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The HHS guidance said: "If a physician believes that a pregnant patient presenting at an emergency department is experiencing an emergency medical condition as defined by EMTALA, and that abortion is the stabilizing treatment necessary to resolve that condition, the physician must provide that treatment. When a state law prohibits abortion and ...
In that year, the new Penal Code legalised abortion only when there were medical reasons and, for the first time in Europe, when the pregnancy resulted from a criminal act. [136] Poland: Poland made marital rape illegal. 1933. Colombia: Universities opened to women. [137] Luxembourg: A ban against firing women teachers after marriage. [41]
Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (or Pallone-Thune TRACED Act) To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 116–105 (text) 116-106: January 7, 2020: Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act
In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades, there was an expansion of federal, state, and local laws and rulings to protect transgender Americans; however, many rights remain unprotected, and some rights are being eroded, with significant federal restrictions since 2025.
Assisted suicide, while criminal, does not appear to have caused any convictions, as article 37 of the Penal Code (effective 1934) states: "The judges are authorized to forego punishment of a person whose previous life has been honorable where he commits a homicide motivated by compassion, induced by repeated requests of the victim." [196]
A sign for a cannabis shop in Portland, Oregon.Cannabis has been gradually legalized for recreational use in some U.S. states since 2012.. Drug liberalization is a drug policy process of decriminalizing, legalizing, or repealing laws that prohibit the production, possession, sale, or use of prohibited drugs.
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