NEWS SHORTS FOR TUESDAY

NEWS SHORTS FOR TUESDAY Oklahoma House Overrides Veto On Abortion Regulations The Oklahoma House has overriden Gov. Brad Henry's vetoes of two anti-abortion measures. House members voted 81-14 Monday to override Henry's veto of a bill to require women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a description of the fetus before getting abortions. The House voted 84-12 to override a second veto of legislation to prevent lawsuits in cases where a parent might argue a child with birth defects would've been better off aborted. At least 76 votes, or three-quarters of the 101-member House, were needed to override. Click here for the entire article. Michigan Senate Passes Bill To Restrict Embryonic Research Stem cell research proponents slammed the Senate's passage of bills -- supported by pro-life groups -- that they say would unconstitutionally restrict embryonic research in the state. The bills, passed Wednesday, prohibit the sale or purchase of human eggs and would require research facilities, including universities, to file annual reports listing how many human embryos they have stored and other data. The legislation includes civil fines of up to $5,000, and would make some violations felonies punishable by up to a year in prison. Click here for the entire article. US aid programs faulted for obsession with condoms An African journalist, writing from Kinshasa, says that the intense focus of US foreign aid on expanding family-planning programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "certifiably insane." The urgent need for the country's impoverished people is an adequate supply of ordinary medicine. Antibiotics, not condoms, save lives. Click here for the entire article. Euthanasia bill turned away, but work goes on Canada's Parliament has defeated a euthanasia bill -- but that paves the way for much needed work, says one of the opposition leaders. Parliament voted against the proposed euthanasia/assisted suicide measure 228-59. But Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition tells OneNewsNow that the lopsided vote does not mean the last word on the matter has been heard. Click here for the entire article. Abortion money could have funded Mexico City's schools, laments archdiocese The Archdiocese of Mexico City stated last week that the $24 million the Mexico City government has used to finance abortion since it was legalized in 2007 could have been used to build 300 schools in the country. According to an editorial by the archdiocese's news service, the funds provided by the Mexico City government have contributed to the murder of more than 39,000 "human persons in their fetal stage, destroyed with the consent of their mothers, doctors and the government" of Mexico's capital city. Click here for the entire article. Arizona Considers Opt-In Language for Sex Education   Arizona lawmakers are considering a sex-ed "opt-in" bill designed to protect parents' rights.  Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, said SB 1309 would address the growing concern over children being exposed to explicit sexual content without parental knowledge. "Most parents want to be able to provide that education themselves, but at least have an opportunity to review those materials before their children are exposed to them in the schools," she said.  "This is a simple move to protect parents' rights to know what's going on with their children in the schools." Click here for the entire article.