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I just reviewed the articles of the 40 most senior members of the senate. Only one other senator had a section for 'honors and awards' and that was Feinstein which was limited to one sentence. This whole section should be deleted, or changed to one line mentioning her two honorary doctorate awards. This is the type of thing in this article that makes it sound very 'rah-rah' and more like a political campaign site than a wikepedia article. Comments?
COMPLETELY AGREE. It seems some PR hack has basically written this whole Edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.101.211.30 ( talk) 22:35, 9 July 2020 (UTC) Look here: Senator Boxer further distinguished herself by being one of only eight members of the Senate to vote against the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999.[citation needed]. How does voting make yourself distinguished (successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect.)? Her Job is to vote. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.101.211.30 ( talk) 22:40, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
Also, as I was reviewing the articles, several had a section documenting the senator's abortion stance, and all refered to it as 'abortion'. Not a single one used the pro-life term 'Life' nor the pro-choice term 'Reproductive Rights'. Wikepedia should use non-bias terms, so the catagory name should be changed to 'abortion' rather than 'reproductive rights'. I invite responses from those able to give unbiased comments. Rodchen ( talk) 16:19, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
I checked another 10 senators articles. The comments above still apply. Since there has been no objection, I will go ahead and make those edits in order to make this article less biased. Rodchen ( talk) 05:54, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
What is the objection? Rodchen ( talk) 06:03, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
How would you feel about the term 'santity of life'? That term also, as you say, covers more than just abortion, but it is a term only used by the pro-life side of the arguement, just as 'reproductive rights' is a term only used by the pro-choice side of the argument. I also notice how there are three paragraph under this section, and each and every paragrah deals with abortion, so this section is dealing with abortion. Making the change definately does make the article more neutral, just like changing 'santity of life' to abortion would make an article more neutral. Rodchen ( talk) 06:21, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for the misspelling. Since Wikepedia is neither a medical or religious encyclopedia, I favor using commonly used terms. Abortion is also a term used by medical and health organizations, and is most commonly used. Besides, we are discussing 'Boxer's political' views here, not her medical views here. In political circles, 'reproductive rights' is only used by pro-choice people; and 'sanctity of life' is only used by pro-life people. Abortion is used by both sides.
You may also notice that the term 'abortion' is used three times in this section, while 'reproductive rights' is not used one single time! The section is about abortion.
I know abortion is a hot and controversial issue, but surely we can at least agree to use reasonable terms to describe it. Flag burning was controversial too, but surely if some editor tried to call it 'Preservation of our national symbol', there would have been objection.
I will allow you a good night sleep, but I hope when you wake up in the morning we can agree to simply change this to 'abortion'. Rodchen ( talk) 23:12, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
I notice the section under 'social security' also covers retirement, Enron scandal, 401K plans, and accounting practises. Why is there no objection to calling that section 'social security'? 'Reproductive rights' is a politically biased term, used only by liberal, pro-choice people. I have made suggestions for neutral languge which are 'unacceptable'. Somebody else make a suggestion on what to call it. Rodchen ( talk) 23:28, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
How about 'retirement business business practises and policies'? Rodchen ( talk) 23:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Lets discuss it here - both the changing content of the article and the title. Rodchen ( talk) 00:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
I continue suggesting the unbias title 'abortion', which is continue to be objected to, but nobody has a better, unbiased term. Rodchen ( talk) 01:32, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you Dayewalker. I understand your objection (as I stated earlier). Do you have any suggestion on a better title? 117.36.69.42 ( talk) 02:14, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
It is actually called having poor internet connection, so I get bumped off frequently, no fault of Wikepedia.
The term 'Reproductive Rights' is not a neutral term in the political world. I challenge you to find one pro-life politician who has used the term. I doubt you can. Just like you could not find a pro-choice politician who used the term 'sanctity of life'.
While this discussion is progressing, while trying to reach consensus, I find it troubling that statements (that have been in the article for over six months) were suddently changed, making the paragraphs even more biased and more non-neutral. Rodchen ( talk) 03:13, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
I agree - 'Pro-life' is not a neutral term. Just like 'pro-choice' is not a neutral term, because it suggests pro-life people are anti-choice. I think one evidence that 'sanctity of life' is not neutral is that pro-choice people don't use it. Likewise, one evidence that 'reproductive rights' is not neutral is that pro-life people don't use it. If there was not an option of using a commonly used neutral term, then I would understand the need for deciding which to use, but since there is a term - namely 'abortion', that neutral term should be used. Rodchen ( talk) 03:30, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
Reproductive rights may include some or all of the following: the right to legal or safe abortion, the right to birth control, the right to access quality reproductive healthcare, and the right to education and access in order to make reproductive choices free from coercion, discrimination, and violence.Reproductive rights may also include the right to receive education about contraception and sexually transmitted infections, and freedom from coerced sterilization, abortion, and contraception, and protection from gender-based practices such as female genital cutting (FGC) and male genital mutilation (MGM)
Using your logic, 'Reproductive Rights' is not adequate then either, because the paragraph includes 'improve access to women's health care' which would include mammograms. Should we then call this section 'women's health issues'? No, because it also deals with all kinds of contraceptives. In political circles (which we are dealing with here - Boxer's political stands), reproductive rights is a biased term and should not be used in this context. As another editor pointed out, Sanctity of life is a perfectly acceptable term in the right context - just not describing in a neutral way political stands. The same is true for 'Reproductive Rights'. The best term for this is still 'abortion'. Each paragraph (while including other issues) deals with abortion, and in fact mentioned abortion, before it was inappropriately edited yesterday in order to remove this point of argument. Rodchen ( talk) 04:54, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
Good point. I haven't. Here is a quote from the 'Pro-life' page in Wikepedia:
Both "pro-choice" and "pro-life" are examples of terms labeled as political framing: they are terms which purposely try to define their philosophies in the best possible light, while by definition attempting to describe their opposition in the worst possible light. "Pro-choice" implies that the alternative viewpoint is "anti-choice", while "pro-life" implies the alternative viewpoint is "pro-death" or "anti-life". Similarly each side's use of the term "rights" ("reproductive rights", "right to life of the unborn") implies a validity in their stance, given that the presumption in language is that rights are inherently a good thing and so implies an invalidity in the viewpoint of their opponents.
The Associated Press encourages journalists to use the terms "abortion rights" and "anti-abortion". Rodchen ( talk) 05:36, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
I am not insisting on the title 'abortion'. If a better term can be found, I am willing to consider it. I just know 'Reproductive Rights' is biased, and should not be used. There will be no title that is perfect. As I pointed out, 'Reproductive rights' is not perfect either, because the paragraphs include mammograms. Rodchen ( talk) 05:54, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
Ok, let me see if I can find a good source for you. I will get back to you in a few days. Rodchen ( talk) 06:50, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
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I don't know enough to edit this, but it appears that her Senate Environmental Committee listings claim she served as ranking member and as chair through 20 Jan 2021 even though she left the Senate in 2017.
530nm330Hz ( talk) 02:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)