California legalizes assisted suicide
Governor Brown signed the new California law legalizing assisted suicide. See Michael Cook’s column. http://www.mercatornet.com/careful/view/go-west-old-man-go-west/16963 Since the 1997 Supreme Court decisions in Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill rejecting constitutional challenges to laws banning assisted suicide, proponents of the “right to die” have had only modest success in advancing their agenda. This development in California […]
University Faculty for Life conference at St. Thomas in late May 2015
The annual meeting of University Faculty for Life will be held at the University of St. Thomas Law School on May 29-31, 2015. We have had two successful conferences at St. Thomas (2004 and 2009) and I hope many of you will return for this year’s conference. See here for registration information. I just received […]
Interesting Michael Paulsen essay
Here is a link to an interesting essay by Michael Paulsen entitled, “Passover, Abortion, and Rabbi Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
Ryan Anderson on assisted suicide
Here is a link to an excellent paper on assisted suicide by Ryan Anderson. The title explains his basic message: “Always Care, Never Kill: How Physician-Assisted Suicide Endangers the Weak, Corrupts Medicine, Compromises the Family, and Violates Human Dignity and Equality.”
Randy Beck on “Fetal Viability and Twenty-Week Abortion Statutes”
Professor Randy Beck (University of Georgia School of Law) has written a series of terrific articles exploring the “viability” line created in Roe. Wade. Here is a link to his recent article entitled “Fetal Viability and Twenty-Week Abortion Statutes.” The article is well worth a careful read. Here is his conclusion: “For over four decades, the Supreme Court has enforced […]
Professor Charles E. Rice, RIP
Professor Charles Rice–pro-life champion and long-time professor of law at Notre Dame Law School died last night. Here is a link to a book review of one of Charlie’s s most recent books. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the […]
tributes to Dr. Willke
Here are a couple of other tributes to Dr. Jack Willke. “Jack Willke, Witneess for Life,” by Chuck Donovan in First Things. “Father of the pro-life movement Jack Willke died on Friday,” on LifeSiteNews.com
Carter v. Canada
Here are a couple of articles on today’s decision from the Supreme Court of Canada invalidating laws banning physician assisted suicide. The Court overruled its earlier decision in the Rodriguez case, which had rejected a constitutional challenge to such laws. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-canadas-top-court-rules-doctors-can-help-kill-patients Canada Strikes Down Ban on Assisted Suicide, Says it Violates the Right to Life […]
Reflections on Roe v. Wade and the March for Life
Even though the New York Times and other media outlets routinely ignore the March for Life, the annual March on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade is one of the most significant phenomena in recent American history. In its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court thought it settled the abortion […]
March for Life coverage
See the links below. I still find it hard to believe how the March is downplayed in places such as the New York Times. I looked through the Times this morning and found a half a sentence referring to the March. That phrase mentioned that there were “thousands” of people in attendance. Hundreds of Thousands […]