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Senate passes ban on genetic discrimination
The Senate approved in a 98-0 vote Feb. 17 a bill to restrict insurance companies and employers from discriminating against Americans based on their genetic information. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Life, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC supports bill to combat underage drinking
Legislation designed to prevent underage drinking was reintroduced Feb. 16 in Congress.
The Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Legislation
DOJ to appeal obscenity decision
The Department of Justice announced Feb. 16 it will appeal a recent court setback on obscenity, providing a glimmer of hope it may prosecute such cases with more ardor under a new attorney general. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Pornography
NARAL withdraws opposition to pain bill
NARAL Pro-choice America has withdrawn its opposition to the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, which would require that women be informed about the pain their unborn children will experience if they undergo late-term abortions. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Social Issues
Justices reject request to review Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court declined Feb. 22 a request to reconsider its 1973 opinion legalizing abortion.
Without comment, the justices refused to grant a review in a case involving the woman whose challenge of a Texas law resulted in all state laws against abortion being overturned. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National, Social Issues
High court to rule on assisted suicide case
The Supreme Court will decide if the federal government can prevent drugs from being used in assisted suicides.
The high court announced Feb. 22 it would review a lower court decision last year that blocked a Department of Justice ban on the use of federally regulated drugs in physician-assisted suicides in Oregon, which is the only state in which the practice is legal. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide
U.N. panel OKs call for ban on human cloning
The United Nations’ legal committee passed Feb. 18 a resolution calling on all countries to enact comprehensive bans on human cloning.
The panel voted 71-35, with 43 abstentions, to urge U.N. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Land, others urge Bush to fight poverty
ERLC President Richard Land has joined a diverse group of evangelical leaders in asking President Bush to strengthen his effort to overcome hunger and poverty in his second term. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Social Issues
FDA delays decision on ‘morning-after’ pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed to meet a Jan. 21 deadline for making a decision about over-the-counter (OTC) sale of a “morning-after” pill that many pro-life advocates oppose as an abortifacient. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 15, 2005
Votes lined up to change rule, Frist says
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said he has the votes needed to revise a rule in an effort to confirm President Bush’s embattled judicial nominees. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
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