hi, kids. nothing much going on tonight. actually, i'm incredibly tired and sleepy, so i'm not sure why i'm still up. i suppose i'm waiting to see if the storm is going to start up again or if it's going to stay quiet. my guess is as soon as i decide to go to sleep, it will start.
i had a long day today even though i decided to sleep in a little longer than usual. i was about an hour late for my first class, although i would have only been about 30 minutes late if i would have walked in while class was still going. i thought that would be rude, so i waited until the prof gave the class a break. didn't miss much apparently. the second half of class we discussed berman v. allan, which was a "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life" case from the 70s. this was post-roe v. wade, so abortions were legalized at this time. the mother gave birth to a down's syndrome baby and said that she would have had an abortion had she known her baby would be born with down's. however, her doctor did not inform her of the amneostecis (sp?) test that would have let her know whether or not her baby had downs. needless to say, we had an interesting conversation about the law and the right to receive compensation for damages. unfortunately, we never got around to discussing the value and right to life. the supreme court justices did make a case for the child, stating something to the effect that life is precious regardless of whether the child has down's or not. unfortunately, the parents just didn't see things the same way.
anyway, enough said about that, for now. i may have something more profound to say about it later. as for now, my friends, it's time for this girl to go to sleepy sleep. 'night!
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