States considering prosecuting people who leave the state to get medical services; Idaho moves closer to prosecuting librarians; Disney sure has canceled a lot of its "inspiring content"

Idaho's house just passed HB 675.

It passed by a vote of 55-13.

It would make providing gender affirming care to trans teens a felony with a life sentence..

Worse... it makes leaving the state with your trans teen to move elsewhere and provide them with care a felony as well. pic.twitter.com/k3jX086h9a

— Erin, Trail Mom (@ErinInTheMorn) March 8, 2022

Summary. Text.



Missouri:

a prominent antiabortion lawmaker in Missouri, from where thousands of residents have traveled to next-door Illinois to receive abortions since Missouri passed one of the country’s strictest abortion laws in 2019, believes she has found a solution.

An unusual new provision, introduced by state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R), would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident obtain an abortion out of state, using the novel legal strategy behind the restrictive law in Texas that since September has banned abortions in that state after six weeks of pregnancy.

Coleman has attached the measure as an amendment to several abortion-related bills that have made it through committee and are waiting to be heard on the floor of the House of Representatives.

 



Idaho:

The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Monday afternoon that critics said could lead to librarians being prosecuted for checking out materials that are deemed harmful to minors.

Following a long debate, the Idaho House voted 51-14 to pass House Bill 666.

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“I would rather my 6-year-old grandson start smoking cigarettes tomorrow than get a view of this stuff one time at the public library or anywhere else”        

Disney and homophobia is trending, so here's a reminder that within a year of becoming CEO, Bob Chapek cancelled The Owl House, Nimona, and the theatrical release of Everybody's Talking about Jamie. https://t.co/Mveu3YEHGZ

— Zanzi 🇺🇦 (@tangled_zans) March 7, 2022

The Owl House, Nimona, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.



It's not all bad news:

The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.