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
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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
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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:
Six former Planned Parenthood employees alleged a “pro-life, anti-LGBTQ+ regime” took over their branch in discrimination charges filed in January with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Internal drama has been brewing at Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE) since former interim CEO Mairo Akpose, who staff complained “deadnamed” transgender employees, took over the affiliate in July […] The post Former Employees Complain Planned Parenthood Didn’t Push LGBTQ Hard Enough appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Recently, abortion coercion has been in the news. A Criminal Kidnapping Missouri resident Kevin Smith has just been sentenced to fifteen-and-a-half years in prison for kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend and forcing her to drive, at gunpoint, to a Planned Parenthood facility, where he intended to make her have an abortion. Police were able to apprehend Smith and rescue the […] The post Studies Show Women Who are Raped and Refuse Abortion Don’t Regret It appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
A Texas man whose girlfriend lost two unborn children to the abortion drugs sent to her estranged husband by a California abortionist now is suing that doctor under a state law for which lawmakers specified penalties of “not less than $100,000′ for each violation. Texas legislators, who in 2021 successfully imposed a heartbeat bill that […] The post Abortionist Faces Lawsuit After Illegally Mailing Abortion Pills to Texas appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Pennsylvania’s 2024 abortion report was published online by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) in December 2025. The report shows that abortions decreased from the previous year. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Pennsylvania residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on […] The post Abortions Drop 7% in Pennsylvania as More Babies are Saved appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Nevada’s 2024 abortion statistics were provided to the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) upon request in January 2026. The report shows that total abortions, as well as drug-induced abortions, increased from 2023 to 2024. The data does not include the number of abortions obtained by Nevada […] The post Without Pro-Life Laws Saving Babies, Nevada Abortions Increase Almost 7% appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
The Patients’ Rights Action Fund, a national disability rights organization and member of the New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide, urgently warns New York legislators: the latest bill (SB 8835), with amendments crafted to secure the governor’s signature, would legalize assisted suicide and put New Yorkers at risk of abandonment by their doctors. “Legalizing assisted suicide puts vulnerable New Yorkers at extreme risk. This law doesn’t stop at terminal illness, […] The post Patients Object to Changes to Assisted Suicide Bill That Kathy Hochul Wants appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
