Kentucky passes law banning abortions due to sex, race, or disability of the unborn
Here and here are stories from LifeNews and the National Right to Life News about this development in Kentucky. On March 19, 2019, Governor Matt Bevin signed the law banning abortions if a reason for the abortion is the sex, race, or disability of the unborn baby. This law is similar to the Indiana law that […]
6th Circuit upholds Ohio law prohibiting funding of organizations that perform abortions
Here is a short note by Ed Whelan describing today’s decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Planned Parenthood v. Hodges. By a vote of 11-6, the court upheld the constitutionality of Ohio’s law prohibiting state funding of organizations (such as Planned Parenthood) that perform abortions.
good column by Richard Doerflinger on infanticide
Here is a link to a good column by Richard Doerflinger on the connections between abortion and infanticide, and the proposed Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Here is his conclusion: “But now a “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” would simply implement what Congress said in 2002: Because the child surviving an abortion is a person, […]
very good article by David Smolin–“A Religious Pro-Life Critique of Roe, Casey, and Abortion Rights Rhetoric”
Here is a link to a very good article by David Smolin (Cumberland Law). The article is entitled “Aborting Reason and Equality: A Religious Pro-Life Critique of Roe, Casey, and Abortion Rights Rhetoric.” Here is a paragraph from his introduction: “Thus, religion’s role in regard to abortion is primarily that of calling society to apply […]
Judge refuses to enjoin Missouri’s admitting privileges law
Here is a link to a National Right to Life News story about a recent decision by a federal judge in Missouri refusing to enjoin Missouri’s admitting privileges law.
“The International Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade”
Here is a link to a good essay by Stefano Gennarini on the implications of the reversal of Roe v. Wade. He concludes that reversing Roe “would also deal a severe–and perhaps even fatal–blow to the campaign for an international right to abortion.”
“It is Never Necessary to Intentionally Kill a Fetal Human Being to Save a Woman’s Life”
Here is a link to an essay by five physicians in support of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Here is their penultimate paragraph: “[The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act] provides a scientifically sound, medically accurate, and respectful approach to ensure that the innocent human being who survives an attempted abortion will be treated with the […]
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of Louisiana admitting privileges law
Here is a link to a LifeNews.com story on the Supreme Court’s action in June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee. Louisiana’s law requires abortionists to obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals. The US Supreme Court struck down a similar Texas law in 2016 in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. In September 2018, the United States Court of […]
“The Rediscovery of the Born-Alive Act”
Here is a link to an essay by Hadley Arkes on the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, and its relevance to current controversies.
Senator Hawley on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Here are the remarks of Senator Josh Hawley in support of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Here is a paragraph from near the end of his remarks: “So we must press forward in this generation for our revolutionary faith. Let us not go back to the darkness and cruelty of the past. Let us not go […]