Charity News from Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003International Aid President in Jordan to Assess Needs of Iraqi RefugeesInternational Aid | Myles Fish, president of International Aid, arrived today in Jordan to assess the needs of Iraqi refugees and the millions more who are expected to flee their country in the event of war. Passage of Mental Health Parity Law Should Be a Top Priority National Mental Health Association | Today's introduction in the Senate and House of mental health parity legislation named for the late Sen. Wellstone highlights the glaring discrimination in health insurance that still routinely confronts people in need of mental health care. Focus on the Family Applauds House Vote on Weldon-Stupak Bill Focus on the Family | Focus on the Family praised the U.S. House of Representatives today for once again voting in favor of a ban on all human cloning, and urged the Senate to follow suit. American Humane Urges New Mexico to Make Animal Hoarding a Crime American Humane Association | American Humane today urged authorities in New Mexico to pass recently proposed HB 19 to make the act of animal hoarding a misdemeanor. They urge residents of New Mexico to send a letter of support for the legislation to their elected officials.
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