But yesterday he pled guilty only to perjury. The government agreed to drop the arson charge. Redmond lied to the Grand Jury. Redmond will be sentenced later. The bill would let pharmacists, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners dispense emergency contraception, or the morning after pill, without a visit to a doctor.
Opponents say it's a bad idea for any woman, much less a teenager.
The Senate version would strip the parental consent requirement for teens out of the bill. The Senators say Virginia could lose four million dollars a year in federal funds by keeping parental consent a part of the bill. Far Southwest Virginia will get a new area code on September First. No word yet on what that number will be. The wreckers have moved into London's Millennium Dome.