CLE Professional Training

Life in the Legal Sphere – Continuing Legal Education

Protecting Life Both Young and Old: Emerging Issues and Responsive Strategies
Matthew Bowman, Alliance Defense Fund

This session will provide an overview of ongoing litigation and state regulations related to life, including fetal pain bills, informed consent laws, ultrasound provisions, de-funding Planned Parenthood, regulations on crisis pregnancy clinics, end-of-life issues, etc.

What Every Lawyer Should Know About Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Nikolas Nikas, Bioethics Defense Fund

This presentation introduces attendees to the science behind cloning and explores in depth the ethical and legal implications raised by human cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

Fetal Pain
Dr. Steven Zielinski, M.D., J.D.

The workshop will cover the history of fetal pain both scientifically and as a political issue, the basics of fetal pain arguments as well as common counterarguments and the future of fetal pain research. Concepts of fetal consciousness and the consequences of uncontrolled pain during the pre-natal and post-natal period will be covered.  Dr. Zielinski promises to divulge the secret reason pro-choice proponents will not challenge the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.”

Protecting Medical Professionals’ Right of Conscience: Counsel, Strategies, and Tactics
Matthew Bowman, Alliance Defense Fund

This session will look at how changes in medical technology and state regulations are intruding on medical professionals’ right of conscience around the country, as well as discuss legal strategies for countering these intrusions.