Federal Court Upholds Missouri Law Confirming Human Life Begins at Conception
Federal Court Upholds Missouri Law Confirming Human Life Begins at Conception – LifeNews.com
States may inform women that life begins at conception before they go through with an abortion, a federal appeals court said this week. The case – a victory for pro-life advocates, unborn babies and mothers – involves a Missouri informed consent law and a challenge by “Judy Doe,” a member of the Satanic Temple.
Court Dismisses Satanists Lawsuit Claiming Pro-Life Laws Saving Babies Violates Their Religious Beliefs – LifeNews.com
Missouri won another victory for life Tuesday when a federal court rejected a lawsuit from the Satanic Temple challenging the state abortion informed consent law. The AP reports the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal by Satanic Temple member “Judy Doe,” who argued that the state was violating her religious freedom.
Life’s Beginning
Clearly, whether a person is 50 years old, 18, or two is not what makes killing wrong. What matters is that the victim is human. Identifying the moment an individual person’s life begins also pinpoints when her human rights begin. Science teaches us that a new human being begins at the moment of sperm-egg fusion, otherwise known as fertilization.
