Oklahoma legislators have overridden a veto by Democratic Gov. Brad Henry to become the first state in the nation that makes it mandatory for women to receive a sonogram and detailed information about the development of the fetus before being allowed to undergo an abortion: (via
Stateline.org)
Carol Roye of Women's eNews warns of the Family Research Council's efforts to lobby the Bush Administration to extend the global gag rule to domestic Title X funds, petitioning that funding family planning services in the same facilities as abortion services "sends the wrong message" and thus those clinics must not receive government resources.
Iowa and Arizona have been added to the growing list of states forgoing federal dollars that require abstinence-only sex-education since these grants require states to use some of their own money and increasing evidence disputes the effectiveness of abstinence education: (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
House Democratic leaders pulled a bill related to child abuse in residential treatment programs Tuesday after Republican leaders attempted to amend the measure with a clause that required parental consent before new prescriptions were authorized, including ones for contraception: (via National Partnership)
