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This has statements of people whom are angered at the age limit restriction Obama set on the morning after pill. It's stated that it's safe to use for women under 15. The women's group think younger teens should have the right to be able to use it.

In this report it talks about foster kids and what happens to them after they turn 18. While some states, a small handful, have programs for the kids others do not. It spoke about kids turning 18 then getting dropped off at homeless shelters. I hope in the near future there will be a change for these kids. They crime rate, young parent rate and homeless rates are just not acceptable. Please read and see how you can help in you community.

There was a group home next door to my home for years. These kids had no support even when they were in the system. They were often locked out of the home when the state workers needed to go somewhere. My family and I ended up being family for many of these children. One afternoon, Charles who lived in the group home, rang our doorbell. I came out and he was yellow and falling over. I asked him where are the workers. He let me know they had locked them out again. I put him in my car and rushed him to the hospital. I knew it was bad when the emergency room nurses took him immediately. The staff at the group home had been giving him the wrong medication and he lost most of his liver. Charles calls me mom. His children call me Grandma. A lot of the kids that were living in the home, call me mom. I refer to them as one of my kids. The best way to take care of these children is to invite them into your heart, lives and family before and after they turn 18. Demonstrate the way to success by showing them love.

This article examines the increased security, and subsequent loss of citizens' privacy, that has occurred over the years after 9/11. While many support increased security if it is making our country safer, they also seem to feel that some of these measures are invasive and do not protect us more at all.

Obama has set back the immigration policy until his next congress meeting. Obama has not official time to act against the nation. The president did have people after him trying to make him do the reform secession.

Son put in foster care after calling 911, saying his dad had gone too far. The article is about a dad who normally uses taking away privileges, decided to use a more severe punishment due to repeated lying, got his son taken away. The child still resides in CPS care even after several months of hearings.

This article explains some of the difficulties after serving a prison sentence. Up to 70% of those released find themselves jobless after the first year. People who have served a long sentence are released into an unknown world expected to function with society.

This artical touches base on how difficult it can be to find a job after being in prison. It explains what banning the box means for ex cons. This would make it easier for them to get through the application process.

Obama made is so that anyone under 15 needs a prescription in order to get Plan B. But some were against taking that right away for women under 15. This site gives information about the process and opposing views.

This site talks more about what they are trying to avoid by setting an age limit. There is a one pill and two pill version of Plan B, the right one should be taken. They want to be able to lower the risk of younger girls taking both.

There has been a lot of controversy after the Amanda Todd suicide case. This article explains why is may not be the best idea to rush to punish kids by law.

There has been a lot of controversy after the Amanda Todd suicide case. This article explains why is may not be the best idea to rush to punish kids by law.

After the school massacre in Connecticut in 2012, the NRA speaks out about gun control. Should there be more gun control as the government suggests or should schools have armed guards on campus. Safety is important in our schools but what steps are going to be taken to protect personal freedoms and safety.

Deposit boxes are not really safe, a woman found out after the death of her husband that the box had been opened, the papers destroyed and her familly jewelry sold without her knowledge.

A new regulation is preventing children to play freeze tag because bureaucrats decided it was too dangerous. The health departement, after a Law of 2009, made a list of all risky recreational activities.

Denmark after one year removed the fat tax and would be phasing out the soft drink tax in one year. The tax was damaging to local economy and didn't deliver any concrete benefits. Again one single food or bev can be held responsible. between 1999-2011 soda decreased by 32% and fat rates still rose.

In the years since Wade Vs Roe, abortion is still a highly debated topic. Even on popular television series, it sparks debate.

How many innocent Americans are behind bars? This article talks about a mans life after he was released. It talks about how it changed his life completely.

This article tells what the convicted persons goes through. It goes through their life in prison and what happens to them after they get out and how their life is completely changed now.

I don't know if you have ever seen the documentary Making a Murdered on Netflix. That is a very interesting case of a wrongful conviction and outcome. There is the case of Adnan Syed from the podcast Serial that I'm interested to see if he was wrongfully convicted of his girlfriends murder. His case is being re opened.

There is an alarming trend in denial of Gulf War Illness related claims by the Veteran Administration. Eighty percent of Golf War Illness claims have been denied a service related connection. From Vietnam to Persian Gulf veterans face the same challenge to gain benefits from the suffering of an undiagnosed illness. Why is our government letting down our veterans, when they should be treated with more respect?

A Fordham University student's (name withheld) request to allow a service dog was denied. She suffers from Ankylosing Spondybarthrisis (AS). It caused her body to be "inflamed and painful." Denying her rights violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She was offered $5000 by the college but refused to accept it because she feels like the college is paying her to keep quiet.