http://pressroom.prlog.org/bdfund/About Bioethics Defense Fund - Bioethics Defense Fund is a public-interest legal organization whose mission is to defend human life through strategic legislation, litigation, and public education on issues involving abortion, human embryo experimentation, and euthanasia. http://www.prlog.org/12034436-the-hidden-war-on-women-brief-in-hhs-case-exposes-ignored-contraceptive-health-risks.htmlBy including contraceptive and abortifacient drugs as "preventive" healthcare under the HHS Mandate, the Government ignored research showing that these drugs significantly increase risks of cancers, stroke, and a host of other serious diseases.Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:14:59 GMT http://www.prlog.org/12028391-medical-groups-brief-supports-science-behind-pharmacists-religious-objections.htmlFive associations of medical associations file amicus brief outlining science behind pharmacists' religious objections to Washington State regulation forcing them to dispense emergency contraceptives capable of ending lives of human embryos.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:54:14 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11986112-brief-exposes-health-risks-of-hhs-contraceptive-mandate.htmlA federal court has allowed the filing of an amicus brief exposing how the Obamacare "preventive health" Mandate issued by HHS ignores serious health risks to women including stroke, heart attack, increased risks of cancer and STIs.Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11937790-landmark-pro-life-court-victory-az-20-week-restriction-upheld-by-federal-district-court.htmlBioethics Defense Fund congratulates Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for obtaining district court ruling upholding Arizona late-term abortion ban.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:40:25 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11892755-four-pro-life-bills-clear-louisiana-legislature.htmlBioethics Defense Fund commends the Louisiana legislature for passage of pro-life bills, including "Hear the Heartbeat Act," "Criminal Abortion Dismemberment," a "Defund Planned Parenthood Concurrent Resolution," and a Pain-Capable 20 week Ban.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:41:58 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11797860-supreme-court-filing-obamacare-compels-individuals-to-pay-for-surgical-abortion-coverage.htmlBioethics Defense Fund and co-counsel file Supreme Court amicus brief for 7 medical groups exposing how Obamacare “abortion premium mandate” violates the Free Exercise Clause.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:16:25 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11622792-bdf-individual-mandate-found-unconstitutional-by-11th-circuit.htmlRead the full-text of the 304 page opinion by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit finding the "individual mandate" unconstitutional.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:31:15 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11622767-victory-court-rejects-planned-parenthood-attack-on-conscience-and-womens-health-information.htmlIn a decisive defeat for the abortion industry, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected Planned Parenthood’s arguments that the Arizona Constitution provided broader abortion rights than the federal constitution.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:15:07 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11581640-innovative-law-requires-signs-of-hope-in-abortion-clinics.htmlSigns now required by law in Louisiana abortion clinics feature a mobile phone URL for women to review images of the unborn child and resources for abortion alternatives.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:47:14 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11489649-brief-obamacare-abortion-mandate-violates-free-exercise.htmlFederal court brief reveals a significant new reason that Obamacare is unconstitutional: its abortion premium mandate violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.Fri, 13 May 2011 15:26:04 GMT http://www.prlog.org/11127111-embryologist-files-amicus-brief-in-obama-embryonic-stem-cell-court-challenge.htmlToday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears oral argument regarding Obama tax-payer funding of human embryonic stem cell research. Amicus brief establishes human embryos are human subjects protected by the Dickey-Wicker Amendment.Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT