Archive for September, 2007
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals: Clinic Need Not Tell Parents about So-Called Emergency Contraception
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007The 3d Circuit’s decision on September 21 in Anspach v. City of Philadelphia is a tragic and unfortunate ruling that further undermines parental rights to consent to the health care of their children. The traditional rule, in virtually all 50 states, is that no doctor can touch a child without parental CONSENT (not just NOTICE), [...]
AUL 2007 Annual Chicago Gala
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Last night we held our 2007 Annual Chicago Gala at the Union League Club of Chicago. A good crowd turned out to hear Missouri State Senator Delbert Scott, Former U.S. Representative Melissa Hart, and U.S. Senator Sam Brownback speak. The text of Senator Brownback’s speech has been posted on his blog, The Daily Brownbacker. At [...]
Abortion Clinics Often Go Without Inspection
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007From CitizenLink:
The investigation into New Jersey abortion clinic injuries reveals that the facilities are not being inspected, as the law requires. The state has four clinics that perform late-term abortions. Three of the four have gone five or more years without a state health inspection. And the state’s largest abortion clinic is still being ignored [...]
Implications of China’s One-Child Policy for The United States
Monday, September 17th, 2007In today’s Wall Street Journal, is a piece by Nicholas Eberstadt entitled, “China’s One-Child Mistake” (subscription required).
Adapted from his speech at the World Economic Forum earlier this month in Dalian, China, Eberstadt urges China to abandon its “coercive population control” program immediately for “the nation’s long-term economic outlook.” He points out a number of [...]
AUL Chicago Gala Update – Senator Brownback Confirmed to Speak
Thursday, September 13th, 2007AUL’s Annual Chicago Gala will be held on Monday, September 24 at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Our speakers will be U.S. Senator (KS) Sam Brownback, former U.S. Representative (PA) Melissa Hart, and Missouri State Senator Delbert Scott.
There will be an auction and a raffle. Auction items include:
Baseball autographed by Harold Baines
Baseball autographed by Ozzie [...]
UPDATED: Americans United for Life Legal Extern Program
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007We have filled the openings for fall-semester legal externs. Thanks to all who helped spread the word!
We will post opportunities for the spring semester in late fall or early winter.
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Americans United for Life (AUL), a national public-interest bioethics law firm defending human life through vigorous legislative, judicial, and educational efforts, is seeking two highly-qualified and [...]
Required Reading
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007In October 2005, former Washington Post reporter Patricia E. Bauer wrote about “The Abortion Debate No One Wants to Have: Prenatal testing is making your right to abort a disabled child more like ‘your duty’ to abort a disabled child.”
It’s difficult to find an excerpt that does the article justice, so I urge you to [...]
