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Amicus BriefFreedom of Faith and ConscienceRight of Conscience

Hobby Lobby Conestoga vs. Sebelius

It is undisputed that a new, distinct human organism comes into existence during the process of fertilization. Many drugs and devices labeled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as “contraception,” however, have post-fertilization mechanisms of action— which means that these drugs and devices work after a new human organism is created (at fertilization) but before implantation.
Amicus BriefFreedom of Faith and ConscienceRight of Conscience

Elanore McCullen, et al., Petitioners, v. Martha Coakley, Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Brief

The Massachusetts Statute and Hill v. Colorado Violate the Core of the Public Forum Doctrine That Is Rooted in the Right of Assembly. The iconic image of a sidewalk protest epitomizes our “profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.
Physician-Assisted Suicide

Bracing for Battle and Joining the Fray: State Legislative Campaigns Reach New Levels

An article in the summer 2013 edition of Today's Christian Doctor that outlines CMDA's efforts in state grassroots public policy campaigns.
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Korte vs. Health & Human Services Brief

Amici—which include for-profit companies as well as national healthcare non-profit organizations, discussed below—share a common conviction: so-called “emergency contraception” can end the life of a developing human being.
Physician-Assisted Suicide

Montana vs. Baxter

Legalizing assisted suicide would have drastic public policy implications. The question whether some citizens (doctors) should be allowed to kill other citizens (patients) is a decision with profound ramifications for the safety and well­ being of the whole community, not least its most vulnerable members.