Welcome to the TMS Weekly Dispatch for October 27, 2025—with the latest news and updates from the front line, to keep you in-the-know on all things Thomas More Society. If you missed last week’s edition, you can read it here. 

Here’s the latest:

THOMAS MORE SOCIETY TESTIFIES BEFORE NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS ON DHHS INACTION IN THE FACE OF RAMPANT ABORTION CLINIC VIOLATIONS: TMS Senior Counsel Matt Heffron testified before an interim study committee in the Nebraska Legislature, exposing what Thomas More Society describes as a “a stunning pattern of inaction” by the state's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in regard to credible evidence of ongoing violations of state law at Nebraska’s abortion businesses.

“In one instance, the agency documented 229 separate violations of state law in just three months and then closed the investigation three days later without penalties. That’s not enforcement. That’s abandonment of duty,” reacted Heffron.  

Violations found by Thomas More Society include evidence of unlicensed abortions, false statements to regulators, abortion-inducing drugs prescribed without the required Dispensing Practitioner Pharmacy License, and more. Yet, DHHS has repeatedly failed to enforce the law, allowing abortion businesses like Leroy Carhart’s notorious late-term abortion facility in Bellevue to get a free pass.  

“DHHS has the evidence and the authority but apparently lacks the will. Nebraskans should not have to accept a two-tiered system of justice where abortion clinics are effectively exempt from the law,” said Heffron.  

TMS is hopeful for a future oversight committee investigation into abortion facility violations. For now, Nebraskans can take action by sharing Matt Heffron’s testimony, contacting their local legislators, and reporting potential violations of the law taking place at their local abortion business.  

PENNSYLVANIA ALLIES WITH THE ABORTION INDUSTRY: Last week, a slew of pro-abortion bills passed through the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee, threatening not only Pennsylvanian lives but also free speech. Here’s a recap of legislation you should know about:  

1. HB 670 is Pennsylvania’s state version of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, and would open the door to criminalizing constitutionally protected activities like prayer, peaceful protest, and sidewalk counseling outside abortion businesses—as was seen during the Biden Administration’s weaponization of the federal FACE Act.

2. HB 1957 proposes an amendment to Pennsylvania’s Constitution that would enshrine the ‘right’ to abortion and could even require taxpayers to pay for it.  

3. HB 2005 would repeal Pennsylvania’s current waiting and counseling period required prior to receiving an abortion.  

4. HB 1640 would prevent the disclosure of abortion records during civil or criminal proceedings, allowing the abortion industry and abortionists to hide from in-state investigations or prosecutions.

5. HB 1641 would prohibit insurance companies from acting against abortion providers who offer abortions to individuals from states where abortions are restricted or banned.  

6. HB 1643 would prohibit Pennsylvania courts from taking legal action in out-of-state cases against Pennsylvania abortion providers.  

7. HB 1996 would prevent Pennsylvania officials and courts from cooperating with out-of-state investigations and civil or criminal cases involving abortions provided in Pennsylvania, offering the abortion industry another layer of protection against the law.  

Thomas More Society continues to track the progress of these new bills.  

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — BATTLE FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS GETS CERTIFIED: WORLD Magazine dives into how Thomas More Society’s parental rights lawsuit, Mirabelli v. Olson—recently certified as a class-action in a watershed move that creates a first-of-its-kind class of plaintiffs fighting gender ideology—could put an end to California’s secretive gender transition policies statewide. Read more.

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