RELIGION HEADLINES
Written by Teddy on January 19, 2025
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(SRN NEWS) – New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Phil Murphy says he’s planning to build up a supply of abortion pills ahead of President Trump’s second administration. New Jersey joins other Democratic-led states, including Massachusetts and California, in stockpiling mifepristone, one of two drugs used in combination to end pregnancies. Last summer the Supreme Court preserved access to that pill, which is used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions. Drugs have become the primary way that a majority of women end their pregnancies in the U.S.
A lawsuit has been filed to challenge a new Alabama law that bans Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities. The plaintiffs claim that the statute places restrictions on educators’ speech and classroom lessons. The Alabama measure, which took effect last fall, is part of a wave of proposals from Republican lawmakers across the country taking aim at programs promoting the LGBT lifestyle and other left-wing causes in the schools. An outcry from parents and some teachers prompted state legislators to take action.
Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates have passed resolutions enshrining abortion and gay marriage in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state’s constitution next year. The Democratic-lead House advanced the proposed constitutional amendments while sister resolutions work their way through the state Senate. Proposed constitutional amendments are not subject to vetoes by the governor, but they must be twice passed in at least two years. After that, the public will render its decision by referendum on the issues.
The Montana House has endorsed a ban on men using women’s restrooms in public buildings. The measure now heads to the GOP-controlled state Senate. A dozen other states have variations of bathroom bans on the books, many directed at schools. Even more states, including Montana, have passed laws to keep boys from playing on girls sports teams and bar sex-change operations on children. Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr, who is a man living as a woman, sought to rally colleagues against the bill.
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