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May 1, 2007
Anti-Affirmative Action Warrior Ward Connerly Picks States
For next efforts.
Posted by Ezra at 11:59 PM | Permalink
April 24, 2007
Anti-Affirmative Action Campaign Moves to Colorado
Ward Connerly and friends point to Ward Churchill.
Posted by Ezra at 11:59 PM | Permalink
April 12, 2007
Doctors' 'Conscience' as Refusal to Provide Medical Care to Lesbians
While in some states, the Right is attempting to establish so-called “conscience clauses” to allow pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives, one case in California finds a medical clinic – and the Religious Right – attempting to expand that principle to “conscience”-based discrimination against patients, rather than the services they seek. Doctors at an infertility clinic north of San Diego refused to provide a woman with artificial insemination services, citing their religious conviction against birth out of wedlock – and, according to the woman, citing her sexual orientation. California law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The right-wing Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing the clinic, claims this is a case about the right “to exercise your faith as a Christian.” The woman’s lawyer warned that “The next case may be about whether a doctor is willing to do a pap smear” for a lesbian.”
Other right-wing groups have filed amicus briefs in the case. Peter Ferrara of the American Civil Rights Union defended the doctor’s decision because, he said, it was based on “a commonly held view, well grounded in Christian tradition.” Brian Rooney of the Thomas More Law Center warned that the case “smacks of Nazi Germany when Hitler forced doctors to do diabolical acts that were like this.”
Posted by Ezra at 5:10 PM | Permalink
March 1, 2007
Event: Ward Connerly to Speak at Heritage on Anti-Affirmative Action Plans
Will be webcast tomorrow at noon. Connerly instigated affirmative action bans in California, Michigan.
Posted by Ezra at 6:11 PM | Permalink
September 19, 2006
Anti-ACLU Activist Predicts 'Easy' Anti-Immigrant Court Case in Hazleton
Pennsylvania town is working closely with Right.
Posted by Ezra at 5:50 PM | Permalink