Planned Parenthood Sues Over Arizona Abortion Restrictions
Starting April 1, Arizona’s Department of Health is poised to implement new regulations that would restrict abortions. But Planned Parenthood is asking a judge to stop it.
“It is very concerning that state legislatures that don’t have any medical training are trying to dictate what doctors can actually do,” said Dan Grossman, a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Stickers on the border fence that divides Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Mexico, call for justice for Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot through the fence by U.S. Border Patrol agents who said they were acting in self defense.
Audit Stirs Debate Over Border Patrol Use-Of-Force Policies
An independent review of the U.S. Border Patrol found agents may have stepped in front of moving cars on purpose to justify shooting at the drivers.
The agency never made the year-old report public, but it was leaked to a news outlet and is now inviting controversy.
Mexico Looking For US Help In Fracking Along The Border
Mexico’s state-owned oil and gas company, Pemex, is drilling 29 exploratory wells along the Texas border.
Pemex says it needs help from the United States to do the work because Mexico doesn’t have the experience with the cost-effective technology of fracking.
U.S. companies are salivating at the prospect of drilling in Mexico — something that was unthinkable until Mexico reformed its constitution in December to allow foreign investment in the oil and gas sector.
Grand Canyon, National Parks Have Big Economic Impact
Visitors spent $745 million at the Grand Canyon and Arizona’s other national parks in 2012, according to a federal report released Monday.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told reporters an increase in the number of people visiting parks should mean a bigger investment. But she said the federal budget hasn’t kept pace with the costs.