In a March 23, 2015 interview with the Colorado Independent, Hickenlooper stated, “Kids that can be vaccinated should be vaccinated. There are these urban myths — and in many cases these are now suburban myths and rural myths — that somehow vaccinations increase the probability of autism or other unnamed maladies. But there is no […]
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A Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society spent the last week celebrating the Secular Week of Action and members delivered more than two dozen bags of stuffed animals to children in foster care and Haven Ministry. SVES President Pattie Arduni said the Week of Action from April 26 to May 2 coincided with the federal government’s endorsement
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Forbes contributor Christine Ro recently condemned the Trump Administration for their reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule, which bars funding for global health organizations that provide abortion information or services. “The policy will lead to more abortions of the dangerous, medically unsupervised, barbaric kind , which cause up to 13% of maternal deaths,” wrote Ro.
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On February 15, 2018, Senator Klobuchar introduced Senate Resolution 165, also titled the Flu Vaccine Act. The act would encourage further research by the National Institutes of Health to develop a more effective flu vaccine. On the occasion, she stated: “The Flu Vaccine Act will support critical research at the National Institutes of Health to
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Texas lawmakers debated whether to ban gay conversion therapy for minors on Wednesday, the first time state politicians have formally addressed the controversial practice meant to lessen or rid kids of homosexual feelings. Rep. Celia Israel’s voice quavered as she spoke on her bill late Wednesday night. Just the third openly gay member of the
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On April 1, 2014, Bennet co-sponsored bill S.1123, also known as the National Origin-Based Anti-discrimination for Nonimmigrants or NO BAN Act. The act would repeal three versions of President Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ and strengthens other legislation which prohibits religious discrimination in immigration. Previously, regarding the Supreme Court’s order to partially reinstate the travel ban on
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Some weeks, our attention is focused on a certain subject, and this week it was the misbegotten National Day of Prayer. “The officially sanctioned National Day of Prayer — observed on May 2 this year — goes against the spirit of the secular Constitution,” FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor asserts in an op-ed written for
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Bill Weld has made various statements about his support for LGBTQ rights. Most notable was his role as a signatory on an Amicus Curiae brief calling for the Supreme Court to recognize marriage rights for all in February 2013. In a June 22, 2016 CNN Libertarian Town Hall, he said, ““marriage equality is dictated by
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During a January 28, 2016 campaign event at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, IA Sanders was asked a question about federal sex education. He responded by saying: “I agree [that many kids throughout the country do not have access to sex education and we plan to replace abstinence only education with comprehensive sex
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Nearly every elected official in Massachusetts, from the governor to members of town boards, recite the phase “so help me, God” when taking the oath of office. But a proposal to amend the Massachusetts Constitution and eliminate the phrase has gained favor with a key committee in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Approved last week by the
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