Law in the Service of Life
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Science Speaks: When Life Begins
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Speaking Engagements & Debates
BDF attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda C. Bordlee provide engaging... -
Strategic Model Legislation
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Litigation Consultation & Amicus Briefs
Pro bono constitutional legal consultation on life issues and related conscience... -
White Papers
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The Changing Face of Cloning & Stem Cells
Human Cloning: BDF Model Legislation and Education Free Download: Human Cloning... -
Gestational Surrogacy
Gestational surrogacy brokers are increasingly promoting state laws to sanction contract... -
Protecting Women’s Ovarian Health from EGGsploitation
How do embryo cloners and fertility clinics get their eggs? By... -
20 Week Abortion Restriction: Pain-Capable Unborn Children
State bills are reflecting the science of fetal pain and dismemberment... -
Signs of Hope Legislation: Abortion Alternatives Sign and Mobile Website
“Signs of Hope” legislation requires abortion clinics to post 16 x... -
BDF bill addresses “Octomom” IVF abuses
“Octomom” news coverage highlighted the moral and social problems inherent in... -
Ultrasound Before Abortion Model Legislation
Science tells us when life begins. The real question is when... -
Holistic Feminism: Abortion Harms Women & Children
“Holistic Feminism” is a term that BDF uses to describe policy... -
Abortion in Obamacare
BDF briefs expose the ACA’s “Tax on Pro-Life Conscience.” Obamacare’s individual mandate not... -
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Choice or The Perfect Crime?
BDF attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda C. Bordlee’s review of...
FROM THE MEDIA:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that his office has intervened in a Dallas County parentage case to protect the life of an unborn child diagnosed with a serious but treatable heart condition. Paxton is demanding that two Dallas hospitals provide medically necessary care and he is seeking court orders to keep the baby […] The post Texas AG Ken Paxton Fights to Save Surrogate Baby appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
For more than 40 years, Dr. Mary Keen Kirchoff has dedicated her career to caring for the most vulnerable—the disabled, the elderly. She became a doctor to heal, not to help her patients die. Starting on September 12, the State of Illinois will order her to push suicide on her patients. Illinois’s new assisted suicide […] The post Doctors File Lawsuit to Stop Illinois’ New Assisted Suicide Law appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Since January 2025, Operation Rescue has investigated 24 abortion emergencies at completely unregulated clinics in radicalized Colorado, including the tragic death of 18-year-old Lexi Arguello, who succumbed to catastrophic complications experienced during a second trimester abortion at Planned Parenthood in Fort Collins. In total so far, thirteen of these 24 emergencies took place at the Fort Collins […] The post 24 Women Have Been Killed or Injured by Abortions in Colorado appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Proponents of Idaho’s Proposition 1—The Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act—assure skeptics that the proposal would be a simple rollback to the laws that existed under Roe v. Wade. But just as Roe and Doe did, Proposition 1 plays dangerous games with fetal viability. As a result, despite “assurances,” the initiative is so radical it leaves […] The post Idaho’s Proposition 1 Would Legalize Abortions Up to Birth appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
More than one-third of U.S. counties have significant maternity care access gaps, according to a March of Dimes report released Tuesday. The report found that 34.6% of U.S. counties are currently “maternity care deserts,” home to 2.4 million women of reproductive age and where 149,000 infants are born each year. Women who live in such […] The post Over One-Third of Counties are “Maternity Care Deserts” appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners will vote on a proposal to allocate up to $1.5 million in taxpayer monies to Planned Parenthood of Michigan. The proposal was introduced by Board Chair David T. Woodward (D-Royal Oak), who is already facing mounting pressure and the threat of a recall as […] The post Michigan County Wants to Give Planned Parenthood $1.5 Million to Kill More Babies appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
