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S.C.s Abortion-Ultrasound Bill Headed to Governors Desk
A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor's signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the procedure.

"Abortion ultrasound bill fails on tie vote"
"Abortion ultrasound bill fails on tie vote": The Miami Herald provides a news update that begins, "A proposed law requiring all Florida women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound -- then have a chance to view the image and have it explained to her -- failed in a tie vote Wednesday after almost 90 minutes of impassioned debate about privacy, pregnancy and women's rights that crossed party lines...

South Carolina Legislators Reach Compromise on Abortion-Ultrasound Bill
A House-Senate Conference Committee agreed on compromise language that requires abortion practitioners inform a woman of her right to view her ultrasound before an abortion.

Florida Bill Allows Women to See Ultrasound of Unborn Baby Before Abortion
"The measure requires abortion practitioners to do the ultrasound and give women an option to see it."

Oklahoma Passes Mandatory Ultrasound Law for Abortion Patients
Oklahoma has again tinkered with the decision process leading to an abortion. Under a new law, a woman would be required to go through an ultrasound procedure and given the chance to see the fetus that she is aborting...

Ultrasound laws at center of state abortion wars
In all, 17 states considered more than 30 ultrasound bills this year, a record level of legislative activity on any abortion issue, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion-rights research group.

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...