Chris Kaczor on “A dubious defense of ‘after-birth abortion'”.
There have been numerous critiques of the infamous article by Giubilini & Minerva on “after-birth abortion.” Chris Kaczor has been a forceful critic of the original article. J. Rasanen wrote a ctique of Kaczor’s work and Chris has now published a response in Bioethics. Here is a link to Chris Kaczor’s article entitled “A dubious defense […]
45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Today is the 45th anniversary of the Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. Here is a link to my article entitled “Re-Reading Roe v. Wade,” which was presented at Washington & Lee Law School at a 2013 conference organized by Sam Calhoun.
Administration creates new HHS Division to protect conscience and religious freedom
Here and here are stories from LifeNews and National Right to Life News about the Administration’s creation of “The Conscience and Religious Freedom Division” within HHS. The new Division will focus on enforcing existing conscience protections in federal law.
Florida’s 24-hour waiting period for an abortion ruled unconstitutional
Here is a link to a story in the National Right to Life News about a recent decision holding Florida’s 24-hour waiting period for an abortion unconstitutional. Waiting periods have typically been upheld by the courts. This ruling is based on Florida’s Constitution, which in contrast to the US Constitution provides explicit protection for privacy […]
Federal court of appeals strikes down a Baltimore law requiring crisis pregnancy centers to promote abortion
Here is a link to a LifeNews story about a recent federal court of appeals decision striking down a Baltimore City ordinance requiring crisis pregnancy centers to promote abortion. A case from the Ninth Circuit upheld a similar California statute and that case is now before the US Supreme Court. Here is a comment from […]
Ohio adopts law banning abortions due to Down Syndrome
Here is a link to a LifeNews story about this welcome development from Ohio.
federal judge enjoins expanded exemption to HHS Mandate
Here is a link to a LifeNews story reporting on a recent decision from a federal judge in Pennsylvania enjoining the Trump Administration’s expanded exemption to the HHS mandate. The new exemption would have protected the Little Sisters of the Poor and others with religious and moral exemptions to providing coverage for “contraceptives,” some of […]
Good essay by Arthur Goldberg on Assisted Suicide in US and Canada
Here is a link to a good essay in Public Discourse by Arthur Goldberg on assisted suicide in the US and Canada. In the essay, he discusses a congressional resolution that has been introduced expressing opposition to assisted suicide. Here is his concluding paragraph: “Because secular humanism is attempting to replace G-d as the final moral […]
Fall 2017 issue of the UFL newsletter is now available
Here is a link to the fall 2017 issue of ProVita, the newsletter of University Faculty for Life. Many thanks to Margaret Hughes for her great work in editing the newsletter!!!
Australian state legalizes assisted suicide
Here is a report in the National Right to Life News about the Australian state of Victoria’s legalization of assisted suicide. Previous legalization efforts in other Australian states have failed. The vast majority of legalization efforts in the US have failed too. There is certainly not an inexorable move in favor of legalization but the passage of this […]