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Colorado personhood amendment loses

The Colorado personhood amendment lost by a large margin. Here is a link to the LifeNews story. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/03/state-5640/ Richard M.

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Austin Ruse’s evaluation of the Princeton conference on abortion

Here is Austin Ruse’s decidedly negative evaluation of the recent Princeton conference on abortion. http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/pro-life-naifs-in-the-big-city.html  Richard M.

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article on the abortion rights of inmates

I just read an interesting article with the title “Rules for Radical Lawyers: Advancing the Abortion Rights of Inmates” by Mark Egerman of the National Abortion Federation. (See http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1554401) The article deals with an issue that has received a lot of attention in the literature. Many scholars have focused on the backlash caused by litigation […]

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John Finnis on the moral status of the unborn child

Rick Garnett’s recent post ( http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2010/10/john-finnis-on-the-moral-status-of-the-unborn-child.html#tp) on the Mirror of Justice blog, refers to the remarks of John Finnis at the recent Princeton conference. Here is a link to Finnis’s remarks,  http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/10/1849 , which are well worth reading. Richard M.

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hospice resistance to assisted suicide in Oregon

Here is Wesley Smith’s evaluation of a study indicating that hospices in Oregon are not participating in assisted suicide.http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/10/13/oregon-hospices-refuse-to-participate-in-physician-prescribed-suicide/  Richard M.

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Richard Doerflinger to receive pro-life award at Notre Dame

Here is a link to an announcement that Richard Doerflinger will receive the first Evangelium Vitae Medal  at Notre Dame.http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/17049/ The Medal is awarded by the Notre Dame Fund to Protect Human Life. As the announcement states: “Richard Doerflinger’s unwavering commitment and heroic witness to life on Capitol Hill and beyond make him the perfect first recipient.” […]

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Austin Ruse on international law and the right to life

On September 24, 2010, I posted (http://uffl.org/blog/?p=154) a link  to John Keown’s review of Rita Joseph’s book “Human Rights and the Unborn Child.” Here is Austin Ruse’s comment on Rita Joseph’s position. http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/249555 Ruse’s comment is entitled “Sadly, No International Right to Life that includes the Unborn.” His commentary has some cautionary words about relying on customary international law […]

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University Faculty for Life chapter at Notre Dame

University Faculty for Life has had local chapters at Marquette and on Long Island for many years. Our newest local chapter is at the University of Notre Dame.  The Notre Dame chapter will be our local hosts for the 2011 University Faculty for Life annual conference on June 10-11, 2011.   Here is a report on this very […]

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Europe and conscience protection

At the Public Discourse website, here is a report by Matthew Schmitz on a very troubling conscience proposal that will be considered by the Council of Europe on October 7, 2010. http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/10/1762 The report states: “The central feature of the resolution is a call for enforcement against conscientious objectors who refuse to perform or make referrals for abortion.” Update: […]

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Developments in Australia on euthanasia

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated that there will be a conscience vote on a proposal to legalize euthanasia. Gillard, though, is conflicted on the issue and has voiced concerns about whether adequate safeguards can be crafted. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/julia-gillard-conflicted-on-euthanasia-but-open-to-debating-the-issue/story-fn59niix-1225929500111 Gillard’s concerns were addressed by Jan Bernheim, a Belgian professor and right to die advocate who think […]