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Louisiana Abortion Providers Challenge New Ultrasound and Malpractice Law
Center for Reproductive Rights filed a federal challenge against two abortion restrictions recently passed by the Louisiana state legislature. One measure excludes doctors who perform abortion services from participating in a medical malpractice fund administered by the state even though that coverage is provided to all other medical professionals. The other measure amends the current requirement in Louisiana that a woman seeking an abortion after twenty weeks of pregnancy receive an ultrasound. It requires women at all stages of pregnancy receive an ultrasound and a photograph of the ultrasound image, even if the woman is a rape or incest victim or diagnosed with a fetal abnormality..>
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By CRR, USA.
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Human rights Policy Resource.
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Most "All Natural" Ben & Jerry's Flavors Have Unnatural Ingredients
At least 48 out of 53 flavors of Ben & Jerry’s “All Natural” ice cream and frozen yogurt contain alkalized cocoa, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, or other ingredients that either don’t exist in nature or that have been chemically modified. Calling products with unnatural ingredients “natural” is a false and misleading use of the term, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Today, CSPI urged Ben and Jerry’s to drop the claim or else the nonprofit watchdog group will take its concerns to the Food and Drug Administration and state attorneys general.
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By CSPI, USA,
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Health Policy Resource.
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Senate Adopts Historic Improvements for School Foods
The United States Senate achieved a rare, bipartisan consensus this afternoon as it passed by unanimous consent child nutrition legislation in advance of the food programs' September 30 expiration date. The legislation, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, increases reimbursements to school systems for lunches, provides more training to help schools serve healthier meals, and strengthens school wellness policies on nutrition and physical activity. Passage of the bill also signals an eventual removal of junk foods from school vending machines, hallways, and elsewhere on the school grounds as it requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to set science-based nutrition standards for foods that may be sold.
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By CSPI, USA,
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Health Policy Resource.
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AAAS Program Evaluates Strategies to Boost Diversity in Science
Dubbed GET SET, for “Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering and Technology,” a multi-faceted AAAS effort is now underway to assess science learning and teaching strategies at predominantly underrepresented, low-income schools in Washington, D.C. The program is being supported by nearly $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the agency’s ITEST program (“Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers”), which was established to help boost the future U.S. science and technology workforce.
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By AAAS, USA.
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Technology Policy Resource.
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