Access to Court Documents in Federal Cases
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an internet site that allows anyone to obtain case information and court pleadings from federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts. To use PACER, you need to register for an account. Anyone can have a PACER account. You do not need to be a lawyer to use PACER. […]
Report on challenge to Texas law requiring sonogram before abortion
Here is a report on the pending lawsuit challenging the Texas law requiring that women be able to view a sonogram before obtaining an abortion. A ruling is expected by September. http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2011/07/judge-hears-arguments-over-texas%e2%80%99-new-sonogram-law/#more-2963 Richard M.
article on rediscovering consciousness in people diagnosed as “vegetative”
Here is a link to a story by Dave Andrusko from National Right to Life noting a recent article in Discover magazine by Kat McGowan entitled “Rediscovering Consciousness in People Diagnosed as ‘Vegetative.’” http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2011/07/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-%e2%80%9cdisorders-of-consciousness%e2%80%9d/#more-2990 As Andrusko states: “But what McGowan’s overview of massive amounts of research demonstrates is both that PVS is much more of […]
Tristam Engelhardt on Moral Pluralism in Bioethics
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy has a new article,
No euthanasia legislation to be introduced by premier of Victoria, Australia
Premier of Australia’s second largest state, Victoria, has declined a cancer patient’s request that the premier initiate legislation authorizing euthanasia, saying that the issue should be decided at the national level. A bill legalizing euthanasia was defeated in the Victorian Parliment in 2008. The news story can be found here.