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Court strikes down Louisiana law that abortion doctors must have admitting privileges at local hospital

Posted on June 29, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

This morning the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The issue in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, was whether this limit actually protected the health of pregnant women and wasn’t in place just to make it more difficult to have an abortion. This was very similar to the issue the Court last visited in 2016 (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt) when it overturned a Texas abortion doctor admitting privileges requirement.

Op-Ed: People need to help each other during COVID-19 crisis

Posted on March 17, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

My initial reaction to the news about this virus was that it was an overblown story. I was quite annoyed with the mainstream media reporting every new case and every death. The result seemed to be nothing other than mass hysteria.

Federal Court: Trump’s “Conscience Act” exceeds authority but does not violate the Establishment Clause

Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In a 147-page ruling issued today, New York Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer found that the Trump administration’s “conscience act” exceeded the president’s authority but did not violate the Establishment Clause. Given its procedural defects, the rule was invalidated in its entirety.

Adventist Church Executive Committee 2019 - Abortion Statement - October 16, 2019

BREAKING: Adventist Church approves pro-life position on abortion

Posted on October 16, 2019October 24, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

SILVER SPRING, MD – The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted at its Annual Council meeting [see Video] to adopt the position that “[t]he Seventh-day Adventist Church considers abortion out of harmony with God’s plan for human life.” The newly adopted position statement affirms that “God considers the unborn child as human life” and that “the principle to preserve life enshrined in the sixth commandment places abortion within its scope.”

Primer on U.S. Abortion Law: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Louisiana abortion restriction

Posted on October 4, 2019October 10, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument in a case involving a Louisiana regulation on abortion doctors. It is similar to a Texas case decided in 2016.

California Court: Transgender person can sue Catholic hospital for discrimination for initially denying transition surgery

Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a religious hospital can be liable for discrimination if it refuses to provide medical services for religious reasons without immediately providing a referral to a hospital that will accommodate the patient.

Amidst growing criticism Adventist Church is revisiting abortion position

Posted on September 20, 2019October 26, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

When it comes to abortion, Seventh-day Adventists range from providers to prominent pro-life advocates. Now the church may be revisiting its position on the controversial issue.

Why pastors must train to address abuse situations

Posted on February 22, 2018February 24, 2018 by Marion Duncan

A pastor is most often the first person an abused person goes to for help, but studies have shown that they are often least effective.

Pregnancy center case is Supreme Court’s third forced-speech case this term

Posted on November 14, 2017January 27, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

In its third case on the issue of state-required speech this term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a California case involving whether the state can compel pro-life pregnancy counseling centers to post notices about the existence of publicly-funded abortion and contraceptive services, and requires disclosures if the centers or personnel are unlicensed.

Supreme Court may hear California pregnancy center free speech cases

Posted on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear a cases brought by three California faith-based pregnancy counseling organizations that are challenging a California law that require every licensed pregnancy center in the state to inform its clients of publicly funded abortion and contraception services. The organizations claim that the law violates their freedom…