Written Testimony of Rachel N. Morrison, Esq. On H.B. 7070 Submitted to the Joint Committee on Public Health February 11, 2019 Dear Chair Abrams, Chair Steinberg, and Members of the Committee: My name is Rachel N. Morrison, and I serve as Litigation Counsel at Americans United for Life (AUL), the oldest and most active pro-life […]
Supreme Court agrees 5-4 to keep Louisiana’s law on hold
Late Thursday night, February 7th, just hours before Louisiana’s admitting privileges law would go into effect, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed 5-4 to grant June Medical Service’s emergency request to put the law on hold while the case is appealed. This decision comes after Justice Samuel Alito temporarily put Louisiana’s admitting privileges law on hold through Thursday so that all the justices could have more time to review the abortion provider’s request. No rationale […]
Law and the legalization of abortion through nine months
Although it horrifies most people, can anyone really be surprised to learn that the abortion agenda of the Left includes unregulated late-term abortions through the ninth month of pregnancy (yes, think late-term abortionist and convicted murderer, Dr. Kermit Gosnell), using your tax dollars to pay for abortion on demand throughout those nine months of pregnancy […]
‘To defend the dignity of every person’
President Trump spoke to the importance of life-affirming law in his second State of the Union, declaring: I am … proud to be the first President to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave — so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their newborn child. There could […]
Sen. Ben Sasses’s ‘Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ effort fails
Sen. Ben Sasse introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, which required unanimous consent to move forward. However, Sen. Patty Murray blocked the effort. Kimberly Leonard reports: Senate Democrats on Monday blocked an effort to pass legislation clarifying that babies who survive attempted abortions must receive medical care. Sen. Patty Murray, […]
Sen. Ben Sasse seeks U.S. Senate unanimous consent to Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Sen. Ben Sasse will introduce the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate today, and has called for a voice vote to pass the measure. Sen. Sasse released the following statement after reintroducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “Everybody loves babies and that love has nothing to do with politics and everything to […]
