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Fla., Idaho, S.C., Utah Legislators Address Measures On Abortion, Sex Education

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The following summarizes recent state legislative action related to abortion rights. ~ Florida: State Rep. Charles Van Zant (R) last week introduced a bill (HB 1097) that would criminalize most abortions currently allowed under state and federal law, increase penalties for physicians who perform the procedure and require that providers ...

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Legislating To Promote Healthy Eating And Physical Activity

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Governments and experts are calling for action to combat the medical, economic and social costs of rising rates of preventable conditions like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). To date, governments in Canada have taken little legislative action to ...

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