Posts Categorized: abortion
Op-Ed: This program offers real choices for women
July 24, 2020 | 2 comments | Posted in abortion, pro-life | Tags:
By: Alexis Stefani and Thomas Shaheen
Pennsylvania has a history of supporting alternatives to abortion – and for good reason. Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry preach how they want women to make their own decision about a pregnancy. This … Read more
Little Sisters, Religious Freedom Win at SCOTUS despite PA AG Shapiro’s Legal Attack
July 8, 2020 | No comments | Posted in abortion, Religious Freedom | Tags:
(HARRISBURG, PA – July 8, 2020) Pennsylvania Family Institute applauds today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Little Sisters of the Poor v Pennsylvania, a case dealing with religious exemption to the HHS mandate requiring coverage of abortion-causing drugs in employer-sponsored … Read more
Profits Before Safety: SCOTUS Sides with Abortionists Over Women’s Health [Press Release]
June 29, 2020 | No comments | Posted in abortion, Supreme Court | Tags: abortion, June Medical, Planned Parenthood, SCOTUS
(HARRISBURG, PA) Pennsylvania Family Institute is disappointed by today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Russo v June Medical Services LLC, striking down a Louisiana law aimed at protecting women’s health at abortion clinics.
“This is a terrible day for women’s … Read more
Is Pittsburgh saying this is more dangerous than COVID-19?
May 19, 2020 | No comments | Posted in abortion | Tags:
By: Jeremy Samek
In Pittsburgh, authorities suggest that keeping a distance of 6 feet from others should help keep one safe from COVID-19, a highly contagious disease. However, the city requires no less than two and a half times that … Read more
PA March for Life: Login for Life – Live on Monday, May 18
May 12, 2020 | No comments | Posted in abortion, Life | Tags:
Question: Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed several good pieces of pro-life legislation, such as … Read more
AG Josh Shapiro Takes Little Sisters of the Poor Back to Court
May 5, 2020 | 2 comments | Posted in abortion, Life | Tags: Becket Fund, Josh Shapiro, Little Sisters of the poor
Despite a Supreme Court victory in 2016, a group of Catholic nuns serving the elderly are back at the Supreme Court after Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro brought another lawsuit attempting to force them into violating their religious beliefs.
The … Read more
Governor Wolf vetoes telemedicine bill, puts abortion over the well-being of all Pennsylvanians
April 29, 2020 | 38 comments | Posted in abortion, pro-life | Tags: COVID19, pennsylvania, telehealth, telemedicine, Tom Wolf
Despite the Pennsylvania State Senate and State House passing a safe telemedicine … Read more
Estimated 1,700 abortions by Planned Parenthood in PA during Governor Wolf’s ban on elective surgery
April 28, 2020 | 4 comments | Posted in abortion, Life | Tags:
On March 19, Governor Tom Wolf issued his “life-sustaining businesses” list, which, in part, prohibited all elective surgical procedures by hospitals as well as ambulatory surgical facilities:
Planned Parenthood is considered an ambulatory surgical facility in Pennsylvania. Their affiliated PAC … Read more
Telemedicine Bill is Right for Pennsylvania at the Right Time. Governor Wolf Should Sign It Immediately.
April 21, 2020 | 1 comment | Posted in abortion | Tags:
(HARRISBURG, PA – April 21, 2020) The Pennsylvania Family Institute thanks the State Senate for passing SB 857, a … Read more
Tell Governor Wolf to Sign Bipartisan Telemedicine Bill Into Law
April 21, 2020 | 1 comment | Posted in abortion | Tags: abortion, COVID19, telemedicine