Abortion

An Illinois judge has issued a preliminary injunction in the case of two pharmacy owners who have been fighting to protect their conscience rights.

As a result of the injunction, pharmacists Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog will be permitted to refuse to dispense “Plan B” and other forms of emergency contraception, if doing so would violate their religious or moral beliefs.

"The Attorney General's Office has repeatedly argued that the Health Care Right of Conscience Act does not apply to the practice of pharmacy-and they have repeatedly failed," commented Francis J. Manion, senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which is representing the pharmacists in the case. "While this is not a final decision on the merits of our lawsuit, the writing is on the wall. Our clients are entitled to run their pharmacies according to the dictates of their moral and religious beliefs. This is what the law allows; this is what the court has affirmed." more >>

Despite the efforts of President Obama, the White House and Democratic leaders to change opinions, many pro-life groups are convinced that the health care bill does allow federal funds to cover abortion procedures.

Several large pro-life organizations on Monday pointed to a recent article by Factcheck.org entitled, “Abortion: Which Side is Fabricating?” as support for their argument.

The Factcheck.org article asserts that the current House bill “would allow abortions to be covered by a federal plan and by federally subsidized private plans.” more >>

Women seeking an abortion must be told that the procedure ends a human life, a federal judge ruled Thursday, upholding part of a South Dakota law.

U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier said doctors must disclose to pregnant women that "the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being."

But she rejected other portions of the state's 2005 informed consent law that required doctors to tell women that abortion increases the risk of suicide and that they have "an existing relationship with that unborn human being." more >>

An Oklahoma judge overturned a law that required doctors to provide ultrasounds before performing abortions.

Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson made the ruling on Tuesday, saying the 2008 state law violated constitutional requirements that legislative measures deal only with one subject.

Her ruling overturned other provisions in the law, including one that allowed doctors and other healthcare providers to refuse to perform or take part in an abortion on moral or religious grounds and protected them from liability. more >>

Less than three months after a Focus on the Family director gave unexpected praise to the Obama administration, the ministry’s president released an opinion piece that criticized the president for not delivering on his promise to make abortions rare.

Jim Daly, president and CEO of FOTF, recalled President Obama saying in many occasions that he wanted to work with pro-life groups to make abortions rare. But “his walk, unfortunately, has not matched his talk,” Daly wrote in an opinion piece posted in U.S. News & World Report.

In May, Daly recalled, Obama stated in his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame: more >>