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Assisted Reproduction In vitro fertilization

Important Alabama Supreme Court decision on IVF

Here is a link to an excellent essay by Ryan Anderson on the Alabama Supreme Court decision on IVF. The decision strongly affirms the status of the unborn. Here is a bit from the essay– “the Alabama civil (not criminal) case was brought by the parents of IVF children, not opponents of IVF. The clinic keeping […]

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Abortion Heartbeat laws

South Carolina Court Upholds Heartbeat Law

Here is a link to an article by Ed Whelan on the August 23, 2023 decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of that state’s heartbeat law. The Court (by a 4-1 vote) rejected the argument that the law (which prohibits abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat) violated the state […]

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Abortion

Fifth Circuit Ruling on Chemical Abortions

Here is a link to a story by Ed Whelan on the August 16, 2023 decision by the Fifth Circuit. The appellate court upheld important parts of the trial court’s order that found that the FDA’s approval of mifepristone was unlawful. The lower court’s ruling is, however, on hold pending Supreme Court review. Here is […]

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Abortion

Margot Cleveland on the Abortion Pill Case

Here is a link to an essay by Margot Cleveland on the abortion pill case. Cleveland reviews Judge Kacsmaryk’s April 7, 2023 ruling enjoining the FDA’s approval of the abortion drugs (mifepristone and misoprostol).

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Abortion Constitutionality Court cases

Oklahoma Supreme Court finds a Limited State Constitutional Right to an Abortion

Here is a link to a report about the March 21, 2023 decision by the  Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Court, in a 5-4 decision, found that the Oklahoma state constitution contains a limited right to an abortion when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother,

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Abortion Born-Alive Infants Protection Act

Hadley Arkes on the Born-Alive Survivors of Abortion Protection Act

Here is a link to an excellent article by Hadley Arkes on the Born-Alive Survivors of Abortion Protection Act. The article traces the history of earlier legislation–the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, in its various versions.  

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Abortion Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Richard Stith on the March for Life, Roe v. Wade, and Dobbs

Here is a link to a good essay by Richard Stith. Stith states: “I’m grateful that the majority of the US Supreme Court in its 2022 Dobbs case overturned the Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision (and the 1992 Casey decision) that had declared the existence of a constitutional right to elective abortion. Some of my friends are disappointed, however, […]

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Abortion Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Rachel Morrison on the Biden Administration’s Response to Dobbs

Here is a link to a good article by Rachel Morrison detailing the Biden Administration’s response to the Dobbs decision.

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Assisted suicide Constitutionality Euthanasia

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Rejects Fundamental Right to Assisted Suicide

Here is a link to an article in the National Right to Life News about this important decision. This decision follows the trend (which is of course not universal) of state  supreme courts (even quite liberal such courts) rejecting the argument that there is a fundamental constitutional right to assisted suicide under the state constitution. […]

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Court Cases Europe Euthanasia International

Important Ruling from European Court on Euthanasia

Here is a link to a report from ADF International about an important ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. “In a major case on the right to life, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of Tom Mortier, son of Godelieva de Troyer, who died by lethal injection in 2012, aged […]