Friday, November 30, 2018

Life Issues Forum: When Roe is No More



 










This edition of the Life Issues Forum is available in English and Spanish, and has been posted to our website.

The Life Issues Forum is a bi-weekly column by Pro-Life Secretariat staff addressing the latest issues on the culture of life. Columns may be reprinted as they appear here (in full and without alteration) without further permission.

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When Roe is No More                                                                  November 30, 2018   

Greg Schleppenbach

The replacement of Justice Anthony Kennedy by Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U. S. Supreme Court has inspired great hope among pro-life Americans that Roe v. Wade's days could be numbered. 

Ending the destructive legacy of Roe is one of the principal goals of the pro-life movement, but contrary to a common misperception, abortion would not be outlawed throughout our nation when Roe is overturned. So, what would the legal landscape look like when Roe is no more?

Unfortunately, in a post-Roe nation only eleven states, comprising about twenty percent of the U.S. population, would immediately ban abortion. This is because after Roe, only seven states retained their abortion bans "on the books" (but unenforceable under Roe), and four states that had repealed their pre-Roe statutes subsequently enacted so-called "trigger statutes" saying that abortion is prohibited immediately upon the repeal of Roe.

The other thirty-nine states, comprising about eighty percent of the population, would allow abortion post-Roe unless bans were enacted. In addition, ten states face a higher hurdle to overcome in banning abortion post-Roe because their state Supreme Courts recognize a "right" to abortion in their state Constitutions.

So, what are the prospects of overturning Roe in the next few years? It depends upon which pro-life legal expert one asks. Some think that the Court is more likely to attack Roe incrementally and others think it could overturn Roe all at once. 

There are some cases in the judicial "pipeline" now that could be taken up by the Court within the next year or two. One case involves an Indiana law that prohibits abortions based on the unborn child's race, sex, or disability. The Seventh Circuit Court struck the ban down as unconstitutional and the state of Indiana has asked the Supreme Court to review that decision. 

Laws banning second-trimester "dismemberment" abortions have been enacted in nine states. Two of the laws are in effect and the other seven have been enjoined pending outcomes of litigation. Two of the enjoined laws are presently before U.S. Appellate Courts in the Fifth and Eighth Circuits.

In addition, laws requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges in a nearby hospital could also soon work their way to the Supreme Court. Such laws were enacted in Missouri and Louisiana and were upheld by U.S. Appellate Courts in the Eighth and Fifth Circuits respectively.

It's important to know that the Court can use any abortion law (even if it doesn't strike at the heart of Roe) to revisit and repeal Roe, but it takes five willing Justices to do so. Please pray and fast that at least five of the justices currently on the Court would be so willing to revisit and overturn Roe.
Greg Schleppenbach is the Associate Director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For more information on how you can join in the bishops' pro-life activities, please visit www.usccb.org/prolife.
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LifeNews: Here’s 7 Businesses You Can Patronize That Support the Pro-Life Cause



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Here’s 7 Businesses You Can Patronize That Support the Pro-Life Cause

 
                             
LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Friday, November 30, 2018

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Top Stories
• Oklahoma Bill Would Ban All Abortions and Make Killing Babies a Felony Crime
• Here’s 7 Businesses You Can Patronize That Support the Pro-Life Cause
• Premature Baby Born at 21 Weeks is the Youngest Ever to Survive, Look at Her Now
• Republicans Call For Investigation of Google for Possibly Censoring Pro-Life Conservative Web Sites
More Pro-Life News
• Approximately 900,000 Babies Killed in Abortions Every Year. 2,465 Babies Die Every Day
• Pro-Life Groups Tell President Trump: Veto Any Budget That Doesn’t Defund Planned Parenthood
• 7-Week-Old Aborted Baby Buried After Police Found Baby’s Body in Abortionist’s Trunk
• Ireland Votes to Allow Sex-Selection Abortions, Abortions on Babies With Down Syndrome
• Scroll Down for Several More Pro-Life News Stories



Oklahoma Bill Would Ban All Abortions and Make Killing Babies a Felony Crime

An Oklahoma bill filed Thursday would prohibit all abortions in the state and make the killing of unborn babies a felony. Click to Read at LifeNews.com.


Here’s 7 Businesses You Can Patronize That Support the Pro-Life Cause

Holiday gift-giving can be difficult when you don’t want to patronize a company that supports left-wing, pro-abortion politics. Click to Read at LifeNews.com.


Premature Baby Born at 21 Weeks is the Youngest Ever to Survive, Look at Her Now

Four-year-old Lyla Stensrud is a medical miracle.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com


Republicans Call For Investigation of Google for Possibly Censoring Pro-Life Conservative Web Sites


A Republican lawmaker and lawmaker-elect called for an investigation of Google Friday morning after Thursday’s revelation that the tech giant’s employees debated burying conservative media outlets in the company’s search function as a response to President Donald Trump’s election.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com

Approximately 900,000 Babies Killed in Abortions Every Year. 2,465 Babies Die Every Day

The CDC’s reported 2 percent decline is still reason for hope that the country is moving in the right direction.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com
 

Pro-Life Groups Tell President Trump: Veto Any Budget That Doesn’t Defund Planned Parenthood

Leaders of pro-life groups met with Trump administration officials at the White House Wednesday to push for the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com


7-Week-Old Aborted Baby Buried After Police Found Baby’s Body in Abortionist’s Trunk


Pro-life advocates gathered Saturday in Michigan for a funeral to remember a seven-week aborted baby whose body was found in the trunk of an abortionist’s car. Click to Read at LifeNews.com





Ireland Votes to Allow Sex-Selection Abortions, Abortions on Babies With Down Syndrome

An abortion facility may not open in Indiana after the state said it provided inaccurate information on its license application, an appeals panel ruled Wednesday.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com

MORE PRO-LIFE NEWS FROM TODAY

Yale University Now Sells Abortion Drugs From a Vending Machine

Joy Behar Celebrates 20 Years on ABC, Wants Trump to Resign as a Gift

Google Considered Censoring Pro-Life Conservatives After Trump Win: “Let’s Reverse This in Four Years”

Ireland Votes to Let Babies Die if They’re Born Alive After a Botched Abortion

Looking for an inspiring and motivating speaker for your pro-life event? Don't have much to spend on a high-priced speaker costing several thousand dollars? Contact news@lifenews.com about having LifeNews Editor Steven Ertelt speak at your event.

Unborn Babies are Killed When Scientists Edit Their Genes for Research

City Covers Up Serious Medical Emergency at Greensboro, North Carolina Abortion Business

Abortion Advocates Say “Trust Women” on Abortion. But What About Child Abuse?

College Resists Pro-Abortion Bullies, Keeps Pregnancy Center on Campus


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Thursday, November 29, 2018

LifeNews: Abortionist Defends Killing Babies Up to Birth!



 
                             
LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Thursday, November 29, 2018

 To read the news, visit LifeNews.com.
Top Stories
• Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen: Aborting Babies “is the Right Thing to Do”
• Justice Brett Kavanaugh Returns to Coaching Girls Basketball After Democrats Try to Trash His Reputation
• Abortionist Defends Killing Babies Up to Birth: At Birth a Baby is Not Longer “Using” the Mother
• Abortionist Loses His License After Improperly Prescribing Drugs, Can Never Kill Babies Again
More Pro-Life News
• Washington Post Claims Men Who Voted for Trump are “Insecure About Their Manhood”
• One Planned Parenthood Affiliate Now Makes Over $100 Million Killing Babies in Abortions
• Average Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic CEO Makes Over $250,000 to Kill Babies
• Abortion Company Denied License to Open New Abortion Business in South Bend, Indiana
• Scroll Down for Several More Pro-Life News Stories



Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen: Aborting Babies “is the Right Thing to Do”

Wen, who calls Planned Parenthood’s primary business of abortion “health care” says it’s the “right thing to do.” Click to Read at LifeNews.com.


Justice Brett Kavanaugh Returns to Coaching Girls Basketball After Democrats Try to Trash His Reputation

The Washington Post relegated a story about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh returning to coaching a women’s high school basketball team to the “public safety” section of the paper’s website on Tuesday. Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Washington Post Claims Men Who Voted for Trump are “Insecure About Their Manhood”

Apparently “journalism” to The Washington Post now amounts to diagnosing mental illnesses of voting populations they don’t like by looking at their google searches.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com
 

One Planned Parenthood Affiliate Now Makes Over $100 Million Killing Babies in Abortions

For the first time in the history of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, one of its 56 affiliates documented that its annual income surpassed $100 million.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com


Average Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic CEO Makes Over $250,000 to Kill Babies


We have completed our most recent review of the compensation paid to the top executive of each of the 56 affiliates of Planned Parenthood, along with its executive staff in New York City. Click to Read at LifeNews.com





Abortion Company Denied License to Open New Abortion Business in South Bend, Indiana

An abortion facility may not open in Indiana after the state said it provided inaccurate information on its license application, an appeals panel ruled Wednesday.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com

MORE PRO-LIFE NEWS FROM TODAY

Doctors Euthanize Young Woman Because She Supposedly Had Autism

Pro-Abortion Group Uses Birthday Cake to Celebrate Abortion

Pro-Life Legislator Told She Has a “Visceral Hatred of Women” Because She Opposes Abortion

Handmaid’s Tale Author: Pro-Lifers Support “Misogyny and Rolling Back Women’s Rights”

Looking for an inspiring and motivating speaker for your pro-life event? Don't have much to spend on a high-priced speaker costing several thousand dollars? Contact news@lifenews.com about having LifeNews Editor Steven Ertelt speak at your event.

Dismemberment Abortions Tear Children Apart While Their Heart is Beating, Texas is Trying to Ban Them

After Massive Outcry, China Shuts Down Scientist Who Created First Genetically Altered Babies

Pro-Abortion Head of California Democrat Party Faces Multiple Sexual Misconduct Allegations

The Biblical Basis for Passing Pro-Life Laws Saving Babies From Abortion


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