June Medical Services vs. Russo<\/em><\/strong>: The Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/consistent-life.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-blog-Jackson.jpg\")
Sen. Katrina Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n
See full June 29 video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m Louisiana State Senator Katrina Jackson. I am disappointed that today\u2019s Supreme Court decision strikes down Louisiana common-sense law that I authored to protect women injured in abortion facilities. I am proud to be a pro-life Democrat. I am proud that this bill received overwhelming support by both women and men, Democrats and Republicans, Black legislators and White legislators. Once again, unelected justices have substituted their policy preferences over the clear will of the people of my great state. As long as the Supreme Court continues to meddle in an area that rightfully belongs in the democratic process, women will remain subject to sub-standard abortion facilities. But know that together, with my colleagues, we will continue to pursue policies that both protect the health and safety of women, and the lives of the unborn children. . . .<\/p>\n
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Kristen Day, Executive Director<\/a> of Democrats for Life of America (a CLN member group): <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/consistent-life.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-blog-Day-Jackson.jpg\")
Kristen Day with Katrina Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n
This decision endangers women\u2019s health. Women\u2019s safety should never be jeopardized, whether at a profit-driven abortion clinic or any other outpatient clinic. The three clinics, in this case, have been cited for 35 health and safety violations<\/a> in the last decade. We are disturbed that without this reasonable regulation, women in Louisiana will suffer injuries without the benefit of face-to-face patient hand-offs, as mandated by medical best practice. Abortion doctors don\u2019t deserve a special exemption from commonsense health regulations.<\/p>\nContrary to the narrative promoted by NARAL and Planned Parenthood, this progressive law was brought into being by pro-life Democrats. It was authored by pro-life Democrat Katrina Jackson and signed into law by pro-life Democrat John Bel Edwards. Promoting women\u2019s health and feminist values is fundamental to the idea of the Democratic Party. As Democrats, we care about women, who should have a right to the highest-quality medical care, in every instance. I call on the rest of the Democratic Party to join us in standing up to the $3 billion abortion industry and its laissez-faire approach to women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n
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Rehumanize International (a CLN member group): \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/consistent-life.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-blog-RI.jpg\")
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\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nPro-Lifers See Opportunities As Supreme Court Hands Down \u2018Grievous\u2019 Decision<\/a>: After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down pro-life policies and thwarted bipartisan support for a state law, diverse pro-life voices share what it means.<\/strong><\/p>\nOn the left, [Terrisa] Bukovinac laments that her party has rejected pro-life liberals.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing into an election season with a Supreme Court decision that is really unpopular, is only going to help Republicans,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don\u2019t see any pro-choice people out here today. It hasn\u2019t helped to rally any of their people whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having protested outside<\/a> Democratic debates, she notes the disconnect between party leaders and the grassroots. \u201cThe vast majority of Democrats, if they understood what this law is about, would support the pro-life position,\u201d said Bukovinac. \u201cWe see the pro-life movement is growing stronger and more diverse.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
June Medical Services vs. Russo<\/em><\/strong>: Addressing the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
\n- Future Court Cases<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Since in this 5-4 decision Justice Roberts filed a separate opinion that was narrower than Breyer\u2019s opinion, Roberts\u2019 opinion controls. While Roberts felt compelled to uphold precedent, he reiterated that he thought the precedent was wrongly decided \u2013 he had voted against it in 2016.<\/p>\n
There are several abortion-defending and other sources that believe he was actually being crafty. The 2016 precedent expanded the pro-abortion impact of Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em>, and he un-expanded it. See, for example, this article<\/a> or this article<\/a> in The New York Times<\/em>, this article<\/a> or this article<\/a> in Slate, <\/em>and this in Vox<\/em><\/a>. More neutrally, this SCOTUS blog<\/a> or the PBS News Hour segment<\/a>. Basically, Roberts won\u2019t allow regulations that are against precedent, but he\u2019ll allow others that don\u2019t have any precedent of having been struck down.<\/p>\n\n- Publicizing How Hard and Stigmatized Abortions Are<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
As is common on these occasions, abortion defenders pointed out that Louisiana, which used to have 11 abortion facilities, has only three left. They\u2019ll let us know that only two of the five doctors who do abortions in Louisiana can get those hospital admitting privileges. They mention that five states each have only one abortion facility left (Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia). They\u2019re doing their best to illustrate how much abortion isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n
In other words, they\u2019re doing a far better job than we\u2019re even capable of to document to the American public the decline of the abortion business. They\u2019re getting Americans ready for further decline. They think they\u2019re sounding alarm bells, but actually, to many Americans, a ban is uncomfortable but a decline sounds pretty good.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, if you\u2019re a pregnant woman, or a couple considering the activity that makes for pregnancy, these pronouncements serve as anti-advertisements. Letting people know how difficult something is tends to be a turn-off.<\/p>\n
\n- Most Actions Don\u2019t Require the Court\u2019s approval<\/strong> <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Only the legislative route requires paying attention to what the Court will allow. Everything else we do \u2013 education and advocacy, providing material help, etc. — we keep doing. Here are a some of our own projects that were always intend to bypass what courts and candidates for election do:<\/p>\n
Grassroots Defunding: Finding Alternatives to Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\nCL Action Foundation<\/a><\/p>\nCL Kids!: Youth Education Project<\/a><\/p>\nPeace & Life Referendums<\/a><\/p>\nAnd an educational effort to erode support for Roe v. Wade<\/em>, showing its damage beyond just what it did on abortion: The Price of Roe<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Bourgeois v. Barr<\/em><\/strong>: The Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom\u00a0The Death Penalty Information Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to the federal execution protocol, removing a potential major obstacle to the\u00a0Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) plan to resume federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. The decision leaves in place an April 2020 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that lifted an injunction that had halted federal executions. The Department has scheduled four executions in July and August. . . .<\/p>\n
The federal government has carried out only three executions since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988, most recently in 2003. Lawyers for the four prisoners say their cases are emblematic of major flaws in the federal death penalty, including inadequate representation, the use of junk science, arbitrariness, insufficient appellate review, and federal overreach into cases typically handled by states.<\/p>\n
\u201cA pervasive myth is that the federal death penalty is \u2018the gold standard\u2019 of capital punishment systems,\u201d said Ruth Friedman, Director of the Federal Capital Habeas Project and an attorney for Daniel Lee. \u201cThis is false. The federal death penalty is arbitrary, racially-biased, and rife with poor lawyering and junk science.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friedman said the federal death penalty also has its own distinct set of issues, including federal overreach into crimes traditionally handled in state court and restricted appellate review of capital convictions and death sentences. \u201cDespite these problems, and even as people across the country are demanding that leaders rethink crime, punishment, and justice, the government is barreling ahead with its plans to carry out the first federal executions in 17 years,\u201d Friedman said. \u201dGiven the unfairness built into the federal death penalty system and the many unanswered questions about both the cases of the men scheduled to die and the government\u2019s new execution protocol, there must be appropriate court review before the government can proceed with any execution.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bourgeois v. Barr<\/em><\/strong>: Addressing the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis removes one obstacle to executions in these cases, but there are other legal hurdles still being pursued. So as far as these specific four cases go, attorneys still have options.<\/p>\n
For stopping the death penalty as a whole, fortunately, unlike abortion cases, the Court is only allowing executions, not requiring that they be done or permitted. Many states have abolished the death penalty, and the Court won\u2019t interfere with states abolishing the death penalty if they wish to. We still have options using democracy, not blocked by the Court, to also persuade the federal government to stop.<\/p>\n
See details and background on the 27th<\/sup> annual Starvin\u2019 for Justice Fast & Vigil here<\/a>. We\u2019ve generally had a CLN presence there for the past few years. It\u2019s being held virtually this year, already started, June 29-July 2.<\/p>\nSee also our page on Future Referendum Ideas on our Peace & Life Referendums<\/a> site, where we offer details for a proposal for a state-wide referendum for conscientious objection to both abortions and executions, with a list of which states offer funding for either one or both.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Compiled by Rachel MacNair and Bill Samuel Original content by Rachel MacNair In June Medical Services vs. Russo, the Court upheld a ghastly precedent \u2013 yet again \u2013 by declaring a specific safety regulation unconstitutional. In Bourgeois v. Barr, the Court turned down even hearing a case challenging the lethal injection protocol for federal… <\/p>\n
Sen. Katrina Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n
See full June 29 video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m Louisiana State Senator Katrina Jackson. I am disappointed that today\u2019s Supreme Court decision strikes down Louisiana common-sense law that I authored to protect women injured in abortion facilities. I am proud to be a pro-life Democrat. I am proud that this bill received overwhelming support by both women and men, Democrats and Republicans, Black legislators and White legislators. Once again, unelected justices have substituted their policy preferences over the clear will of the people of my great state. As long as the Supreme Court continues to meddle in an area that rightfully belongs in the democratic process, women will remain subject to sub-standard abortion facilities. But know that together, with my colleagues, we will continue to pursue policies that both protect the health and safety of women, and the lives of the unborn children. . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kristen Day, Executive Director<\/a> of Democrats for Life of America (a CLN member group): <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Kristen Day with Katrina Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n This decision endangers women\u2019s health. Women\u2019s safety should never be jeopardized, whether at a profit-driven abortion clinic or any other outpatient clinic. The three clinics, in this case, have been cited for 35 health and safety violations<\/a> in the last decade. We are disturbed that without this reasonable regulation, women in Louisiana will suffer injuries without the benefit of face-to-face patient hand-offs, as mandated by medical best practice. Abortion doctors don\u2019t deserve a special exemption from commonsense health regulations.<\/p>\n Contrary to the narrative promoted by NARAL and Planned Parenthood, this progressive law was brought into being by pro-life Democrats. It was authored by pro-life Democrat Katrina Jackson and signed into law by pro-life Democrat John Bel Edwards. Promoting women\u2019s health and feminist values is fundamental to the idea of the Democratic Party. As Democrats, we care about women, who should have a right to the highest-quality medical care, in every instance. I call on the rest of the Democratic Party to join us in standing up to the $3 billion abortion industry and its laissez-faire approach to women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rehumanize International (a CLN member group): \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Pro-Lifers See Opportunities As Supreme Court Hands Down \u2018Grievous\u2019 Decision<\/a>: After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down pro-life policies and thwarted bipartisan support for a state law, diverse pro-life voices share what it means.<\/strong><\/p>\n On the left, [Terrisa] Bukovinac laments that her party has rejected pro-life liberals.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing into an election season with a Supreme Court decision that is really unpopular, is only going to help Republicans,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don\u2019t see any pro-choice people out here today. It hasn\u2019t helped to rally any of their people whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n Having protested outside<\/a> Democratic debates, she notes the disconnect between party leaders and the grassroots. \u201cThe vast majority of Democrats, if they understood what this law is about, would support the pro-life position,\u201d said Bukovinac. \u201cWe see the pro-life movement is growing stronger and more diverse.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since in this 5-4 decision Justice Roberts filed a separate opinion that was narrower than Breyer\u2019s opinion, Roberts\u2019 opinion controls. While Roberts felt compelled to uphold precedent, he reiterated that he thought the precedent was wrongly decided \u2013 he had voted against it in 2016.<\/p>\n There are several abortion-defending and other sources that believe he was actually being crafty. The 2016 precedent expanded the pro-abortion impact of Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em>, and he un-expanded it. See, for example, this article<\/a> or this article<\/a> in The New York Times<\/em>, this article<\/a> or this article<\/a> in Slate, <\/em>and this in Vox<\/em><\/a>. More neutrally, this SCOTUS blog<\/a> or the PBS News Hour segment<\/a>. Basically, Roberts won\u2019t allow regulations that are against precedent, but he\u2019ll allow others that don\u2019t have any precedent of having been struck down.<\/p>\n As is common on these occasions, abortion defenders pointed out that Louisiana, which used to have 11 abortion facilities, has only three left. They\u2019ll let us know that only two of the five doctors who do abortions in Louisiana can get those hospital admitting privileges. They mention that five states each have only one abortion facility left (Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia). They\u2019re doing their best to illustrate how much abortion isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n In other words, they\u2019re doing a far better job than we\u2019re even capable of to document to the American public the decline of the abortion business. They\u2019re getting Americans ready for further decline. They think they\u2019re sounding alarm bells, but actually, to many Americans, a ban is uncomfortable but a decline sounds pretty good.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, if you\u2019re a pregnant woman, or a couple considering the activity that makes for pregnancy, these pronouncements serve as anti-advertisements. Letting people know how difficult something is tends to be a turn-off.<\/p>\n Only the legislative route requires paying attention to what the Court will allow. Everything else we do \u2013 education and advocacy, providing material help, etc. — we keep doing. Here are a some of our own projects that were always intend to bypass what courts and candidates for election do:<\/p>\n Grassroots Defunding: Finding Alternatives to Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\n CL Action Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n CL Kids!: Youth Education Project<\/a><\/p>\n Peace & Life Referendums<\/a><\/p>\n And an educational effort to erode support for Roe v. Wade<\/em>, showing its damage beyond just what it did on abortion: The Price of Roe<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From\u00a0The Death Penalty Information Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to the federal execution protocol, removing a potential major obstacle to the\u00a0Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) plan to resume federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. The decision leaves in place an April 2020 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that lifted an injunction that had halted federal executions. The Department has scheduled four executions in July and August. . . .<\/p>\n The federal government has carried out only three executions since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988, most recently in 2003. Lawyers for the four prisoners say their cases are emblematic of major flaws in the federal death penalty, including inadequate representation, the use of junk science, arbitrariness, insufficient appellate review, and federal overreach into cases typically handled by states.<\/p>\n \u201cA pervasive myth is that the federal death penalty is \u2018the gold standard\u2019 of capital punishment systems,\u201d said Ruth Friedman, Director of the Federal Capital Habeas Project and an attorney for Daniel Lee. \u201cThis is false. The federal death penalty is arbitrary, racially-biased, and rife with poor lawyering and junk science.\u201d<\/p>\n Friedman said the federal death penalty also has its own distinct set of issues, including federal overreach into crimes traditionally handled in state court and restricted appellate review of capital convictions and death sentences. \u201cDespite these problems, and even as people across the country are demanding that leaders rethink crime, punishment, and justice, the government is barreling ahead with its plans to carry out the first federal executions in 17 years,\u201d Friedman said. \u201dGiven the unfairness built into the federal death penalty system and the many unanswered questions about both the cases of the men scheduled to die and the government\u2019s new execution protocol, there must be appropriate court review before the government can proceed with any execution.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This removes one obstacle to executions in these cases, but there are other legal hurdles still being pursued. So as far as these specific four cases go, attorneys still have options.<\/p>\n For stopping the death penalty as a whole, fortunately, unlike abortion cases, the Court is only allowing executions, not requiring that they be done or permitted. Many states have abolished the death penalty, and the Court won\u2019t interfere with states abolishing the death penalty if they wish to. We still have options using democracy, not blocked by the Court, to also persuade the federal government to stop.<\/p>\n See details and background on the 27th<\/sup> annual Starvin\u2019 for Justice Fast & Vigil here<\/a>. We\u2019ve generally had a CLN presence there for the past few years. It\u2019s being held virtually this year, already started, June 29-July 2.<\/p>\n See also our page on Future Referendum Ideas on our Peace & Life Referendums<\/a> site, where we offer details for a proposal for a state-wide referendum for conscientious objection to both abortions and executions, with a list of which states offer funding for either one or both.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Compiled by Rachel MacNair and Bill Samuel Original content by Rachel MacNair In June Medical Services vs. Russo, the Court upheld a ghastly precedent \u2013 yet again \u2013 by declaring a specific safety regulation unconstitutional. In Bourgeois v. Barr, the Court turned down even hearing a case challenging the lethal injection protocol for federal… <\/p>\n<\/p>\nJune Medical Services vs. Russo<\/em><\/strong>: Addressing the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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