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Arizona abortion ban struck down
SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in a medical emergency was struck down by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the court said the law violated a woman's...Tags: Jan Brewer, Social Issues, Abortion, Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scouting's misstep
At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Social Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Science, Mastectomy, Biology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, American Civil Liberties Union
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...
Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Mastectomy, Health Care Reform (2009), Discrimination
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Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas
An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...Tags: Court Preliminary, Social Issues, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Healthcare Laws
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Gov. Jerry Brown unveils cautious budget for deficit-free state
SACRAMENTO — California may finally be free of deficits, but Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a cautious budget Tuesday, saying the state's financial condition remains treacherously unstable. Brown put lawmakers on notice that he had no desire to ratchet...
Tags: Government, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Jerry Brown
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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: Genetic Engineering, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Sales
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Brown's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death
Fear of cancer is a horrible thing. It stays with you all day long, and it wakes you up at night. I didn't want to live with that, especially when I knew I could do something about it. Like Angelina Jolie, I have a genetic mutation that increased my...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Brad Pitt, Breast Reconstruction, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
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Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG
Wendy Greuel's resume is dotted with the political accomplishments of a politician on the rise. But there was an unconventional detour: her stint as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, working alongside Hollywood titans Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg...
Tags: White House, Screen Actors Guild, Politics, The Amistad, Warner Theatre
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Gov. Brown vows to take hard line on budget
Spending 'in a wise way' | 10:53 a.m. As lawmakers debate more than a dozen different plans for raising additional taxes on things like cigarettes, marijuana, and oil, California Gov. Jerry Brown said he will take a hard line with his budget. “...
Tags: Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown
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