Doctors Sue Obama Administration for Forcing Them to Perform Gender Transition Procedures
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Aug. 25, 2016 |
| Good morning from Washington, where gender identity is hot as doctors sue to stop the Obama administration from making them assist in gender transition. Kelsey Harkness reports. Conservatives brace for a lame-duck session and a trend that isn't good for them. Philip Wegmann looks back. Why isn't a new immigration program resulting in deportations? Josh Siegel investigates. Plus: Daren Bakst and Elayne Allen on a cherry-picking mandate, Walter Williams on campus silliness, and Jarrett Stepman on school without the Pledge of Allegiance. |
NewsLosses in Recent Lame-Duck Sessions Fuel Conservative WarinessThe next fight looming in Washington is all about scheduling, and conservatives already are struggling for control of the congressional calendar. The aim of their tussle over timing is to keep any major legislation from taking flight during the lame-duck session of Congress. |
NewsDoctors Sue Obama Administration for Forcing Them to Perform Gender Transition Procedures"It's a very rare moment in history when the government would force doctors to go against their conscience and their medical judgment and perform procedures that may be deeply harmful to patients," says Luke Goodrich, a lawyer at the Becket Fund. |
CommentaryWhat a School Letting Students Opt Out of Pledge of Allegiance Says About Our PatriotismThe waiver form asked parents if they would like to opt their child out from "standing and placing his/her right hand over his/her heart" and reciting the pledge. |
NewsUnder Obama's New Enforcement Program, Fewer Illegal Immigrants Being Captured for DeportationWhile more local agencies are working with federal immigration authorities since the program began, a new study shows that those closer ties have not resulted in greater apprehensions of illegal immigrants who the government seeks to deport. |
CommentaryHow the Government Is Mandating Food WasteIn July, a Michigan tart cherry farmer posted a photo on Facebook showing piles of his wasted cherries that will rot on the ground. |
CommentaryFrom a Course on Miley Cyrus to 'Identity-Based Housing,' Examples of Lunacy on College CampusesGeorgetown University offers "Philosophy and Star Trek," arguing that "Star Trek is very philosophical," and adding, "What better way, then, to learn philosophy, than to watch Star Trek, read philosophy, and hash it all out in class?" |
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