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NY archbishop joins nuns’ assisted suicide lawsuit

The loving care of Catholic religious sisters has surrounded dying New Yorkers for decades, but now, plaintiffs say a new law would force healthcare workers to take an active part in promoting assisted suicide. Aleteia previously reported that Bishop John O.

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Federal appeals court rules Idaho can enforce pro-life laws while appeals process plays out

Idaho officials "have made a strong showing of likely success on the merits," 9th Circuit rules. Plaintiff likely can't "square the district court’s perspective on the history and tradition concerning abortions with the Supreme Court’s perspective in Dobbs."

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Misty Severi|Just the News|

Appeals Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Abortion Ban, Save Babies

A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that Idaho can fully enforce its near-total abortion ban. The ruled paused a lower-court order that had allowed one abortionist to kill babies in additional health-related circumstances and restoring the state’s ability to protect unborn children.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Catholic Archbishop Joins Lawsuit Against New York Assisted Suicide Law

Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and the Catholic healthcare ministry ArchCare have joined a lawsuit brought by four orders of Catholic nuns and other Catholic healthcare ministries against New York’s assisted-suicide mandate. In Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm v.

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Ryan Colby|LifeNews.com|

Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants Judge to Dismiss Murder Charges

The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, charged with murdering her three young children, is urging a judge to dismiss the first-degree murder counts so she cannot face another trial for their deaths. Clancy, 36, is accused of strangling Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury, Massachusetts […] The post Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants Judge to Dismiss Murder Charges appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Eighteen States Stand with South Dakota in Abortion Drug Legal Battle

CWA of South Dakota has been following the ongoing Mayday Health case challenging the activities of this out-of-state company in promoting the do-it-yourself abortion drug. Be sure to read about Mayday Health’s activities and lawsuits in our recent newsletter.

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Surrogacy case exposes disturbing reality of sex selection and commercial contracts

A British court has granted legal parenthood to two men who paid almost £93,000 for a commercial surrogacy arrangement in China that prioritised male embryos and included a clause providing for a partial refund if a boy was not born. In a judgment published on 29 September, Mr Justice MacDonald, a senior judge specialising in […]

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Arizona Shows Abortion Amendment Invalidates Good Laws

Last week, the Arizona Court of Appeals agreed to hear arguments in a case that will decide whether a long list of the state’s pro-life laws stay on the books. The laws were struck down in February by a judge citing Prop 139’s abortion amendment language that was approved (61% to 38%) by voters in […] The post Arizona Shows Abortion Amendment Invalidates Good Laws appeared first on Daily Citizen .

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Lawsuit Filed Against Idaho Abortion Measure to Stop Campaign Finance Violations

The IFPC Legal Center this morning filed a lawsuit seeking injunctive relief to bar the Proposition 1 campaign and the Idaho Democratic Party from continued subversion of Idaho campaign finance laws. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Tom Luna, Blaine Conzatti, Christian Welp, and Vic Miller.

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Edward Clark|LifeNews.com|

Rapper Who Killed Pregnant Girlfriend Sends Judge A Death Wish

A Florida rapper who murdered his girlfriend and her unborn child has asked the judge to sentence him to death in a handwritten letter filed with the court. Billy Adams, also known as Ace NH, shot his 22-year-old girlfriend, Alana Sims, in the back of the head in January 2023 because he did not want ...

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Andie Valdes|The Daily Wire|

Appeals Court Lets Planned Parenthood Take Teens Out of State for Secret Abortions

A federal appeals court has struck down an Indiana law meant to protect pregnant teen girls and keep their parents involved, clearing the way for Planned Parenthood to take minors out of state for secret abortions without parental consent or a judicial waiver. The 7th U.S.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|