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Oregon's Definition of "Religious Employer" Violates Free Exercise Rights of Right-To-Life Organization
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (328+ words) In Oregon Right to Life v. O'Day, (D OR, July 1, 2026), an Oregon federal district court held that provisions in Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) that effectively require Oregon Right to Life to provide its employees health insurance covering certain abortions…...
NIH Ends Funding of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue from Elective Abortions
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (459+ words) On Thursday, the National Institute of Health announced (press release) that it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions, saying in part: This decision is about advancing science by investing in breakthrough technologies more capable…...
11th Circuit: Pedestrian Buffer Zone at Abortion Clinic's Parking Lot Entrance Violates Leafleters Free Speech Rights
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (172+ words) In Florida Preborn Rescue, Inc. v. City of Clearwater, Florida, (11th Cir. , Dec. 4. 2025), the U. S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that a preliminary injunction should issue barring enforcement of a ban on pedestrians in the sidewalk crossing the 28 foot wide…...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today in Appeal from Faith-Based Pregnancy Center Over Subpoena for Identity of Donors
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (390+ words) The Supreme Court today hears oral arguments in'First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin. At issue in the case is'an investigatory subpoena issued by the New Jersey Attorney General seeking the names of donors to First Choice, a faith-based pregnancy center....
Catholic Bishops Object to White House's Initiatives Creating Greater Access to IVF
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) Objective coverage of church-state and religious liberty developments, with extensive links to primary sources. Though we are grateful that aspects of the Administration's policies announced Thursday intend to include comprehensive and holistic restorative reproductive medicine, which can help ethically to…...
FDA Restrictions on Abortion Drug Held to Be Arbitrary and Capricious
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (235+ words) In Purcell v. Kennedy, (D HI, Oct. 30, 2025), a Hawaii federal district court, in a 79-page opinion, held that the FDA must re-evaluate the "Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy" which it has imposed for the use of mifepristone. The court said in…...
Missouri Sues Planned Parenthood for False Advertising
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (338+ words) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced last week that the state of Missouri has filed suit against the national Planned Parenthood Association under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, the state's consumer protection law." The complaint (full text) in State of…...