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The National Anthem

The National Anthem Unites Us. Don’t Ban It.

By: Bruce Hausknecht

(UPDATE: The NBA issued a directive on Wednesday, shortly after this article went to press: “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy.)

It was a little jarring this week to hear Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks pro basketball team, announce that there would be no national anthem played before Dallas home games at the American Airlines Center for the indefinite future. Apparently, that’s been the practice since the pre-season for the Mavs, but since fans have only recently been allowed in the arena for games, no one really noticed the change until now.

So what caused the cancellation of a tradition that has been around since “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played during the 7th-inning stretch of the first game of the 1918 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox?

Has Cuban, who has previously expressed solidarity for players who chose to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racism, gone one step further and declared – by his action – that the song is so offensive that it must now be banned?

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British Health-Care Workers
British Health-Care Workers Encouraged to Use Inclusive Terms like 'Breast/Chestfeeding,' 'Co-Parent,' and ‘Birthing Parent'
By: Jeff Johnston

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) announced that they were shifting to “gender inclusive language” as part of their “gender inclusive perinatal care.” As part of this move, BSUH Maternity tweeted “Today we are launching the UK’s first clinical and language guidelines supporting trans and non-binary birthing people.”

The hospitals’ “Gender Inclusion Team” (GIT) created a clinical guide for doctors, “Perinatal Care for Trans and Non-Binary People” and guidance on language, “Gender Inclusive Language in Perinatal Services: Mission Statement and Rationale.” The language guidance, in particular, is getting a lot of media attention.

GIT suggests using new terms that are “additive,” rather than exclusionary. The team writes that the “previous term” was “breastmilk,” and it now recommends new terms such as “‘human milk’ or ‘breast/chestmilk’ or ‘milk from the feeding mother or parent.’” Midwives might say, “The nutrients in human milk are unique,” or they might describe “the value of breast/chestfeeding as protection, comfort and food.”
Senators Block Born-Alive
Senators Block Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
By: Zachary Mettler

Senators have blocked passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act for the third year in a row. The bill would have required abortionists to provide lifesaving medical care to babies born alive after a failed abortion.

The legislation was reintroduced by Senator Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on January 28, but was voted down last Thursday in a 52-48 vote after almost all Democrats refused to support the bill.

Sen. Sasse introduced the bill as an amendment to a budget resolution this year, and though it earned support from a majority of senators, it failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to break the filibuster. The amendment garnered support from every Senate Republican and from two Democrats, Sens. Joe Manchin, W.Va., and Bob Casey, Pa.

Sen. Sasse first introduced the bill in 2015, and then again in 2019 after Democrat Virginia Governor Ralph Northam seemed to endorse infanticide.
President Biden Requests
President Biden Requests Resignations of Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorneys

By: Bruce Hausknecht

In a move that could have ramifications for the prosecution of federal crimes, the Biden administration has requested the resignations of all remaining U.S attorneys who were appointed by former President Trump, with a couple notable exceptions.

There are 94 judicial districts across the federal system, and the president appoints the U.S attorney over each of those districts. They supervise an office of career (i.e., non-appointed) attorneys who prosecute everything from federal drug offenses to white-collar crime.

Each U.S. attorney serves at the pleasure of the president and the U.S. Attorney General, and it is expected that with each new administration, those attorneys will tender their resignations, or as sometimes is the case, stay until asked to resign. At this point, there are 56 U.S. attorneys remaining in their positions who were appointed by Trump, and today they were asked to submit resignations by February 28.
Pro-Life Advocates
Pro-Life Advocates Being Sued for Praying Outside Manhattan Planned Parenthood by New York AG
By: Brittany Raymer

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a federal lawsuit against two pro-life advocates who participate in nearly weekly prayer and protesting sessions at the Margaret Sanger Planned Parenthood Center (MSPPC) location in Manhattan.

Bevelyn Beatty and Edmee Chavannes are outspoken advocates for life and made headlines in early 2020 after they “allegedly violated Mayor Bill de Blasio’s coronavirus-related social distancing guidelines” by praying outside the city’s Planned Parenthood location.

Now, the state is taking its case against the women a step further. This week, New York Attorney General James filed a federal lawsuit against the two women for “blocking access to a Planned Parenthood clinic and harassing patients and staffers.”
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