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 […]
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Interesting Michael Paulsen essay
Here is a link to an interesting essay by Michael Paulsen entitled, “Passover, Abortion, and Rabbi Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
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 […]
One of the great factual frauds that Justice Harry Blackmun and six other Justices propounded in deciding Roe v. Wade is the claim that abortion generally are safer than childbirth. Justice Blackmun, for the majority, declared: “Appellants and various amici refer to medical data indicating that abortion in early pregnancy, that is, prior to the […]
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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 […]
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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
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Wait and Think About It
Utah reportedly has the longest abortion waiting period in the country. In 2012 the Utah legislature extended the mandatory waiting period before abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours. The executive director of Planned Parenthood in Utah called it “the most onerous law in the land.” The sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Steve Eliason, rejected […]
The abstract of another pro-abortion law review article has been published on the SSRN Medical-Legal Studies ejournal. It is: “Abortion Law in Transnational Perspective: Cases and Controversies – Introduction” Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series, University of Pennsylvania Press, pages 1-10, 2014 REBECCA J. COOK, University of Toronto – Faculty of LawEmail: [email protected] JOANNA N. ERDMAN, Dalhousie University […]
University Faculty for Life is now accepting submissions from college and university students for its Scholarly Achievement Award in Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, or Research. Guidelines for the contest and a one-page flyer are available and will eventually be posted at http://www.uffl.org/studentawards.html. Email [email protected] for the flyer and complete contest rules. Although the deadline for […]
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 2015 Annual Conference Law, Religion, and American Healthcare May 8 – 9, 2015 Conferences 2014-2015 Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East BC 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce plans for our 2015 annual […]