parental consent

It was recently revealed that 17 girls at a Gloucester, Massachusetts, high school became pregnant during the last school year -- four times the normal amount. All of the girls are 16 or under, and nearly all of them are sophomores.

Terry Frank has a great post on the making it so kids under 18 must get parental consent to buy a squirt gun in Tennessee. The money quote from Terry on this has to be

This letter to the editor has noticed something many legislators noticed.

A new opinion from Tennessee Attorney General reopens debate over whether the state constitution needs to be amended in order to place restrictions on abortion:

A lot has been made of the “Obamessiah” and his politics of hope. His followers have a fervor that reminds me more of the Life of Brian than the Book of Acts.

But let’s take a closer look at

Katie Allison Granju wonders whether a bill which would require parental consent before a child care center could give information to children on sexual abuse may inadvertently protect child predators in the home:

State Senator Joe Haynes (Democrat from Nashville) issued a press release today calling the Senators sponsoring SJR-127 “extremists.” He also called the senators “out of touch with the opinion of a majority of Tennesseans.” Hmmm.

State Senator Joe Haynes (Democrat from Nashville) issued a press release today calling the Senators sponsoring SJR-127 "extremists." He also called the senators "out of touch with the opinion of a majority of Tennesseans." Hmmm.