Ultrasound Act Challenged!
Bioethics Defense Fund
August 6, 2010
On Friday August 6, 2010, the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of six abortion facilities in Louisiana, filed suit in a Baton Rouge federal district court challenging the recently enacted Louisiana “Ultrasound Before Abortion Act.”
Dorinda Bordlee, Senior Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, and Benjamin Clapper, Director of Louisiana Right to Life Federation, representing two organizations that assisted Senator Sharon Weston Broome in the bill’s drafting and legislative progress, issued the following statement: “The abortion industry’s lawsuit is a baseless attempt to tie up a life-saving law in federal court. The Louisiana ‘Ultrasound Before Abortion Act’ promotes informed decisions, and respects the woman’s right to have full access to medical information about her pregnancy and to the images of her unborn child. The Louisiana law mandates that an ultrasound be performed to determine viability and health issues, but it is strictly optional whether the woman chooses to view the ultrasound images, to hear an explanation or to receive a print depicting her unborn child.“
Click here to read the full article. Click here to read a Washington Post review on the matter. Click here to read the bill.
Home School Lockout...
LFF Commentary
August 10, 2010
Under the new law, home school students who participate in high school sports are subject to the same eligibility rules as any other student, and they must follow the same requirements for practice time, discipline, physical exams, fees and transportation arrangements. Read an article from KNOE news concerning this issue here.
Louisiana Makes Top 10!
Gallup
August 2, 2010
A majority of Wyoming, Mississippi, and Utah residents identified as conservative rather than 
moderate or liberal during the first half of 2010, making these the most politically conservative states in the U. S. The District of Columbia had the greatest percentage of liberals, along with four New England states: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
In general, Americans are much more likely to identify politically as conservative than as liberal, and this has been the case for many years. As a result, the 10 most conservative states have no fewer than 46 percent of their residents identifying as conservative. In contrast, the 10 most liberal states have a much lower threshold of 25 percent liberal identifiers in their states.
Read the full story here.
LFF Action Items!
LFF Commentary
August 10, 2010
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There is a textbook review underway
right now. Click here to download a form you can print and fill out and mail back to the Louisiana Department of Education. The form is provided to allow Louisiana citizens to make any personal comments regarding textbooks being considered for adoption. Click here for 
the Department website on textbook and curriculum standards. - Ask Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to defend Louisiana's definition of marriage! Click here to email Mr. Caldwell.
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August 10, 2010 | Volume 12 | Issue 29|
In This Issue
- Ultrasound Act Challenged!
- Home School Lockout...
- Louisiana Makes Top 10!
- LFF Action Items!
- Awards Banquet Registration
- U. S. House Rebukes Judge!
- Blaming Joblessness...
- Political Cells
Quotable
How did our national government grow
from a SERVANT with sharply limited powers into a MASTER with virtually unlimited power? ~BARRY GOLDWATER
In our last poll we asked, should an Islamic Mosque and Cultural Community Center be built near the site of the World Trade Center's ground zero? 92 percent said "NO," and 8 percent said "YES."
This week's question:
Do you support a Judicial definition of Marriage in Louisiana or the people’s choice - the 2004 La. MARRIAGE Amendment?
- I choose a Judicial definition!
- People's Choice - One man one woman!
U. S. House Rebukes Judge!
LFF Commentary
August 10, 2010
Rep. Smith condemned Judge Walker's decision and urged it be appealed. The resolution points out, Judge Walker is a single judge who thinks he knows better than seven million Californians and voters in more than 30 states who have already approved marriage amendments. Judge Walker is trying to force his view on the millions of Americans who have already voted on this issue and the history of marriage itself. This is total disregard for both the Constitution and the will of a majority of the American people.
The actions taken last week in California fuel disillusionment with government, not elected representatives or their own direct votes. Policies such as no-fault divorce have devalued marriage and impacted our children. Judge Walker feels that a child doesn't deserve a mother and a father. Join with us and pray that common sense will reign when the case makes its way to the United States Supreme Court.
Rep. Smith's resolution can be viewed here.
Blaming Joblessness
Heritage foundation
August 9, 2010
In January 2009 after it became clear that the leftist majority in Congress would pass President Barack Obama's $862 billion economic stimulus bill without a single vote from a Republican, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended her partisan approach, telling Politico: "Yes, we wrote the bill. Yes, we won the election." Last Friday, some 19 months after the stimulus bill became law, the Labor Department issued its monthly jobs report showing the U. S. economy shed 131,000 jobs and unemployment tread water at 9.5% as 181,000 workers left the workforce entirely. These numbers are so terrible that the Federal Reserve is expected to downgrade its assessment of the U. S. economic outlook when it meets tomorrow. Desperate to shift blame away from her economic policies, Speaker Pelosi released a statement Friday blaming President George W. Bush for the economy's anemic recover. Read the full article here!
Political Cells
American Thinker
August 8, 2010
When scientists play politics with science, society and science both suffer, sometimes 
with life-threatening implications. A scenario has played out regarding human embryonic stem cell research (hESCR). With the introduction of legislation to codify the Obama administration's rules expanding the federal role in funding hESCR, it's time that the extravagant claims for such research suffer the fate of growing skepticism.
The public policy debate over hESCR has shown that scientists are not always disinterested parties. Rather, scientists can be every bit as political and partisan as the politicians, selectively using scientific "evidence" to justify their ideological viewpoint. Those who question this supposed "consensus" have been dismissed as scientifically ignorant and accused of playing politics with science.
There must be a role for politics in determining the parameters within which science will be conducted. By itself, science is not competent to set these parameters. Science is a method to obtain knowledge; it can determine that one way may be more effective or more efficient than another, but efficient does not always mean morally acceptable.
Family Facts is a weekly combo publication of Louisiana Family Forum, "Your Voice for Traditional Families" and LFF Action, "Writing the Next Chapter in Louisiana History."
