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Illinois' Stem-cell Funding Lawsuit Thrown Out

Gunshot Abortion likely to prompt legislative action in Virginia

Abortion Records Still Stalled Over Openness Issue Tiller's Attorney Wants Media Banned from Courtroom

Abortion charge dismissed against pregnant woman who shot herself

Virginia Lets Baby Killer Go Free

Judge Halts Abortion Records Hearing Because of Reporter

'Let The Truth Be Told' Says Fr. Pavone on Kansas Botched Abortion Case

Hope Remains for Pro-Life Group Despite U.S. Supreme Court Refusal of Appeal

Judicial Watch Goes Before Appellate Court to Force Release of FDA RU-486 Records

Calif. judge backs $3 billion stem-cell effort

Federal Judge Creates New Protections for Child Rapists

Federal judge enjoins West Balm Beach abortion buffer zone

Grand Jury Petitions Certified-Investigation Into Abortion Death Will Proceed

"A Decent Respect for the Constitution"

Judge: West Palm abortion law violates free speech

Missouri Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Appeal of Ruling That Planned Parenthood Affiliates Must Repay State Family Planning Grants

New Jersey Court Rules Jury Must Decide If Abortion Terminates a Life

Court Decision in New Jersey to Have Strong Implications for South Dakota Abortion Litigation

Abortion Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Upholds Women's Right To Know Act

Woman Sues Over Death Of Fetus Under Illinois' Wrongful Death

Tiller may Face Grand Jury in Death of Christin Gilbert

Grandchild for 'abortion' mother

Montreal Woman Receives $45,000 for "Failed" Abortion of Twins

Courts Do Not Make Law: The Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade

Woman Sues For Wrongful Birth of Surviving Twin After Failed Abortion

Federal appeals court allows 'Choose Life' license plates in Tennessee

Mother who gave birth after failed abortion 'has no grounds' to sue NHS

Toddler's Quality of Life Judge Sufficient to Allow Continued Life Support

Wisconsin Wants To Join Lawsuit Over Access To Abortifacient Pill Without A Prescription to Underage Girls

'Wrongful Birth'

Abortion on the Horizon: Although it won't topple Roe v. Wade, Gonzales v. Carhart is this year's abortion case to watch.

Supreme Court not ready to reverse Roe, Scalia says

"Roe v. Wade for Men"?

Justice Scalia on Roe vs. Wade: "Not Yet, Maybe Not Never, but Certainly Not Yet"

Anti-Cloning Group Sued to Shut Down Website

Man Files Suit For Right To 'Opt Out' Of Fatherhood

'Choose Life' License Plate Lawsuit Victory in New York

US Abortion Activists Forcing Abortion on Mexico through Courts

EU Court Denies Woman Her Frozen Embryos After Ex-Fiancé Refuses Permission

Nurse Handed 11 Life Sentences for "Mercy Killings"

Ohio High Court OKs 'Wrongful Birth' Suit

Appeal Court to Consider Deceptive Human Cloning Ballot Initiative

Supreme Court Asked to Hear "Nuremberg Files" Case

Pro-Life Activist Scheidler Beats NOW in Supreme Court

Court of Appeals Rules that Abortion Laws Do Not Always Require Health Exceptions

Law Center Defends Michigan's Ban on Partial Birth Abortions in the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Fr. Pavone Praises Supreme Court Victory for Pro-life Activists

Suit to Halt Abstinence-Program Funding Settled

Continuing heartburn for 'pro-choicers'

Federal Judges: Too Risky To Limit RU-486 Without 'Health Exception'

Fate Of California Stem Cell Agency Falls To Court

Pro-Lifers Rejoice; High Court Will Review Partial-Birth Abortion Challenge

Supreme Court Takes Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Case

At Long, Long Last

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Review Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

Judge upholds Florida's parental notice abortion law

County Judge Upholds Sanctions Against Pharmacist Who Refused To Dispense Abortifacient Birth Control Pills

Federal Court Gives Valentine's Gift to Parents, Unborn Children

Judge Upholds Pharmacist's Fine, Sanction for Failing to Fill Birth-Control Prescription

Walgreens Sued over Conscience Rights

On Day of Alito Confirmation, Two Courts Rule Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act Unconstitutional

Partial-birth ban headed to Supreme Court?

Court questions law limiting abortions for teens

Court ruling due Friday on abortion files

Two Courts Rule 'Barbaric' Partial Birth Abortion Constitutional

Appeals Court Rules "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban" Unconstitutional

Judge dismisses suit that sought to block state-funded abortions

Supreme Court Reaffirms a Parent's Right to Know


Ruling on Gonzales v. Oregon

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Decides a Key Point in WRTL v. FEC and Remands Case Back to the District Court

High court hears pro-life group's challenge of advertising ban

Supreme Court wrong on euthanasia

SCOTUS Ruling Undermines Doctor-Patient Relationship, Say Critics

Back to Back Supreme Court Decisions

Ruling Isn't the Last Word on Assisted Suicide, Says Aide

Supreme Court Upholds Parental Notification Law

FRC Warns Against State-Sanctioned Assisted Suicide

Missouri Human Cloning Deception on Trial

Roberts Questions McCain-Feingold Limits

CMA Doctors: Supreme Court Ruling a Move Toward Ethical Mayhem

New York Courts Won't Allow Catholics Freedom of Religion on Abortion-Causing Birth Control

Forced Birth Control Coverage Wins Appeal

Federal Judge Says School Can't Bar Student From Wearing A Pro-Life Shirt

Federal Judge Denies Abortion Protesters Bid To Block Planned Ordinance

High Court May Hear Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Case

The Supreme Court and Partial-Birth Abortion

A Free-Speech Case Creates Unusual Allies

ACLJ to Defend Two Pharmacists Fired for Refusing to Provide Abortifacients

Federal Abortifacient Lawsuit Still Alive

ACLJ to Defend Two Pharmacists Fired for Refusing to Provide Abortifacients

Illinois Governor sued over Plan B

Class Action Suit Says Depo-Provera Birth Control Drug Causes Osteoporosis

Feds Sue Two Drug Firms for Delaying Generic Birth-Control Pill

Suit Challenges State Rule On Morning-After Pill

New York state tries to put brakes on `Choose Life' license plate

Judge Orders Pro-Life Street Preacher To Stay Away From Clinic

Colombia's Highest Court Rejects Case Calling for Legalization of Abortion

US Federal Appeals Court Panel Hears Arguments Over Ohio Law Regulating Mifeprex

ACLJ Files Complaint Over Disciplined Walgreen Pharmacists

Ohio in Court Battle over RU-486

Abortionist George Tiller Cleared in Patient's Death

Woman Sues Scottish Abortionists for Support of Surviving Twin

Mother's Legal Fight Over Baby's Death

Federal Panel Hears Arguments On Ohio Abortion Pill Law

The Unborn Are 'Not Human Beings'

Drug-Addicted Mother Cleared of Newborn's Death

The Abortion Road Not Taken

Attorney General Asks For Lawsuit Over Plan B

Supreme Court Hears Two Key Abortion Cases

Court Hears Challenge to New Hampshire Parental Notice Law

Ruling: Pregnant moms can harm babies at will

California Judge Says Stem-Cell Lawsuit Should Proceed to Trial

Missouri Law Banning Infanticide Ruled Unconstitutional

Indiana Court Upholds Waiting Period before Abortion

Parents Plead With the Supreme Court: 'We Have the Right to Know'

Abortion Wars, Once Again

New Hampshire abortion law goes before Supreme Court

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Abortion-Wait Regulation

Parents Sue After 14-Year-Old Daughter Died with Birth Control Patch

Roe v. Wade Not 'Super-Duper Precedent,' Legal Panel Says

What Abortion Debate?

Parents Sues Birth Control Maker Over Death of Daughter, 14

New Jersey 'Choose Life' Plate Wins Second Victory in Federal Court

Injunction lifted on abortion law

Abortion Consent Lawsuits Ruled OK For Now

Federal Appeals Court Modifies Mo. Abortion Law Injunction

Florida Appeals Court Says Girl Can Have Abortion Without Telling Parents

Judge's Ruling Voids Granite City Leaflet Ban

Injunction stops Mo. abortion law

Oregon Judge Dale Koch dooms abortion industry to bankruptcy

Parents Will Ask for Rehearing of Ninth Circuit Court's Ruling on Outrageous Sex Questionnaire

Abortion cases scheduled before a Supreme Court in transition

Judge extends order against new state abortion law

Roe v Wade vs. The Marriage Covenant

9th Circuit 'Declares War' on Parental Rights

World Congress of Families Decries 9th Circuit's Frontal Assault on Parental Rights

Plate Debate: Abortion Issue Could Dismantle All Specialty Plates in Tennessee

Appeals Court Declares Parenthood Unconstitutional

Judge Rescinds Ruling In Planned Parenthood Abortion Case

Arizona Court Uses Non-Scientific "Pre-Embryo" Term in Ruling Against Couple

Attorney General subpoenas 73 workers from New Orleans hospital over patient deaths

Law Center Defends Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in U.S. Supreme Court

Abortion Providers' Lawsuits Place Missouri's New Abortion Law in Limbo

Bush administration defends partial-birth abortion ban

Prison Inmate's Abortion Authorized by Courts

Thomas More Law Center Defends Partial-Birth Abortion Act In Supreme Court

Governor: Abortion lawsuit filed by AG should be dismissed

Rule On Inmate Abortion Sought

Ecuadorian Pro-Life Groups Sue Distributors of Morning After Pill

Lawyer Who Argued & Won Roe v. Wade is Challenged by Former Client Who's Now Pro-Life

Dead Student's Family to Sue Abortion Drug Marketers and Planned Parenthood

"Roe Ruling: More Than Its Author Intended"

The Other Women Justices

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Assisted Suicide Case

Legal Challenges to Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Move Towards U.S. Supreme Court

National Right to Life Responds to Oral Arguments of Gonzales v, Oregon

Assisted Suicide Case Will Have Nationwide Impact

Supreme Court to Hear Key Pro-Life Cases

Assisted Suicide Case Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Partial Birth Abortion Ban

Roe Ruling: More Than Its Author Intended

Pro-Lifers Expect Positive Outcome on Key Case

Thomas More Attorney Fights for Reversal of Ruling Against Pro-Lifers

Kansas Attorney General Clarifies Request for Abortion Medical Records

Judge Rules Against Michigan's Partial Birth Abortion Ban

Woman Sues "Birth Control" Patch Manufacturer for Pulmonary Embolism

Five Pharmacies to File Suit Wednesday Against Blagojevich Over Permanent Rule Requiring Pharmacies to Distribute Morning-After Pill

Abortion Parental Consent Law Ruled Constitutional and Enforceable

Opting Out

Some State Court Judges Opting Out of Hearing Abortion Parental Consent Waiver Cases

National Right to Life statement on the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist

Bush Nominates Roberts to Supreme Court Chief Justice After Death of Rehnquist; Confirmation Hearings Delayed

Kansas State Supreme Court Scheduled To Hear Request for Abortion Clinic Medical Records From Attorney General

Parents Lose Appeal For Right to Have Their Child Resuscitated

Pro-Lifers Considering First Amendment Lawsuit Against City of Albany, NY

Hospital Fights to Retain "Do Not Resuscitate" Order Despite Child's Improvement

Appeals Court Says Government Not Required to Pay for Military Abortions

Abortion Case Before European Human Rights Court - Pro-life Group Intervenes

Supreme Court Nominee Roberts' Documents Reinforce Image of Lawyer With Conservative Views, Including on Abortion

Kansas Attorney General Sues Governor to End State Funding for Abortion

Woman must Repay Government costs of Eugenic Abortion, US Court Rules

Illinois County Probate Judge Delays Ruling in Case of Involuntary Sterilization of Mentally Disabled Woman

Father Fights to Reinstate New Hampshire Parental Notification Law

Pro-Life Attorneys Defend Parental Notification Law

Schiavo Seeks Extension on Deadline to Sue Caregivers

Victim of Coerced Abortion Settles Out of Court

Abortionist Charged with Manslaughter for Inducing Late-Term Abortion

Bush Administration Files Brief Urging U.S. Supreme Court To Uphold New Hampshire Parental Notification Law

Pro-Family Law Center Wins Two Critical Rulings Against Planned Parenthood -- Results in Two Separate Suits Moving Forward on Multi-Million Dollar Claims

The Supreme Court and Moral Anarchy

Court Hears Arguments For Reversal of $120 Million Jury Verdict Against Abortion Opponents

Eighth Circuit ruling underscores that O'Connor successor will determine whether partial-birth abortion remains legal

Will International Law Reign Supreme?

Court affirms partial-birth ban unconstitutional

Embattled Pro-Life Group Returns to SCOTUS to Refute N.O.W. Charges

No Criminal Wrongdoing in Schiavo Collapse, Prosecutor Concludes

Abortion Free Speech - California City and School Must Pay Pro-Life Activists $130K

Birkett Calls on State Supreme Court to Enforce Parental Notification Law

When Will N.O.W. Get It?

Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Idaho Law Requiring Abortion Parental Consent

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss California Suit Challenging Abortion-Related Amendment in Federal Spending Law

U.S. Supreme Court May Decide RICO Abortion Protest Case [Scheidler III] for The Third Time Tuesday Morning

New Study Reveals that Overturning Roe Will Not Impact the Legality of Abortion in Most States--Less than 10% of US Population to be Affected; Image Available

Virginia Attorney General Appeals Ruling That Struck Down State Abortion Law

Polish Woman takes Case to European Court of Human Rights for being Refused Abortion

Embryo Rights Case Filed Against California Embryonic Stem Cell Initiative

Pro-Life Group Files California Suit Claiming Embryonic Stem Cell Research Violates Embryos' Constitutional Rights

Nurse Sues Eastern Illinois University Claiming Job Denied Because of Opposition to Dispensing Emergency Contraception

Missouri Circuit Court Rules Planned Parenthood Must Repay State About $670,000 for Improper Family Planning Grants

Nurse Who Refused to Dispense Morning-After Pill Sues

Illinois Governor Sued for Forcing Pharmacies to Dispense Morning-After Pill

Texas Man Found Guilty of Murder for Illegally Aborting His Twin Children

Federal Appeals Court Panel Overturns Virginia's Ban on Abortion Procedure Because of Lack of Health Exception

Mississippi Law Regulating Second-Trimester Abortions Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Says

Judge Denies Stay in Ruling Requiring Indiana Planned Parenthood To Allow State Access to Medical Records of Patients Under Age 14

Oklahoma Clinic Asks Judge for Restraining Order To Prevent Abortion Parental Notification Law From Taking Effect

Mississippi Judge Overturns Law Prohibiting Late-Term Abortions

Indiana Planned Parenthood Must Allow State To Access Medical Records of Patients Under Age 14 Seen at Clinics, Judge Rules

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Appeal Regarding Constitutionality of N.H. Abortion Parental Notification Law

Parents Sue Clinic Over Teen's Reaction to Morning-After Pill

Pro-Life Teen Sues His School Over 'Offensive' T-Shirt

ACLU Sues US Government for Funding Chastity Drive

Pro-lifer sues police for assault

Schwarzenegger Files Papers in Planned Parenthood Case Claiming No Duty to Protect Taxpayers From Fraud

Abortion Clinic and Security Face Lawsuit after Christendom College Student Injured

Florida Child Services goes to Court to Stop Abortion on 13 Year-Old Ward

Abortion Clinic That Refused To Help Mother Whose Baby Was Born Alive Facing Legal Complaints


Pro-Life Pharmacy Worker Wants Court to Cancel Contraceptive Order

Hearing for Pro-Life Pharmacist's Request for Temporary Restraining Order Against Illinois Governor

Another Lawsuit Filed Against IL Governor Over Emergency Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions

Pharmacists File Suit Against Ill. Governor Over Emergency Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Fill Birth Control, EC Prescriptions

Illinois Pharmacists Sue Over 'Must Dispense' Order

Indiana Appeals Court Rules Couples Cannot Use State's Wrongful Death Statute To Sue for Damages in Death of Fetus

Terri Schiavo Expresses Her Wishes; Attorney and Sister Testify in Court

Alabama Clergy Council Weighs in on Terri Schiavo Case

Appellate Court Joins District Court in Refusing Full Hearing for Terri Schiavo's Rights Mandated by Congress

Federal Appeals Court Panel Rules Against Terri's Parents

Illinois Ruling Allowing Couple To File Wrongful Death Suit Over Discarded Embryo To Affect Abortion, Stem Cell Debates


Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenges to Bush's Recess Appointment of Pryor to Federal Bench

"Clear Legal Error" in Judge Whittemore's Failure To Apply Federal Terri's Law

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