UPDATE: The PA House passed the "Down Syndrome Prenatal Education Act" (HB 2111), and now moves to the PA Senate for consideration. Contact your Senator and ask for their support: www.tinyurl.com/HelpChloe After a routine prenatal check-up Rachel Collins, a...
By: Kate Boyle One of the hottest topics at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year in D.C. was the difference between conservatives and libertarians on social issues. It was evident that there are factions within the Republican Party and they...
By: Dan Bartkowiak Last Saturday I had the pleasure of being a part of four organizations - Life Runners, Save the Storks, 40 Days for Life Lancaster and Pennsylvania Family Institute - supporting and celebrating life. One thing that has fueled my passion for...
One month from today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case Conestoga Wood Specialties v Sebelius. Here are eight things you should know about the case: The Hahn Family, a Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite family, owns Conestoga Wood...
If you go to the website listed for the Collegeville Planned Parenthood clinic, you'll find this message: "The following error occurred while running this page...Health center information is unavailable at this time." That's because the clinic officially shut their...
2014 marks a special year for Pennsylvania Family Institute. With the support of families across Pennsylvania, we have been able to make a difference since 1989 -- 25 years of protecting life, marriage and religious freedom; of protecting the family so we can...
The New Year is barely 16 hours old, and already the Pennsylvania Family Institute team is at work advancing the cause of religious liberty and rights of conscience for you and all Americans. Today, Randy Wenger, Chief Counsel of PFI's Independence Law Center (ILC)...
The 'elephant in the room' that proponents of same-sex "marriage" try their best to hide is that redefining marriage to include same-sex couples will lay the foundation to legalizing marriage for polygamous relationships as well. Earlier this year Pennsylvania...
This weekend, Independence Law Center Chief Counsel Randy Wenger will appear in the third half hour on the Glen Meakem On The Weekend program with guest host Dr. Paul Kengor of Grove City College, with an update on the case, Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius,...
BACKGROUND: The owners of Conestoga Wood Specialties, the Hahns, are a practicing and believing Mennonite family. They desire to run the company, a wholesale manufacturer of custom wood kitchen cabinet parts, in a manner that reflects their sincerely held religious...