Smuggled into an already-odious bill banning abortions at 20 weeks in Arizona is a provision requiring that "pregnancy" be counted from the first day of a woman's menstrual period, making "pregnancy" begin legally two weeks before conception.
Weekly global roundup: Burmese democracy activist wins historic Parliament seat; the UN investigates honor killings in India; Open source rape tracking in Syria; and female condoms make a comeback in Nigeria.
The ACLU won a round this week in its court challenge to a Kansas law over the Kansas requirement that women be required to purchase supplemental insurance riders in order to obtain abortion coverage on their personal insurance policies.