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May 03, 2013 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Same-sex marriage approved in Rhode Island
As more than 1,000 ecstatic supporters looked on, Governor Lincoln Chafee on Thursday signed legislation making Rhode Island the 10th state in the nation to permit gays and lesbians to wed, and establishing gay marriage as the law of the land throughout all of New England.
May 03, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards.
May 02, 2013 - The Associtated Press
AP: Md. governor signs bill to abolish death penalty; 6th state in 6 years to repeal it
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joining only West Virginia.
May 01, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Irish bill brings more clarity – and more heat – to abortion debate
It came half a day late, but late last night the Irish government finally published the "heads of bill" outlining its proposed abortion legislation – though it did little to stem arguments about the legality and morality of abortion in Ireland, where the practice has been outlawed.
May 01, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: U.S. to defend age limits on morning-after pill sales
The Obama administration moved Wednesday to keep girls under 15 from having over-the-counter access to morning-after pills, as the Justice Department filed a notice to appeal a judge’s order that would make the drug available without a prescription for girls and women of all ages.
April 30, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly Inquirer: Abortion brewing as Corbett campaign issue
No doubt the 2014 race for Pennsylvania governor will contain plenty of debate about jobs, jobs, and jobs. That's no surprise, since the economy ranks at the top of the list of issues state voters tell pollsters they care about most.
April 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Smooth sailing ahead for RI gay marriage bill
One final vote stands between Rhode Island joining the rest of New England and four other states in allowing gay couples to marry.
April 28, 2013 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt. Post-Gazette: Is evolution missing link in some Pennsylvania high schools?
During an Advanced Placement biology course in Easton Area High School, Jennifer Estevez's teacher sped through the large chapter on evolution, focusing on one formula for the AP exam and the basics: survival of the fittest and natural selection.
April 26, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Obama vows to defend abortion rights at Planned Parenthood event
President Obama spoke to nearly a thousand Planned Parenthood supporters Friday, telling them that moves to restrict abortion access across the country represented an effort “to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century.”
April 25, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Rhode Island set to push states allowing gay marriage into double digits
The number of U.S. states allowing gay marriage is set to enter double digits now that Rhode Island's state Senate has taken a landmark vote.
April 25, 2013 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Right-to-die debate resurfaces as Canadian ends her life in Zurich
Behind every death there’s the narrative of a life – its hopes and fears, joys and sorrows – and how it ended.
April 25, 2013 - El Pais
El Pais: The Colombian Senate says no to gay marriage bill
After two vote delays and in the midst of an intense debate among lawmakers, who made use of legal and religious arguments, the Colombian Senate late Wednesday rejected a bill that would have legalized gay marriage.
April 22, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Protests against same-sex marriage bill intensify in France
On Tuesday afternoon, France is expected to become the 14th country to legalize marriage for all couples, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
April 20, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Voting soon on Michigan bill allowing refusal of health care on moral basis
For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds.
April 19, 2013 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Boy Scouts please few with proposal to partly rescind ban on gays
No one seemed satisfied Friday when the Boy Scouts of America proposed a historic policy change to allow openly gay youths as Scouts while simultaneously maintaining a ban on gay adult volunteers and paid staff.
April 18, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Cheers and Maori song as lawmakers make New Zealand 13th country to legalize gay marriage
The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.
April 18, 2013 - The Seattle Times
Seattle Times: State’s case against florist fires up gay-marriage critics
The state attorney general’s surprising lawsuit against a small florist in Eastern Washington has energized gay-marriage opponents who all but disappeared after failing to defeat same-sex marriage in Washington last fall.
April 17, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: 9th Circuit hears arguments on therapy aimed at converting gays
A federal appeals court Wednesday grappled with whether a California ban on therapy to change a minor’s sexual orientation amounted to a restriction on free speech or mere regulation of a medical treatment.
April 16, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Ireland takes step toward gay marriage rights
Ireland, a famously conservative country with a government dominated by the center-right, has taken a step toward legalizing same-sex marriage, following several other Catholic nations into what some say is belated equality – and others claim is murky legal and moral territory.
April 15, 2013 - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: East St. Louis pastors and mayor in First Amendment standoff
After the Rev. Anthony Vincent, the city’s director of emergency services, delivered an opening prayer, the City Council took up some standard issues — maintenance of a traffic light, filling in a pot hole.
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