000

Third, I see birth as a firm dividing line because until then the fetus inhabits a woman’s body. A woman’s body is private property – it’s hers. She shouldn’t be forced to let another creature live in it. Once that other creature is out of her body, that’s when it gets rights. Until then, any rights it gets would be taking away from the woman’s rights over her own body. And to me, that matters.

Tags: #abortion #imported:pinboard #politics #religion #rights

Boston College Campus Police: "Using Prompt Commands" May Be a Sign of Criminal Activity | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:24:47 +0000

"During its March 30th search, police seized (among other things) the computer science major's computers, storage drives, cell phone, iPod Touch, flash drives, digital camera, and Ubuntu Linux CD. None of these items have been returned. He has been suspended from his job pending the investigation. His personal documents and information are in the hands of the state police who continue to examine it without probable cause, searching for evidence to support unsupportable criminal allegations."

Tags: #compsci #eff #police #rights

if:book: free speech requires the right to quote from ALL media — not just text

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:44:16 +0000

"How can we have a comprehensive and crucial discussion about our culture if we can't quote from it."

Tags: #copyfight #freespeech #quotes #rights #sampling

Where Faith Abides, Employees Have Few Rights - New York Times

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:45:34 +0000

"His client was a middle-aged novice training to become a nun in a Roman Catholic religious order in Toledo. She said she had been dismissed by the order after she became seriously ill — including a diagnosis of breast cancer."

Tags: #employment #health #law #religion #rights

Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy

Tue, 23 May 2006 14:04:08 +0000

"For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness."

Tags: #freedom #law #politics #privacy #rights #security

Boing Boing: House introduces mandatory radio-crippling law

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:47:43 +0000

That means that no one ever gets to invent any new radio tech ever again unless the RIAA approves of it.

Tags: #copyfight #politics #radio #riaa #rights