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Current Cases

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

Pro-life pregnancy centers exist to help women (and men) facing unplanned pregnancies. Rather than encourage them to abort their children, these centers offer alternatives that preserve the lives of both mothers and…

Legal Issue(s): Free Religious Exercise, Free Speech, Life
Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status: Cert. granted
Center's Role: Amicus

Gateway Pregnancy Centers

Gateway is a small, religious nonprofit that seeks to show the love of Christ to women and men that find themselves in a pregnancy situation. It seeks to provide tangible support and…

Legal Issue(s): Free Religious Exercise, Life
Court: N/A
Case Status: Pending
Center's Role: Counsel

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

U.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ROE AND CASEY On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, finding that there is no constitutional right to abortion and returning…

Legal Issue(s): Life
Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status: Success
Center's Role: Amicus

June Medical Services v. Russo

In response to revelations of the shoddy standards at Kermit Gosnell’s abortion clinic, which resulted in the death of a woman who came in for an abortion, Louisiana sought to bring abortion clinic…

Legal Issue(s): Life
Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status: Loss
Center's Role: Amicus