Tag: court
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British judge orders woman to have abortion
Update: A British appeals court has overturned this decision. I’m pleased by that result, however this story is still a chilling reminder of the control a government can try to exercise over citizens. A British court has ordered a British woman to have an abortion. The unnamed woman is in her 20s, but due to a…
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Legal victory for Christian organization at the University of Iowa
A Christian organization at the University of Iowa had a legal win this week. The University of Iowa has a human rights policy to which it holds registered student organizations. In this policy, it disallows students organizations from treating people different based on: “race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, status…
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Alfie Evans and the value of human life
Alfie Evans is a British baby who is fighting for his life with a rare medical condition. There is a hospital in Italy that will treat the child. Italy has arranged to transport the child from Britain. But British courts are disallowing this. Instead, they’re scaling back treatment on Alfie which will result in his…
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Courts continue to rule against British baby: Alfie Evans fights for life.
Alfie Evans is a 23 month old British baby who has a rare neurological condition. He is in a semi-vegetative state. Machines have been keeping the baby alive. Courts have ruled that the treatment must be discontinued, even though there is an Italian hospital which has offered to attempt treatments for him. Alfie has been…
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Why we shouldn’t celebrate vigilante justice
Warning: the video contains graphic language. Randall Margraves is the father of two daughters who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar, the convicted former U.S.A gymnastics doctor. At his sentencing hearing this morning, Margraves asked the judge to speak. He then asked if he could have five minutes alone with Nassar. The judge said, “No sir,…
Josh Benner 