On Monday, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen is expected to sign a bill that would ban abortions at 12 weeks of pregnancy. The bill would restrict gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 starting on October 1. The bill passed after hours of debate in Nebraska's unicameral legislature. Opponents have vowed to sue to try and block the law. Bills restricting gender-affirming care have been passed in at least 17 other states with more proposals pending. Medical groups and advocates say such restrictions threaten health and further marginalize transgender youth.
Former UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has announced he is to stand down from parliament at the next election, citing mounting concerns over the pressure of the job on his family. The move comes a month after Raab quit his position in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet over accusations of bullying by civil servants, claims which Raab fiercely denied. With Raab's constituency among the top targets for the Liberal Democrats in the election, he had faced an uphill battle to hold on, having won the seat by a slim margin of 2,743 votes at the 2019 election. Raab's departure is the latest in a string of withdrawals by prominent Conservative MPs; the former cabinet ministers Sajid Javid and George Eustice have both confirmed they will leave, along with younger MPs, Chloe Smith and William Wragg.
Former UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has announced he is to stand down from parliament at the next election, citing mounting concerns over the pressure of the job on his family. The move comes a month after Raab quit his position in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet over accusations of bullying by civil servants, claims which Raab fiercely denied. With Raab's constituency among the top targets for the Liberal Democrats in the election, he had faced an uphill battle to hold on, having won the seat by a slim margin of 2,743 votes at the 2019 election. Raab's departure is the latest in a string of withdrawals by prominent Conservative MPs; the former cabinet ministers Sajid Javid and George Eustice have both confirmed they will leave, along with younger MPs, Chloe Smith and William Wragg.
