4th Circuit should uphold NC pro-life law
ADF attorney available for media interviews following hearing
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014
WHO: Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden
WHAT: Available for media interviews immediately following hearing in Stuart v. Camnitz
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 29, immediately following hearing which begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT
WHERE: U.S Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, U.S. Courthouse, 1000 East Main Street, Room 222, Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden will be available for media interviews Wednesday immediately following oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit regarding a North Carolina law requiring a 24-hour waiting period and informed consent of a woman before an abortion is performed. In January 2013, a district court imposed a temporary injunction on the law, claiming that its mandated disclosures about abortion are an unconstitutional imposition of “the state’s philosophic and social position discouraging abortion,” rather than being factually based.
“Pro-life laws provide women with crucial information that they wouldn’t otherwise get from abortionists,” said Aden. “The court was wrong to view these reasonable disclosures of fact as merely ideological. This law simply provides women the adequate time and information they need to make such an important decision.”
In July 2011, the Woman’s Right to Know Act was enacted. The act requires that no abortion shall be performed upon a woman without her voluntary and informed consent at least 24-hours before, except in the case of a medical emergency. A physician or qualified professional must also inform the woman, by telephone or in person, of several facts regarding the abortion and must tell her that prior to the abortion she will be given an opportunity to view a sonogram display in real time and listen to the baby’s heartbeat.
“The State has a compelling interest in ensuring that women are not rushed or coerced into having an abortion,” the brief in Stuart v. Camnitz explains. “The General Assembly could appropriately take notice that some women who seek to obtain an abortion may have been pressured into doing so, and that women who have the opportunity to see and hear specific information about fetal development have time to ponder the decision and a chance to discuss it with their physician.”
“Women in need deserve laws that are in the best interest of their physical and emotional well-being, and that take into consideration their unborn child,” added Aden. “We hope the court will allow this law so that women and children can flourish.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
WHAT: Available for media interviews immediately following hearing in Stuart v. Camnitz
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 29, immediately following hearing which begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT
WHERE: U.S Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, U.S. Courthouse, 1000 East Main Street, Room 222, Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden will be available for media interviews Wednesday immediately following oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit regarding a North Carolina law requiring a 24-hour waiting period and informed consent of a woman before an abortion is performed. In January 2013, a district court imposed a temporary injunction on the law, claiming that its mandated disclosures about abortion are an unconstitutional imposition of “the state’s philosophic and social position discouraging abortion,” rather than being factually based.“Pro-life laws provide women with crucial information that they wouldn’t otherwise get from abortionists,” said Aden. “The court was wrong to view these reasonable disclosures of fact as merely ideological. This law simply provides women the adequate time and information they need to make such an important decision.”
In July 2011, the Woman’s Right to Know Act was enacted. The act requires that no abortion shall be performed upon a woman without her voluntary and informed consent at least 24-hours before, except in the case of a medical emergency. A physician or qualified professional must also inform the woman, by telephone or in person, of several facts regarding the abortion and must tell her that prior to the abortion she will be given an opportunity to view a sonogram display in real time and listen to the baby’s heartbeat.
“The State has a compelling interest in ensuring that women are not rushed or coerced into having an abortion,” the brief in Stuart v. Camnitz explains. “The General Assembly could appropriately take notice that some women who seek to obtain an abortion may have been pressured into doing so, and that women who have the opportunity to see and hear specific information about fetal development have time to ponder the decision and a chance to discuss it with their physician.”
“Women in need deserve laws that are in the best interest of their physical and emotional well-being, and that take into consideration their unborn child,” added Aden. “We hope the court will allow this law so that women and children can flourish.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
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