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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Pub.L. 103–159, 107 Stat. 1536, enacted November 30, 1993), often referred to as the Brady Act, the Brady Bill or the Brady Handgun Bill, is an Act of the United States Congress that mandated federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States.
The bill had been introduced several times in Congress during the 1980s and early 1990s. President Bush had vetoed an earlier version of the bill after intense pressure from the National Rifle Association (NRA). [6] The Brady Bill became personal for President Clinton. He became a political ally with Sarah Brady in her quest to get the bill ...
Some groups, such as the American Hospital Association in its "Patient's Bill of Rights", advocate additional rights, including rights to the following: [1] [2] To receive medical assistance regardless of where the patient gives birth (whether at home, in a hospital, etc.). To refuse drug treatment of any kind.
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It was then replaced by the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974. This allowed all women to abort a fetus "on request" before 24 weeks of the pregnancy had passed, unless the treatment is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.
A bill proposed by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., would establish a government website, pregnancy.gov, as "a clearinghouse of relevant resources available for pregnant and postpartum women, and women ...
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would call for a binding statewide referendum to ban abortion after 14 weeks of pregnancy. Current Wisconsin law ...
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