obstetrical paralysis

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Obama has long argued that Republican obstructionism is to blame for the current paralysis in government.
Obama Outlines His Post-Presidency|Eleanor Clift|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The shooting left Brady with slurred speech, and with partial paralysis, which required him to use a wheelchair.
Jim Brady, Reagan’s Gentle ‘Bear’ Who Roared Back to Life After Being Shot|Eleanor Clift|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A feeling of helplessness and its resulting paralysis are the enemy of the Good.
Hope When the World’s Gone Off the Rails|Gene Robinson|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet not everyone is caught up this vortex of paralysis and resentment.
Stock Market America and the Rest of Us|Lloyd Green|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Lou continued to hope that his creeping paralysis could be halted.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address|Ray Robinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffering from paralysis for years previous, his mental energy, as a chronic invalid, was amazing.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
These symptoms may be present in a variety of degrees, and in advanced cases even imbecility or paralysis may ensue.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
Paralysis has unnerved and unstrung the whole system and yet the mind has remained uninjured.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Of course, if it's repeated enough, it will end up as a permanent paralysis of the part stimulated.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
Overhead a bird chirped in loneliness, and the sky slowly turned pearly hued as the paralysis left him.
Restricted Tool|Malcolm B. Morehart