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Litigation, judicial decisions, legal analysis and court proceedings.
Hazzard welcomes committee progress on legislation to repeal the FACE Act. She argues that federal penalties for clinic blockades unfairly punish pro-life civil disobedience, framing repeal as a movement priority.
Read →This evening, the Justice for Victims of Abortion Drug Dealers Act (HB 575) and the Stop Coerced Abortion Act (HB 425) passed through the Louisiana Senate. HB 575 by Reps. Lauren Ventrella and Julie Emerson empowers Louisiana citizens harmed by abortion to file lawsuits against abortion drug dealers who unlawfully sell abortion services, including predators... The post Two Pro-Life Bills Pass Louisiana Senate appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .
Read →The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating Medina v. Planned Parenthood, a landmark case that could affirm states’ authority to defund abortion providers through Medicaid. Life Legal Defense Foundation submitted an amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s right to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program—arguing that taxpayer dollars should never be used to support the abortion industry. A ruling is expected by the end of June 2025. The post Will the Supreme Court Let States Defund Planned Parenthood? appeared first on .
Read →Today, the Justice for Victims of Abortion Drug Dealers Act (HB 575) and the Stop Coerced Abortion Act (HB 425) passed through the Louisiana House of Representatives. HB 575 by Reps. Lauren Ventrella and Julie Emerson empowers Louisiana citizens harmed by abortion to file lawsuits against abortion drug dealers who unlawfully sell abortion services, including... The post Two Pro-Life Bills Pass Louisiana House of Representatives on Pro-Life Day at the Capitol appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .
Read →ADF describes its Ninth Circuit appeal on behalf of NIFLA and SCV Pregnancy Center over California enforcement against abortion-pill-reversal advertising. The release argues that the centers should be free to discuss the proposed treatment while their First Amendment lawsuit proceeds.
Read →Innocent lives are still under attack After five decades of abortion on demand being the law of the land, the day pro-lifers hoped and worked for since 1973 came to fruition in 2022: the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.[i] More than 62 million children lost their lives to […] The post How has the pro-life strategy changed? appeared first on Human Coalition .
Read →The defeat of a Montana bill intended to remove a consent-based defense associated with assisted suicide. Schadenberg discusses the vote and considers litigation as another route for opponents of the practice.
Read →On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned one of the most odious legal regimes ever foisted on the U.S. American people: that of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.... The post Three Takeaways from Our Post- Dobbs Moment appeared first on First Things .
Read →Life Legal is filing an amicus curiae brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of NIFLA v. Letitia James. At issue is […] The post Taking on New York AG’s Move to Strangle Pro-Life Speech – and Resource Centers appeared first on .
Read →Life Legal has filed an amicus curiae brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Medina v. Planned Parenthood—a case that could be a big step toward […] The post Life Legal Urges Supreme Court to End Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood appeared first on .
Read →Pro-assisted-suicide activists like to say the unethical act is legal in Montana. Strictly speaking, that isn’t true. Some years ago, a muddled Montana supreme court ruling refused to create a state constitutional right to assisted suicide as requested by activists because the Montana constitution’s legislative history made it clear that the court couldn’t. But wanting to legalize it anyway, the judges declared somehow that assisted suicide wasn’t against public policy of the state and that consent to such an act was a defense to a criminal charge. Montana has been in that muddled legal state
Read →Miller offers a participant-observer account of federal prosecutions of abortion-clinic protesters and the presidential pardons that followed. She distinguishes clinic blockades from speech alone while defending the activists and criticizing the government's charging decisions.
Read →On Friday, January 24, as part of its sweeping reorientation of the U.S. Department of Justice, which had been politicized to an unparalleled degree under […] The post Biden/Garland FACE Lawsuit against Pro-Life Activists Finally Canceled appeared first on .
Read →Bateman surveys pro-life organizations’ priorities for 2025, including funding restrictions, abortion-drug regulation, and challenges to limits on public advocacy. Drawing on interviews with movement leaders, she describes litigation and grassroots efforts intended to advance those goals.
Read →ADF describes a Supreme Court petition seeking access to federal court for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers. The organization argues that New Jersey’s demands for donor identities and internal records threaten the pregnancy center’s speech and associational rights.
Read →Schadenberg discusses restrictions imposed by a clinic on Ellen Wiebe following a disputed euthanasia approval for an Alberta woman. He relates the clinic's affidavit and an earlier court injunction to his call for scrutiny of eligibility decisions.
Read →Life Legal is taking a stand against an alarming attack on free speech and pro-life advocacy in San Diego. We’ve filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s draconian […] The post The Battle for Free Speech: Life Legal Takes on San Diego’s Assault on Pro-Life Advocacy appeared first on .
Read →The coalition publishes a petition asking British Columbia authorities to investigate Ellen Wiebe's euthanasia practice. It cites disputed cases and requests regulatory action, while noting that allegations in one cited lawsuit had not been proven in court.
Read →Schadenberg reports on a Honolulu police investigation into allegations that a doctor administered medication contrary to the self-administration requirement. He uses the reported case to question enforcement of assisted-suicide safeguards, without establishing criminal guilt.
Read →The March for Life began in 1974 as a response to the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Fifty years later, since Roe v. Wade has been overturned, the mission of the march continues to evolve. At Save the Storks, we’re dedicated to creating a story of hope and empowerment for every […] The post March for Life: Why We March for Equal Access to Motherhood℠ appeared first on Save the Storks .
Read →Hawley argues that federal enforcement of the FACE Act has disproportionately targeted anti-abortion activists while inadequately protecting pregnancy centers and churches. This adaptation of her congressional testimony challenges that enforcement pattern and questions the statute’s constitutional basis.
Read →In a pivotal stand for free speech and the pro-life cause, Life Legal has filed a lawsuit against San Diego’s draconian “buffer zone” law. This […] The post The Battle for Free Speech: Life Legal Takes on San Diego’s Assault on Pro-Life Advocacy appeared first on .
Read →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Afton Simonelli DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 PHONE: 614-547-0099 ext.303 COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio Right to Life… The post Ohio Right to Life Congratulates Newly Elected Supreme Court Justices: Joe Deters, Dan Hawkins, and Megan Shanahan. appeared first on Ohio Right to Life .
Read →Snyder challenges reporting that links Josseli Barnica's death to a legal requirement to wait for fetal cardiac activity to cease. She argues that emergency exceptions permitted intervention and raises separate questions about the medical care described in the reporting.
Read →Godsey describes vandalism, litigation, and negative publicity directed at pregnancy-help organizations. He argues that these pressures undermine women's access to alternatives to abortion and calls for defense of the centers' work.
Read →Hazzard argues against Florida's proposed Amendment 4 during the 2024 voting period. She analyzes its viability and health language and contends that its effects would extend beyond replacing the existing heartbeat restriction.
Read →We’re excited to share that Life Legal has just submitted an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of Idaho’s Defense […] The post Standing Strong for Life: Life Legal Defends Idaho’s Pro-Life Law Against Federal Overreach appeared first on .
Read →Hayes describes ADF’s We CARE campaign to defend pregnancy centers against legal restrictions and public criticism. The article combines a center leader’s personal history with an overview of litigation, proposed protections, and ways supporters can participate.
Read →High-profile civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump held a news conference October 1, 2024, accusing doctors at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Georgia, of not acting quickly enough to save Amber Thurman’s life in 2022. Crump blamed doctors not the law for Thurman’s Death. Lawsuit alleges doctors who delayed emergency abortion to blame […]
Read →It has been two years since the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning Roe v. Wade. It is worth taking stock of where the pro-life movement finds itself now.... The post The Way Forward After Dobbs appeared first on First Things .
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