Key takeaways:
- The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has been involved in many legal battles related to reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community.
- The ADF was part of the team defending Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
- The ADF’s involvement in these cases has been met with criticism from those who oppose their views.
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a conservative Christian legal organization, has been at the forefront of many legal battles related to reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community. Recently, the group represented the plaintiff in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case that reached the Supreme Court and argued the First Amendment allows businesses to discriminate for religious reasons if the business offers “expressive” services.
The ADF was also part of the team defending Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case where the Supreme Court ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
The group’s involvement in these cases has been met with criticism, especially in light of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson’s past comments. In a 2005 op-ed, Johnson compared the judicial philosophy that legalized the right to an abortion to Hitler’s and called abortion “a holocaust”.
The op-ed was a response to the death of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman whose vegetative state triggered a long legal battle and federal action from Congress. The ADF was also involved in this case, representing the Schiavo family in their legal battle.
The ADF’s involvement in these cases has been met with criticism from those who oppose their views. The organization has been a driving force behind many of the most recent legal attacks on reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community.
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