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Douglas Waugh<\/h4>\n\n\n
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An ancient Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times”, may turn out to be punishment for some of our misdeeds as the 20th century draws to a close. . . . Unless our society is willing to accept a compromise between the humane aspirations of pro- choice and the species priority of pro-life, we may be doomed to continue the cyclic alternation of dominant conservative and then liberal forces, as has been the case during the last several centuries. These interesting times may indeed be a curse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waugh D. When passion displaces logic<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1989 Oct 01;141(7):707. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Douglas Waugh ExtractAn ancient Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times”, may turn out to be punishment for some of our misdeeds as the 20th century draws to a close. . . . 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