12/30/11: 2012 Brings New Laws

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2012 brings some new laws across America. In New Hampshire, girls seeking abortions must first tell their parents or a judge. Conservatives reinstated the law over a gubernatorial veto. The state enacted a similar law eight years ago, but it was never enforced following a series of lawsuits.

In Arkansas, facilities that perform 10 or more nonsurgical abortions a month must be licensed by the state Health Department and be subject to inspections, the same requirements faced by facilities that offer surgical abortions. It affects two Planned Parenthood facilities that offer the abortion pill.

And California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of homosexuals. Angry parents have filed five initiatives to repeal the requirement.