12/4 NEJM最新号の記事から

・Editorial
Volume 359:2484-2485  December 4, 2008  Number 23
"Physicians and the First Amendment"

冒頭の部分がちょっと読みにくいかもしれないので、最初の段落に注をつけてみました。全文を読んでみてください。
In the November elections, the citizens of three states resoundingly defeated initiatives aimed at curtailing reproductive rights. In Colorado, a proposed amendment to the state's Constitution would have given the same legal rights to fertilized eggs as to living persons. This amendment, which was rejected by a wide margin, would have had broad ramifications for abortion rights, the use of contraceptive agents, and stem-cell research. In California, a parental notification proposition backed by antiabortion forces was also rejected. In South Dakota, a ballot measure that would have effectively banned all abortions in the state was defeated, as was a similar measure 2 years ago.
[後略]
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/23/2484

amendment 改正, 修正, 改善
reproductive 目覚ましく、顕著にr
initiative 発議.発案
curtail ～を縮小する
margin 差、票差
ramification 効果, 結果
contraceptive agent 避妊薬
parental notification proposition　親通知法案
ballot measure　投票（対象の）法案［条例］

・Perspective
Published at www.nejm.org December 3, 2008 (10.1056/NEJMp0808736) 
"Revisiting Duty-Hour Limits — IOM Recommendations for Patient Safety and Resident Education"
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMp0808736

Has the 80-hour workweek been good for patients and residents?
というアンケート投票をしています。