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Andrew Nussbaum discusses interstate abortion-pill disputes, free speech, and Colorado litigation. He offers predictions about future legal conflicts rather than a settled account of how courts will decide them.
Read →Recently, pro-abortion writer Jessica Valenti was a guest on Molly Jong-Fast’s podcast, “Fast Politics.” The topic of the podcast, which featured multiple pro-abortion guests, was “How We Protect Reproductive Rights Against MAGA.” Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, Valenti has become one of the most prominent voices in favor of legal abortion. […] The post Jessica Valenti misleads about post-Dobbs maternal and infant mortality on podcast appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →For Immediate Release: March 13, 2026 Contact: media@sbaprolife.org | View Newsroom “Slap in the Face” to Pro-Life States, Voters Just Months Ahead of Midterms Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss lawsuits brought by Florida and Texas against the Food and Drug Administration – siding with the abortion industry on mail-order drugs […]
Read →In 1992, the Supreme Court stated in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that women “have organized intimate relationships and made choices” relying on the right to abortion. The Court seemed to believe that abortion was necessary for women to have successful lives because of the time and financial commitment of raising a child. But the pro-life movement, already beginning to establish a national network of supportive pregnancy centers, was to provide another option for women who feel they cannot parent, with the introduction of “Safe Haven Laws.” Safe Haven Laws—also known as […] The post Saving a Li
Read →A federal judge has extended the deadline to March 27 for Michigan officials to respond to a lawsuit two pro-life groups filed to challenge a state … The post Judge extends deadline for Michigan officials to respond to lawsuit challenging pro-abortion hiring law appeared first on CatholicVote org .
Read →A coalition of pro-life, medical, and religious organizations has filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urging the … The post CatholicVote’s legal fund joins coalition opposing Delaware’s End of Life Options Act appeared first on CatholicVote org .
Read →Can the government force a pro-life pregnancy center to hire staff who oppose its foundational beliefs? In this episode of The LifeCast , Rich Bennett speaks with Jim Sprague, CEO of the Pregnancy Resource Center in Grand Rapids, and Bryan Neihart of Alliance Defending Freedom about a lawsuit challenging a law that could require pro-life organizations to hire employees who oppose their mission and cover abortion in their health insurance plans. Together they unpack the constitutional and cultural implications if the government can compel nonprofits to undermine their own message. This conversa
Read →On March 1, Luxembourg became the second country in the world to embed the “freedom” to kill children in the womb by abortion into its national constitution. The first, France, voted to put abortion in its constitution in 2024 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and declared that “abortion is not a constitutional right.” [...] The post Luxembourg becomes second country to add abortion ‘freedom’ to constitution first appeared on The Bridgehead .
Read →For Immediate Release: March 6, 2026 Contact: media@sbaprolife.org | View Newsroom DOJ Doubles Down, Wants Abortion Drug Harm Lawsuit Dropped Washington, D.C. – Late on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss Missouri v. FDA, doubling down on its claim that pro-life states and women harmed by abortion drugs lack standing and are not suffering ongoing harm from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Covid-era policy of allowing deadly abortion […]
Read →Life Legal challenges Delaware’s assisted suicide law before the Third Circuit, asserting the government must protect life rather than facilitate death. Supported by 14 organizations, the brief emphasizes that assisted suicide threatens the dignity of human life and can lead to broader societal pressures to choose death, not life. The post Life Legal challenges assisted suicide law in federal court appeared first on .
Read →Under California law, schools can secretly “transition” a child to the opposite gender without even telling their parents. That is, they could. On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered California to stop hiding children’s “gender transitions” from religious parents, since doing so likely violates “parents’ rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children.” “The parents… have sincere religious beliefs about sex ... Read More The post Why the Supreme Court’s Decision Against California’s ‘Secret Transition’ Is a Win for Life appeared first on Students for Life of America .
Read →The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in the consolidated lawsuits (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump) challenging President Trump’s imposition of tariffs around the world cannot be said to be a salient pro-life matter. The arguments over the impact of tax levies and expenditures have an impact when their direct effect is on families (e.g., […] The post Protecting the Power of the Purse – and the Hyde Amendment appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →SBA Pro-Life America summarizes litigation challenging federal policies that allow abortion drugs to be prescribed and mailed across state lines. The article presents the organization’s legal and safety arguments and explains why the case matters for state abortion laws.
Read →It has become common in the three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade for prolifers to describe the Dobbs decision as a milestone in a longer journey, and in that same time frame it has become clear that we need a better roadmap. The prolife movement spent decades of work and... The post The Debate Over Whether Life Matters appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →Twenty-one states have joined Louisiana’s lawsuit against the federal government challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) relaxation of abortion pill rules, in defiance of the Trump administration’s call for the matter to be indefinitely postponed. Continue Reading at LifeSiteNews >> The post 21 states back Louisiana’s lawsuit against FDA abortion pill rules appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Why do we still march for life? The Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States on January 22, 1973, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its Dobbs v. Jackson ruling on June 24, 2022. It’s over. Is there a need to march in Washington and on the capitol steps of every state now that Roe is gone? The answer is yes, and yes, and so much more! Millions of […] The post Why We Still March for Life appeared first on Human Coalition .
Read →This is Issue 40 of the American Reports Series. After Roe v. Wade[1] was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,[2] abortion advocates increased their efforts to impose abortion on pro-life states through heavily funded ballot initiatives,[3] the courts,[4] and interstate shipments of abortion-inducing drugs.[5] Lawsuits challenging gestation-based abortion limits[6] claim that the laws […] The post Abortion Law in America Today: Pro-life Responses to Pro-abortion Challenges appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Since 2023, a Colorado law has banned medical providers and organizations in the state from offering women abortion pill reversal, which reverses the effects of dangerous chemical abortion drugs if women change their minds after taking them. Now a federal judge has ruled that the law was unco... The post Judge Rejects Colorado’s Abortion Pill Reversal Ban appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →Hawkins argues that some abortion-abolition approaches can undermine incremental protections that save unborn lives. She defends a strategy of pursuing the strongest achievable protections while continuing to seek broader legal protection for unborn children.
Read →Reproductive rights advocates reacted with anger and indignance upon hearing the February 16, 2024, Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created through in vitro fertilization are children.1 They rightly understood that a law’s affirmation that preborn babies are human children could not only change the IVF practices of US fertility clinics but might also lead […] The post The Immorality of Creating Children through IVF appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
Read →Triller Harms critiques abortion-abolition proposals that emphasize criminal punishment for women who obtain abortions. Writing from a pro-life perspective, she argues that justice should account for coercion, vulnerability and the movement’s responsibility to offer mercy and practical support.
Read →Courts, constitutional amendments, and shield laws have chipped away at protections for unborn children in pro-life states Washington D.C.—A new Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) paper analyzes how abortion advocates—through court rulings, constitutional amendments, and shield laws—effectively removed any meaningful limits on abortion in some formerly pro-life states. The paper explores the legal landscape in […] The post From Pro-Life to Abortion Up to Birth: The Impact of Abortion Amendments appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →(Washington, D.C.): Earlier today, the Department of Justice under the Trump Administration requested a federal court to pause the case in Louisiana v. FDA and deny the client immediate relief pending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the abortion pill, mifepristone. There is no public evidence that this review is actively being conducted. Sarah Zagorski, Senior Director of Public Relations & Communications for Americans United for Life […] The post Trump DOJ Asks for Delay in Essential Abortion Pill Case, Pending FDA Review with No Deadline appeared first on Americans United fo
Read →If you’ve followed the news over the past few years, you’ve heard about Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson. These two Supreme Court cases have shaped everything about abortion law in America. But where did they come from, and what actually prompted these decisions? Let’s break down the story behind each case, and why it matters to protect life today. Where Did Roe v. Wade Come From? Back in 1969, […] The post From Roe to Dobbs: The Supreme Court Cases That Shaped the Fight for Life appeared first on Human Coalition .
Read →A controversial abortion case reaches the Supreme Court, and men in black robes impose their religious views on the country. Counter to the justices’ expectation, a diverse movement rises up in protest... The post The Theology of Roe appeared first on First Things .
Read →Williams argues historically that Roe v. Wade was not an unavoidable consequence of twentieth-century political liberalism. He traces competing liberal, religious and legal arguments about abortion to show that the coalition supporting legalized abortion developed contingently.
Read →Andersen examines an IVF embryo mix-up as evidence of legal and ethical problems created by separating conception, gestation and parenthood. She argues that reproductive technology policy should take the identity and interests of embryos and resulting children more seriously.
Read →Freedom of religion is on the ropes in increasingly authoritarian Canada — despite a specific charter guarantee of “freedom of religion and conscience.” Indeed, an Ontario court ruled previously that doctors can be coerced under threat of professional discipline to perform lethal jabs or abortions against their religious beliefs and conscience objections. Why? The court ruled that the unenumerated right of patients to receive any legal procedure paid for by the government superseded the specific charter protection. If doctors don’t want to kill, the court also ruled, they can either provide an
Read →For immediate release CONTACT: Communications Director, comms@ohiolife.org Columbus, Ohio – In a move illustrating the way activist judges attempt to write… The post Ohio Right to Life Applauds Court of Appeals Decision appeared first on Ohio Right to Life .
Read →(Washington, D.C.): Earlier this week, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled in a 4-1 decision that abortion is protected healthcare for “competent adults” under the state constitution, arguing “[t]he State did not meet its burden of demonstrating the Abortion Laws further the compelling interest of protecting unborn life without unduly infringing upon the woman’s fundamental right […] The post Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Pro-Life Protections in Flawed Decision appeared first on Americans United for Life .
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