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Physician-Assisted Suicide: PLLDF Testifies in Opposition
On June 25, 2019, PLLDF joined on a panel with two other pro-life advocacy groups to testify in opposition to the proposed Massachusetts physician-suicide bill euphamistically titled “An Act Relative to End of Life Options.” PLLDF, together with representatives from the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) and Choice Is An Illusion, described some of the insidious…
Controversial ROE Act: PLLDF Testifies at MA State House
PLLDF’s president testified at the June 17th public hearing on the controversial ROE Act. The hearing was before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, and held in the Gardner Auditorium at the MA State House. Because of the great number of concerned citizens attending the hearing, an overflow crowd filled the Great Hall at the…
Supreme Court Credits PLLDF’s Amicus Brief in “Box v. Planned Parenthood”
In its per curiam decision ordered on May 28th, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) issued orders which PLLDF finds both discouraging and encouraging. Box, et. al. v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., et. al. One new provision of Indiana law had regulated the disposition of fetal remains by abortion providers; another had barred the knowing…
PLLDF Files Amicus to SCOTUS Seeking Certiorari to Uphold Indiana’s Anti-Eugenics Law
PLLDF joined with the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and others, to obtain SCOTUS certiorari review of a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, Inc., 2019 U.S. S. Ct. Brief LEXIS 366. To see the brief, click here. Dr. Kristina Box,…
See Baby’s Heart Beat at 4.5 Weeks After Fertilization
The video clip shown here reveals a real human, beating heart just 4.5 weeks following fertilization (6.5 weeks since the last menstrual period). This is a phenomenal tool for pro-life advocacy that can be accessed from a FREE app. The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recommended this free pregnancy app, available for the…
VICTORY FOR PRO LIFE SPEECH AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
PLLDF is delighted that the U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 26, 2018 to uphold the free speech rights of pregnancy help centers and clinics, ruling as unconstitutional the efforts of the State of California to impose unduly burdensome, anti-life speech disclosure requirements. The case is NIFLA v. Becerra, (see link below). Last October, PLLDF…
PLLDF AGAIN HELPS THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
In 2018, PLLDF was once again privileged to assist Attorneys Dwight Duncan and Colbe Mazzarella to come to the aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor. This time we helped file a brief on behalf of the Amici Curiae residents and families of residents at homes of the Little Sisters of the Poor in…
THE HUMAN LIFE REVIEW BLOG ARTICLE ON PHYSICIAN-PRESCRIBED SUICIDE IN MA.
A 2017 article titled Battling Phyisican-prescribed Suicide in Massachusetts, co-authored by Lori Brannigan Kelly and PLLDF Board Member Robert W. Joyce, was published on the Human Life Review Blog. Read more on the Human Life Review Blog here.
PLLDF FILES U.S. SUPREME COURT AMICI CURIAE BRIEF IN LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR CASE
On January 11, 2016 PLLDF board members Dwight Duncan and Colbe Mazzarella filed a brief at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on behalf of Amici Curiae residents and families of residents at homes of the Little Sisters of the Poor in the case of Zubik, et. al. v. Burwell. Attorneys Duncan and…
MCCULLEN V. COAKLEY: BIG WIN FOR PRO-LIFE AT UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
On June 26, 2014 The Supreme Court of the United States announced a unanimous decision declaring the Massachusetts buffer zone law unconstitutional. This is an enormous victory for pro-life free speech, and a tribute to the endurance of the McCullen petitioners, their counsel, and all of their supporters! In 2007, Massachusetts amended the 2000 Reproductive Health Care Facilities Act,…