People’s Advocate v. Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee (Calif.)—Suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent expenditure of public funds for research focused on embryonic stem cells and cloning. Adverse ruling from trial court; appeal filed. Oral argument held February 2007. Decision pending. Roe v. Planned Parenthood (Ohio)—Civil action for damages and injunctive relief filed against …
Wesley J. Smith Can anything good come out of the United Nations? Actually, yes. Little noted in December, the General Assembly adopted a “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” If ratified by most member nations, the convention could strengthen protections for many people with disabilities. This is no trivial matter. In many countries, …
Anthony Wynne LLDF held its thirteenth Annual Banquet on November 18, 2006. The venue was the elegant and historic Bellevue Club in Oakland overlooking the moonlit waters of Lake Merritt. Built as an exclusive private city club for women in 1926, the Bellevue Club maintains the look and feel of that era. LLDF President John …
Attorney Rich Ackerman was raised in a pro-life Catholic family, but the issue wasn’t a major concern until the day he learned that a girlfriend had aborted his child. In the 17 years since that life-changing moment, he has completed law school, founded two pregnancy centers in southern California, and started a non-profit law firm …
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[The following excerpt is from an article “What We Know About Embryonic Stem Cells” originally published in First Things, January, 2007 (www.firstthings.com) and is reprinted with permission. This excellent article may be read in its entirety at http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=5420 —Ed.] […] Experience from multiple laboratories over the past decade confirms that it is extremely difficult to …
LLDF was recently invited to U.C. Davis to participate on a panel on the issue of stem cell research which was convened for the members of their California Agricultural Leadership Program. The panel consisted of two opponents of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) and three proponents. Each panel member was given an opportunity to state …
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Katie Short “Maybe when you go to the doctor, you shouldn’t tell them how old your boyfriend is.” “What you need to do is you need to call completely anonymously, and, ya know, talk to someone on our appointment line. And don’t tell us anything about who your partner is, okay?” “So what I’m saying …
