The debate over abortion rights is a recent one when compared to contraception practices and abortion itself. Ancient and medieval civilizations are known for utilizing and elaborating on preconception and post conception methods. Although the theme is rather archaic, pro-choice and pro-life partisans offer opinions that are not often based on research, but rather based on emotions. This articl...

I intend the present paper to be my last word1 in the debate I have been having with Walter Block (2010, 2011a, 2011b) on the subject of evictionism as an alleged libertarian “third way,” capable of transcending the familiar “pro-life” and “pro-choice” dichotomy. In this debate, I myself defended what might be regarded as a qualified “pro-life” position, while Block consistently argued for his ...

Abstract Background Symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC) negatively affect patients’ health-related quality life (HRQoL). The aim this study was to identify symptoms and impacts experienced by patients with UC, develop a conceptual model (CM) evaluate available patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures for appropriateness inclusion in UC clinical studies. Methods We conducted landscape assessment ...

Finality suggests an unchangeable conclusion. It also raises the idea of a goal towards which reality is directed. This sense in one finds final cause Aristotle and other philosophers. Nearly everyone feels helpless before finality. because it evokes spectrum finitude as appears to occur dead. No prime life at peak health, wealth, pleasure hopeful optimism actively desires death. Yet like shado...