CIVICS 101 - American laws sexism & racism
Scoop USA Newspaper|April 25, 2023
The majority of the people making the decisions about what a woman can, should, or should not do with her body are made by men. There are male lawmakers in America, largely Caucasian Republicans, who feel like we, as women, do not have a right to choose what we want to do with our bodies, have a baby, not have a baby, take birth control, or not. How dare they, and who do they think they are? Well, the latest on the fight for a right to choose is this: The Supreme Court has blocked a lower court ruling restricting the use of an abortion drug. The justices granted emergency requests by the justice department and the manufacturer of the pill mifepristone to stop a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas.
Thera Martin
CIVICS 101 - American laws sexism & racism

The Biden administration is said to be very pleased with the decision by the Supreme Court. Essentially, what it does is defend access to the drug in the latest legal battle over abortion in America. President Biden praised the ruling and said he continues to stand by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of  the pill manufactured by Danco. Biden said in a statement: “As a result of the supreme court’s stay, mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use while we continue this fight in the courts. The stakes could not be higher for women across America. I will continue to fight politically driven attacks on women’s health.”

In other news you should know about, it was just a couple weeks ago that all hell broke loose in the Tennessee State House of Representatives. I’ve been so busy with my SCOOP Column trying to inform and educate voters about the upcoming Tuesday, May 16th Primary Election in Pennsylvania that I didn’t take the time to write about what went down in Tennessee.

This is Civics 101. It’s all about laws, how they get made, and how they get changed. It’s about voting and the fact that all American citizens, once the age of 18, if not a convicted felon, can register and vote in every election. This column is about inspiring everyday citizens to be engaged in their community, city, and state and pay attention to local, state, and federal government. It’s about trying to help make America a beautiful place again, where litter isn’t commonplace, and graffiti isn’t splattered across walls of small business owners or on corporate buildings--I could go on.

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