Install
Life Issues terms
Abortion and the pro-life cause.
Conscience clause A law protecting individuals and institutions from being forced to take part in activities they find morally or religiously objectionable, often in health care. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization The 2022 Supreme Court decision holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, returning the issue to elected officials. Heartbeat law A state law banning abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, generally around six weeks of pregnancy. Hyde Amendment A rider, in place since 1976, that bars federal funds from paying for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother's life. Pro-life The position, and movement, that regards unborn human life as deserving legal protection and opposes abortion, with varying views on exceptions.