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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), usually referred to as Planned Parenthood, is a non-profit organization that provides sexual and reproductive health care, education, information, and maternal and child health services in the United States. … Continue reading Planned Parenthood
Jun 29, 2015: In the case of Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, by a vote of 5-4 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Judges Sotomayor, … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Nov 28, 2017 U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country | Reuters Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying' | CNN Nov 2, 2017 EPA … Continue reading Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
On September 21, 1996, H.R.3396 - Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law states: Defense of Marriage Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that no … Continue reading Defense of Marriage Act
In 2003, in the case of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court decided by a vote of 7-2 that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional and that they violate right to privacy and … Continue reading Sodomy and the Supreme Court Case of Lawrence v. Texas
Get information about the Affordable Care Act or enroll in a plan on the official ACA website here. Get additional information about the Affordable Care Act here. Get detailed information about the effort to repeal … Continue reading ACA | Affordable Care Act | PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Obamacare
Feb 6, 2015: The Canadian Supreme Court ruled unanimously that doctor-assisted suicide is legal for "competent adults who are suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition", which overturns a ban established in 1993. … Continue reading Canada Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctor-Assisted Suicide
Mar 25, 2015: The U.S. Supreme Court issued it's Ruling in Young v. United parcel Service, Inc., voting 6-3 to overturn a lower courts decision. The Supreme court did not say that UPS specifically violated … Continue reading Peggy Young versus UPS
Sep 30, 2016: In a unanimous 9-0 decision, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary ruled that Roy Moore violated judicial ethics by ordering state of Alabama probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, … Continue reading Same-Sex | Gay Marriage in the United States
Oct 14, 2014: The U.S. Supreme Court suspended an October 2, 2014 ruling that would allow Texas to force abortion clinics to spend millions on hospital-level upgrades, effectively causing the closure of many abortion clinics. … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Key Parts of 2013 Texas Abortion Law