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One More State Down, Only 48 To Go

On May 15, 2008, California’s Supreme Court ruled state laws against gay marriage are unconstitutional. This progress can be impeded come November. Take a look at several advocacy videos, from Canada and the US, and see how much difference accurate public awareness makes: Canada legalised same-sex marriage in July 2005, nation-wide.

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It’s Not Just Abortion

New Mexico’s governor, Bill Richardson, knows what’s at stake with today’s Supreme Court ruling on late-term pregnancy termination:
While not unexpected, I believe this unfortunate decision is a clear signal that the Supreme Court is opening the door to further challenges to personal medical decisions between patients and doctors that should not involve the government. [Source: [...]

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Best Headline Seen Today

One of the best headlines I’ve seen in today’s news:
Doctor, There’s a Lawyer in My Womb: The Supreme Court Tries to Understand Partial-Birth Abortion
From the article:
“Perhaps the biggest problem with the words ‘partial-birth abortion’ is that they have neither a precise legal definition nor an exact medical one.”
Perhaps? Gee, ya think?

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