Sentences with phrase «right to life committee»

The National Right to Life Committee is organized by the U.S. Catholic Conference's Family Life Division, which is administered by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

«There are about 3,000 pregnancy centers in the country where she can go to get help, and it might be immediate health such as baby clothes, maternity clothes, and medical help,» says Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee.

In North Carolina Right To Life Committee Fund For Independent Political Expenditures v. Leake, 524 F. 3d 427 (4th Cir.

The artwork became an emblem for Manhattan's Right To Life Committee, essentially an anti-abortion group, and it also aims to provide inspiration to those struggling with the «right choice».

Gottstein is the moderator of «Patriots Action Network» and a member of the Board of Directors, New York State Right to Life Committee.

Noonan served on the board of the National Right to Life Committee for many years, and readers who want to see how he addressed abortion's moral and legal dimensions should read the elegant arguments in his short book, A Private Choice: Abortion in America in the Seventies.

The president of the National Right to Life Committee told the AP that they believe that the numbers reflect the awareness and lobbying efforts of anti-abortion groups.

«Not since Congress voted to ban the brutal partial - birth abortion method has a more important piece of pro-life legislation come before Congress,» said Susan Muskett of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

«Planned Parenthood now performs more than a third of all abortions in the United States and continued to be its biggest defender in the legislature and the courts,» National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) concluded in its annual report, released last week.

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) jettisoned its 43 - year Georgia affiliate after Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) encouraged federal legislators to vote against the Pain - Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

«Federal taxpayer subsidies are helping pay for over 1,000 health plans that cover abortion on demand, and [last week's] Supreme Court decision underscores that only Congress can put a stop to that,» said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

Stan is confused because he thinks Wallis is a stalking horse for James Dobson, the National Right to Life Committee and all the other pro-life signatories of «Come Let us Reason Together,» while I am confused because I have this crazy idea that Wallis, while «personally opposed» to abortion does not want to legally impose.

«Anti-abortion activists accuse Obama of «supporting infanticide,» and the National Right to Life Committee says he's conducted a «four - year effort to cover up his full role in killing legislation to protect born - alive survivors of abortions.»

Even before Roe v. Wade, he wrote and spoke against abortion on demand and served as president of the National Right to Life Committee.

Forty - five leading pro-life advocates, including Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council, James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Clarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life, Wanda Franz of the National Right to Life Committee, and Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition, signed a much heralded joint «Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern» published in First Things in 1996 in which the primary legal complaint was made that Roe «wounded American democracy» by removing the issue of abortion from «democratic concern.»

Meanwhile, groups including the National Right to Life Committee, Focus on the Family and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops mobilized to

Meanwhile, groups including the National Right to Life Committee, Focus on the Family and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops mobilized to restore an existing tax credit that's worth up to $ 13,570 for families who adopt children.

Not exact matches

Margaret A. Reigle, a certified public accountant who was founder and chairwoman of the property - rights group Fairness to Land Owners Committee, died March 2 from dementia at Symphony Manor, a Roland Park assisted - living facility.

The UN Human Rights Committee, which regularly reviews whether states are living up to their obligations under the binding International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, today made more than a dozen recommendations for fundamental changes in Canadian law and policy in respect to the treatment of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

We must also make room in our schemes for the likes of the American Jewish Committee, World Vision, Bread for the World, the Christian Coalition, local right - to - life groups and denominationally linked gay - lesbian advocacy groups.

RESOURCES «New Zealand Grants a River the Rights of Personhood,» Care2.Com [Swiss] Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology, The Dignity of Living Beings with Regard to Plants [PDF] Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Web Site CELDF «Rights of Nature» FAQs Carl Cohen and Tom Regan, chapter by Carl Cohen, «Rights and Interests,» The Animal Rights Debate, (Latham, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001), p. 17 David S. Oderberg, «The Illusion of Animal Rights,» Human Life Review, Spring - Summer 2000, p. 42.

If it is not, look for increased legislative efforts to grant bioethics committees the legal right to make the ultimate decision about whether to provide life - sustaining medical treatment.

Bill Banning Corporal Punishment in Schools to Be Introduced in Congress «There are two Americas out there for young students right now — one where they go to school knowing that they'll be guided positively by caring adults, and one where they live in constant fear of getting beaten,» said Rep. McCarthy, a member of the Committee on Education and Workforce.

Firstly, if the phrase was to be interpreted that way by the executive, why not construct it in a narrower sense, such as the human rights committee's «public emergency threatening the life of the nation»?

So the committee on standards in public life was right to be optimistic by launching an inquiry into the issue trying to move on from the 2007 impasse over Labour's trade union funding.

Robert was a lead sponsor of Right To Life legislation and supported the North Carolina marriage amendment, [5] although he was not serving in the NC Senate when the North Carolina marriage amendment passed out of committee and was finally voted on by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011.

An experience best lived unsullied by «democracy» or «accountability» This time that unhappy partnership is Ed Miliband's Labour party, hoping to cause maximum pain for the Coalition by dragging out the debate as long as possible and the Tory Right led by the 1922 Committee who are hoping to cause maximum pain for the Coalition by dragging out the debate as long as possible.

Earlier the chairman of the committee for standards in public life said banning MPs from hiring relatives «could be the right thing to do».

To the Members of the Democratic Party Platform Drafting Committee: At our founding, what made America different from every other country that existed before was a commitment to an ideal that had never been advanced — that all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happinesTo the Members of the Democratic Party Platform Drafting Committee: At our founding, what made America different from every other country that existed before was a commitment to an ideal that had never been advanced — that all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happinesto an ideal that had never been advanced — that all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Tenney is also endorsed by several groups opposed to abortion rights, including the Susan B. Anthony List, the New York State Right - to - Life Committee, and the National Pro-Life Alliance.

A new group calling itself the Committee on CERN Experimental Dangers (ConCERNed) will submit a complaint on 3 November in the next few days (see note after jump) to the human rights committee of the United Nations calling for work with the LHC to be stopped because it threatens life on Earth and so violates the complainants humaCommittee on CERN Experimental Dangers (ConCERNed) will submit a complaint on 3 November in the next few days (see note after jump) to the human rights committee of the United Nations calling for work with the LHC to be stopped because it threatens life on Earth and so violates the complainants humacommittee of the United Nations calling for work with the LHC to be stopped because it threatens life on Earth and so violates the complainants human rights.

Baroness Corston, committee chair, said: «We have found that without being taught life skills, given the right support, access to work experience and robust, independent careers advice, we are in danger of trapping these young people in low - skilled, low - paid work, with little chance of a rewarding career.»

The organizing committee for 2022 will be placing special emphasis on rights promotion and licensing as it introduces its literary life to the German public and the international industry.

The legislative committee will serve to unite resources within the veterinary community, animal interest groups, small business advocacy groups, etc., with the goals of providing support for legislative changes that foster animal well - being through Acupressure and Massage as well as insuring the right of qualified individuals to perform their professional services and earn a living.

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Reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have already found Canada to be in violation of the rights of Indigenous women and girls to life, security of the person, and equRights have already found Canada to be in violation of the rights of Indigenous women and girls to life, security of the person, and equrights of Indigenous women and girls to life, security of the person, and equality.

As a means of defending treaty rights and protecting traditional ways of life, Horn founded and directed the Indian Legal Defence Committee from 1967 to 1971.

In North Carolina Right to Life Political Action Committee v. Leake, No. 5:11 - cv -472-FL, the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina similarly struck down North Carolina's judicial election matching funds provision, finding that the Supreme Court's decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett controlled the case.

Alaska Right to Life Political Action Committee v. Feldman, 504 F. 3d 840 (9th Cir.

It is explicitly mentioned in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights has discussed at length the right's implicit presence within the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights» (ICESCR) «right to an adequate standard of living.»

[191] But the discipline committee decided the delay did not deprive the registrant of his s. 7 Charter right not to be deprived of his right to life, liberty or security of the person except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice, based on the test in Blencoe, 2000 SCC 44.

The U.N. has a Universal Human Rights Index of United Nations Documents that lets you search the database by country, the right in question (e.g. «acceptance of international norms» «right to life») and by the relevant Treaty Body (e.g. Committee on Migrant Workers, Committee on the Rights of the Child).

The Human Rights Committee, the oversight body to the ICCPR, clarified the scope of a state's obligation to protect the right to life with respect to disappearances in General Comment No 6:

While the Human Rights Committee's General Comment No 6 is non-binding, it provides useful guidance in interpreting the right to life provisions that relate to disappearances.

As to the substantive issue, contrary to the view of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), the court held that preventing a person from smoking did not generally involve such an adverse effect upon their physical or moral integrity, or upon any of the other concepts cited above, as would amount to an interference with their right to respect for private or home life (para 101).

In its General Comment on the right to life, the United Nations Human Rights Committee warned against interpreting the right to life in a narrow or restrictive manner.

However, measures that have a certain limited impact on the way of life of persons belonging to a minority will not necessarily amount to a denial of the right under article 27» Human Rights Committee in Länsman - v - Finland (1994) UN document CCPR / C / 52 / D / 511/1992, para 9.4.

The Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination have called on States to ensure the effective participation of Indigenous groups in public life and in decisions directly relating to their rights and inteRights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination have called on States to ensure the effective participation of Indigenous groups in public life and in decisions directly relating to their rights and interights and interests.

The Human Rights Committee, in relation to minority and Indigenous rights under ICCPR explained that countries joining ICCPR must take steps to protect those rights «With regard to the exercise of the cultural rights protected under article 27, the Committee observes that culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of Indigenous peoples... The enjoyment of those rights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrRights Committee, in relation to minority and Indigenous rights under ICCPR explained that countries joining ICCPR must take steps to protect those rights «With regard to the exercise of the cultural rights protected under article 27, the Committee observes that culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of Indigenous peoples... The enjoyment of those rights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrrights under ICCPR explained that countries joining ICCPR must take steps to protect those rights «With regard to the exercise of the cultural rights protected under article 27, the Committee observes that culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of Indigenous peoples... The enjoyment of those rights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrrights «With regard to the exercise of the cultural rights protected under article 27, the Committee observes that culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of Indigenous peoples... The enjoyment of those rights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrrights protected under article 27, the Committee observes that culture manifests itself in many forms, including a particular way of life associated with the use of land resources, especially in the case of Indigenous peoples... The enjoyment of those rights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrrights may require positive legal measures of protection», General Comment 23 The rights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragrrights of minorities (8 April 1994) paragraph 7.

The Human Rights Committee explained that Indigenous people have the right to engage in economic and social activities which are part of the culture of the community to which they belong; [9] that development that threatens the way of life and culture of an Indigenous group breaches article 27; [10] and that protecting the traditional rights of an Indigenous group may weigh against a State enacting general laws permitting public rights (e.g. general rights to hunt or Rights Committee explained that Indigenous people have the right to engage in economic and social activities which are part of the culture of the community to which they belong; [9] that development that threatens the way of life and culture of an Indigenous group breaches article 27; [10] and that protecting the traditional rights of an Indigenous group may weigh against a State enacting general laws permitting public rights (e.g. general rights to hunt or rights of an Indigenous group may weigh against a State enacting general laws permitting public rights (e.g. general rights to hunt or rights (e.g. general rights to hunt or rights to hunt or fish).