The AP reports that California’s Supreme Court has decided that fertility doctors cannot refuse treatment to gays and lesbians because of the conscience of the doctor.
Justice Joyce Kennard wrote that two Christian fertility doctors who refused to artificially inseminate a lesbian have neither a free speech right nor a religious exemption from the state’s law, [...]
Does it make sense that schools which have an increasingly tough time with other sexual education issues get your tax dollars to spend on programs? Scientists can usually agree on “this is a body part; this is what it does,” but the authorities that spend your money on sexual ethics, how-to, and abstinence education are more likely than not going to disagree with your views on the subject.
Colorado has a constitutional amendment that calls for due process of law for children in the womb. It’s a nice idea, but the approach may be too strict and lead to judges writing law.
On the Civil Religion blog of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kim Wallis posts several things about her pro-choice thinking which bear analysis.
Right off the bat, though, she starts with a blanket statement about her side that is refuted by evidence:
And I just want to put this out there: nobody is pro-abortion. Regardless of when you [...]
The Christian Post reports that Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has signed a bill requiring ultrasounds and counseling for abortion seekers.
According to a 2004 study done by A Women’s Concern (AWC), an organization dedicated to “compassionate peer-counseling to women and couples who are making decisions about unintended pregnancies,” less than a fourth of women chose to [...]
