The Arizona Republic reported Arizona lawmaker proposes ‘homicide by abortion’ bill; doctors and patients could be charged with murder: An Arizona lawmaker known for his hard-line stance on abortion has introduced legislation requiring prosecutors to charge women who opt to end their pregnancies — and the doctors who help them do it — with homicide. Rep. Walt … Read more
At the Rose Garden “covid-19 superspreader event” the White House hosted to introduce President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, she praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for shattering glass ceilings in legal jurisprudence for women. But Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the polar opposite of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her … Read more
Today is Women’s Equality Day. Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day? The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th each year? The simple answer is that even when a constitutional amendment has been ratified it’s not official … Read more
First Amendment religious liberty was intended to be a shield from government control over religion in response to the state religions of Europe, and the centuries of sectarian conflict from which many colonists had fled Europe. The government was prohibited from establishing a state religion, and all religions were free to exercise their beliefs. But … Read more
In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down a TRAP law from Texas requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors performing services at abortion clinics in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt. The state of Louisiana then enacted the very same TRAP law as the Texas law already struck down by the high court, for a do-over attempt at … Read more