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Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri talks with reporters at the Capitol building in Boise, Idaho on Jan. 5, 2012. Barbieri asked if a woman can swallow a camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
Lawmaker gets lesson on female anatomy
KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
The question Monday from Republican state Rep. Vito Barbieri came as the House State Affairs Committee heard nearly three hours of testimony on a bill that would ban doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine.
Barbieri later said that the question was rhetorical and intended to make a point.
Dr. Julie Madsen, a physician who said she has provided various telemedicine services in Idaho, was testifying in opposition to the bill. She said some colonoscopy patients may swallow a small device to give doctors a closer look at parts of their colon.
Can this same procedure then be done in a pregnancy? Swallowing a camera and helping the doctor determine what the situation is?" Barbieri asked.
Madsen replied that would be impossible because swallowed pills do not end up in the vagina.
"Fascinating. That makes sense," Barbieri said, amid the crowd's laughter.
The committee approved the bill 13-4 on a party-line vote, where it now goes to the House floor for a full vote. Barbieri, who sits on the board of a crisis pregnancy center in northern Idaho, voted in favor of the legislation.
Republican-controlled Statehouse. Already this year, it has killed a proposal that would provide legal protections to gay and lesbian Idahoans and halted legislation proposed by a 14-year-old girl to designate the Idaho Giant Salamander as the official state amphibian. It has endorsed, however, a bill that would expand parental rights in Idaho law.
The panel is considered one of the most conservative committees in Idaho's
Under HB154, abortion-inducing medication could not be administered through telemedicine — which does not currently happen in Idaho — and requires doctors to make "all reasonable efforts" to schedule a follow-up visit. The bill is backed by the anti-abortion group Idaho Choose Life.
"Children have no way to really challenge the forces that harm them and unborn children are especially susceptible to harm."
Anti-abortion advocates argue that the bill will protect women who may have an adverse reaction to abortion medication. Those opposed counter that the bill is an attempt to restrict abortions, pointing to women living in rural areas where access to clinics is already limited.
LINDEN BATEMAN
Republican representative
the point that equalizing a colonoscopy to this particular procedure was apples and oranges," he said. "So I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted."
Monday afternoon Barbieri told The Spokesman-Review that he adamantly supports the bill, and wasn't fazed by the social media attention his question garnered.
The measure is one of several abortion-related bills Idaho lawmakers are considering this legislative session.
"I was being rhetorical, because I was trying to make
This includes a proposed bill seeking to define the scope of telemedicine in Idaho, which somewhat overlaps with HB154, because it specifically bans doctors from prescribing abortion drugs via videoconferencing. Over in the Idaho Senate, lawmakers are considering a bill that would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
"Children have no way to really challenge the forces that harm them and unborn children are especially susceptible to harm," said Republican Rep. Linden Bateman. "In my view, this may reduce the number of abortions."
This isn't the first time Idaho lawmakers have received attention while debating abortion legislation.
In 2013, Republican Rep. Ron Mendive drew audible gasps in a committee when he asked if the American Civil Liberties Union-Idaho's pro-abortion stance also meant they supported prostitution. A year prior, Republican Sen. Chuck Winder drew national criticism after he suggested on the Senate floor that a doctor should ask a woman who says she was raped could have been caused by "normal relations in a marriage."
Slain Mexican man's family views body, seeks justice
NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
TAMI ABDOLLAH
Associated Press
PASCO, Wash. — The mother of an unarmed Mexican man fatally shot by police officers in Washington state viewed her son's body for the first time Monday and said she hopes for justice in the case that has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation.
The Feb. 10 killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco was captured on video by a witness. Zambrano-Montes' mother, Agapita Montes-Rivera, spoke to reporters before entering a local funeral home with other family members and said through an interpreter that the situation is difficult.
"I want people to understand my pain," the 60-year-old said. "It's really hard. ... When I saw the video, I felt really bad. That's why I asked for justice."
Her attorney said she fainted when she first saw her son's body.
Authorities say Zambra-
no-Montes, a 35-year-old
Mexican immigrant and former orchard worker, was throwing rocks at officers and a stun gun failed to subdue him. The Franklin County coroner has ordered an inquest into the death, which is being reviewed by a regional task force and monitored by federal authorities.
The high-profile attorney who represented the family of Michael Brown, a black man killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, said he'll represent Zambra-ano-Monte's family. Benjamin Crump was in Pasco meeting with the family Monday.
"At the heart of the matter is what's going on with what we see on that video — is it appropriate or not?" Crump, who is based in Florida, told The Associated Press.
"The No. 1 thing they said is, 'We don't want them to say that the police acted appropriately,'" said Crump, who represented the family of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager killed by neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013.
In a video recording by Dario Infante Zuniga, 21, of Pasco, five "pops" are audible, and Zambrano-Montes can be seen running away, pursued by three officers. As the officers draw close, he stops, turns around and faces them. Multiple "pops" are heard, and the man falls to the ground.
Crump said Zambra-
no-Montes spoke no English
and was an immigrant living
in the country illegally.
Felix Vargas, head of the Pasco Hispanic rights group Consejo Latino, said a Seattle-based Justice Department official met with his group Sunday. The official said meetings are planned this week with local authorities, Vargas said.
Pasco is a fast-growing agricultural city of 68,000, where more than half the residents are Hispanic but few are members of the police force or the power structure.
The killing was the fourth by Pasco police in less than a year. Officers were exonerated after similar investigations in the first three cases. Critics in the latest case say the officers should have used less than lethal force to subdue Zambrano-Montes.
"Zambrano-Montes had his hands up. Why did you have to shoot him?" Crump asked.
Police said officers felt threatened. Zambrano-Montes was arrested last year for assault after throwing objects at Pasco officers and trying to grab an officer's pistol, court records show.
Authorities have said Zambrano-Montes was not armed with a gun or knife when he was killed. Whether he had a rock in his hand when he was shot is still under investigation.
Two of the officers involved were white, and the other Hispanic. All three opened fire, though the number of shots has not been disclosed. Last week, investigators asked for patience as the investigation continues.
Crump said the Pasco case is similar to other high-profile killings involving police officers.
"All the young people are protesting that Antonio had his hands up based on what they saw in the video, and he had no weapons," Crump said. "And just like in New York, it shows the graphic last moments of Eric Garner's life, here you have a video that shows the graphic last moments of Antonio's life."
Meanwhile, another attorney who says he's representing Zambrano-Montes' family says he wants to temporarily withdraw a $25 million claim filed by Zambrano-Montes' widow and two daughters against the city after the shooting. Attorney Charles Herrmann of Tacoma said Monday the claim was premature.
VACCINE FROM PAGE 1
Cassidy Horton, a sophomore pre-nursing student from Overland Park, said she believes the Institute is crucial for the renowned research the University is known for.
"I don't think we should pay for this through tuition," she said. "I think it's a good thing for our University and would provide a lot of growth. I think it's important because we're known for research and we have great researchers. We get a lot of money to do research and we generate new
we're making it impossible for students."
ideas and solutions to current health problems."
"This is more than just teaching, this is life-saving research for families and individuals. This is very important for our future."
JERRY HENRY D-Atchison
Henry said he plans to push the importance of these enhancements in the committee because he sees the opportunities the Institute would give students, companies and the community.
"I think the University still needs to keep putting together thoughts and ideas about how this Institute is important, not only to the students but to the pharmaceutical companies and all the people doing this study and work," Henry said.
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Henry said he's wary of what the next five to 10 years may hold for higher education research funding if something doesn't change in the legislature and said students and citizens need to speak up.
"It's time to get even more
"This would bring growth
Regardless of how the University will fund the Institute, Horton said she believes the Institute would benefit the University and the entire community.
resolute and work harder and fight harder for what we think our universities should be doing." Henry said. "It's time right now for university students and the public to say, 'Yeah we wanted some tax breaks, but this elimination of taxes for 300,000 companies is not in [the] interest of our state and will have long-term effects for students and universities for years to come.'"
in general to our research department," Horton said. "Anything that goes towards health can benefit everyone."
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