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- OLYMPIA, Wash. — A federal court Thursday confirmed that the right of Washington pharmacists to obey their conscience when they object to dispensing abortion-inducing drugs on religious grounds will be protected while a lawsuit by two pharmacists and a pharmacy owner moves forward. The court halted newly passed regulations, which the pharmacy and pharmacists are challenging, until a decision is reached in the case. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom and ADF-allied attorneys filed the lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction in July. "The government shouldn’t force pro-life ...
- ADF-allied attorneys secure stay after state agrees to reverse course, act in best interests of both patients and pharmacists
- ADF attorneys file lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction
- ADF and ADF-allied attorneys prevail in arguing that conscience rights for pharmacists should be respected while state’s appeal proceeds
- ADF attorney submits letter to defend pharmacists opposed to dispensing contraceptives, including “morning-after” abortion pill
- ADF files supplemental brief to lawsuit against Obama administration
- ADF attorney available for media interviews immediately following hearing
- ADF attorney available to media following oral arguments Wednesday
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs regarding court orders that a Dane County Circuit Court issued Wednesday and on Aug. 11 in Amy Lynn Photography Studio v. City of Madison declaring that Amy Lawson and her business are not subject to city and state laws that would otherwise control her artistic freedom because she does not have a physical storefront: “The court’s judgment has vital implications for everyone in Wisconsin who values artistic freedom. The court found—and the city and state have now agreed—that creative ...
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman regarding a state court’s decision Tuesday to grant Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford a preliminary injunction against a new law that forces its doctors and healthcare professionals to make or aid in abortion referrals. “Forcing pro-life doctors and pregnancy care centers in Illinois to operate as referral agents for the abortion industry in violation of their freedom of conscience is unconstitutional, illegal, and unethical. No state has the authority to compel health professionals, against their ...