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Interesting blog on the legalization of drugs and the right to control your body. With emphasis on the federal governments contemporary prohibition policy.

This article argues that the war on drugs should seize because people will always find a way to sell them illegally like prohibition. It states the drug war has actually caused danger zones in order to sell drugs.

This article argues that the war on drugs should seize because people will always find a way to sell them illegally like prohibition. It states the drug war has actually caused danger zones in order to sell drugs.

Smoking bans in peoples privately owned homes in California. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Marc Levine, would prohibit smoking inside all multiunit residences, such as condos or apartments, where housing units share walls, floor, ceilings or ventilation systems.

The state that brought you the chain-gang enforcing Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, the "show me your papers" immigration law, and racial profiling is proud to present its latest hit: a law prohibiting sex and raced-based abortion, based on lies and stereotypes about black and Asian women. The woman and doctor must also sign an affidavit stating the reason the woman wants an abortion has nothing to do with the race or sex of the embryo or fetus.

Wow, I honestly had no idea this was going on. The law prohibits abortions based on the sex or race of the fetus or embryo, This is an extreme injustice! I can't believe we still face this kind of inequality.

In Monterey, California there is a restaurant that bans crying children; this has defenitely offended some parents. The restaurant owner put up a sign that prohibits crying children, high chairs, and strollers. This wouldn't be the only restaurant that doesn't want kids.

EveryTown.org provides us insight on the on going issue of gun violence. Supplying different links to issues such as illegal gun trafficking. According to their website, if you are a felon, you are prohibited by law from possessing a gun. This is just one of many issues we face here in the United States regarding gun violence.

The main point of the article is drive the point that the war on drugs is a total failure. It states the financial costs of the war, the incarceration rates caused by the war, and the effect of minority populations in America.

This article examines the cost of the war on drugs on society. It argues that the war on drugs has cost more money than it's worth and that America needs to rethink how it approaches drugs in society. In addition, it plays a clip from the pro legalization documentary "Breaking the Taboo"

Even though child labor laws were passed decades ago prohibiting employment of underage youngsters, pockets of oppressive child labor exist, literally, on American soil; child farm laborers work long hours in squalid conditions and often receive half the standard minimum wage.

This is a very strong topic. Mostly because children can't really speak up, and we are the ones that need to do it for them. You're childhood should be something you enjoy and not have to struggle through. And the fact that they are always taken advantage of, with low wages and horrible working conditions, makes it an extreme priority in social justice issues.

Website lists pros and cons to the legalization of same sex marriages. On the left are links to more information. One link leads to various videos about gay marriage. There is a link to Obama's and Romney's stances on gay marriage. Other links lead to info about states that have legalized or banned same sex marriages and some companies and their stance on the issue.

Gay marriage is legal in 19 states. There are many reasons for both sides. This website shows the pros and cons.

Should gay marriage be legal? There are many pros and cons to this topic and in our society today it is a huge social justice issue. Should we stick with the traditional way of life where a man and woman get married and have children, or should we branch out and allow everyone the freedom to love and marry whoever they want?

This article tells about Donald Trump signing an executive order to defund Planned Parenthood. It also states that the International Planned Parenthood Federation plans on not stopping abortions.

I think the president is a social just issue on his own. the more I read on what he is doing the more I can't believe that he was elected. All your articles that you have found provide great information that I was completely unaware of, this being one of them.

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday halting all federal funds from organizations that promote abortion around the world, including Planned Parenthood. This bill will prohibit some of the poorest women around the world from having a choice in what to do with their bodies.

Two weeks ago, the Arizona state legislature introduced HB 2120, a piece of legislation that would ban courses and events on college campuses relating to "social justice." This means that they will prohibit courses, classes, events and activities' in public schools that promote 'social justice toward a race, gender, religion, political affiliation, social class or other class of people

Article on House Bill 2120 that restricts any activities that promote division in universities and community colleges. Author cites Trump election as the cause of the increase in bills that effect freedom of speech and social injustice.

As introduced in the 110th Congress, the "Freedom of Choice Act"(FOCA) (S. 1173, H.R. 1964) declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the "fundamental right" to terminate a pregnancy. The act prohibits government at every level (federal, state, and local) from "interfering" with a woman's right to choose, and from "discriminating" against the exercise of this right.

The DOJ announced it will not prosecute marijuana crimes when state laws have declared them legal. Gives a brief overview of states which have laws legalizing marijuana use. Also gives brief overview of how states regulate the drug.

Article describing the new bill passed prohibiting pregnant women from being shackled in Arizona prisons. Gives a list of the criteria it will follow

In one of my child rights advocacy visits to secondary schools, I met the principal of a school who clearly prohibited me from talking to his students about the rights they have as children. We had an interesting discussion in which he gave some unsubstantial grounds against the enactment of the Child's Rights Act.

On this website there is talk of a law that prohibits citizens of recording police work. With all the spot lights faced upon police brutality lately this is a hot topic.