Roe v. Wade has been subject to substantial judicial and scholarly criticism over the past forty-five years, but without an attempt specifically to explore how to overrule it in a majority opinion. This Article attempts to remedy that by drafting a model opinion that could be used to overrule Roe. The predicate for this Article’s […]
Agenda-Motivated Claims that RU-486 is “Safe” and “Easy” Are Dead Wrong
By Jessica Sage
Brenda Vise, a 38-year old pharmaceutical representative, died on September 12, 2001. Holly Patterson, an 18-year old student, died on September 17, 2003. Chanelle Bryant, 22-years old, died on January 14, 2004. Vivian Tran, also 22 years old, died on December 29, 2003. Orianne Shevin, a 34-year old attorney and mother of two, died on June 14, 2005. What do these women have in common? They all took RU-486, the so-called “abortion pill,”… [more]
Tracking the FDA’s Approval of Plan B: 10 Years of Endangering Women’s Health
By Mailee R. Smith
This year marks the tenth “anniversary” of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the “emergency contraceptive,” Plan B. A decade later, Plan B is not only just as unsafe, but now the drug manufacturer is targeting our children. [more]
Extending the President’s Influence: The Importance of Federal Judicial Nominations
By Kellie M. Fiedorek
The President of the United States is in a unique position to profoundly influence the nation’s debates over key social and political issues for decades after he leaves office. [more]
FDA Ordered to Make Plan B Available Over-The-Counter to Minors
By Jessica Sage
When President Obama approved federal funding for embryonic stem cell research he stated, “It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda — and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.” [more]
Beware of “FOCA-By-Stealth”: Radical Abortion-on-Demand Agenda Being Implemented Piecemeal
By Denise M. Burke
Recently, abortion advocates and their allies have begun insisting in the media and in communications with supporters that the “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA), while “important,” is not an immediate priority and that concerned Americans have overreacted to a piece of legislation that has not even been introduced in the current Congress. [more]
The Freedom of Choice Act: Endangering the Unborn, Women, and Catholic Health Care
By Denise M. Burke
In April 2007, the public debate over abortion was irrevocably altered. In the landmark Gonzales v. Carhart decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal ban on partial-birth abortion and, more importantly, abdicated, at least in part, its role as the national arbiter of abortion policy. [more]
The Kemp-Kasten Provision and UNFPA Funding
By Daniel Briggs
The Kemp-Kasten provision of 1985 allows the President to withhold funds from any organization that “supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.” [more]
History of the Freedom of Choice Act
By Osayi Osar-Empokae
Abortion has been one of the most controversial and important issues of the last few generations. Even before Roe v. Wade was decided in January 1973, there was proposed federal legislation to legalize abortion in the United States . [more]
Exploiting Children and Undermining Parental Rights: U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
By Rebecca Mastee
Consider Elizabeth, a twelve year old girl living in Pennsylvania, a state which has enacted a number of common-sense and protective regulations on abortion. With parental consent and other requirements within her state, one would believe that Elizabeth is protected from the dangers inherent in abortion. [more]
Montana: Paving the Road to “Dignity” with Death
By Mailee R. Smith
In a breath-taking example of legislating by court order, a Montana district judge has set Montana on the fast track to killing its own citizens. In her December 2008 order, Judge Dorothy McCarter ruled that persons in Montana have a right to die, and a right to assistance in dying. [more]
The Mexico City Policy
By Daniel Briggs
At the 1984 U.N. International Conference on Population in Mexico City , President Reagan announced the Mexico City Policy (the “Policy”). It provides that for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to be eligible to receive federal funding, they must agree not to perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations. [more]
Repealing HHS Conscience Protections
By Daniel Briggs
The Hippocratic Oath has changed since its creation in response to the pervasive influence of postmodernism and correlative moral relativism. But while the oath may have changed, the consciences of many doctors and other medical professionals have not. [more]
Reflections on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: There Is Hope for the Pro-Life Movement
By J. Margaret Datiles
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that condemned millions of unborn children and their mothers and ensured that the public debate over abortion would continue and coarsen. [more]
2008 State Ballot Initiatives: Pro-Life Losses Demonstrate the Importance of Incremental Legislation
By J. Margaret Datiles
On November 4, 2008, the pro-life movement suffered losses on five state ballot initiatives. Yet there is much we can learn from the three pro-life ballot initiatives defeated (in California, Colorado, and South Dakota) and the two anti-life ballot initiatives passed (in Michigan and Washington). [more]
Healthcare Rights of Conscience: A Hotbed of Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Action in 2008
By Mailee R. Smith
Most state legislative sessions have ended for 2008, and the results in the area of rights of conscience are fairly depressing. A disturbing 60 percent of all conscience-related bills considered this year were compulsion bills. [more]
