Category: Sovereignty Rights
Court Rules New York County Denied Free Speech Rights to Pro-Life Advocates
A federal court has ruled that Westchester County, New York, violated the First Amendment rights of pro-life sidewalk counselors, marking a significant victory for free speech in a legal challenge brought by Thomas More Society attorneys. The decision in Hulinsky v. County of Westchester found the County liable for enacting an unconstitutional provision in its 2022 “Reproductive Health Care Facilities Access Act,” or Chapter 425, which restricted peaceful pro-life advocacy near abortion facilities.
Read MoreCase dropped against Scottish grandmother arrested for holding pro-life sign
All charges have been dropped against a 75-year-old Scottish grandmother for holding a pro-life sign within an abortion facility buffer zone.
Read MorePlanned Parenthood is Still Making Over $500 Million in Pro-Life States
Planned Parenthood affiliates in states with strong pro-life laws generated nearly $500 million in annual revenue, including millions in taxpayer funds.
Read MorePoilievre could lose Parliament seat due to strong pro-abortion stance: survey
Polling has revealed that Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s abortion support may cost him his seat in an upcoming by-election.
Read MoreCourt rules that Arkansas can enforce SAFE act
A federal court has cleared the way for Arkansas to enforce its 2021 “Save Adolescents From Experimentation” (SAFE) Act, a law designed to protect children from irreversible gender procedures. For years, left-leaning activists and judges blocked its implementation, but the new ruling affirms that the state has the authority to stop the medical exploitation of minors.
Read MoreWhen Fertility Treatments Don’t Treat Infertility
“This horrifying case of a pedophile acquiring a surrogate boy is opening a lot of eyes. This isn’t adoption. And that’s by design … no part of this process considers the best interest of the child. It is a market-based delivery system for any and every adult to acquire children.” She later added, “This kind of failing isn’t a bug of the system; it’s a feature.”
Read MoreWhere Are the Republican Pro-family Senators?
One former senator weighed in on the value of this approach to family policy: “Public policy should reflect what most parents want instead of doubling down on the model preferred by American elites.”
Read MoreOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Defunds Planned Parenthood
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order that will fully defund Planned Parenthood and any abortion business that would attempt to receive taxpayer funds.
Read MoreThe true cost of today’s ‘free’ public education
My children go to Christian school. I love the middle school, but sometimes I’m afraid my girls miss out at the high school. The high school doesn’t have the sports programs that the local public school has. There are no Friday night lights at the Christian high school in western Michigan. The kids don’t have a fancy homecoming dance in the fall, and the offering of advanced placement classes is limited.
Read MoreMedina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: Benefits are not Rights
Does an individual Medicaid beneficiary have a legal right, enforceable in civil litigation against the State, to take her taxpayer-funded Medicaid dollars to a provider whom the State has prohibited from participating in Medicaid reimbursement? In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Supreme Court answered “No” to that question.
Read MoreItalian Senate Passes Law Against Those Who “Consider Women Inferior Beings”
The Senate has voted unanimously to pass a government bill making femicide a standalone crime, punishable by life imprisonment. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni celebrated that “Italy is among the first nations to pursue this path, which we are convinced can help combat an intolerable scourge,” and thanked “all political forces, both majority and opposition, for their united support for this proposal and for contributing to its improvement.”
Read MoreHHS finds organ procurement abuses, with ‘brain death’ no longer required first
Following a complaint, HHS opened an investigation into “disturbing practices” in organ donation that led to the procurement (or attempted procurement) of organs from patients who were not brain dead. The practice, known as circulatory death donation, began to increase in 2021 after HHS began grading procurement organizations on how many transplants they arranged and planned to end contracts with organizations that failed to meet the national average. Organ procurement organization workers then began pressuring families and doctors to give them organs from patients who were still responsive — even from a woman whose heart was still beating and a man who cried and moved. HHS has now mandated that corrective actions must be taken with safeguards improved to protect patients.
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