On April 22nd, Roy Scarpato, one of PLLDF’s founders and a Massachusetts pro-life icon who has devoted more than 40 years of faithful advocacy for innocent life, was honored with the Thomas More Award at our 2016 Annual Century Dinner. Below are video clips from this great event! [wpvideo jbt5MwuD] [wpvideo j6XRpp41]

On January 12, 2016, the NewBostonPost published an article about the efforts of PLLDF volunteers to help the Little Sisters of the Poor by submitting an amicus brief in their challenge to offensive provisions in the Affordable Care Act. The case will be argued before the United States Supreme Court this spring. Compliments to Prof.…

During 2015, PLLDF volunteers cooperated with the Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Public Funding of Abortion (“Alliance”) to gather signatures for an important proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Massachusetts legislature to promote life through restricting the public funding of abortion. The proposed amendment provided that: NO PROVISION OF THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS…

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on October 27, 2015 regarding HB No. 1991, the so-called Massachusetts Compassionate Care for the Terminally Ill Act. PLLDF submitted oral and written testimony before attentive members of the committee. Read the oral testimony here: 151028 – PAS Bill (HB 1991) – final oral testimony at…

100 guests enjoyed an evening of pro-life socializing, education and merriment at PLLDF’s 2015 Century Dinner on April 25th. Master of Ceremonies Tom Harvey again entertained the gathering with song. Attorney Michael J. DePrimo, who received the 2015 Thomas More Award, inspired guests with an insightful summary of the development of a critical component of…

In March 2015, PLLDF Board Member Bridget L. Fay, Esq. was published at National Review Online. Her article is titled “The American Feminist Establishment Does a Disservice to Women Through its Divisive, Relentless Focus On Abortion Rights”.  Read more on National Review’s website here.

Associate Professor Emeritus Frank McLaughlin is continuing his defense of human life notwithstanding his retirement after 52 years of faithful service on the Boston College faculty. On 2/21/15, he wrote a compelling response on The Boston Globe website succinctly presenting the scientific and philosophical argument against the use of embryonic stem cells for medical treatment. The…

July 29, 2014. Boston, Massachusetts. Michael DePrimo, an attorney for Eleanor McCullen, the lead plaintiff in the 9-0 decision in McCullen v. Coakley, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the new Massachusetts buffer zone law:  “The new buffer zone law is a backdoor attempt to interfere with the constitutional right of free speech in…

The 2014 United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. held that, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), closely-held family-run businesses whose owners have sincere religious objection to participating in abortion (by providing abortifacient contraceptives through the company health plan) are not bound…

On July 1, Magna Carta, in one of its four surviving original copies, the one from Lincoln Cathedral, began a U.S. Tour with an exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. The legal document, dating from June 15, 1215 — which means it’s celebrating its eight-hundredth anniversary — begins and ends with King John guaranteeing…

Is there a huge hole in the news coverage about mandatory contraceptive health insurance? The answer is yes. The question is why.  There is almost a media blackout of any detailed explanation about WHY the Green family, owner of the Hobby Lobby store chain, is willing to provide 16 of the 20 federally required forms…

On the last day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the religious-freedom challenge to the requirement that employers provide free coverage for contraceptives that can cause abortion by preventing the implantation of a human embryo…

On 3/29/14, MCFL held its annual pro-life convention at Assumption College in Worcester. Attendees were treated an impressive array of speakers who presented pro-life developments from the medical, educational, legal and religious perspectives. It was a most informative day for all participants!  PLLDF board member, Professor Dwight Duncan, and former member and acting president, Attorney…