The majority of voters in Florida supported legalizing medical marijuana—but now the cities with the most support for the measure are banning dispensaries. (TFTP) When the vast majority of voters in Florida came together in 2016 and voted to legalize medical marijuana, they had no idea that even though the measure passed, lawmakers would begin Read More…
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Bill to Allow Doctors to Lie to Women About Fetal Birth Defects to Prevent Abortions
Lawmakers appear to know no bounds when it comes to implementing their moral views on society. Senate bill 25, titled Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action, which passed the Texas Senate Monday, and is up for final vote this week, will allow doctors to intentionally deceive patients about fetal abnormalities to prevent them from having Read More…
Lawmakers, Peace Groups Team Up to Block ‘Disturbing’ US-Saudi Arms Deal
The deal was announced while Congress was in recess, giving them little time to debate it before the 30-day window closes, CODEPINK noted. Anti-war advocates are launching an 11th-hour bid to stop U.S. Congress from approving a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia in its fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen, which was announced Read More…
GOP Lawmakers Capitalize on Zika Threat to Pass Bill Dubbed ‘Making Pesticides Great Again’ Act
House Democrats and Obama administration, meanwhile, criticize bill’s assault on Clean Water Act The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Tuesday passed legislation—newly rebranded with the word “Zika” in it—that Democrats say is in fact not at all about the addressing the threat of the virus but making it easier for pesticides to contaminate the nation’s waterways. Read More…