In what appears to have been an orgy of atavism on Wednesday, the Indiana State Senate committees also:

Ind. Senate panel backs limits on abortion pill

An Indiana Senate committee on Wednesday approved a proposal to tighten laws on how women can receive the so-called abortion pill even though doctors testified that the measure mandates prescription of a more dangerous higher dosage.

The Senate health committee voted 5-4 in support of the bill that requires that a doctor examine a woman in person before giving her RU-486, provide written information about the physical risks of abortion and to schedule a follow-up ultrasound for her two weeks later. Doctors who don’t follow those steps could face a misdemeanor criminal charge if the proposal becomes law.

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The abortion pill proposal follows the Republican-dominated Legislature’s passage last year of law aimed at cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortions and imposed tighter abortion restrictions. A federal appeals court is considering whether to lift a federal judge’s order that was issued in June that blocked the funding cutoff.

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Indiana panel backs teaching cursive writing mandate

Indiana’s public schools would be required to teach cursive writing and largely prohibited from starting their school years until late August under bill approved by a legislative committee.

The Senate Education Committee vote today to advance bills on both matters to the full Senate for consideration.

The debate over the teaching of cursive writing started after the state Department of Education in April dropped it as a required part of school curriculum in favor of keyboard proficiency. It is unclear whether any schools have stopped teaching cursive writing.

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