Posted by Thomas More Society (October 29, 2009 at 4:30 pm)
Thomas more society intervenes to defend Illinois parental notice of abortion act.
Chicago, October 29—Today, the Thomas More Society filed a petition to intervene, on behalf of three Illinois state’s attorneys, in Cook County Circuit Court to defend the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently brought suit in Illinois state court to enjoin or block the Act, after the ACLU lost its bid in federal court earlier this year to stop the Act from going into effect. State’s Attorneys Stewart Umholtz of Tazewell County, Edward Deters of Effingham County, and Raymond Cavanaugh of Henderson County are seeking to intervene in order to have the case dismissed.
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Posted by matt (October 21, 2009 at 5:19 pm)
Arguing that the constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and equal protection under the law were violated by the arrests and criminal charges, attorney Tom Dixon filed a motion to dismiss all charges against the individuals arrested when President Obama came to Notre Dame last May
Read the entire motion here (11 MB pdf file).
Posted by Thomas More Society (October 6, 2009 at 3:35 pm)
Chicago, Oct. 6—ast week the tide turned against free speech when Chicago’s leaders targeted pro-life advocates with a municipal ordinance that would restrict their speech rights and prevent them from helping women going to area abortion centers.
Within 50 feet of an abortion clinic, the ordinance imposes an 8-foot “cone of silence” that prevents anyone from coming within 8 feet to speak to or pass a leaflet to a person near an abortion clinic, with a $500 fine imposed for violating the ordinance.
The Thomas More Society believes this ordinance is aimed at persons who seek to offer help and support with a woman’s pregnancy at abortion clinics, because a substantial number of women at Chicago-area abortion clinics who are offered assistance with their pregnancies accept that help and choose to have their children.
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Posted by Thomas More Society (October 6, 2009 at 3:31 pm)
Proposed “bubble zone” would prohibit pro-lifers from coming within eight feet of any person approaching an abortion facility
Chicago, Oct. 6—The following media advisory is submitted by the Pro-Life Action League and the Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center, Chicago:
When: Wednesday, October 7
9:00 am – Protest starts
9:30 am – Media conference
What: Chicago abortionists, led by Planned Parenthood, are pushing the Chicago City Council to adopt a new “bubble zone” ordinance, which would make sidewalk counseling nearly impossible in Chicago.
The Pro-Life Action League has organized a protest at City Hall to send a message to Chicago’s leaders that stopping their free speech with an unconstitutional ordinance is unacceptable.
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