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(SRN NEWS) – Columbia University President Minouche Shafik (min-OOSH  shah-FEEK) has resigned amidst criticism of her handling of anti-Semitism on campus. Her announcement comes just days after the school confirmed that three deans had resigned after exchanging disparaging texts during a campus discussion about Jewish life.  Shafik was among the university leaders called for questioning before Congress earlier this year.  Katrina Armstrong, the CEO of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, has agreed to serve as interim president.

Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state. The unanimous decision agrees with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution. The ruling comes as an initiative to ask voters if they want to amend the state constitution to enshrine abortion is expected to be on the Montana ballot in November. The Legislature passed the parental consent law in 2013, but it was immediately blocked by an injunction.

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an informational pamphlet for voters can use the phrase “unborn human being.” That language will be used in a description for a November ballot measure that would enshrine abortion in the state constitution. Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, a Republican who leads the panel that drafted the language, says it’s intended to help voters understand the current law. Several states will be voting this fall on legislation that could add abortion to their state constitutions.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ parental rights campaign will feature in his state’s local elections.  The Republican has endorsed 23 school board candidates across 14 counties this cycle. And he’s targeted 14 incumbent members he wants voted out. It’s part of his agenda to counter woke ideology in public schools and to allow parents more control over what kinds of material their kids are exposed to in class. The parental rights movement is picking up momentum all across the country as moms and dads are learning more about what books the schools are using.