Justice Department Report: Biden Administration Targeted Pro-Life Activists
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
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Justice Department Sues Washington State Over Law Forcing Priests to Break Confession Seal
The DOJ, in a press release announcing the lawsuit filed on June 23, said the Washington law ‘violates the free exercise of religion for all Catholics.’
Justice Department Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Biden-Era Abortion-Pill Rules
Three Republican-led states sued the FDA last year, maintaining that the loosening restrictions on the drug mifepristone have led to abortion pills flooding their states, endangering women and undermining pro-life laws.
Justice Department Ends Lawsuit Against Tennessee Law Banning Transgender Surgeries
Deputy Solicitor General Curtis Gannon said the DOJ is no longer challenging the law. However, he asked that the court still issue a ruling on the matter because it will set precedent for the lower courts to follow.
Justice Department Must Take Church Vandalism Seriously, Catholic Group Says
'We again call on the Department of Justice to investigate these hate-filled attacks which appear driven by animosity directed specifically at Catholics,' Brian Burch of CatholicVote said.
US Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Heartbeat Abortion Law
The Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected— around six weeks gestation— except in medical emergencies.
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Abortion
Mississippi’s law, the Gestational Age Act, restricts abortions after 15 weeks but includes exceptions for when the mother’s life or “major bodily function” is at stake, or if the unborn child has a condition “incompatible with life outside the womb.”
Justice Department Asks Judge to Block Texas Abortion Law During Legal Challenge
Texas’ law, which is designed to be enforced through private lawsuits, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, around six weeks gestation, except in medical emergencies.
US Justice Department Halts Federal Executions
Although the department said no executions will take place while the reviews are conducted, the moratorium does not formally end federal executions.
Biden Administration Seeks Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber
The lawyers argued that a jury “carefully considered” each of Tsarnaev’s crimes and found that “capital punishment was warranted for the horrors that he personally inflicted,” noting that one of his victims was a child.
