Texas too timid against abortion?
Social conservatives have dinged ruling Texas Republicans for being too timid about abortion- especially after another state moved this week to provoke a showdown over the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure.
Texas Republicans have passed several laws restricting abortion access since 2011. In 2011, Legislators reached a law requiring a woman to have a sonogram and hear a description of it at least 24 hours before having an abortion. they also barred state family planning funds from flowing to any provider affiliated with organizations that performed or promoted abortions-- a move that led to 1 in 4 clinics no longer offering family planning services or shutting down. Lawmakers later bolstered family planning aid, partially restoring available services.
In 2013, Lawmakers banned nearly all abortions after 20 weeks. The law also required physicians who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and for abortion clinics to qualify as ambulatory surgical centers -- stipulations later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court as unrelated to healthy and safety.
In 2015, The Legislature placed new restrictions on the legal bypass process that abused and neglected minors use to get abortions without parental consent. In 2017, Legislators banned a type of procedure that medical professionals said included "dilation and evacuation" abortions, which are widely considered safe. That part of the law was blocked by a federal court judge and is awaiting a decision by the 5th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Banning all abortions and jailing doctors who perform them will not stop abortions from happening. Abortion is a choice. every woman should have the authority to choose when she is ready for motherhood. Motherhood is a very big responsibility, and it should be a well chosen choice. Pregnancy is not always a planned choice. sometimes it can happen unwontedly and at the wrong time in life for which a woman may not be ready. So every woman should be given the right to choose. Abortion is killing but if the parent isn't ready to take responsibility of the child after the birth. We shouldn't bring a child to the world to abandon him/her later.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Blog stage 4
The Statesman published an article by Melissa. B. Taboada titled Austin district ready to restyle school dress code states that the Austin district leaders could renew the dress code policy in time for the new school year. To remove language that some say wrongfully targets female students and specific cultures. This changes are coming after a few months back a local group requested the district to rethink the current code mentioning that it does not support the values of the district. Mentioning it to be, "vague, arbitrary, sexist and racist."
Tracy Spinner, the district director of health services, cites to the school policies in Portland, Oregon which are great examples for the district when they think of renewing their dress code. Bans on specific clothes such as- baggy pants, tight clothes, garments that "improperly expose body parts", hats, caps and athletic shorts- are very common among area school districts which include Austin, Hays, Leander, Pflugerville and round rock. Where as the Manor school district demands uniforms.
Candace Pruett, who is a parent, of Austin families for Common Sense School Dress Code filed a petition to update the dress code which was supported by 625 signatures, majority of rthem were parents. A retired district teacher, Trustee Ann Teich says, that she's fascinated in inspecting the reconsideration to the policy, she says that students should understand that, "a certain amount of professionalism should be demonstrated when they come to school."
The working group could submit to trustees a draft of the new dress code language after it meets. But, Superintendent Paul Cruz said the committee might need to discuss changes over a few meetings and they might want to vet ideas with other groups.
As of now, The Austin school district now includes the following as examples of inappropriate dress:
For Elementary School Level: Baggy pants, oversized shirts, elongated armholes, over tight garments, clothes that improperly expose body parts, strapless or backless tops pr tops that have spaghetti straps or low-cut necklines, shorts and skirts that are short enough to be distracting.
For Middle school and High school level: Baggy pants, overly tight clothes or clothes that improperly expose body parts, sheer or see through clothing, halter tops, tank tops and tops that are strapless or backless, tops to expose bare midriffs or have low-cut necklines, skirts or shorts that are short enough to be distracting, boxer shorts or athletic shorts worn outside of physical education, undergarments, pajamas or other clothing not designed to be worn as an outer garment.
Tracy Spinner, the district director of health services, cites to the school policies in Portland, Oregon which are great examples for the district when they think of renewing their dress code. Bans on specific clothes such as- baggy pants, tight clothes, garments that "improperly expose body parts", hats, caps and athletic shorts- are very common among area school districts which include Austin, Hays, Leander, Pflugerville and round rock. Where as the Manor school district demands uniforms.
Candace Pruett, who is a parent, of Austin families for Common Sense School Dress Code filed a petition to update the dress code which was supported by 625 signatures, majority of rthem were parents. A retired district teacher, Trustee Ann Teich says, that she's fascinated in inspecting the reconsideration to the policy, she says that students should understand that, "a certain amount of professionalism should be demonstrated when they come to school."
The working group could submit to trustees a draft of the new dress code language after it meets. But, Superintendent Paul Cruz said the committee might need to discuss changes over a few meetings and they might want to vet ideas with other groups.
As of now, The Austin school district now includes the following as examples of inappropriate dress:
For Elementary School Level: Baggy pants, oversized shirts, elongated armholes, over tight garments, clothes that improperly expose body parts, strapless or backless tops pr tops that have spaghetti straps or low-cut necklines, shorts and skirts that are short enough to be distracting.
For Middle school and High school level: Baggy pants, overly tight clothes or clothes that improperly expose body parts, sheer or see through clothing, halter tops, tank tops and tops that are strapless or backless, tops to expose bare midriffs or have low-cut necklines, skirts or shorts that are short enough to be distracting, boxer shorts or athletic shorts worn outside of physical education, undergarments, pajamas or other clothing not designed to be worn as an outer garment.
Blog Stage 5
Texas poised to raise smoking age to 21
The latest buzz is about Austin. Texas to become the latest state to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21. It is happening months after a top federal health official called youth e-cigarette use to be epidemic. The house approved the senate bill 21 to raise the purchasing age for all tobacco products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, but people serving in the armed forces are exceptional.
According to me, this is a very thoughtful move and a very good step for the protection and guidance of today's youth. Today's youth gets influenced by peer pressure easily because of which they get addicted to certain bad habits at an early age just because it is easily accessible for them. When cigarettes and e-cigarettes are accessible at the age of 18 they can get in touch of these things at a very early age. And just at the age of 18 things get out of hands because the youth is not good with self-control. Addictive things such as cigarettes contains tobacco which arbuse the body at every short interval because of which they get tempted and get into regular consumption and it often ends up becoming and addiction at an early age. So the step of raising the age from 18 to 21 is a very important and impressive step for the state.
13 other states have already adopted the so-called Tobacco 21 legislation. In Texas, nearly one in three high school students and more than one in 10 middle-schoolers have tried an electronic cigarette, according to the state survey. about 95% of the smokers start before the age of 21. By stopping the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and similar products to those younger than 21, the Texas legislature has taken a major step o help Texas youth live healthier lives.
The latest buzz is about Austin. Texas to become the latest state to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21. It is happening months after a top federal health official called youth e-cigarette use to be epidemic. The house approved the senate bill 21 to raise the purchasing age for all tobacco products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, but people serving in the armed forces are exceptional.
According to me, this is a very thoughtful move and a very good step for the protection and guidance of today's youth. Today's youth gets influenced by peer pressure easily because of which they get addicted to certain bad habits at an early age just because it is easily accessible for them. When cigarettes and e-cigarettes are accessible at the age of 18 they can get in touch of these things at a very early age. And just at the age of 18 things get out of hands because the youth is not good with self-control. Addictive things such as cigarettes contains tobacco which arbuse the body at every short interval because of which they get tempted and get into regular consumption and it often ends up becoming and addiction at an early age. So the step of raising the age from 18 to 21 is a very important and impressive step for the state.
13 other states have already adopted the so-called Tobacco 21 legislation. In Texas, nearly one in three high school students and more than one in 10 middle-schoolers have tried an electronic cigarette, according to the state survey. about 95% of the smokers start before the age of 21. By stopping the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and similar products to those younger than 21, the Texas legislature has taken a major step o help Texas youth live healthier lives.
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