Right now the Missouri drivers education program requires just 20 hours of behind the wheel training with a parent, but all of that might change if the legislature passes a bill filed last week by Rep. Cynthia Davis.
The bill's sponsor, O'Fallon Rep. Cynthia Davis, says women should be allowed to choose who helps them give birth. But opponents say complications during home birth can be more dangerous to the baby.Get the radio stories
The second bill, offered hours after Schiavo's death by O'Fallon Republican Representative Cynthia Davis, would require the state to continue caring for patients who do not have living wills and no one taking responsibilty for their care.
The measure, introducd by Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon would prohibt doctors from removing feeding tubes from a patient in the absence of a living will asking for it.
JEFFERSON CITY - On the day of Terri Schiavo's death, Missouri lawmakers are already trying to prevent similar cases in Missouri. Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon, introduced a bill that would make it illegal to remove feeding tubes from patients in a vegetative state.
A bill proposed by Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon, would allow anyone to assist in a birth, not just doctors at a hospital. The bill would affect midwives, who help with home births.
The Kansas Board of Education wants to change the way evolution is taught in schools. They want textbooks to make it clear that evolution is a theory, not a fact. In Missouri, O'Fallon representative Cynthia Davis has proposed a similar bill.
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