Law in the Service of Life
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Science Speaks: When Life Begins
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Speaking Engagements & Debates
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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:
With agreement from the state of Illinois, a federal judge ordered the state not to enforce its assisted-suicide mandate against Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and a small-town Illinois pharmacist. In Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm v. Prince, Becket asked a federal court to protect the Catholic healthcare providers from the law, which takes effect on September 12. This order means they can continue […] The post Judge Orders Illinois to Not Force Catholic Nuns to Assist Suicides appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
This Wednesday, ProPublica ran an article blaming recently enacted pro-life laws for an increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths. They claim that the ectopic pregnancy death rate has more than doubled since 2014. Additionally, the article provides data which purportedly shows a greater ectopic pregnancy death rate increase in states with strict abortion bans. This article received a large amount […] The post No, Pro-Life Laws Are Not Increasing Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
In its never-ending quest to eliminate any limitations of the “right” to abortion, Planned Parenthood Wisconsin is suing to eliminate the requirement that only licensed physicians can perform abortions and the requirement that there be a 24-hour reflection period between the initial visit to the abortionist and a possible abortion. In Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin […] The post Planned Parenthood Wants a Right to Kill Babies in Abortions appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Embryos don’t have hearts. They have groups of pulsing cells where the heart will eventually form. The embryonic period is defined as the first stage of the pregnancy up to 11 weeks gestation. The embryonic heart–including atria, ventricles, and related structures–is present by 6 weeks gestation. We have collected multiple scientific and medical sources explaining […] The post Unborn Baby’s Heartbeat is Not Just a Pulsing Cell appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
The pro-abortion group Amplify Legal sent a threatening letter to Live Action, which accused Live Action News of slander against a group of women who went public after being denied abortions for severely ill preborn babies. These women, who put forward their stories to advocate against pro-life laws, all claimed that they were denied abortions […] The post Pro-Abortion Group Lies About Abortion and Trisomy 18 appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
On a hot Friday morning in Fort Collins, Colorado, dozens of dedicated pro-life people gathered on a narrow sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood to hold a press conference and prayer rally, and to ask Colorado officials a single question: How many is too many? Lexi Arguello died on February 6, 2025. She was 18-years-old […] The post Pro-Life Advocates Remember How Planned Parenthood Killed Lexi Arguello appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
