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Apr 05, 2011
ACLU, PUBPAT And U.S. Solicitor General In Federal Appeals Court Today Challenging Patents On Human Genes Linked To Breast Cancer
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Apr 01, 2011
Girl gets OK to wear tuxedo to prom
"This sends a negative message to other students that they can't express who they are," said John Knight, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Project at the ACLU. "It's a First Amendment right, a free speech right, and that includes her right to send a message through wearing male clothing that she doesn't think women should be restricted to traditional female clothing."
On Thursday, the Proviso Township school district sent a response to Knight saying that Sanchez will be allowed to wear a tuxedo to the prom, on April 22.
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Mar 30, 2011
House Agriculture Committee AGAIN Legislating on Women's Reproductive Health
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Springfield - In an extremely swift hearing this morning, the House Agriculture Committee again passed legislation, sponsored by Representative Senger that regulates provision of women's reproductive health care in Illinois - seeking to regulate abortion out of existence. The committee passed an amendment to HB 2321 (which now replaces HB 3156) that would place unnecessary,discriminatory and burdensome regulations on clinics that provide abortion services.
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