More-than-six-year legal battle ends in victory for private college that wishes to operate according to its beliefs PITTSBURGH – A federal district court issued an order Thursday that permanently prevents the federal government from enforcing the Obamacare...
by Brandon McGinley Wednesday was another dispiriting example of how far the apple can fall from the tree. Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, son of the late pro-life champion Gov. Robert P. Casey, Sr., voted yesterday for a bill designed to undo the Supreme Court’s...
By Emily Kreps From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor [...] appealed two decisions by federal judges in Pittsburgh that went against the Affordable Care Act's...
From Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh mounted a new legal challenge to the federal health care mandate, arguing that the Obama administration's promise to accommodate objections from faith-based employers turned out to be “empty...
Seeks to Protect Religious Liberties Against Assault by Federal Government Conestoga Wood Specialties and the Hahn family, which owns the business, filed a Petition with the U.S. Supreme Court today, asking the high court to hear its religious liberty...
by Brandon McGinley While Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor have grabbed the headlines, this has been a remarkably important week for the religious liberty concerns raised by the HHS contraceptive/sterilization/abortifacient mandate. On Thursday, a federal...
PA Senate just passed HB 818 (ensuring your tax dollars will not fund abortions) by a 31-19 vote! "This afternoon, my legislation to prohibit taxpayer funded abortion coverage in qualified plans offered through a health insurance exchange was advanced by the Pa...
Your Voice is Needed Today! Ask your state senator to vote YES on HB 818, No on all amendments. The State Senate is set to vote on HB 818, a bill that would ensure your tax dollars won't pay for abortions in Pennsylvania. But first, we need your Senator to vote...
Lancaster County Mennonite Family’s Wood Component Business Arguing Before Third Circuit Court of Appeals Tomorrow Seeking religious liberty exception to federal abortion pill mandate LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will...
The State Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed House Bill 818 - a bill that would ensure your tax dollars won't pay for abortions in Pennsylvania - with a vote of 9-5. HB 818 would maintain current Pennsylvania policy regarding public funding of abortions....