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LOS ANGELES----Former Oregon Governor
Barbara Roberts, who signed into law that state's historic "Death with
Dignity" law, made the case for a similar law in California today . Finally, there's a topic I wanted to give you a
chance to address while you on the Texas Supreme Court in June of 2000. You were cited on the
other side of that often."
The ACLJ today filed an amended lawsuit in the Circuit Court of
the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Springfield, Illinois adding the names
of four pharmacists to the two plaintiffs represented in the April
filing.

This category is for institutional organizations supporting the human pro-life perspective, i.

Therefore, we will not designate subcatogories based on the religious nature or other creed of the organization.

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"I have learned that
more than costs and more than pain, the biggest issue for the
terminally ill is loss of choice," Roberts said.
The governor was joined by Dr.
"Physicians should be aware of these perspectives and encourage our
colleagues to respect the dilemmas faced by patients at the end of
their lives.

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In today's LA Times, liberal law Prof. It came up
often during Judge Owen 's confirmation hearing here. And most of the decisions of the court involved --
are about interpreting those exceptions, allowing a judicial bypass. BROWNBACK: Thank you and your family for being here, and I look
forward to your confirmation.

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And, do you believe that the interpretation of duly enacted
legislation is open to interpretation by the courts in a manner not consistent
with the strict reading of the law? That is the underlying issued involved
with this.
The lawsuit contends that the Governor's emergency amendment is
unenforceable because it violates the Illinois Health Care Right of
Conscience Act which makes it unlawful for any public official to
discriminate or punish any person who refuses to "participate in any
way in any particular form of health care services contrary to his or
her conscience.

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Right now, many patients go without food or water for
weeks to hasten their deaths. You had
some pretty strong words for those in the minority opinion who thought the law
should be applied as written and was affirmed by the trial court. I just
wanted to give you a chance to express your opinion on this case. I think
she would make a superb judge on the 5th Circuit, and that's why her name was
recommended to the president.

The ACLJ also is defending a national law protecting health care
workers from discrimination. The measure, which is being challenged in
the federal courts, bars federal funds from going to federal or state
programs that discriminate against health care professionals who do
not participate in abortion services.

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The 'Regional/United States' subcategory applies to georgaphicall specific USA pro-life organizations .

The 'Regional' subcategory applies to the remaining geographically specific non-USA pro-life organizations .

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Joined by local senior, clergy and medical activists, the Governor
said the time has come for California to show compassion by respecting
the right to choice for terminally ill people. Gonzales , her colleague on the
Texas Supreme Court, said she engaged in 'an unconscionable act of judicial
activism' in restricting a minor's access to an abortion."
THIS CLAIM AGAINST OWEN, OFTEN CITED BY DEMOCRATS AND LIBERAL ADVOCATES,
IS UNTRUE. It is true that the law -
- the legislature made it a policy judgment that they wanted more -- they
wanted parents more involved with the abortion decisions of their minor
daughters.

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Koons said that physicians of good will, religious conviction and
palliative care expertise exist on all sides of the issue, and called
upon his colleagues to respect the needs and wishes of their patients.

CFJ: Gonzales Never Accused Priscilla Owen of Judicial Activism

. The ACLJ represents members of
Congress - including Representatives Henry Hyde (R-IL ) and Dave
Weldon, M.

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L.A. Advocates Oregon Governor Kick Off Drive to Win 'Compassionate Choices ' for Terminally-Ill Californians

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What I was saying in that
opinion was that, given my interpretation of what the legislature intended, by
the way the words that they used in terms of having a minor not totally
informed or well informed but sufficiently well informed and the structure of
the act, it was in my judgment that the legislature did intend the judicial
bypasses to be real. The lawsuit contends all six
pharmacists are opposed to dispensing the morning-after pill and/or
"Plan B" medication because of their religious, moral, and ethical
beliefs. The
suit requests the court grant an injunction preventing the measure
from being enforced and asks the court to declare the directive
unenforceable and null and void.

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"We
are poised at the brink of the most important aid-in-dying legislation
since Oregon's law passed in 1994. If someone like Judge Owen in that case
reached a different conclusion about what the legislature intended, it would
have been perfectly reasonable for her to reach a different outcome.

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The bill is filled with safeguards to ensure it
can 't be abused. Crouch, 78, said she is grateful for the hospice care she is
now receiving and for the continuing love and support of her husband,
children and grandchildren. I think there needs to be an alternative
to that," said Berg. Turley cites
three, however, including Priscilla Owen, who he says are worthy of
filibuster.

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"It is my choice to have no more invasive
treatments and no more hospital stays," she said. Turley argues Owen's nomination was, "indelibly marked by a prior
public rebuke . Alberto Gonzales himself explained the issue during his January 6,
2005 Senate confirmation hearing:

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ACLJ Adds Additional Pharmacists to Lawsuit against Illinois Governor Challenging Order Requiring Pharmacists to Dispense Morning-after Pill

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However, organizations advocating violence lose their First Amendment protections and should not be listed.

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Gen. (R-FL), the sponsors of the measure .

, opposed to abortion generally or completely.

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Roberts is urging California legislators to endorse AB 654 by
Assembly members Lloyd Levine and Patty Berg, which would allow
terminally ill people -- with less than six months to live -- to
request prescriptions from their physicians to enable them to choose
how and when to die."
The bill's authors said those are reasons why California law needs
to be changed. WASHINGTON, The Committee for Justice, which
defends and promotes constitutionalist judicial nominees, today clarified the
record regarding Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen's record.
My comment about an act of judicial activism was not focused at Judge Owen
or Judge Hecht; it was actually focused at me.
"The Governor's directive continues to cause concern for a growing
number of pharmacists who don't believe they should have to put their
religious beliefs aside to keep their jobs," said Francis J.

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Ronald Koons, Chair of Medical
Staff Ethics Committee at the UC Irvine Medical Center, and Polly
Crouch, who is terminally ill with lung cancer. Physicians must never abandon our patients," he said. The ACLJ
initially filed suit in mid-April on behalf of two pharmacists and
today's action brings the total to six pharmacists who contend the
Governor 's order is unenforceable. and is online at
www.

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Owen is
now a nominee to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals... With today's filing, the
ACLJ also represents Gaylord Richard Quayle of Belleville , Amanda
Varner of Carbondale, Jim Lynch who works in southern Illinois, and
Michael Melvin who works in Carbondale.
Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the ACLJ specializes in
constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.

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GONZALES: Thank you for that question, Senator. A growing number of pharmacists believe the
Governor's directive forces them to dispense abortion producing drugs
- something that violates their deeply held religious beliefs.

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Alberto R. And this was upholding the
parental -- a decision regarding the parental notification law, where a minor
sought an abortion . But the legislature did not make the parental rights absolute; they
provided three exceptions. We 're
hopeful that the court will recognize that the Governor's directive is
legally flawed and will move to protect the constitutional rights of
pro-life pharmacists.

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Jonathan Turley opines that nine of
the twelve appellate nominees currently threatened with Democratic filibuster
are perfectly mainstream and do not deserve to be blocked. In this particular case, a minor was seeking an abortion
without, as was required by Texas law, notification of her parents. But as to
the words that have been used as a sword against Judge Owen, let me just say
that those words were related to me in terms of my interpretation of what the
legislature intended, again, through the words of the statute and the way that
the judicial bypass procedure would actually operate in practice.
The ACLJ already represents Peggy Pace, who works in Glen Carbon,
and John Menges, who works in Collinsville.

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"I want the option
to hasten my death when life becomes unbearable. And I'd like to get your thoughts on that here for
the record. There were a series of very contentious cases --
opinions written in connection with six cases, I think, involving four minor
daughters in the year 2000 while I was on the court. And given my conclusion about what the legislature
intended, it would have been an act of judicial activism not to have granted
the bypass in that particular case.----The American
Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which specializes in constitutional
law, today filed an amended complaint in state court in Illinois
adding four additional pharmacists to its lawsuit challenging Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich's emergency amendment to the state code
requiring pharmacists to dispense medication even if filling the
prescriptions violate their conscience and religious beliefs.

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And
this came up during Judge Owen's hearing, of a case on a parental consent law
that you wrote, I believe, the majority opinion on. Let me just say at the
outset regarding Judge Owen: I served with Judge Owen on the Texas Supreme
Court, and I think she did a splendid job, a superb job as a judge.
"The law is clear: pharmacists should not be punished for adhering to
their religious beliefs . The pharmacists believe the drugs are abortion producing
medications.D.org

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"I became a public servant to defend the rights of all people to
live with dignity, and I believe that means giving them a choice about
how they die," said Levine.. BROWNBACK: .

ODP may not discriminate based on a pro-life organization's creed.

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"There have to be alternatives to the way some people spend their
final days.

Manion,
Senior Counsel of the ACLJ, which is representing the pharmacists .

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MR." The suit also charges the emergency amendment
violates the Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Illinois
Human Rights Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.C.

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