Contraception
Bush Administration Proposes Additional Protections for Healthcare Freedom of Conscience
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008On Monday, the Bush administration began circulating a proposed policy that would require all recipients of federal money under any program run by the Department of Health and Human Services to certify that they will not discriminate against healthcare providers who object to participating in abortions.
Although the announcement of this draft policy was met with [...]
The Battlefield Broadens: The Mexican Roe v. Wade
Thursday, June 5th, 2008In the last several years, the “usual suspects” in the pro-abortion movement have been infesting other nations with their pro-choice rhetoric. One need only peruse the first page of the Center for Reproductive Rights’ website to see headlines such as “Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Chilean Constitutional Tribunal’s Decision to Ban Distribution of ‘Morning-After Pill’ [...]
Illinois Rights of Conscience Case Heard by Supreme Court
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Yesterday, AUL-allied attorney Mark Rienzi argued before the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of pharmacists Luke and Joan Vander Bleek regarding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s rule mandating that pharmacies in the state must dispense Plan B (the morning-after pill) or risk revocation of their license.
The Vander Bleeks own three pharmacies in rural Illinois and are [...]
Catholic Hospitals in Danger in Colorado
Friday, March 14th, 2008Government infringement into the operations of Catholic hospitals is not new. In both California and New York, long court battles have been fought seeking to exempt Catholic Hospitals from provisions requiring the dispensing of emergency contraception.
But legislators in Colorado are taking things even farther, and the very existence of Catholic Hospitals operating under Catholic principles [...]
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 377: The Latest Assault on Freedom of Conscience
Monday, January 28th, 2008On January 23, 2008, the Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation (AB 377) requiring hospitals to offer so-called “emergency contraception” to sexual assault victims. This mandate will not exempt hospitals that object, on moral, ethical, or religious grounds, to dispensing the abortifacient drug. Governor Jim Doyle is expected to sign the measure.
“It is a sad [...]
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), [...]
2007 State Legislative Sessions in Review
Friday, August 31st, 2007Just posted at AUL.org, our review of the 2007 state legislative sessions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Overall Trends andAnalysis
Abortion
Amendments to General Abortion Statutes
Abortion Bans/Constitutional Amendments
Abortion Clinic Regulations
Clinic Access/FACE
Coerced Abortions
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Freedom of Choice Act/FOCA
Informed Consent/Women’s Right to Know
Insurance Coverage
Legislative Declarations
Parental Involvement
Provider Requirements/Limitations
Public Funding for Abortion
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