AltWeeklies Wire
HIV Criminalization May Discourage Testingnew
A team of researchers has published findings that indicate criminalization of HIV may discourage testing and hinder efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
The American Independent News Network |
Todd Heywood |
07-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Legal Experts Dispute 'Tortured' Reading of Abortion Lawnew
The Virginia Board of Health ignored legal advice from the state attorney general's office when it exempted existing abortion clinics from tough new regulations pushed by pro-life advocates.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
07-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Former NOM head regrets wording of race memosnew
The former head of the National Organization for Marriage said Wednesday that she disagreed with some specific wording in the group’s controversial anti-gay marriage strategies but that she did not find the strategies themselves inappropriate.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Marco Rubio Withdraws Support for PIPAnew
Florida Senator Marco Rubio — who co-sponsored the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act, known as PIPA — wrote today that, having "heard legitimate concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet," he has "decided to withdraw my support for the Protect IP Act."
The American Independent News Network |
Marcos Restrepo |
01-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Ohio Redistricting Plans Could Go To Referendumnew
The fight over re-mapping Ohio’s congressional districts has become a savage partisan battleground in Columbus, and could even result in a referendum that would have federal courts drawing the lines for lawmakers unable to compromise.
The American Independent News Network |
David S. Lewis |
11-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
What Women Want … From the 'Super Committee'new
How the super committee’s proposal could disproportionately impact women.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
Legal Battle on ‘Fetal Pain’ Abortion Law Could Have National Consequencesnew
A 33-year-old Idaho woman is seeking class-action status on a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, made possible by the claim babies are developed enough at that stage to feel pain.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
