National Right to Life News articles from April 2002

National Right to Life News archives from April 2002

Urgent Congressional Alert: U.S. Senate to Vote on Human Embryo Cloning Ban Before May 24!(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON (April 14, 2002) -- One of the most important pro-life votes ever conducted in the U.S. Senate will occur before May 24. The Senate will vote on whether to ban the cloning of human embryos. For a detailed report on recent...

Races Underway as Control of Senate Up for Grabs.(Abstract)
April 1, 2002... With Democrats holding a narrow one-seat margin in the Senate, attention is focused on what promises to be an exceptionally competitive election cycle. So far, three states - - California, Illinois, and Texas--have held primaries, with the...

Another Casey on the Campaign Trail.(Bob Casey, Jr. seeks nomination to become governor of Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Attempting to follow in his father's legendary footsteps, Bob Casey, Jr., is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. Pro-lifers fondly remember the unyielding pro-life convictions and staunch efforts of the late Bob...

"Cures not Clones".(address by Dr. Thomas Dooley)(Brief Article)(Transcript)
April 1, 2002... Editor's note. The following April 10 briefing was sponsored by Americans to Ban Cloning. Dr. Dooley is CEO, IntegriDerm and Altruis, and Co-Founder and Former President, BIO of Alabama. All Forms of Human Cloning Are Unnecessary and...

Attention: Proudly Pro-Life Awards Dinner Attendees.(National Right to Life apologizes to members for mail delay)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Because of the temporary closing of the Brentwood Post Office in Washington, D.C., some Business Reply Mail destined for the National Right to Life Committee and the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund has been delayed. It...

MISUSE OF SCIENCE ABOUNDS.(human cloning debate)
April 1, 2002... In the public debate on human cloning, March came in like a lion--featuring what many would consider lyin' by proponents. False and misleading claims characterized congressional testimony as well as commentary made about new articles in...

In Historic Speech, President Bush Urges Senate to Ban Human Embryo Cloning, But Democratic Leader Says No.
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON (April 14, 2002) -- In a historic speech, President George W. Bush has called on the U.S. Senate to approve a total ban on the cloning of human embryos. If the Senate fails to pass the pending Brownback-Landrieu bill, America...

Fearing No Evil.(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... There is no telling for absolute sure when the Senate debate on cloning will take place (Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle originally promised March before abruptly pushing the date back to April), but it now appears that it will be sometime...

What a Deal!(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... Producing information, fine-tuning its presentation, sharing that finished product -- that's what National Right to Life News does. For more than 28 years, NRL News has functioned as the grassroots pro-lifer's one-stop informational mart. ...

Hawaii Assisted Suicide Measure Reaches Senate.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... An Oregon-fashioned bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide has come to a tentative halt in the Hawaii Senate Committee on Health and Human Services after a seemingly inexorable journey through the state legislature. The bill had been...

Chapter Profile: Corvallis Right to Life.(Corvallis, Oregon)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Washington and Oregon share many of the same political stereotypes. The two states are very similar in that they are two of the most unchurched states in the nation and the ideological divide between conservatives and liberals closely matches...

Deathly Quiet:.(euthanasia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The first of this month, April 1, 2002, marked the official legalization of euthanasia in the Netherlands. With the enactment of the Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Control Act, doctors who "terminate" their patients may do so according to...

Male Role is Frequently Crucial in Abortion Decision.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... According to the U.S. Supreme Court, whether he is a husband or boyfriend, the father has no legal right even to be notified prior to his wife or girlfriend obtaining an abortion. The High Court has taken the position that abortion is...

McCain-Feingold Passes, Broad Coalition Takes Law to Court.(Bi-partisan Campaign Reform Act)(John McCain)(Russell Feingold)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Within hours of its passage, "campaign finance reform" legislation that places substantial new restrictions on free speech about politicians was challenged in court. The National Right to Life Committee is among many citizen...

Proponents Now Want "Suicide Pill".(Netherlands)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As of April 1, it is now officially legal in the Netherlands for physicians to kill their patients beginning at age 12. And if proponents have their way, the slide down the slippery slope will become even faster and even more widespread. ...

Pro-Life News In Brief.
April 1, 2002... Doctors Will Examine Schindler-Schiavo In the latest turn in a lengthy legal battle, five doctors will have the opportunity to examine Terri Schindler-Schiavo and determine whether she has any potential for improvement or whether she should...

"Noah's Law" Signed by Governor; Recognizes Unborn Victims of Violence.
April 1, 2002... Little Noah never had a chance. A brutal attack on his nine-months-pregnant mother last July at her home in Nampa, Idaho, fractured his skull. Adding to Lisa Smith's grief was the knowledge that her son's killer could only be charged with...

ABORTION-BREAST CANCER CONNECTION BEGINNING TO HAVE ITS DAY IN COURT.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A North Dakota judge has ruled that a local abortion clinic did not mislead women when it gave prospective clients brochures which said there is no evidence of a relationship between abortion and an increased risk of breast cancer. Judge...

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK.(legal status of abortion)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A high school student wishing to inform herself on the legal status of abortion might reach for the 2001 New York Times Almanac. In the "U.S. Health and Medicine - Abortion" section (page 370) she would find this: "The deliberate termination of...

President Bush Calls on Senate to Back Human Cloning Ban.
April 1, 2002... Editor's note. On April 10, pro-life President George W. Bush told an audience of about 175 lawmakers, pro-life activists, researchers and people with disabilities that cloning is a "step toward a society in which human beings are grown for...

Senate Sponsors of the Good and Bad Bills on Human Cloning.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As of April 14, 2002, the following 29 U.S. Senators had sponsored the genuine ban on human cloning (S. 1899), sponsored by Senator Sam Brownback (R-Ks.) (in order of state): Shelby (R-Al.), Sessions (R-Al.), Murkowski (Ak.), Kyl (R-Az.),...

PROGRESS CONTINUES IN STATE LEGISLATURES.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As NRL News goes to press, most state legislatures are wrapping up their sessions. Heading the good news is the passage in three states of Unborn Victims of Violence Acts. "It's important that Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah passed laws...

TEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF "ABORTION SURVIVORS".(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Editor's introduction. For perfectly understandable, if regrettable, reasons, the depiction of the participants in the abortion debate in the popular press rarely moves beyond a set drama whose featured players are freedom-loving defenders...

West Virginia Pro-Lifers Push for Special Session.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Energized by the unfairness of Gov. Robert Wise's last-minute veto and popular support for its position, West Virginians for Life is gathering signatures from legislators to petition the governor to call a special session in order to...

What is cloning?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Cloning, also called "somatic cell nuclear transfer," is a laboratory method that allows the creation of a new individual who has only a single genetic parent. Cloning has produced live births in several species of mammals, including sheep,...