RELIGION HEADLINES
Written by on October 29, 2024
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(SRN NEWS) – Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology. Justice Department officials say they’re aggressively going after offenders who exploit AI tools to create harmful imagery of children. Meanwhile, states are racing to ensure those generating “deepfakes” and other obscene imagery of kids can be prosecuted under their laws. The prosecutions come as child advocates are urgently working to curb the misuse of the technology to prevent a flood of disturbing AI-created images.
A judge has permanently blocked enforcement of Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins cited voters’ approval last November of Issue 1, which created a constitutional right for people to make their own reproductive decisions. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost acknowledged that the restriction on most abortions once cardiac activity is detected was in jeopardy after the amendment passed. He had wanted several side provisions retained. The ban had mostly been on hold since 2019.
Experts are hesitant to predict what will happen in South Dakota on Election Day. It is one of the 10 states that put ballot measures related to abortion before the voters. It’s also one of 14 states that banned abortion at every stage of pregnancy after the Supreme Court struck down Roe versus Wade. South Dakota is reliably Republican in presidential elections. The only Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state in the last 84 years was President Lyndon Johnson in 1964. President Trump won 62 precent of the vote in 2020.
One West Texas city has banned men from using female restrooms and locker rooms. Members of the Odessa City Council have expanded a 1989 ordinance that prohibits individuals from entering restrooms of the opposite sex. The 5-to-2 vote came following an emotionally charged exchange between residents and city leaders, with city council members arguing that the ordinance would protect Odessans and their families. The ban applies to city buildings and facilities, including community centers, libraries, airports and parks.
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