Trans Women Retain Athletic Edge After A Year Of Hormone Therapy, Study Finds (copy)
Jan 6, 2021
A study on transgender athletes has found trans females retain up to a 12% advantage in athletic tests even after taking hormones for two years to suppress testosterone levels. The results, researchers suggest, indicate the current International Olympic Committee guidelines may give trans women an “unfair competitive advantage” over biological women.
Trans Women Retain Athletic Edge After A Year Of Hormone Therapy, Study Finds
Jan 6, 2021
A study on transgender athletes has found trans females retain up to a 12% advantage in athletic tests even after taking hormones for two years to suppress testosterone levels. The results, researchers suggest, indicate the current International Olympic Committee guidelines may give trans women an “unfair competitive advantage” over biological women.
California Insurance Department Say Trans Breast Removal Is ‘Reconstructive Surgery’
Jan 5, 2021
General Counsel for California’s Department of Insurance recently issued an Opinion Letter stating that “denying coverage for mastectomy and reconstruction of a male chest based solely on age is impermissible under state laws requiring coverage of reconstructive surgery.” The “male chest,” however, is that of a biological woman who is wanting to “transition” to a “male.”
Supreme Court Blocks Colorado Governor’s Lockdown Orders Limiting Church Attendance
Dec 16, 2020
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Colorado church challenging capacity limits instituted by Governor Jared Polis.
Federal Judge Again Rules Against Allowing Tennessee Abortion Waiting Period
Dec 16, 2020
On Monday, a federal judge ruled against reinstating Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions while the state appeals the judge’s ruling that the law was unconstitutional.
Staying on Top of Tennessee’s Pro-life Efforts in Federal Court
Dec 16, 2020
FACT has been busy on the prolife front over the last week. FACT’s president, David Fowler, a licensed attorney, put together three short videos explaining the back and forth in the federal court system over Tennessee’s new law banning abortion at various gestational ages and for certain discriminatory reasons.
FACT Takes Pro-life Ninth Amendment Argument to Court in Alabama
Dec 16, 2020
In October, a lawyer in Alabama sued the state’s governor, attorney general, and district attorney generals in state court on behalf of representatives for unborn African American children for their failure to enforce the state’s Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortion, and protect their fundamental right to life.
Dem. Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Prohibit Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports
Dec 16, 2020
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) introduced legislation to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, clarifying that Title IX protections against “sex discrimination” refer to “biological sex as determined at birth by a physician.”
TN Attorney General, 17 State Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in State of Texas Supreme Court Election Case
Dec 11, 2020
On Wednesday, Tennessee’s Attorney General announced that his office joined 16 other state’s attorney generals in signing onto the friend-of-the-court brief prepared by Missouri in support of the Texas Attorney General’s election lawsuit filed in the United States Supreme Court.
Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Humane Burial for Aborted Babies
Dec 10, 2020
The Ohio legislature passed a bill that would require the bodies of babies killed by surgical abortions to be cremated or buried at the abortion clinic’s expense.
