Nov 30, 2022ON HERSCHEL WALKER: A Patient Advocate’s PerspectiveON HERSCHEL WALKER: A Patient Advocate’s Perspective By Don C. Reed Should Herschel Walker, a vocal enemy of science, become Georgia’s next United States Senator? As a patient advocate for several decades, I hope not. It is not a question of Walker’s politics, to which he is entitled; but the…Herschel Walker6 min readHerschel Walker6 min read
Oct 22, 2022Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research:Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research: For one month, I will make available a short (2–3 paragraphs) daily piece summarizing one aspect of the stem cell research — my layman’s understanding of it — done by scientists connected to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The material is drawn…Traumatic Brain Injury2 min readTraumatic Brain Injury2 min read
Oct 13, 2022RON JOHNSON AND THE POLITICS OF CRUELTYRON JOHNSON AND THE POLITICS OF CRUELTY By Don C. Reed I almost wish Wisconsin’s Ronald Johnson was running for Senator in California — so I could vote against him. Why do I want a particular Senator voted out of office? Many reasons: let’s choose only three. First, women deserve…Mandelabarnes3 min readMandelabarnes3 min read
Oct 11, 202236 reasons to VOTE YES! For Your Scientist Friends36 reasons to VOTE YES! For Your Scientist Friends By Don C. Reed Author, “STEM CELL BATTLES”, other books www.stemcellbattles.com Dear Friend of Regenerative Medicine: For the next month, I will make available a daily summary of one aspect of stem cell research — my layman’s understanding of it —…Spina Bifida2 min readSpina Bifida2 min read
Oct 6, 2022PERSONHOOD BROUGHT TO SUPREME COURT?A lawsuit to the United States Supreme Court is being brought by two pregnant people in Rhode Island, on behalf of their unborn children. Will it be considered? The pliaintiffs wish the Court to define personhood. “Personhood” is an opinion: that a fetus, embryo or blastocyst (fertilized human egg) must…Personhood3 min readPersonhood3 min read
Sep 24, 2022PERSONHOOD BEFORE SUPREME COURT?PERSONHOOD BEFORE SUPREME COURT? By Don C. Reed Could conservatives impose a nationwide ban on abortion — without ever saying what they are doing? They could if they passed a personhood law, which gives full legal rights to embryos. Check out the following: a new petition before the United States…Personhood2 min readPersonhood2 min read
Sep 11, 2022THE “PERSONHOOD” THREATTHE “PERSONHOOD” THREAT By Don C. Reed “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” — Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (1) “Personhood” is a political opinion: that a fertilized human egg is a person — and therefore has full rights and protections under law. (2) …5 min read5 min read
May 30, 2022DISENFRANCHISE THE DISABLED? Voter Suppression Systematized?DISENFRANCHISE THE DISABLED? Voter Suppression Systematized? In the ancient torture, the death of a thousand cuts, the first slash was across the eyes, so the sufferer was blind and could not see what was coming next. Across the country, voters with a disability are being disenfranchised — having their rights…Voter Suppression Laws4 min readVoter Suppression Laws4 min read
May 30, 2022Disenfranchise the Disabled?by Don C. Reed In the ancient torture, the death of a thousand cuts, the first slash was across the eyes, so the sufferer was blind and could not see what was coming next. Across the country, voters with a disability are being disenfranchised — having their rights to vote…Voter Suppression Laws4 min readVoter Suppression Laws4 min read
Sep 14, 2021THROW THE SHOE — Last Chance to Vote!By Don C. Reed The tale is told of a pioneer found dead, his body shot full of arrows — while in his hands was a single-shot rifle , still loaded, its one bullet left unfired. That is not the way, I think. If I was being attacked, and the…Gavin Newsom3 min readGavin Newsom3 min read