Cheers and Jeers

Anti-Choice Bills Flop; 400 Afghans Held in Jail

By WeNews Staff

Saturday, March 31, 2012

(WOMENSENEWS)--

Cheers

Anti-choice bills failed in a number of states this week. The Arizona Senate said no to employers dropping health insurance coverage for birth control, reported the AP, although it may come for a vote again this session. Idaho's state representatives won't pursue the controversial ultrasound abortion bill, NWCN.com reported. An Oklahoma judge has permanently blocked a requirement for women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure, reported MSNBC News. Georgia's House of Representatives rejected the state Senate's altered version of a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks, after the Senate included exceptions, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

More News to Cheer This Week:

Female beach volleyball players won't have to wear bikinis at the 2012 London Olympics, Yahoo! News reported March 27.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, may return to the campaign trail after suspending her bid due to illness, The Telegraph reported March 26.

Distribution of free female condoms in parts of Washington, D.C., with high HIV rates prevented enough infections in its first year to save over $8 million in future medical costs over and above the cost of the program, according to a study, The Washington Post reported March 26.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) apologized to committee member Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) for calling her a liar during a February hearing on contraception coverage, The Hill reported March 27.