Hello internet land, Nick/HTL here:
Last night at our show in Manchester at Moho, we had to park our sprinter van in a parking spot about 4 blocks away from the venue.
During the short time span between us back line/sound checking we had a lovely gentlemen bust out the front window of the van…
See Logan Morrison. See Logan Morrison’s life flash before his eyes as he nearly takes a Giancarlo Stanton throw home to the face.
Pharmacists And Doctors In Kansas Can Now Deny Women Access To Birth Control And Chemotherapy
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) signed a bill yesterday that will allow pharmacists in the state to refuse to fill a prescription they think could be used to induce abortion. But since the “conscience” measure says they cannot be required to provide a drug or devise that they think “may result in the termination of a pregnancy” — but does not define which drug in particular — the law’s opponents say it could allow a pharmacist to interfere with a woman’s health care by refusing to distribute birth control or emergency contraception.
Women who already have difficulty obtaining contraception may face additional hurdles, according to Julie Burkhart, founder of an abortion-rights group in Wichita, Kansas:
Burkhart said the law could create a hardship for women in small towns with a sole pharmacist who may refuse to fill certain prescriptions. In larger cities, women will have to make sure they go to a cooperative pharmacist, she added.
“Women should not have to go armed with a lot of research when looking for a physician or pharmacist in the community,” Burkhart said.
No pharmacist could be fired for refusing to fill such prescriptions, and doctors can refuse to refer patients to pharmacists who would fill a birth control prescription.
Additionally, the Associated Press had reported that the law could “allow a doctor to refuse to provide chemotherapy to a pregnant cancer patient because it might end her pregnancy.”
Brownback’s office justified his signing by saying the bill “gives more legal protection to Kansas health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions” based on their conscience. Kansas already had a law that allowed medical professionals to refuse to assist in abortion procedures.
While Kansas lawmakers failed to pass a sweeping anti-abortion bill that would have required doctors to give false information to their patients, the expanded “conscience” law is just one of several laws recently approved in the state that undermine women’s health and well being.
Another day. Another roll back on reproductive rights.
Love,
Rabble
Livid.
While some may call it “The Slide” others may call it “The Last Time The Pirates Played Meaningful Baseball” or “Why Didn’t Barry Bonds Move In A Few Steps.” Regardless, Sid Bream’s slide will now be forever immortalized in bobblehead form during the June 9th Blue Jays at Braves game.
Pick one up for yourself or give it to a Pirates fan and watch as he goes into a catatonic state.
(via @Braves)
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER TRAILER
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Ezra Miller will present the trailer for The Perks Of Being A Wallflower at the MTV Movie Awards, which airs Sunday, June 3rd. Check out a tweet from Emma below.
finally. except emma is not sam and i will never accept it.
FINALLY
Before the game, the Cards presented Braves third baseman Chipper Jones with a few gifts to celebrate his career. Via The Cardinals
You never answer the phone and I just wanna hear your voice. I want those eyes staring back at me again. Had I known that would be the last time, I wouldn’t have complained about your arms around me, holding on too tight. But now…now it’s too late, and the pages on the calendar keep peeling off and I know damn well that this time you might not remember.
