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Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit, litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono assistance and representation on these and related topics.

Most Recent Articles by Liberty Counsel:

Justice Reveals Planned Parenthood’s Eugenic History

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Justice Clarence Thomas reveals Planned Parenthood's eugenic history in today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court which upheld one provision of an Indiana state law that requires that fetal remains be buried or cremated, while denying another provision to reinstate the law’s limits that prohibits race, sex, and disability selective abortions.
- Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Speech Buffer Zone Challenged

HARRISBURG, PA – Liberty Counsel filed its Reply Brief asking the Court of Appeals to reverse the denial of a preliminary injunction against the City of Harrisburg’s “buffer zone” ordinance, which prohibits pro-life speech on 70 feet of public sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood abortion center. In Reilly v. City of Harrisburg, U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo upheld the “buffer zone” ordinance, which was drafted by Planned Parenthood and passed without any debate or serious discussion.
- Friday, May 24, 2019

House Passes “Equality Act”

House Passes Equality ActWASHINGTON, 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).
- Friday, May 17, 2019

Medical Professionals Forced to Harm

Medical Professionals Forced to HarmWASHINGTON, 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.
- Friday, May 17, 2019

Alabama Passes Abortion Ban

MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama’s Senate voted 25 to 6 yesterday to protect the lives of unborn children and ban all abortions in the state except when it “is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk” to the woman. The Senate passed the bill without exemptions in cases of rape and incest, and it will take effect six months after Republican Governor Kay Ivey signs it.
- Wednesday, May 15, 2019

“Equality Act” Guts Religious Freedom

Equality Act Guts Religious FreedomWASHINGTON, D.C. – HR 5, in the U.S. House, and S. 788, in the Senate, misnamed the “Equality Act,” takes the unpreceded step of eliminating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) as a claim or defense to the application of many federal laws. This bill drastically alters religious freedom in all cases, not just those involving LGBT. For example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits houses of worship to make employment decisions based on religion. This recognizes the essential right for houses of worship to employ those who align with their religious doctrine. The “Equality Act” would abolish this fundamental right. Catholic and Christian churches could be forced to hire atheists. If a synagogue preferred a Jew over a Muslim, it would not be able to raise RFRA as a claim or defense.
- Sunday, May 12, 2019

Protecting Children Is Common Sense

ATLANTA, GA – Georgia became the next state to protect unborn children today when Governor Brian Kemp signed the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act” that will prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable in the womb, which is as early as five to six weeks of pregnancy. The law will become effective Jan. 1, 2020.
- Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Protecting Healthcare Workers Who Oppose Abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final conscience rule today that protects healthcare individuals and entities from providing and participating in services such as abortion, sterilization, or assisted suicide procedures that violate their religious and moral beliefs.
- Thursday, May 2, 2019

Praying for America

Praying for AmericaWASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow is the 36th annual National Day of Prayer where people across the nation will gather for a day of prayer for the United States of America. The theme this year is “Love One Another,” taken from the words of Jesus in John 13:34, “Love one another. Just as I have loved you.”
- Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Activist Judges Force Taxpayer Funding of Abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge has attempted to block President Donald Trump’s administration’s rule designed to restrict Title X family planning funds from funding abortion.
- Monday, April 29, 2019

Kansas High Court Approves Dismemberment

TOPEKA, KANSAS – The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the state constitution allegedly protects the “right” for a woman to dismember her child in the womb, a barbaric and dangerous abortion procedure to kill fully-formed unborn babies. This Kansas law prohibits “knowingly dismembering a living unborn child and extracting unborn child one piece at a time from the uterus.”
- Friday, April 26, 2019

Court Ruling Hurts Children

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled this week that the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can force a Catholic adoption agency to close because it refuses to compromise its religious beliefs by placing foster children with same-sex couples. In its lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, foster parents licensed through the Catholic Social Services sought an order to require the city to renew its contract, arguing that the city’s decision violated its religious freedom under the Constitution.
- Thursday, April 25, 2019

SCOTUS Takes Up Employment Cases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court announced it would hear three cases this fall regarding whether federal anti-discrimination laws should apply to “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Decisions in the cases are expected by June 2020.
- Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Twitter Says Goodbye to SPLC

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Twitter has finally distanced itself from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after the implosion regarding the ongoing sexual harassment, racial discrimination and donor deception inside the organization. The SPLC hypocritically labels Christian, pro-family, and conservative nonviolent groups, such as Liberty Counsel, as “hate groups.”
- Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Protecting Children from Barbaric Death

BISMARCK, ND – Governor Doug Burgum signed a bill yesterday protecting North Dakota children from dismemberment abortions, a barbaric and dangerous procedure typically used in the second trimester to kill nearly fully-formed, living unborn babies. Doctors performing this would face a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. An exception exists for medical emergencies.
- Thursday, April 11, 2019

"Free" Chemical Abortions on CA Campuses

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Senate Health Committee recently voted 7-2 to force taxpayer-funded universities to continually appropriate the funds needed to provide “free” chemical abortions to students on campus by 2023. Introduced in December 2018 by state Senator Connie Leyva (D), SB 24 would require student health centers on all University of California and California State University campuses to offer chemical abortions to students up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, beginning in January 2023. To fund the mandate, the bill allocates $200,000 grants to each of California’s 33 public university student health centers, covering the costs of “medication abortion readiness” which includes the purchase of equipment, facility and security upgrades, and training staff members.
- Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Push to Outlaw Infanticide in the U.S. House

Push to Outlaw Infanticide in the U.S. HouseWashington D.C. – Today, is the first day that U.S. Representatives can sign a discharge petition that would require the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protections Act to have a full vote on the U.S. House floor. Pro-life legislators will hold a press conference today at the House Triangle at 11:30 AM. Then the petition will open up on the House floor around 12:45 PM today. The petition must have 218 legislators sign it to require this vote.
- Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Dangerous Assault on Women

Dangerous Assault on WomenWASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the U.S. House have introduced H.R. 5, known as the so-called “Equality Act,” which is an assault on women and girls’ safety, privacy, and athletic endeavors.
- Thursday, March 28, 2019

No Taxpayer Dollars for Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Secretary of State Pompeo announced today that the U.S. State Department will enforce, to the broadest extent possible, regulations under the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance program that protects U.S. foreign aid funding from being used to pay for or promote abortion overseas. While the State Department will continue to refuse to provide assistance to foreign nongovernmental organizations that "perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning," the State Department will also refuse to provide assistance to foreign nongovernmental organizations that give to other foreign groups in the global abortion industry.
- Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Hypocrisy of SPLC

The Hypocrisy of SPLCMONTGOMERY, AL--After the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) fired co-founder Morris Dees on March 13, the longstanding hypocritical behavior of ongoing sexual harassment and racial discrimination have re-surfaced inside the organization. Then, just after 5:00 PM last Friday, Richard Cohen, the president, sent an email to staff submitting his resignation. This is the same SPLC that maliciously labels Christian, pro-family and conservative nonviolent groups as "hate groups" in order to advance its enormous fundraising efforts while misleading its donors into thinking the SPLC needs the funds in order to advance justice.
- Monday, March 25, 2019

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