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CHICAGO, IL – A recent five-year research study has revealed that an overwhelming majority of biologists from 1,058 academic institutions confirm that “a human’s life begins at fertilization.”
Steven Jacobs was a University of Chicago Ph.D. candidate who recently successfully defended his dissertation, “Balancing Abortion Rights and Fetal Rights: A Mixed Methods Mediation of the U.S. Abortion Debate.”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 7-4 today lifting injunctions that previously blocked enforcement of the Trump administration’s Title X Protect Life Rule (Rule). This Rule cuts off federal funding to organizations that provide abortions in the same facilities as other services financed by taxpayer dollars. The Rule can now go into effect.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Justice Clarence Thomas challenged the justices to confront the realities of what the Supreme Court “has wrought” through abortion rulings after it declined Friday to revive Alabama’s ban prohibiting dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion.
Justice Thomas joined his colleagues in deciding not to hear West Alabama Women’s Center v. Thomas Miller, but he said the Court eventually must face the consequences from its past abortion decisions. The justice said that it is “implausible” that the Constitution would protect the dismemberment of a living child.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered a lower court to reconsider its earlier ruling that a World War II-era memorial cross in Pensacola must be removed. In Kondrat’yev v. City of Pensacola, a federal appeals court had ruled that the 78-year-old cross must come down, with two of the three judges saying that the outcome was “wrong” but that their “hands were tied” because of the so-called “Lemon Test.”
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- Parents of elementary school students in State College Area School District have finally received access to review sex-ed curriculum after efforts from Liberty Counsel and Pennsylvania Family Institute’s Independence Law Center on their behalf.
Liberty Counsel was contacted by concerned parents who had made multiple requests to school officials for review of the entire Human Growth and Development/sex education curriculum,including all slides, presentations, multimedia presentations, sources, textbooks, and any other supplemental materials (including planned weblinks or videos) intended for use in the educational program. The school district was violating parental rights by presenting only some of the materials.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump administration has proposed a rule that will help protect vulnerable women and children by allowing federally funded homeless shelters to consider a range of factors including biological sex in deciding whether to provide lodging to people. The rule will become final on July 22, 2019.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Bladensburg Peace Cross, a 40-foot cross honoring those who died during World War I, will remain standing. However, the High Court sidestepped the opportunity to overturn the so-called “Lemon Test,” sometimes used to determine if a law violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause.
MADISON, WI – School administrators allowed a male science teacher in Madison Metropolitan School District to show a personal “transgender coming out” video to every class of K-5th grade children at Allis Elementary School.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House passed 236-173 HR 5, misnamed the “Equality Act,” with eight Republicans voting in favor and no Democrats voting against it. The eight Republicans are: Susan Brooks (IN-05); Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Elise Stefanik (NY-21); Greg Walden (OR-02); John Katko (NY-24); Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25); Tom Reed (NY-23); and Will Hurd (TX-23).
WASHINGTON, D.C.--HR 5, known as the "Equality Act," not only threatens the free exercise of religion and free speech, but medical and counseling professionals and facilities will be forced to cause harm by treating gender dysphoria in accordance with LGBT ideology, despite scientific evidence and conscience-based objections.