Category Archives: Abortion

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Obamacare Update

May 16, 2013. Today, the Obamacare appeal was argued by Liberty Counsel in the U.S. Fourth Circuit in Richmond, VA. The comprehensive challenge was revived by order of the US Supreme Court weeks after the presidential election. Nikolas T. Nikas … Continue reading

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Obamacare Back in Court: Individual Mandate is a “Tax on Pro-Life Conscience”

March 7, 2013 — Today, BDF filed a key amicus brief in the U.S. Fourth Circuit on behalf of 281 Members of Legatus and the Catholic Medical Association, laying out exactly how the “Abortion Premium Mandate” and the “HHS Abortifacient … Continue reading

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BDF on EWTN: Obamacare and Signs of Hope

A World Over special on the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the US, and previewing this year’s March for Life in Washington, DC

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National Review Life Panel on C-Span

C-Span has posted the life session held at National Review Institute’s “Future of Conservatism” Summit held at the Omni Hotel in Washington, D.C. on January 25, 2013. Moderated by Heritage Foundation’s Jennifer Marshall, panel members included Dorinda Bordlee of Bioethics … Continue reading

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BDF: Roe at 40 Media and Live Events in D.C.

January 22, 2013.  Here’s the schedule of media and live events in D.C. where you can find Bioethics Defense Fund attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda Bordlee for the “Roe at 40″ commemoration this week. Together with you, we commit to … Continue reading

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Obamacare Mandate Blocked in 8th Cir; Amicus Brief Exposes Health Dangers of Contraceptives

Contact:  Dorinda C. Bordlee, BDF senior counsel, 504-231-7234, dbordlee@bdfund.org November 29, 2012 - A federal appeals court has granted an interim injunction blocking the enforcement of the Obamacare HHS Mandate against O’Brien Industrial Holdings, a St. Louis, Missouri, company and its … Continue reading

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Medical Groups File Brief Support Washington State Pharmacists’ Conscience Rights

November 21, 2012. For Immediate Release Contact: Kim Colby, Christian Legal Society, (703) 894-1087 Dorinda C. Bordlee, Bioethics Defense Fund, (504) 231-7234 November 21, 2012. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. San Francisco, CA – Five associations of Christian medical professionals filed a … Continue reading

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Religious Liberty Victory/Women Speak for Themselves Amicus Brief

November 2, 2012 – BDF is pleased to announce that a federal district court in Michigan ruled in favor of preliminarily enjoining the coercive HHS Mandate against a Catholic business owner and his business. In that case, BDF attorneys Nikolas … Continue reading

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Oral Argument Heard in Arizona 20 week abortion restriction case

Bioethics Defense Fund attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda C. Bordlee continue to provide legal consultation to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, who is committed to vigorously defending Arizona’s 20-week abortion restriction that recognizes the interests of the pain-capable unborn … Continue reading

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BDF at Warsaw University Conference

BDF President and General Counsel Nikolas T. Nikas is back in the U.S. after meeting at Warsaw University with an international group of lawyers, judges, attorneys and academics to develop philosophical and legal approaches to combat increasing efforts to expand … Continue reading

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