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Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama Abortion Protections

The Trump administration in late January took two new steps in its ongoing fight against abortion. The first was a new regulation that further underscored protections for health-care workers who refuse to perform abortions and other medical procedures because of religious and moral objections. The second rescinded a formal warning issued by the Obama administration in 2016...
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked To Hear Child Custody Case

Saying biology matters, an Arizona woman is making a last-ditch effort in court to keep from being forced to share custody of her child with her former wife. Keith Berkshire, attorney for Kimberly McLaughlin, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn last year’s ruling by the state’s high court, which concluded that Suzan McLaughlin had...
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Child Marriage Targeted in Several States

The ABA Journal reported that on her TV show last summer, comedian Samantha Bee told the story of a teenage girl, Cassandra Levesque, who learned about child marriage laws at a Girl Scouts conference. Cassandra was upset after discovering that most states allow girls as young as 13—and boys as young as 14—to be married...
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Pets Treated As Children In Divorce Proceedings

As reported in the Chicago Tribune a spousal split can lead to a contentious custody fight over four-legged fur babies. According to a new state law effective Jan. 1, judges in divorce proceedings can consider the well-being of companion animals in allocating sole or joint ownership. “It sort of starts treating your animal more like children” instead...
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