The two newest members of congress – Mike Garcia, R-Calif., and Tom Tiffany, R-Wis. – were sworn in today, after winning special elections in their congressional districts on May 12, 2020. One of the first acts for both was to sign the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act discharge petition.

The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would shield infants who survive an attempt to abort them, requiringthat medical practitioners “exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age” and “immediately admit the child to a hospital.” Health professionals who violate the act would be subject to criminal penalties, while those who intentionally kill the child would be subject to prosecution for murder.

Many believed it would just be a matter of time.

Same-sex marriage has been legalized across the nation and other alternative relational forms such as polyamory and unmarried cohabitation have become more normalized. Amidst this, Utah Governor Gary Herbert decriminalized polygamy in his state by signing Senate Bill 102 into law on March 28th to very little fanfare. It went into effect May 12, 2020. Only 3 Representatives voted against the bill and it passed unanimously in the Utah Senate to very little debate or discussion by lawmakers. It seemed to be uncontroversial.

Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country will be forced to return $80 million worth of stimulus funds that these offices improperly applied for under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

According to guidelines set out by the Small Business Administration (SBA), companies cannot receive PPP loans if the affiliate applying is part of an organization with more than 500 employees. According to the report from Fox News, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America corporate office has more than 600 employees, making the affiliate offices across the country ineligible to receive SBA stimulus support.