Life Matters

In this episode of Life Matters, Brian Johnston takes an in-depth analysis of the state laws recently examined by the Supreme Court. He explains, in particular, the Texas law which authorizes private individuals taking civil action against an abortionist. While Brian‘s educational background is in comparative languages, he has worked for many years in the legal world, not only as an advocate (lobbyist) for many years in Sacramento and the various state capitols of the West, but as a young man he spent several years working as an assistant at a Los Angeles entertainment law firm.   Drawing on this experience, Brian explains the stark contrast between the two states’ abortion laws recently considered by the US Supreme Court. The Louisiana law simply draws a line at 15 weeks gestation and prohibits abortion beyond that date. The Texas law - the so-called “heartbeat law” - requires an abortionist to check the gestation of the pregnancy and if it’s six weeks or more, to also check for the beating heart of the chil