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I hope to see HB1270 pass unanimously in the Arizona State Legislature, it is clearly a necessity to avoid the serious and unintended consequences happening to

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers are considering banning sex education before fifth...

Arizona bill limits sex ed, discussion of sexual orientation in schools By Jonathan J. Cooper PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona lawmakers are considering banning sex education before fifth grade and requiring written parental permission before discussing sexuality or gender identity in any classes. Critics said the measure would have far reaching consequences, muzzle teachers and isolate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. "It is a repressive bill that threatens to take us back before the 195...

State senators voted Wednesday to make abortions illegal if the woman is seeking to terminate the pregnancy because of a genetic abnormality of the fetus.

The Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to allow dog owners to show their pet has rabies rather than giving them a vaccine for the disease.

After hearing the distressing story of a mother desperate to conceive children only to find out the artificial insemination treatments she received were sourced from the very doctor she entrusted to provide her sperm from an anonymous donor, Arizona Sen. Victoria Steele (D-Tucson) decided to use her position of power to help other victims. When Kristen Finlayson took an Ancestry DNA kit in 2019, her mother, Debra Guilmette, discovered that Dr. James Blute III, who provided her fertility t...

"There is no evidence of transgender girls dominating girls’ sports, nor denying opportunities to their teammates," said Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN. "In reality, transgender students still face discrimination, harassment and barriers to opportunities that their cisgender peers access, such as athletic scholarships." Among more than 800 member schools of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association — the largest organization of its kind in the state — none has filed a ...

Saying parents need more control, a Senate panel voted late Tuesday to change sex education in Arizona schools into an opt-in only situation and outlaw any form of it outright before the fifth grade. SB 1456 also contains very specific provisions requiring governing boards, before approving any sex ed instruction, to have at least two public hearings. And the course of study would have to be available for review and comment at least 60 days before final approval. “These are common-sense im...

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona Legislature advanced a pair of bills Thursday...

PHOENIX, United States (AP) — Voters would be asked to allow Arizona residents enrolled in ...