Morgentaler among those named to Order of Canada
- Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean has named a leading abortion rights crusader to the Order of Canada, news that has outraged anti-abortion groups.
Dr. Henry Morgentaler is one of 75 Canadians to receive honours for their contribution to the country.
The Governor General announced the new inductees on Tuesday after the names were recommended by an advisory panel.
Just How Much Is the Iraq War Costing Us Each Minute? The War in Iraq costs $720 Million a day. That’s $500,000 a minute. That’s $8333 a second. This video, brought to you by American Friends Service Committee, , and Antiwar.com, puts the obscene costs of war into perspective.
On June 6th, 2008, the website of the Public Health Agency of Canada quietly added the 2008 report by Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr David Butler-Jones. Normally, as noted in this release by Liberals Dr. Carolyn Bennett and Dr. Ruby Dhalla, such a report to Canadians from a senior public official would be accompanied by news conferences and press advisories.
“The Conservatives sought to bury Dr. Butler-Jones’ report, which offered five recommendations for government action, including the pressing need to reduce poverty,” said Dr. Dhalla. “In particular, the report calls for further examination of income redistribution policies, programs and initiatives so that all families have the resources needed for healthy child development.
“It seems clear that the views of Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer are not compatible with the ideology of his political bosses… Muzzling the man who wrote the report is the next best thing to withholding it,” said Dr. Dhalla.
“Also at issue here is the continuing - and disturbing - trend of this government in its disrespect of senior officials and experts tasked with defending the interests of Canadians,” said Dr. Bennett. “We do Canadians no favour by hiding the truth from them…”
Challenging the Commonplace: Harper Government muzzles Chief Public Health Officer
A provocative new book argues you can’t do anything for yourself when you’re being swarmed by bees. It’s just an analogy, but author and philosopher Charles Karelis’s take on poverty is a stinging refutation of generations of social policy
TheStar.com | Ideas | The buzz about bee stings and the poor
Video of the May 3 Torture and the American Psyche: Blurring the Boundaries Between Healers and Interrogators forum in Brookline MA is now available. This forum featured Stephen Soldz, David Sloan-Rossiter (Boston psychoanalyst and Curriculum Director at the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy & the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis, Leonard Rubenstein (President of Physicians for Human Rights), and Eric Fair (former interrogator in Iraq).
Psyche, Science, and Society » Video: Torture and American Psyche forum
Stephen Soldz’s recent critique of the APA’s Ethics Director Stephen Behnke’s recent letter to the ACLU.
Stephen Soldz: APA Supports Psychologist Engagement in Interrogations
Sign the petition - The following Resolution requires signatures from 1% of current APA members in order to be brought before the entire APA membership for a direct vote.
PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR AN ETHICAL APA
Be it resolved that psychologists may not work in settings where persons are held outside of, or in violation of, either International Law (e.g., the UN Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions) or the US Constitution (where appropriate), unless they are working directly for the persons being detained or for an independent third party working to protect human rights.
Conservatives love to crow that the United States has “the best health care in the world.” Yet these same conservatives overlook the fact that 47 million Americans lack any health insurance at all, leaving them shut out of access to this world-class health care.
Stephen Soldz writes about the NY times article that exposes the horrifying conditions at the Guantanamo prison and the continued role of Psychologists there. Will APA act?
Psyche, Science, and Society » Isolation driving Guantanamo detainees insane: Will APA act?
