Montana Supreme Court Kills Pro-Life Law Requiring Parental Consent on Abortion
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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte blasted a unanimous decision rendered Wednesday by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down the Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013, eroding parental rights for the medical care of their minor children.
“As a strong defender of parental rights, I’m deeply concerned and disappointed by today’s ruling from the Montana Supreme Court, which states parents do not have a fundamental right to oversee the medical care of their young daughters,” Gianforte said. “In its ruling, the Court has wielded its gavel like a hammer against one of the fundamental rights in our history: the right of parents to consent to the medical care of their minor children.”
The Court in its 41 page decision concluded, as Justice Laurie McKinnon wrote for the justices, while “We also acknowledge that the State has a substantial interest in preserving the family, protecting minors, and protecting the rights of parents to raise their children,” that “However, when weighed against the right of a minor to make the most intimate and personal decision of whether to carry a child to term, the interests expressed by the State must be furthered by and substantially related to the legislation itself, and the legislation must be narrowly tailored to meet only those legitimate legislative goals.” The Court also said that the state had not shown sufficient evidence that the law was justified to protect minors.
Donald Trump leaves his name off a luxe condo complex he’s building in the Miami market
Doral, Florida, officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the Trump Organization’s long-planned complex near Trump National Doral Resort.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/doral/article291073960.html
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Donald Trump plans to bring luxury condominiums to a Miami suburb, but they’re missing one notable selling point: Trump’s name.
The former president’s latest South Florida real estate play moved closer to reality on Wednesday evening when the Doral City Council gave preliminary approval for the residential and commercial complex he wants to build on the edge of the Trump National Doral Miami.
That’s the golf resort that has carried his name since he purchased the former Marriott out of bankruptcy in 2012, adding one of Miami-Dade County’s largest hotels into a portfolio of Trump-branded properties that helped make him the world’s most famous developer even before he won the White House.
So far, the 1,429-unit condo complex the Trump Organization wants to build above 141,000-square-feet of retail on the resort’s southeastern corner has what may be the most generic name in Trump’s holdings: Doral International Towers.
Ed Russo, Trump’s longtime representative in Miami-Dade, said Doral International Towers is a working title but that he doesn’t know if the complex would ultimately bear the former president’s name.
“I’m not so sure about that,” he said. “I think he likes the Doral name.”
Trump’s top local lobbyist downplayed the project’s Trump-less name ahead of the City Council’s 3-2 vote to advance the development proposal.
“It’s just the name used in the architectural plans,” said Felix Lasarte.
Voting against the Trump project were Christi Fraga, Doral’s mayor, and council member Rafael Pinyero. None of the five commissioners elaborated on their thinking during the meeting. A final vote is expected next month.
On Thursday morning, Fraga cited traffic and over-development of residential units in Doral for her no vote. “I value and appreciate President Trump’s business investment and presence in our city,” she said in a text message, “but my duty above all is to Doral’s residents.”
MarQ