South Dakota Bans Abortion
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By Joy wisdom, San Jose, California, USA (Originally in English)

On March 6, 2006, South Dakota governor, Mike Rounds signed a bill banning abortion, which was legalized over 3 decades ago by the US Supreme Court. The new law defines life as originating "at the time of conception." "In the history of the world, the true test of a civilization is how well people treat the most vulnerable and most helpless in their society," said a statement released by Rounds. "The sponsors and supporters of this bill believe that abortion is wrong because unborn children are the most vulnerable and most helpless persons in our society. I agree with them," said Rounds The bill signed by Rounds allows doctors to perform abortions only to save the lives of pregnant women, but even then encourages them to exercise "reasonable medical efforts" to both save mothers and continue pregnancies. Anyone who performs an abortion under any other circumstance -- even in a case of rape or incest -- can be charged with a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The mother cannot be charged. In his statement, however, Rounds pointed out that the bill does not prohibit doctors from prescribing contraceptive drugs before a pregnancy is determined, such as in a rape or incest case The ban has also led many anti-choice lawmakers to push similar unconstitutional legislation in numerous states across US.

The US Authority Requires Better Labeling on Food Containing Animal Derivatives _♥♥♥♥

Compiled by Vincent Nguyen, Virginia, USA (Originally in English)

Food makers regularly use crushed female cochineal beetles as coloring, particularly in certain yogurts, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and so on.[1] While this is a shocking practice, it is perfectly legal. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in the USA, only requires the food makers to label the bug-based ingredient as “color added” as they are from Nature.

However, this may change soon. The use of animal derived ingredients in consumables has proved to be problematic for vegetarians and those with certain food allergies. The FDA published an online proposal that requires manufacturers to clearly label any products containing "carmine" or "cochineal" extract. The public has been given a timeline until May 1 to respond to the FDA’s proposed ruling.

CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest), the public health advocacy group, has long asked the FDA to change food labeling requirements. And they have taken it a step further, suggesting the colorings are simply referred to by their real names and origins.

CSPI’s director, Michael Jacobson commented that, “Sending people scurrying to the dictionary or to Google to figure out what ‘carmine’ or ‘cochineal’ means is just plain sneaky. Call these coloring what they are - insect-based.”

South Dakota Bans Abortion ♥♥♥♥

By Joy wisdom, San Jose, California, USA (Originally in English)

The US Authority Requires Better Labeling on Food Containing Animal Derivatives ♥♥♥♥

Compiled by Vincent Nguyen, Virginia, USA (Originally in English)

South Dakota Bans Abortion
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The US Authority Requires Better Labeling on Food Containing Animal Derivatives _♥♥♥♥