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July 30, 2021


Title: Mississippi Boldly Leads the Fight to Overrule Roe
Topic: Pro-Life Issues
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)


Part 1 of 3

Katherine Beck Johnson is a Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies at the Family Research Council. She recently wrote: “All eyes were on Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch last week, waiting to see how she would defend her state’s 15-week abortion ban. Would Fitch be bold and mention that Roe and Casey should be overturned? Or would she try to convince the Court that the 15-week ban could be upheld under Casey?

Click here to read more on this and other topics from Katherine Beck Johnson.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the Mississippi 15-week abortion ban?

Did abortion providers file suit seeking an injunction against the 15-week abortion ban?

Did lower courts tell Mississippi that they could NOT enforce a ban on abortions at 15-weeks of gestation?

We all know about Roe v Wade. But you may not have heard of the Casey Case. Listen as Katherine explains how this case is different than Roe v Wade and how it affected abortion in America…

What happened with the Mississippi case (called the Dobbs case) in the state Legislature?



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Mississippi Boldly Leads the Fight to Overrule Roe
Topic: Pro-Life Issues
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

On what grounds is the Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch leading the fight against the Roe v Wade and Casey cases? Katherine calls this brief “strong and brilliant”.

Since Roe v Wade in 1973, have scientist changed their opinion about when life begins?

What is the main argument that Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch made in her brief?

In the Roe v Wade and Casey cases, did the US Supreme Court ever use the word “baby” or “pre-born”? HINT: Nope, they only used the word “fetus”, which, to the Left, makes a baby seem “less human”.



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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Mississippi Boldly Leads the Fight to Overrule Roe
Topic: Pro-Life Issues
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Mississippi appealed the lower courts’ decisions to the US Supreme Court. What are the next steps? What is the timeline for the case to be heard and voted on by SCOTUS?

If the US Supreme Court voids both the Roe v Wade and Casey cases, would abortions be automatically banned across America? Katherine explains that each state would have their own abortion laws…

How does Katherine think SCOTUS will rule on this case? Katherine quotes Justice Roberts…

How many babies have been murdered by abortion since 1973? This number is astronomical and heartbreaking.



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June 2, 2021


Title: Christianity Under Attack in Montgomery, Texas
Topic: Christian Discrimination in America
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

An organization of atheists, agnostics, and skeptics continue their quest to stamp out any form of prayer in our country by attacking Judge Wayne Mack, Justice of the Peace, Montgomery County, Texas.

Katherine Johnson is a Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies at the Family Research Council. Today she discusses the case. More details can be found here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the Freedom from Religion Foundation?

Judge Wayne Mack has been in public service in Texas for many years. It has been his practice to use volunteer Chaplains to help and comfort families. Does he only use ordained Baptist Ministers for short invocations each day in his courtroom?

When did the Freedom from Religion Foundation first bring Judge Mack before the Texas State Commission to stop all this praying? How did the Texas State Commission rule? Katherine explains how Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton became involved in the case.

Not deterred in their quest to remove prayer from the public square, the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed suit in a local federal court. How did left-leaning Federal District Judge Kenneth Hoyt rule?

Will this case ultimately find its way to the US Supreme Court?



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March 2, 2020


Title: Should Abortion Doctors be Required to have Hospital Admitting Privileges?
Topic: Abortion Clinic Regulations
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)


Part 1 of 2

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins will be attending the Supreme Court oral arguments for June Medical Services v. Russo, a case that will determine whether abortionists in Louisiana must have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

Katherine Beck Johns discusses the importance of this decision and the implications it will have nationwide. Katherine works with the FRC’s Legal and Policy Studies.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What does “admitting privilege” mean?

Are most doctors – and even dentists – required to have admitting privileges at hospitals near their clinic? Katherine calls this “standard, common sense medical care”.

Are women dying during and after the abortion procedure which was performed within an abortion facility?

If a complication occurs, could quick admittance to a nearby hospital save the mother’s life?

What are the main points in the Louisiana law requiring admitting privileges that will be argued before the US Supreme Court?



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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Should Abortion Doctors be Required to have Hospital Admitting Privileges?
Topic: Abortion Clinic Regulations
Discussed by Katherine Beck Johnson
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is an “amicus brief”?

Texas passed a similar law, which was struck down by the US Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision. However, the makeup of the court is different now. Could this affect the outcome in June Medical Services v. Russo?

Is the Pro-Life movement also Pro-Woman?



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