Religion & Law

Does Induced Abortion Account for Racial Disparity in Preterm Births, and Violate the Nuremberg Code?

Posted on January 19, 2009
Brent Rooney, M.Sc., Byron C. Calhoun, M.D., M.B.A., Lisa E. Roche, J.D., Does Induced Abortion Account for Racial Disparity in Preterm Births, and Violate the Nuremberg Code?, 13 J. of American Physicians and Surgeons, 102 (Winter 2008) Between 1980 and 2005, the U...

Post card campaign opposes FOCA: ?Those who profess to love God, but back abortion, are liars?

Posted on January 19, 2009
Thus, if anyone says, ?I love God? and still favors abortion, he is, to quote St. John, a liar." . . .

?Louisiana Public School Support Of Christian Field Trip Would Violate Constitution, Says Americans United?

Posted on January 19, 2009
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has issued this press release that begins: A public school in Louisiana would violate the U.S. Constitution if it allows a school-sponsored field trip to a Christian event called ?Just for Jesus,? according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State...

?ACLU Statement Regarding False Accusations Against Islamic Society Of North America?

Posted on January 19, 2009
The ACLU has issued this press release that reports: The American Civil Liberties Union represents the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and another mainstream Muslim organization, the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), in an effort to clear their designations as “unindicted co-conspirators” by prosecutors in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing case ...

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Nigeria: Sharia police block women?s rally

Posted on January 19, 2009
BBC: Islamic authorities in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have told organisers of a planned protest by divorced women to cancel the event. The head of the Sharia police, or Hisbah, said the planned protest was an “embarrassment”, and is “un-Islamic”...

Pope tells Mexicans traditional marriage is key to family

Posted on January 19, 2009
AFP: “In a video address on the last day of the World Meeting of Families here Sunday, the pontiff argued with more than 22,000 people on hand that, ‘due to its essential social function, the family has the right to be recognized with its own identity and not to be confused with other forms of [...

Mich. dad told to pay for child?s birth or wed mom

Posted on January 19, 2009
AP: “. . . The Michigan Legislature amended the state’s paternity act five years ago to waive birthing costs for a father, if he married the child’s mother. A year later, Witt gave birth to JaeLyn. The state paid for the hospital costs because Witt was on Medicaid at the time and is now trying [...

Regulating Reproduction

Posted on January 19, 2009
Can?should?the United States abandon its laissez-faire, market- based approach to reproductive technology in favor of a regulatory model? In this Article, I conclude that some ART regulation is both constitutionally permissible and desirable. Part I analyzes the constitutionality of ART regulation...

From Double Standard to Double Bind: Informed Choice in Abortion Law

Posted on January 19, 2009
In Gonzales v. Carhart, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, a federal law punishing physicians who intentionally perform a specific abortion procedure. In this Article, I focus on what Gonzales v...

The ?Repugnance? Lens of Gonzales v. Carhart and Other Theories of Reproductive Rights: Evaluating Advanced Reproductive Technologies

Posted on January 19, 2009
Reproductive decisionmaking has always raised ethical and legal issues. With scientific advances, reproductive decisions are even more complex and the legal and moral issues even more complicated. Some advanced technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (?IVF?) assist procreation...

Assisting Reproduction, Choosing Genes, and the Scope of Reproductive Freedom

Posted on January 19, 2009
Genetic selection and shaping also involve the freedom to reproduce. The use of those techniques entails steps that could reveal or change the genetic makeup of prospective children and thereby affect a person?s willingness to procreate. While most selection is now done negatively, that is, by screening out gametes and embryos with particular genes, the technical ability to delete or add genetic material will soon be in our hands...

Equal Liberty: Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Equality

Posted on January 19, 2009
This Essay offers a novel approach that rejects both extremes. I argue that there is no general right to use ARTs as a matter of reproductive autonomy, but there may be a limited right to use ARTs as a matter of reproductive equality. Accordingly, the government could prohibit use of a particular reproductive technology across the board for everyone; however, once the state permits use in some contexts, it should not be able to forbid use of the same technology in other contexts...

Texas: ?Strip Club Robbery, Shooting: Suspect Confesses on Camera?

Posted on January 19, 2009
WOAI.com: “Two childhood friends are behind bars, accused of shooting a strip club bouncer during a botched robbery early Friday . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Ohio: Man stabbed two outside strip club

Posted on January 19, 2009
The Columbus Dispatch: “Shortly before 3 a.m. May 25, an argument at the Private Dancer, 3609 Trabue Rd., resulted in the stabbing of two men in the parking lot. Both were treated at local hospitals . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Opposes Freedom of Choice Act, But Won?t Say If He?d Support Filibuster

Posted on January 19, 2009
CNSNews.com: “When asked Friday if he would support a filibuster of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) if the bill is introduced in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Bob Casey, Jr.(D-Pa.) would not specify yes or no. Casey said he does not support the Freedom of Choice Act (S...

ADF seeks to defend Ark. voter-approved act protecting adopted children

Posted on January 19, 2009
?Judges should not derail the democratic process by repealing Act 1 and deliberately deprive children of what the people of Arkansas know is the best home environment for them. But that?s what the ACLU would have the court do,? said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Byron Babione.

Judge says Pro-Life group?s suit can continue

Posted on January 16, 2009
The Daily Herald: “Pro-Life Action League will be allowed to pursue parts of its defamation case against Planned Parenthood and the director of its Aurora clinic, a Kane County judge ruled Thursday. There were two counts in the initial suit, filed in 2007, claiming Planned Parenthood and clinic director Stephen Trombley libeled the anti-abortion group [...

Study: Fatherhood is the key determinant in the abortion decision

Posted on January 16, 2009
. . . mothers were more apt to make the decision based on whether or not they would be supported in their role as a mother by a father who had already demonstrated an ability to care for one of his children . . .

Alan Sears: ?Call of Duty: Why the Fight for Religious Liberty is the Fight for Life?

Posted on January 16, 2009
?When the American people can no longer publicly express their obligations to the Creator,? Father Neuhaus wrote, ?it is to be feared that they will no longer acknowledge their obligations to one another ? nor the Constitution . . . "

Same-sex ?marriage? enthusiasts target New England

Posted on January 16, 2009
OneNewsNow.com reports: New England activist groups are developing a strategy to claim their region for homosexual “marriage” in the next three years. Peter Sprigg of Family Research Council notes Connecticut and Massachusetts have already legalized same-sex marriage, leaving four states for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) to target ...

Cameroon Tells Pro-Abortion UN Committee ?Abortion is Murder?

Posted on January 16, 2009
LifeSiteNews.com: “The committee that monitors state compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will begin a new session in Geneva next week, but even prior to the meeting six of the eight states who will be reviewed have already been questioned on abortion...

UK: The secular war against religion in schools

Posted on January 16, 2009
It's extraordinary how agitated people can become over religious education in schools. The Welsh Assembly has just announced that it intends to allow sixth-formers to withdraw themselves from daily collective worship if they so wish. This would bring Wales into line with England, which relaxed the rules for older pupils in 2007.

A push to silence pro-lifers on ?Roe? anniversary

Posted on January 16, 2009
OneNewsNow.com reports: A pro-life organization in Charlotte, North Carolina, is being silenced on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Operation Save America attempted to present its pro-life message in the city by hosting a festival for a Roe v. Wade anniversary event, but Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Rick Nelson says town officials have taken action to stop [...

North Dakota Bill Would Allow Women to See Ultrasound of Baby Before Abortion

Posted on January 16, 2009
LifeNews.com: “A new bill in the North Dakota legislature would allow women a chance to see an ultrasound of their unborn child prior to an abortion. Abortion facilities don’t [...]

Dominican Republic Gets Help From Pro-Life Advocates to Keep Abortion Ban

Posted on January 16, 2009
LifeNews.com: “The abortion debate follows a move by President Leonel Antonio Fernández to introduce a new Constitution for the nation. The document includes [...]

Panel chairmen fighting mad over snubs by Pelosi

Posted on January 16, 2009
The Hill: Senior House Democrats have a message for their Speaker: We?re mad as hell, and we?re only taking it this one last time. As congressional Democrats take the lead in responding to the sinking economy, subcommittee and even some full-committee chairmen ? who normally wield significant influence in writing legislation ? have been forced to wait [...

Presidential Proclamation: Sanctity of Human Life Day, January 18, 2009

Posted on January 16, 2009
All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose in this world.

O?Connor: ?We?re Back to Keynesian Economics?

Posted on January 16, 2009
The AZ Republic: . . . Justice Sandra Day O’Connor remembered being an undergraduate economics major at Stanford University in the late 1940s and making visits home to the Lazy B cattle ranch near the southeast Arizona town of Duncan. She’d tell her father about her studies, including the theory advanced by famed economist John Maynard Keynes [...

Law schools dealing with budget cuts: Private law schools may have it worse.

Posted on January 16, 2009
The National Law Journal reports: Instead of an expected 1% budget increase, the dean of the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law learned that she would need to cut about 2% of the budget for the current academic year. The reductions were necessary because the Pennsylvania government ? facing a major budget shortfall ? [...

More Names Emerge for Key DOJ Slots

Posted on January 16, 2009
The Legal Times: We’re getting a clearer picture of the new Justice Department’s top ranks, as Attorney General nominee Eric Holder Jr.’s confirmation hearings begin. The leading candidate to head the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer, who is Holder’s partner at Covington & Burling, was named by the The Washington Post last [...

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