by APFLI | Aug 13, 2013 | Legislation / Court Cases
Federal Court Protects Mobile Pregnancy Services: Federal Injunction Entered to Protect TLC Mobile Pregnancy Services (TLC) from City of Elgin’s Restrictions [NRLC Editor’s note. Back in March we ran two stories about a lawsuit filed against the city of Elgin,...
by APFLI | Jul 5, 2013 | Legislation / Court Cases
Today, Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 206 (Sonya’s Law) into law. This important new law requires that women seeking abortions in Wisconsin be given the opportunity to see their unborn children through ultrasound. Just hours before Walker signed the law, the...
by APFLI | May 6, 2013 | Legislation / Court Cases
Residency Programs and Right of Conscience When examining OB/GYN residency programs, one often reads the following disclaimer: for reasons of moral or ethical objection, one may opt out of abortion training. But medical residents who do not provide abortions...
by APFLI | Aug 27, 2012 | Legislation / Court Cases
Protect Rights of Conscience Imagine that you are a healthcare professional who is convinced that life begins at conception. Imagine that your employer insists that you offer women counseling regarding abortion options and requires you to prescribe contraceptive...
by APFLI | May 24, 2012 | Legislation / Court Cases
Starting a student organization can be daunting. Besides deciding when you are going to meet and what your group is going to do, universities require students to follow all sorts of rules and procedures before a group can gain official recognition. Once your group is...
by APFLI | Aug 31, 2011 | Legislation / Court Cases
[updated 10 Sept 11] The Case Against Pro-Life Physicians: Bias Begins at Med School Interview Are pro-life students being unfairly flagged during interviews for medical school? Imagine yourself, a senior in college, sitting in the middle of your dream medical-school...
by APFLI | Dec 3, 2009 | Legislation / Court Cases
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous per curiam opinion [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-10537.pdf ] in the Porter v. McCollum case, in favor of the habeas petition filed by a death-row inmate. Specifically, the Court ruled that the inmate...
by APFLI | Nov 20, 2009 | Legislation / Court Cases
The on again, off again nature of the Illinois parental notification law reads like the script of a soap opera because the status of the relationship between the law and the courts changes so frequently. In the latest turn of events, a circuit court judge decided to...
by APFLI | Sep 24, 2009 | Legislation / Court Cases
Last week, lawmakers in the Dominican Republic gave their final approval to a pro-life constitutional change despite fierce criticism and pressure from UN agencies and abortion advocates to defeat the measure. The Dominican Republic’s National Assembly easily ratified...
by APFLI | Aug 26, 2009 | Legislation / Court Cases
The circuit court in Springfield, Ill. on Friday issued a preliminary injunction in favor of two pharmacy owners who have been fighting to protect their right to conscientiously object to distributing abortifacient contraceptives. The American Center for Law and...
by APFLI | Jul 16, 2009 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases, Right to Life - Archive
Legislators also add text defending marriage The Mexican state of Yucatan became the fourteenth to pass a pro-life amendment to its constitution yesterday, adding to a wave of opposition to Mexico City’s policy of permitting and funding abortion on demand. The...
by APFLI | Apr 8, 2009 | Legislation / Court Cases
12,000+ emails urging the HHS TO REMOVE THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE have been sent by pro-death groups!!! SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE www.freedom2care.org Thursday, 9 April, IS the LAST DAY to contact the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding...
by APFLI | Jan 29, 2009 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases
A women’s group says the recent [2009] Senate vote against an amendment to the SCHIP program will lead to more abortions. The Senate rejected an amendment to make as national law a rule the Bush administration put in place allowing states to cover unborn...
by APFLI | Dec 22, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario held a public comment period for a draft policy on conscience rights for medical doctors. Dr. Will Johnston, president of Canadian Physicians for Life, said under the new proposed policy, “Refusal on...
by APFLI | Dec 18, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
Health & Human Services Right of Conscience Regulations Reorganized and Promulgated. To read the 127-page regs, visit http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-30134_PI.pdf (Doc. 2008-30134 Filed 12/18/2008 at 8:45 am; Publication Date: 12/19/2008)...
by APFLI | Dec 18, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
Americans United for Life (AUL) applauds today's Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Morr-Fitz v. Blagojevich that individual pharmacists and pharmacy owners do have legal standing to challenge a rule requiring them to dispense Plan B, which abortion activists call...
by APFLI | Nov 17, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
Dr. Michael New October 27, 2008 LifeNews.com Note: Dr. Michael New is a political science professor at the University of Alabama and holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is one of the foremost authorities on how abortion laws affect abortion rates across the...
by APFLI | Nov 17, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
The Freedom of Choice Act: Radical Attempt to Prematurely End Debate Over Abortion 1 Denise M. Burke AUL Vice President of Legal Affairs November 2008 Nearly two years ago, the public debate over abortion was irrevocably altered. In the landmark Gonzales v. Carhart...
by APFLI | Jun 11, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
The Freedom of Choice Act: Endangering Women and Silencing the Voices of Everyday Americans By Denise M. Burke AUL Vice President & Legal Director June 2008 “The first thing I will do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.” — Senator and...
by APFLI | May 31, 2008 | Legislation / Court Cases
CA PHARMACIST REFUSES TO DISPENSE OCs: Celebrates One Year of Conflict Free Pharmacy After 35 Years of Experience. "We will celebrate on June 1st, 2008 our first year of conflict free pharmacy" said Brent Watson, RPh. Pharmacy Director and owner of Central...