Samantha Kamman

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  Sep 22, 2022

  Jewish university, LGBT club reach temporary truce in ongoing legal battle

  An LGBT student organization and New York City Orthodox Jewish university have agreed to halt enforcement of a court order requiring the school to recognize the group as an official on-campus club while the school appeals its case. 

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  Sep 22, 2022

  Marsha Blackburn joins wave of lawmakers demanding investigation into Vanderbilt Pediatric Gender Clinic

  Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee are calling for an investigation into Vanderbilt University Medical Center following allegations that it has been performing body mutilating surgeries on teenagers suffering from gender dysphoria.  

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  Sep 21, 2022

  Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial nominee supports school choice proposal

  Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial nominee and the state's current Attorney General Josh Shapiro has expressed support for at least some private school choice options for students in failing schools, drawing cautious optimism of national school choice advocates. 

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  Sep 21, 2022

  Library group claims 'book banning' at record high as parents oppose sexually explicit books in schools

  The American Library Association has claimed that efforts to ban or restrict books in school libraries are on the rise amid parents' concerns about sexually explicit material depicting child sex and pedophilia. 

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  Sep 21, 2022

  Virginia orders schools to stop hiding trans students' health information from their parents

  Virginia's Department of Education under Gov. Glenn Youngkin released a directive telling all school districts to stop allowing students to identify as the opposite sex without legal documents and to keep parents informed about their child's "psychological development." 

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  Sep 20, 2022

  Planned Parenthood received record gov't funding amid abortion increase, decline in health services

  Planned Parenthood received record taxpayer funding amid an uptick in abortions and a decrease in healthcare services amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its recently released 2020-2021 annual report. 

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  Sep 19, 2022

  Jewish university suspends all student clubs after court orders approval of LGBT group

  An Orthodox Jewish university has suspended all student club activities following the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a temporary order sparing the institution from having to approve the establishment of an on-campus LGBT organization while its case is adjudicated. 

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  Sep 19, 2022

  California launches $1M website informing minors, out-of-state women how to get abortions

  California launched a $1 million website last week as part of the state's efforts to strengthen abortion access through a $200 million budget package funded by taxpayers, part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's vow for the state to serve as a sanctuary for women seeking abortions.

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  Sep 19, 2022

  Ukraine: Mass graves discovery leads to calls for war crime tribunal

  The discovery of mass graves in a Ukrainian city formerly occupied by Russian forces has prompted the European Union presidency to call for the creation of a war crimes tribunal after some of the exhumed bodies showed signs of possible torture. 

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  Sep 18, 2022

  Trans care group removes age guidelines for puberty blockers, disfiguring sex change surgeries

  A leading trans health association’s latest guidelines omitted minimum age requirements for gender-confused youth to obtain puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or genital mutilating surgeries, a major change from earlier editions.