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The House abortion bill, which passed 228 to 196 on Tuesday, seeks to prohibit abortions 20 weeks after fertilization. But it's unlikely the bill will become law anytime soon.

Republicans control the House of Representatives, but Democrats control the Senate, which is unlikely to consider the bill. The White House is threatening to veto it if it gets that far, Reuters reports.

But House Republicans' passage of the bill, while largely symbolic, may still have political consequences.

E-cigarettes are selling like inhalable hotcakes since their approval in the United States, but these "safe" cigarettes still face challenges from state and federal laws.

These nicotine-vapor devices are currently regulated similar to other tobacco products, but there are some hot legal differences.

Here are five legal issues affecting e-cigarettes:

Being a new dad isn't easy, but keeping a few legal tips in mind can help make life easier for you, your little one, and your growing family.

With Father's Day just around the corner, and summer being the peak time for births, there will definitely be many an occasion to celebrate all the new dads out there, and their beautiful babies, of course.

So while new dads may be overwhelmed trying to figure out the whole diaper situation, they should also be aware of some potential legal pitfalls of fatherhood that can get beyond messy, if they aren't too careful. Here are our Top 5 legal tips for new dads:

A federal judge's Plan B ruling is finally being accepted by the Obama administration.

The Department of Justice is abolishing age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception pills, making the morning-after pill available to women and girls without a prescription, reports The Washington Post.

This is a big step for the government, which previously decided that only women and girls age 15 and over would be able to buy the Plan B "morning-after pill" without a prescription.

Ever wonder what happens to all the leftover, untouched food at that huge event you were at? Wouldn't it be nice if the organization decided to donate the food to charity? It would be, except this is generally not done.

This is not because these organizations and caterers are cold-hearted and actually enjoy seeing others go hungry. It's likely because many charities are reluctant to accept leftover food donations, even with a federal law in place that's aimed at shielding them from liability.

Why is that?

Surgery abroad may be the new study abroad, as higher medical costs and insurance payments are driving "medical tourists" to sign up for cost-saving surgical procedures outside the United States.

But before you decide to book your flight to Panama for a cheap appendectomy, keep in mind these five legal risks of getting work done abroad:

First there was a dry-ice bomb at Disneyland, now, a loaded gun at Disney World? When a grandma and her grandson boarded a ride in Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, they weren't expecting this kind of thrill when a loaded gun was found on her seat.

The woman immediately reported the gun to a park attendant. It was later discovered that the gun's owner had a valid concealed weapons permit and didn't realize that his gun had fallen out of his pocket when he was on a supposedly bumpy ride.

What the gun owner also didn't know was whether or not guns are actually allowed at amusement parks. Are they?

People tattoo everything, even their eyelids. But should the law allow them to tattoo their dogs?

Before you run to the tattoo parlor to give your bowser a "Pug Lyfe" tattoo, consider whether tattooing dogs is animal cruelty.

A pill here, a “master cleanse” there. Fad diets have become a mainstay in our quest for health and wellness. We channel our inner-Jack LaLanne as we swallow supplements, or shortcut diet pills, and try to become our best selves. But sometimes things don’t go as planned and the next thing you know, that detox mix is making you vomit blood. Ah, wellness.

But when fad diets go wrong, can you sue?

That iconic thin brown bag around your store-bought liquor is not in any way a shield from criminal charges when you drink in public.

Not only does the illusion that you might be drinking something non-alcoholic from such a bag not exist, but you can be arrested for even opening the bottle in public.

Here's a little wake-up call for those under the spell of the brown bag drinking myth.