More Food For Thought
Why is it in this country, that when a 14-year-old girl attempts to get an abortion without the consent of her parents, she is referred to as a young woman...
...while a 19-year-old man, arrested for illegally carrying a loaded handgun on the subway, is a teenager?
Globe link via reader Seth. Though, as I was posting this, I thought the name "Brandon Abercrombie" looked familiar. This is the same punk from the Boston Herald Article in my last Weekend Wrap-up post.
Thanks anyway, Seth. It's good to see people are paying attention.
This bill puts young women's lives at risk, makes criminals out of caring physicians, and affects the care of all patients,'' Warren Seigel, a doctor and member of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, told the panel.
...while a 19-year-old man, arrested for illegally carrying a loaded handgun on the subway, is a teenager?
A Hyde Park teenager was ordered held on $2,500 cash bail after his arraignment Monday on charges he carried a loaded handgun on an MBTA Red Line train Sunday, the Suffolk district attorney's office reported. Brandon Abercrombie, 19, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition for allegedly boarding a train at Andrew Station with a gun inside his waistband. He is due back in Boston Municipal Court April 12 for a pretrial hearing.
Globe link via reader Seth. Though, as I was posting this, I thought the name "Brandon Abercrombie" looked familiar. This is the same punk from the Boston Herald Article in my last Weekend Wrap-up post.
Thanks anyway, Seth. It's good to see people are paying attention.
