National Right to Life News articles from April 2003

National Right to Life News archives from April 2003

ACTION ALERT Help Defeat the "Phony Ban"--and Help Defeat Media Myths About Partial-Birth Abortion!(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... WASHINGTON (April 5, 2003) -- As explained in the story above, the U.S. Senate has approved the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (S. 3). The U.S. House of Representatives will take up its version of the bill (H.R. 760) no sooner than early May....

Bopp Urges Supreme Court to Permit Political Contributions by Citizen Groups.
April 1, 2003... On March 25, NRLC General Counsel James Bopp, Jr., urged the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize a constitutional right for citizen groups such as NRLC and its affiliates to make direct contributions to federal candidates. The case, FEC v....

Abortionist Remains Licensed Despite Botched Abortion.(Andrew Gbinigie)
April 1, 2003... Despite finding him guilty of gross professional conduct for a botched abortion, a committee of the British General Medical Council (GMC) refused to take away abortionist Andrew Gbinigie's right to practice medicine, allowing him to continue...

Human Cloning Legislation in Congress: Misconceptions and Realities.
April 1, 2003... For further information, contact the Federal Legislation Department at the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) at Legfederal@aol.com or 202-626-8820, and visit the Human Cloning page on the NRLC website at www.nrlc.org/killing_...

Human Cloning, Without Limit or Apology.(Reprint)
April 1, 2003... When the U.S. House of Representatives was debating a ban on human cloning in February, Congressman Dave Weldon (R-Fl.) - - prime sponsor of the bill and a medical doctor - - made a startling statement. Replying to those who would allow cloning...

Senate Narrowly Endorses Roe v. Wade Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Passes U.S. Senate; Pro-Life Forces in House Work to Defeat "Phony Ban".
April 1, 2003... WASHINGTON (April 5, 2003) -- The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act has cleared a major hurdle. On March 13, after three days of heated debate, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill (S. 3), sponsored by Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), on a...

Taking Orwellian Liberties With Ordinary Language.(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... On those occasions when I sit down to try to figure out what motivates our benighted opposition, honestly, I really try my best to extend them the benefit of the doubt. Not only does that help keep me intellectually from becoming slovenly, we...

Urged on by Pro-Abortion Groups, Democratic Senators Block Confirmation of Miguel Estrada to U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.(includes instructions for voicing support of Miguel Estrada)
April 1, 2003... WASHINGTON (April 4, 2003) - - At the urging of pro-abortion advocacy groups, a minority of U.S. senators - - all of them Democrats - - have so far obstructed confirmation of the first Hispanic nominee to the nation's second-highest court. ...

Executive Director Wanted >TX; Newspapers Report Debate Over Fetal Pain Growing More Intense in Great Britain.(Virginia Society for Human Life seeks director)
April 1, 2003... Virginia Society for Human Life is seeking qualified applicants for the position of executive director. Experience in the pro-life movement desired. Responsibilities include overseeing the VSHL Richmond office, fundraising, chapter development,...

New Documentary Footage Chronicles Euthanasia Abuses in Oregon, Netherlands.(Video Recording Review)
April 1, 2003... New footage examining the practical application of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act has just been edited for release. The official report of assisted suicide in Oregon admits the practice has become much more widespread, and even includes the...

Chapter Ideas: Involving Youth in the Pro-life Movement Now Is the Time! Youth are More Pro-life than Ever.
April 1, 2003... A March 30 New York Times article entitled "Surprise, Mom: I'm Anti-Abortion" revealed the progress the pro-life movement has made with young people. The gist of the article is that, much to the chagrin of their "pro-choice" parents'...

Assisted Suicide in Oregon: Deaths More Widespread.
April 1, 2003... Oregon's 2002 official report on assisted suicide within the state found that 38 people died by doctor's prescription, up from 21 officially reported for 2001. This represents a 57% increase over 2001 and almost two and half times the number of...

Supreme Court: Federal Racketeering Law Doesn't Apply to Pro-Life Activists.(Scheidler v. NOW)
April 1, 2003... In an 8-1 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) did not apply to the conduct of pro-life activists who had illegally interfered with abortion clinic practices. In Scheidler...

PRO-LIFE NEWS IN BRIEF.(four news stories from around the world about abortion and murders of babies and children)
April 1, 2003... Mother of Abandoned Baby Charged with Murder A tiny baby boy, abandoned in the back seat of a car after an attempted abortion, died in a South African hospital March 11. His mother and a medical clinic worker have been charged with murder...

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
April 1, 2003... God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. --Genesis 1:27 And one of them E tested him by asking, "Teacher, which commandment is the greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love...

World Abortion Estimates: An Audit Part III: More Muddled Methods.
April 1, 2003... While American and European countries usually have in place national systems for reporting health statistics, such systems are rare in most developing nations. To develop estimates of abortion and abortion-related maternal mortality in such...

EDUCATE YOUR COMMUNITY ON THE DANGERS OF ASSISTED SUICIDE WITH UPDATED VIDEO.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Images have increasingly eclipsed the written word as America's primary source of information. In 2000, the video Death As A Salesman was shown not only in churches and community groups in Maine, but also aired on local television for free or...

Pro-lifers Battle to Pass Effective Bans on Human Cloning.(status of various state bills)
April 1, 2003... First, the very good news. In the space of three days, two states gave final approval to bills to ban the creation of human embryos by cloning. On March 24, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) signed a complete ban on human cloning into...

Pro-Lifers Moving Ahead Around the Nation.(news of bills and proposals passed )
April 1, 2003... By almost any index, the 2003 state legislative sessions have been a genuine success for pro-lifers. Having said that, however, it is also true that replicants of very dangerous cloning bills have shown up in a number of state legislatures...

An Exercise in Courage and Persistence.
April 1, 2003... New Hampshire State Representative Tom Rice walked, slowly, into the committee room. He had just had back surgery a week and a half earlier and was ordered by his doctor to stay home for four weeks. "Don't go anywhere," he was told. Stay home...

With High Resolution Ultrasound Imaging.(describes videos of embryo ultrasound; includes information about obtaining)(Video Recording Review)
April 1, 2003... we can observe the unborn in their natural prenatal environment - - as the heart beats at just four weeks following conception - - and a tiny but fully formed eight-week fetus kicks, jumps, and waves its arms and legs on VHS video. Two videos...

University Faculty For Life To Meet At Georgetown.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The 13th annual meeting of University Faculty for Life (UFL)will be held at Georgetown University from May 30 to June 1. UFL is an interdisciplinary, non-denominational organization of pro-life faculty, both active and retired, at colleges,...

Practical Hope: Adult stem cells break through.
April 1, 2003... For the last several years, opponents of embryonic stem cells and all human cloning have been frustrated by the mainstream media's obsession with embryonic stem cell research and general indifference to the many research breakthroughs using...