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rentacop76 took a stand1:58 AM
Habitual consumption of alcohol is worse on one's personal health than habitual consumption of marijuana.

Wrecked livers, wrecked stomach linings, wrecked cars, mangled bodies, bar fights, wrecked marriages... People on reefer don't get violent. They're to...
rentacop76 took a stand1:40 AM
The outbreak of the influenza virus (Swine flu) in Mexico will not become an international pandemic.

Depends on who you believe. The WHO is creating a panic way out of proportion to the actual danger. People need to get a grip. This is nothing more th...
rentacop76 took a stand1:37 AM
There should be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits.

Doctors are just as human as the rest of us. The more people are allowed to collect for "malpractice" - whose definition is broad enough to include an...
rentacop76 took a stand3:02 PM
The size of a man's penis does affect his level of confidence.

I hate to say it, but it's true. Those who are well-endowed know they have a, um, marketable commodity, while their shorter-armed bros fear her respon...
rentacop76 took a stand2:43 PM
Media coverage of the swine flu outbreak has been overblown.

Get over it! They're causing a nationwide panic over something that, with treatment, will run its course. The pictures of people wearing facemasks eve...
rentacop76 took a stand1:33 PM
The U.S. is prepared for a flu pandemic.

We always have been, because people have something called an immune system that can be easily strengthened through a healthy diet (particularly Vitami...
rentacop76 took a stand5:50 PM
Pope Benedict's comments about condoms increasing the problem of AIDS in Africa were not accurate.

If the Pope is right about that, then smoking can REDUCE your risk of lung cancer!
rentacop76 took a stand5:53 PM
Scientists will not find a vaccine for the common cold.

Not an effective one, as there are so many different strains of the cold virus out there. The good news is that we have something more effective - our...
rentacop76 took a stand4:30 PM
Codeine should not be sold over-the-counter.

Codeine is an effective painkiller, but it is also a very powerful narcotic. It is not something to be handled casually, to say the least.
rentacop76 took a stand4:18 PM
Health insurance should cover laser eye surgery.

Not necessarily in full, but partial coverage would be fine.
rentacop76 took a stand9:40 AM
Children diagnosed with depression should not be treated with medication.

Various psychiatric disorders are more commonly diagnosed now than ever before. I have always been adamant that drugs should never be a first option. ...
rentacop76 took a stand9:35 AM
Men and women have roughly the same sex drive.

Men are certainly reputed to have the stronger sex drive, so I am leaning in that direction. But then again, since I'm not a woman, I wouldn't know fo...
rentacop76 took a stand3:57 PM
The right to death should be limited to those with terminal illness, chronic pain, or other specific circumstances.

That "other specific circumstances" is disturbing though; it leaves a hole wide enough to drive a truck through, and I don't want to see anyone start ...
rentacop76 took a stand3:55 PM
Life is fundamentally precious because of its origins.

Because it is given to us solely by the grace of God.
rentacop76 took a stand3:54 PM
The U.S. should not implement a single-payer health care system.

That's a dangerous step towards socialism. I wouldn't mind putting a system in place that would allow a person to obtain multiple forms of insurance, ...
rentacop76 took a stand3:50 PM
Congress should change the eligibility guidelines for Medicaid.

First, you have to be in the country legally. Second, the income limit should be raised.
rentacop76 took a stand2:43 PM
It is not appropriate to prescribe cholesterol-reducing medicines for children.

STOP DRUGGING OUR CHILDREN!! If you're worried about your kid's cholesterol level, try doing a better job of monitoring that kid's diet!
rentacop76 took a stand11:17 PM
There are persuasive reasons not to take vitamin supplements.

Some. There is such a thing as too much, and some people don't recognize what "too much" is.
rentacop76 took a stand10:47 PM
The identity of sperm donors should not remain anonymous.

I'm not so sure. I would think sooner or later the offspring will want to know who their father is.
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