Archive for March 2015
The “Friends” in Planned Parenthood’s Friend of the Court Brief
As mentioned in yesterday’s article, there are three organizations supporting Planned Parenthood in a Friend of the Court Brief to the Iowa Supreme Court in the Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Iowa Board of Medicine. The brief is against the Iowa Board of Medicine’s ban on abortions by telemedicine (also known as webcam abortions.) And while…
Read More“You Could Hear Screaming From The Other Room”
An Amicus Curieae, or “Friend of the Court Brief” has been submitted to the Iowa Supreme Court on behalf of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. But some of the studies cited in the brief include chilling quotes that aren’t too friendly to Planned Parenthood. The case before the Iowa Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland,…
Read MoreOnline Schools Are Bad, But Webcam Abortions Are Not?
The Des Moines Register’s editorial board misses the irony that their opposition to online schools conflicts with their support of telemed abortions. Best. Quote. Ever. The Des Moines Register editorial staff was really hot and bothered in a 2/5/15 staff editorial about the online schools and home-schools. (“For-profit online schools raise questions,” 2/5/15) The big stink was that…
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