I want to be shocked and all surprised by this—I really do—except when I think of the big picture, I'm not all that surprised. I am, however, dismayed.
If the program gets cut completely, it will be a major strike against women's health in the country, particularly women among the lower income strata.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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