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Sen. Britt joins bill to require medical residents opt in to abortion training

The Conscious Protections for Medical Residents Act would replace the current opt-out system with an opt-in requirement for specific procedures.
December 3, 2025

Planned Parenthood moves on with new Alabama location despite new anti-abortion law

Planned Parenthood does not care about your anti-abortion law. The nonprofit organization, which serves millions of women annually, is continuing with its plans for a 10,000-square foot clinic in downtown Birmingham, despite Alabama’s recently passed ban on all abortions, except those to save the life of the mother. “We are a doctor that Birmingham has … Continued
June 19, 2019

Alabama has one of the nation’s strongest campus free-speech laws?

Alabama has been in the news lately for recently passing the nation’s strongest anti-abortion rights law, but it also just enacted what is being hailed by one expert as “one of the most comprehensive and effective campus free-speech laws in the country,” Last week Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law requiring the state’s public colleges … Continued
June 18, 2019

“Progressive” is not a bad word

After I wrote a controversial column a few years ago that received a gaggle of ad hominem attacks from characteristically inarticulate readers, a friend of mine from the Northeast texted me: “Joey, you and Veronica need to move to a blue state. It’ll add 10 years to your life.” In today’s crippled, dying world, I … Continued
June 6, 2019

Examining the “sanctity of life” in Alabama

We cannot give Alabama lawmakers (mostly men) and Gov. Kay Ivey a pass on their flippant claim they revere life, as they say they demonstrated in passing the nation’s most strict and unconstitutional anti-abortion law. Claiming they care a whit about the “sanctity of life” demonstrates total cynicism and disrespect to their constituents. Much of … Continued
May 30, 2019