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SUMMARY:State Abortion Restrictions - What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Many states have passed restrictions on the conditions under which a woman may have an abortion.  The restrictions have closed many clinics which provided not only abortions\, but also other reproductive and women’s health services.  What are some of the most egregious of the restrictions?   Whom do these restrictions affect?   Stan Henshaw\, formerly with the Guttmacher Institute\, will bring us up to date on the state of abortion in the U.S.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/state-abortion-restrictions-what-you-need-to-know/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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SUMMARY:After the Storm:  Effects of Florence and Michael on Livestock and Farms in North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:In September 2018\, Hurricane Florence\, closely followed by Hurricane Michael\, had a devastating impact on livestock and the environment in North Carolina.   Dr. Doug Meckes heads the Veterinary Division of the  North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services\, and will speak to us about the effects of these storms. \nDr. Meckes currently serves as the Commissioner of Agriculture’s lead subject matter expert on all animal health issues.  He designs and administers programs that monitor and protect the state’s livestock\, poultry\, and equine industries as well as other species of interest.  He works in coordination with the USDA\, APHIS\, and Veterinary Services’ district office in the administration of federal cooperative agreement programs and funding.  Previous to this\, under the administration of President Obama\, Dr. Meckes led the Office of Health Affairs’ responsibilities to provide oversight and management of the Department’s implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9 Defense of United States Agriculture and Food.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/after-the-storm-effect-of-florence-and-michael-on-livestock-and-farms-in-north-carolina/
LOCATION:NC
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day Talk - Eugenics: The Past\, the Present\, and the Future
DESCRIPTION:(Rescheduled from an earlier date) \nThe term “eugenics” was a word coined by Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) to describe the “science of improving human stock” by encouraging the reproduction of the “more suitable races\,” so that they would prevail over the “less suitable races.” This so-called “science\,” based on poor and incomplete knowledge of genetics\, was subverted by individuals with their own political and social agendas\, which ultimately led to the justification for the wholesale liquidation of groups. Despite the revulsion and repudiation of the practice of eugenics by world opinion following the revelation of Nazi excesses\, some form of it is re-emerging in the wake of recent advances in knowledge and technological capabilities in genetic and reproductive sciences. \nElaine Winshell\, who is a friend and frequent visitor at the EHST\, will address these issues. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from Columbia University. She is a Professor of Biology at Ramapo College in New Jersey\, and is a former Dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science. She will talk about not only what has happened\, what is currently happening\, and what could happen with the new genetic technologies; she will also ask whether society should permit these new technologies to proceed without restraint/regulation. Near the end of her talk\, she will ask us whether there are “liberal eugenics” and discuss the unintended consequences of the new genome and genetic technology.  Some examples: Sex selection + abortion\, screening for genes that are associated with a particular disease (Tay-Sachs)\, Down syndrome\, followed by abortion\, screening for height\, athleticism\, intellectual ability\, and other traits that require multiple genes\, as well as correcting an error in the DNA code (CRISPR/cas) in a germ cell or a somatic cell. \nCome join us for what promises to be an interesting and thought-provoking subject.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/eugenics-the-past-the-present-and-the-future-2/
LOCATION:NC
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SUMMARY:NC Stop Torture Now Project
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that an airport in Johnston County has been involved in 49 cases of “extraordinary rendition?”  Planes launched from there picked up individuals from around the world who were captured as suspected “terrorists” and then taken to countries which condone torture\, thus bypassing our own laws regarding torture.  The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture has documented these “torture flights.”  Dr. Christina Cowger\, co-founder of NC Stop Torture Now\, will be speaking to us about this report and what her organization is doing to prevent “torture flights” in the future.  Also\, Reverend Para Drake of the NC Council of Churches\, and Project Coordinator of NC No Torture\, will be available during the question and answer period\, to provide more information on efforts to stop these flights from taking place.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/nc-stop-torture-now-project/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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