"The Law of Life" Lex Vitae is a pro-life organization ordered toward the goal of protecting human life from conception to natural death.
We are a non-partisan organization that seeks to build the Culture of Life as envisioned in Evangelium Vitae through prayer, education, legislative reform, and direct action. Lex Vitae welcomes all members of the University of St. Thomas School of Law community, regardless of their individual faith tradition.
06/14/2024
Good news from Europe on the physican-assisted su***de front. https://www.facebook.com/share/PMLjCz3uHxQ1ANuw/?mibextid=WC7FNe
ECHR Confirms No Right to Assisted Su***de & Promotes Palliative Care The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a long-awaited ruling on end-of-life issues in the landmark case of Karsai v. Hungary . It confirms the...
The United States Supreme Court unanimously rejected arguments by an alliance of prolife doctors and medical organizations challenging the FDA most recent approval of prescribing mifepristone (a drug used in medication abortions) without any requirement of an in-person visit. The Court ruled that the doctors had failed to show that they were injured by the FDA approval of mail-order abortions. You can read the opinion at the link below.
This week the Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas filed two amicus briefs with the US Supreme Court - one in the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine arguing that the agency’s approval of mail order abortions endangers women and threatens the conscience of many doctors who treat post-abortion injuries and one in Idaho v. United States arguing the attempt to override state abortion laws by a distorted interpretation of the Emergency Medical Treayand Labor Act is invalid under the spending clause and preemption doctrine. Busy week!
The new school year starts in just a few weeks, and the Prolife Center has so many opportunities to help the unborn in Minnesota and other parts of the country. This summer 4 UST law schools have been helping research and draft briefs as well as short articles and a longer law review article that defend the life and dignity of the unborn and their mothers. Reach out to Professor Collett if you want to be a part of new projects this fall. [email protected].
Another myth from the abortion industry exploded by facts. Wome giving birth rare have abortions.
01/20/2023
So happy to be at the national match!
08/10/2022
There Is a Secular Case for Life You don’t have to be a Christian to oppose abortion.
08/03/2022
We are called to recognize the goodness of every stage of life to support those who are suffering with chronic or terminal illness.
Finding comfort in our spiritual Mother this August Finding comfort in our spiritual Mother this AugustThroughout the year, we find numerous feast days to our Blessed Mother, but there are five feast days of Our Lady this month. August 1, 2022 Susan Ciancio The Dispatch 4 Print Detail from "Virgin Mary" (Virgen María, 1887) by Joaquín Sorolla (Imag...
07/22/2022
Teaching the Culture of Life through History - Mildred Jefferson (download) Teaching the Culture of Life through History Our new downloadable history mini-lessons are perfect for school, home, religious education, and other youth ministries. Celebrate the life and legacy of pro-life pioneer Mildred Fay Jefferson! Mildred Fay Jefferson was the first African American woman to...
07/18/2022
Op-ed: Making the pro-life case post-Roe Note: The following commentary by MCCL's Paul Stark and Diane Paffel Moravec was published on June 25, 2022, in the Star Tribune. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson doesn’t end the abortion debate. It returns it to the American people, who will now decide their own abortion laws. And...
07/15/2022
The National Constitution Center hosted a program on abortion law in the US and abroad last night. Interesting conversation.
Abortion Law in the U.S. and Abroad After Roe | The National Constitution Center The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade and found no constitutional basis for a right to choose abortion. Teresa Stanton Collett of the University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), David French of The Dispat...