In July, PogoWasRight noted that a Nebraska teen had been sentenced to 90 days in jail in a case that involved obtaining abortion pills in violation of state law. The teen had enlisted her mother’s help to get the pills and she was more than 20 weeks pregnant at the time she reportedly took them….
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Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Workers’ Rights in New York State
Snippets from a press release last week by NY’s governor: Governor Kathy Hochul today signed three pieces of legislation to strengthen workers’ rights in New York State. This support will uplift workers in addition to recent employee protections surrounding mandatory political and religious meetings, strengthening wage theft penalties, and increasing benefits for injured workers. The Governor’s action…
Judge blocks Escondido school district’s controversial transgender student privacy policy
Mike McKinnon III reports: Last May, two teachers from Rincon Middle School in the Escondido Union School District filed a lawsuit challenging the district’s policies regarding what information can be shared with parents of students who are debating their “gender identity.” The original complaint stated teachers are required to use “any pronouns or a gender-specific…
Where are HHS and the FTC on online privacy for people with substance use disorder?
Jacqueline Seitz writes: The era of rampant, unconsented, and unregulated online data collection may finally be winding down for consumer health data. But the advances in consumer privacy have not yet fully reached the millions of people with health information related to their drug use, substance use disorder treatment, or recovery. In July, two key…