Center for Reproductive Rights Petitions Fifth Circuit Court for New Hearing on Intrusive Texas Ultrasound Law

The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a petition last night for a new hearing before the full U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in its case against key provisions of a Texas law requiring doctors who perform abortions to convey images and sounds of the embryo or fetus to women who are captive during the ultrasound procedure — even if it goes against a physician’s medical judgment and the woman says no.

By CRR, USA.

Human rights Policy Resource.

New USDA School Meal Nutrition Standards Praised

America’s school-aged children will have twice the amounts of fruits and vegetables on their school lunch trays, as well as more whole grains, and less sodium and trans fat, under the new nutrition standards for school meals unveiled today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Despite heavy lobbying by the food industry and Congressional interference, the new standards are the best ever, according to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest..

By CSPI, USA,

Health Policy Resource.