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ADF on Contraception Compromise: “Nothing Has Changed”

Feb 15, 2012JerryAbortion, HealthcareAbortion

Below is a radio broadcast that aired earlier this week on WWIB. Alliance Defense Fund Attorney Matt Bowman appeared on the radio to discuss contraception mandate and the so-called “compromise” announced by the President last week. Bowman’s segment begins around the six-and-a-half-minute mark.

[audio:http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/2012021401.mp3|titles=ADF Talks Contraception Mandate]

Bowman also appeared on the Victoria Taft Show:
[audio:http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/2012021403.mp3|titles=ADF Talks Contraception Mandate]

This is a good analysis of the flawed “compromise” over the contraception mandate, and explains how the mandate violates religious liberty.

Contraception Mandate About Conscience, Not Money

Feb 15, 2012JerryAbortionAbortion, File Cabinet

Joseph Franco, senior legal counsel for Alliance Defense Fund, has written a compelling column on the federal government’s contraception mandate and the so-called “compromise” announced by the President last week.

You can read his column here.

Pro-Life Gains in Virginia

Feb 15, 2012JerryAbortionAbortion, File Cabinet

Virginia’s state House and Senate are weighing two pro-life bills.

The first bill requires doctors conduct an ultrasound, allowing a woman to see her unborn baby before having an abortion. This is very similar to legislation sponsored last year that would have required doctors to allow a woman to listen to her baby’s heartbeat before performing an abortion.

The second bill states that life begins at conception.