Bad legislation alert (thanks to Amy Chester for the tip): Senate bill 1357, the MOTHERS Act (with a name feebly attempting to justify the acronym, but failing by one letter), on the surface, looks pretty reasonable. It purports to make it easier for states to fund programs to fight postpartum depression.
The problem: it states that women suffering from postpartum depression who remain untreated are a danger to society, and it is quick to assume that medication is the route to treatment of postpartum depression. Opponents suspect it was written by the pharmaceutical industry.
This is a lazy bill, part of reams and reams of bad legislation proposed in our capitals every day. It's short enough to read the whole thing, so read it. It's a great example of how our liberties erode away by infinitesimal steps: there's nothing that forces this to curtail liberties, but if passed, it will provide just a little more impetus in the wrong direction.
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