Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Of course, I believe that women are often given false and misleading information. Personally I was given no information an dI have found this to be true for many over the years. Trinity Legal Center                        Linda Schlueter, President                      www.trinitylegalcenter.org     Supreme Court considers Acuna case   In May, we filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Acuna v. Turkish. We are excited to report that on Monday, September 29, the Court will consider whether to take this important case. We expect the Court to announce its decision the following week.       This case and our brief are important for two very significant reasons.   1.     Our brief provides substantial scientifically reliable data that the Supreme Court said it lacked in the 2007 Partial-Birth Abortion ruling. In its ruling, the Court acknowledged — for the first time — the detrimental effects of abortion on women.  However, the Court stated that it had “no reliable data” concerning these effects.   This opened the door for us to provide the Court with substantial scientific evidence showing the harmful effects of abortion. You can review our brief and the evidence provided in the extensive research by Dr. Priscilla Coleman (in Appendix B) on our website at www.trinitylegalcenter.org.   2.     The New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the Acuna case condones a physician lying to a pregnant woman! The U.S. Supreme Court’s action on this case could significantly impact state laws, particularly informed consent requirements. Specifically, the issue is whether a woman can properly exercise her constitutional right to decide whether to have an abortion if the abortionist provides false and misleading information. To obtain informed consent, a physician must provide accurate and truthful information..   Our brief represents Sandra Cano, who was Mary “Doe” in Doe v. Bolton, the companion case to Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion until the day of birth; the American Association of Pro-Life OB-Gyns; and, Alveda King (niece of Dr. Martin Luther King) and other post-abortive women from across the country.                                                                                                                             We ask for your prayers for this case and our brief as the United States Supreme Court is in conference next Monday, September 29.             About 9,000 cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year, but the Court only takes about 90. If the Court takes the case, we are prepared to file another amicus brief on the merits of the case.  Even if the Court decides not to take this case, our brief provided the evidence it said it lacked in 2007. We will also be filing amicus briefs in other cases to the Court as opportunities arise.               We invite you to visit our recently updated website. You can submit comments at the bottom of the Home page. If you would like your story featured on the website, please let us know.    For questions or comments about this update, contact: Anne Newman, Director Policy and Communications TLC4Anne@aol.com 11120 Wurzbach, Suite 206 • San Antonio , TX 78230                                         210-697-8202 • www.trinitylegalcenter.org Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators.