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Americans United for Life: HHS Releases Phony Compromise

Feb 14, 2013JerryReligious FreedomReligious Freedom, Religious Liberty

Americans United for Life has released an analysis of the Department of Health and Human Services latest “compromise” on its contraceptive mandate.

In short, the compromise does little or nothing.

The Obama Administration has not substantively altered its assault on the First Amendment’s Freedom of Conscience. Friday’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) reiterates the Administration’s commitment to what is often referred to as the “HHS mandate”– its coercive policy of forcing coverage for life-ending drugs and devices.

In some significant ways, the Obama Administration’s NRPM is even narrower than the protections it had previously entertained as a possibility in its March 2012 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM).

Attorney Advises Churches to Define Marriage in Bylaws

Feb 13, 2013JerryMarriage, Religious FreedomMarriage, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage

With the possibility courts or lawmakers nationwide might try to redefine “marriage” to mean something other than the union of one man to one woman, one attorney is advising churches to go ahead and define marriage in their bylaws to avoid litigation that might result from future court decisions.

Bylaw language defining marriage in the biblical sense doesn’t mean a church won’t face a suit or a complaint, but it does mean the church would be in a much better situation legally, said Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for ADF.

UAMS OB/GYN Chairman Says Med School Needs To Do More Abortions

Feb 8, 2013Jerry2 CommentsAbortion, Life, Sanctity of LifeAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Doctor Curtis Lowery refers to unborn children as “material” during official legislative hearing.

Yesterday the House Public Health Committee voted to pass SB134 by Senator Jason Rapert. The bill prevents abortion at or after the twelfth week of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat is detected—except in cases of rape or incest or to save the life of or prevent grave physical harm to the mother. The bill passed easily, but what was bizarre was chilling testimony from a representative from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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