Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its ruling entitled Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck down a Texas law regulating abortion clinics. It was a defeat for life, for women’s health and safety, and for the rule of law. Texas believed that it needed to protect women going to abortion clinics, due to how…
Jonathan and Johnny tell you to go vote today, and give a rundown on legislation in Sacramento: the defeat of SB 1457 (released-time religious education, the new threat of AB 1671 (Planned Parenthood’s attempt to limit freedom of the press), and the continuing threat of SB 1146 (attack on religious…
In the first of a series of episodes recorded in Washington, DC at the offices of Alliance Defending Freedom, Johnny and Jonathan talk to ADF attorney Matt Bowman about the legal challenges to the 2015 California law, AB 775, which forces pro-life Pregnancy Care Centers to provide abortion information. We…
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt. To put it simply, this may be the most important abortion case to appear before the Supreme Court since 1992’s landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision. At issue is Texas law HB-2, a common-sense measure that requires two things…
I was struck after reading the Associated Press story in The Bee Feb. 21, on a proposed Indiana bill to require the cremation or burial of the remains of fetuses who have been aborted or miscarried. Last summer, whether you agree with their methods or not, the Center for Medical Progress released…
This morning, our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom will present arguments at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Harris, a crucial case about religious liberty and freedom of speech. Please join us in prayer today for this critical…
On the eve of the 43rd anniversary of legalized abortion in the United States, the California Assembly passed a new resolution praising abortion rights and the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Former Assembly speaker Toni Atkins introduced House Resolution (HR) 32 earlier this month, which reads in part: Resolved by…
Despite President Obama’s callous veto, California Family Council applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a budget reconciliation bill that would cut off funding for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood and repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as “Obamacare.” The Restoring Americans’ Healthcare…