Religion & Law

Obama Newly Embracing Abortion Restrictions
From the ABC News Blog Legalities: … In a recent interview, Obama appears to back away from his long-stated positions on abortion (and a proposed federal abortion rights law he had co-sponsored), repudiate 35 years of accepted Supreme Court rulings on the issue and embrace a view on abortion restrictions that has been expressed on the [...

Spain Relaxes Restrictions on Abortion
Guttmacher Institute news release: Spain Expands Legal Access to Abortion: On February 24, the Spanish senate approved a new law on sexual and reproductive health, which relaxes restrictions on women?s access to abortion...

State Lawmaker Pushes for Open Carry Law for Gun Owners (News On 6 Tulsa)
An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing for an open carry law for gun owners.

Okla. Lawmaker Pushes Ban On Religious Headwear In Driver's License Photos

"Neb. abortion restrictions based on fetal pain"
"Neb. abortion restrictions based on fetal pain": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Bolstered by unique abortion restrictions that took effect in his home state of Nebraska on Friday, U...

California legislator urging state to adopt one-drug execution protocol being used by Ohio
I was intrigued and pleased to see this news item in the Stockton Record from California, which is headlined "Lawmaker pushes for state to adopt execution method." Here are the basic detail: A Southern California lawmaker is pushing California to...

Florida, USA
alleging restrictions too tight on Medicaid recipients.

GNG Marketing Violations
Georgia Natural Gas to pay customers $2.5 million in settlement.