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The Alabama Senate passed H.B. 314 on Tuesday, which is a near-total ban on abortions that makes no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. The only exception written into the “Human Life Protection Act” was for cases when “abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk.” All other abortion procedures would be reclassified as Class A felonies, punishable by up to 99 years. Only the abortion provider would be charged, however, and not the woman.If signed into law by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, it would be the most restrictive abortion law in the United States. BREAKING: The Alabama Senate passes the most restrictive abortion ban in the US, making it a felony with very limited exceptions https://t.co/H84uYgeUJl — CNN (@CNN) May 15, 2019 The vote passed 25-6. WATCH: Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton demanded a roll call after the Senate stripped a rape and incest exception from a bill to ban abortion. … [Read more...] about Alabama’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Spares Women, Would Send Abortion Doctors To Prison

Last week, a group of seven women sat around a meeting room in Seattle’s Plymouth Church discussing their hobbies, personal relationship challenges and even their medical diagnoses. For two hours, their stories were met with advice, comfort or simply kind words. The atmosphere was at once a casual gathering of friends, and a thoughtful support group. And while many of the women had not met each other before this meeting, by the end of the evening they had already started planning future outings, such as karaoke and bowling. But this was no typical social gathering. It was the inaugural meeting of the women’s chapter of Square Pegs, a group meant to offer socialization opportunities for autistic people, created and run by those on the spectrum. An estimated one in every 68 people have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disorder that involves difficulty with social communications, along with repetitive behaviors, such as accumulating a lot of information on … [Read more...] about ‘Square Pegs’ Helps Autistic People Socialize

CNN host Michael Smerconish recently appeared on HBO “Real Time” with Bill Maher and asked a simple question about his pariah pal Mark Halperin. “Has he owned it and has he been punished? Smerconish asked. “I thought had been punished enough. If not, then I ask the question, are we advocating the professional death sentence for someone like him because I am not comfortable with that.”The LA audience gave him a meager round of applause. Smerconish, one of the few men in media besides MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough to show mercy for Halperin,  likes to mention the “500 days” that Halperin was out of the limelight. He believes that this was an incredible hardship in the face of women who allegedly experienced Halperin’s hard-ons and harassment at ABC. The Daily Beast is out with another story on Halperin. In this one, Halperin has a call with MSNBC President Phil Griffin in which he “threatens” him … [Read more...] about Women Want To Put Mark Halperin ‘Under Quarantine’

ROCKVILLE, MD — The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a bill to create the county's first civilian police review commission. Bill 14-19 — spearheaded by council member Hans Riemer — establishes a 13-member board that aims to develop best practices on policing matters for the council to review. The Policing Advisory Commission, as it's called, will allow appointed residents to help craft certain policies for the police department and strengthen the council's oversight role to prevent problems from occurring down the road. Of the 13 members, nine will be appointed by the council, and four will be appointed by the county executive. The police chief and the president of a police union will serve as non-voting members of the board. The bill is part of a larger effort to improve the public's trust in law enforcement, which has deteriorated in recent years because of multiple alleged racial bias incidents, officials said. Despite these incidents, … [Read more...] about First Police Civilian Review Board Green-Lit In Montgomery County

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the point clear at her news conference Thursday: The impeachment train is heading down the track, and there’s no plan to slow down.“We feel comfortable with all of the time that has gone into this,” Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said when asked about comments from some Democratic lawmakers that their constituents haven’t yet absorbed what the case is about. Newsletter Get our twice-weekly Politics newsletter “If some people have some unease, we’ll catch them up.”There’s a tradeoff for speed, but the Democratic leadership believes it’s worthwhile. Let’s take a look. Advertisement SPEEDY VS. THOROUGHThe most fundamental tradeoff is speed versus thoroughness.As Pelosi’s lieutenant on impeachment, Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), acknowledged this week, there are still “unanswered questions” about President Trump‘s conduct toward Ukraine. Some … [Read more...] about On impeachment, Democrats opt for speed even if some questions remain