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There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat.Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide.Tho stanley cup usands of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, exist since the first ones were invented in the 1940s to prevent stains a stanley cup nd sticking. PFAS chemicals are used in nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing and firefighting foam. Their manufacture and persistence in products have contaminated drinking water nationwide. Also known as forever chemicals, these substances do not break down in the environment and can accumulate in our bodies over time. Drinking water is widely considered the greatest source of potential exposure and harm. And, in March, the Envi stanley cup ronmental Protection Agency proposed the first national standard for PFAS levels in drinking water. But the chemicals can also pollute soil, fish, livestock, and food products. Researchers say they are present in the blood of nearly all Americans.Until now, federal regulations on PFAS in consumer products have largely focused on a handful of the older-generation forever chemicals, such as PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid. But new state-level laws are targeting all forever chemicals. Consumers concerned about clothing are also turning to the courts. A torrent of recent class-action lawsuits claim brands falsely ad Mzgd Army secretary to fire or suspend large number of Fort Hood officers to address command culture at base
SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman must abide by an agreement with her ex-husband to destroy five frozen embryos if they got a divorce, a California judge ruled Wednesday.San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said in a tenta air max tive decision that the agreement trumps the woman s desire to now keep the embryos. The woman, Mimi Lee, had argued that the embryos represent her last chance to have children after cancer made it risky for her to get pregnant.Her ex-husband, Stephen Findley, wanted to discard the embryos in accordance with the agreement he and Lee signed while married. Finley s lawyer alleged that Lee was using the embryos as blackmail in their divorce proceedings. Divorced couple disputes fate of embryos 01:59 jordan Massullo said California law is clear that couples must decide what to do with embryos they create in case of separation or divorce. Decisions about family and children often are difficult, and can be wrenching when they become disputes, the judge wrote. The policy best suited to ensuring that these disputes are resolved in a clear-eyed manner ... is to give effect to the intentions of the parties at the time of the decision at issue. While Lee might have a right to procreate in other circumstances, she doesn t have a rig af1 ht to procreat |
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