National Right to Life News articles from April 2005

National Right to Life News archives from April 2005

"A Witness to the Dignity of Human Life".(US President George W. Bush's statement on the passing of Pope John Paul II)(Brief Article)(Transcript)
April 1, 2005... The following is President Bush's statement on the passing of Pope John Paul II. THE PRESIDENT: Laura and I join people across the Earth in mourning the passing of Pope John Paul II. The Catholic Church has lost its shepherd, the world...

A Duty to Protect the Weak.(Terri Schiavo case)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The following statement was issued by President Bush upon learning of the death of Terri Schindler-Schiavo. THE PRESIDENT: Today millions of Americans are saddened by the death of Terri Schiavo. Laura and I extend our condolences to Terri...

The testimony of Marcia Carroll; "There was nothing that could be done; in this horrible situation".(Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, the right of parents to protect the health and welfare of their minor daughters)
April 1, 2005... What appears below is the unedited testimony of Marcia Carroll of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as presented to the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, on March 3, 2005, in support of...

Congressional Clashes Near On Major Pro-Life Issues.
April 1, 2005... WASHINGTON (April 6, 2005) - - Major clashes on vital pro-life issues will occur in Congress during the months immediately ahead. Already, during March, Congress passed legislation dealing with the landmark case of Terri Schindler Schiavo,...

Senate Showdown Near on Filibusters of Bush Judges.
April 1, 2005... WASHINGTON (April 5, 2005) - - Senate Republican leaders may take bold action in April or May to put an end to Democratic filibusters of President Bush's nominees to federal courts - - but a coalition of liberal and pro-abortion pressure groups...

EDITORIALS; The Essence of Civilization.(Terri Schiavo case, right to life)(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... "The handicapped have complained for years that they are not treated as whole people and that they don't receive the benefit of the law. The Schiavo case is exhibit A to that. We have starved a woman to death because she didn't measure up to...

EDITORIALS; Caring for Those "Especially in Need of Help".(Obituary)
April 1, 2005... It is a testimony to Pope John Paul II's longevity that the 264th occupant of the throne of St. Peter is the only Pope half the world has ever known. It is a testimony to the power of his personality and the incandescence of his commitment...

Diabetes Foundation Loses Its Way.(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, ethical and economical aspects regarding research and use of embryonic stem cells)(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... The slick Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) flyer that appeared in Sunday newspapers throughout the country showed a little girl on monkey bars with her hand just inches from the next bar. "The cure is so close we can...

Hydration and Nutrition; A Basic Human Need, Not an Option of Medical Care.
April 1, 2005... There has been a recent striking reversal of the previous almost universal consensus concerning a patient's right to receive nutrition and hydration even when surgical or highly technological medical intervention was discontinued as...

Life Unworthy of Life?
April 1, 2005... An article admitting and advocating infanticide in the Netherlands, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, will shock anyone unacquainted with Dutch medical practice. The Dutch authors, Drs. Eduard Verhagen and Pieter Sauer,...

Massachusetts Set to Endorse Human Cloning, Embryo Research.
April 1, 2005... Moving at jet speed, the Massachusetts state legislature has approved legislation endorsing cloning and embryo research. Although Governor Mitt Romney has indicated that he will veto any bill that includes cloning, he lacks enough votes to...

Women Invited to Lobby in Washington; REAL Women's Voices.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... In an unprecedented effort to make pro-life women's voices heard, several influential pro-life groups are working together to sponsor a women's lobbying day in the nation's capital. On Wednesday, April 27, pro-life women from around the...

Join the "Hotlist" and Today's News & Views; Protecting Life Today and Tomorrow.
April 1, 2005... Let me offer two illustrations how the "mainstream" media has run awry, and then talk about how the Internet is making it possible for ordinary citizens to get the truth out in a way that was impossible only a few years ago. "The big...

Pope John Paul II Has Now Completed His Earthly Pro-Life Ministry.
April 1, 2005... Pope John Paul II died on April 2, and the whole world joined in honoring and mourning the loss of this great religious leader and staunch pro-life champion. At his death, he was surrounded by the prayers and love of his household, who...

FROM THE PRESIDENT; DEATH BY CRUEL AND UNUSUAL "JUSTICE".(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... An assistant news editor of the Lancaster Sunday Times (lancasteronline.org, 4/2/2005) had this to say: "The Schiavo case was wrenchingly complex, with no easy answers. But to the extremists, the answers are easy." In case you wondered: the...

Proclamation of Appreciation.
April 1, 2005... WHEREAS His Holiness Pope John Paul II has continually provided outstanding international leadership in defense of innocent human life, and WHEREAS he has set forth in his 11th Encyclical, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), a challenge...

Ripping Back the Curtain.
April 1, 2005... For three and one-half years, from April 2001 until September 2004, I represented Bob and Mary Schindler in their attempt to save the life of Terri Schiavo, their eldest child. During that time, I filed dozens and dozens of motions and...

Margaret Sanger's Eugenic Legacy.(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Margaret Sanger's Eugenic Legacy (MSEL) is a scholarly, yet readable analysis of the starkly eugenic ideology that drove Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and those who shared her ideas. Angela Franks accomplishes a great deal in her...

"We Have a Message".(Message from Terri Schiavo's family)
April 1, 2005... The following message from the entire Schindler family was delivered before the press the same day Terri died. Be sure to share it with all who cared so deeply about Terri - - and all those who did not but should have. As you are aware,...

Putting a Human Face on the Debate Over Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
April 1, 2005... To Steve and Kate Johnson, the debate over embryonic stem cell research is embodied in one angelic face: their daughter Zara. Zara lived for four years as a frozen embryo before the Johnsons adopted her, gave her a home in Kate's womb, and...

Schindlers, Terri's Supporters Say Goodbye to a "Remarkable Woman".
April 1, 2005... Five days after Terri Schindler Schiavo's death by dehydration, at least 800 mourners gathered at an emotionally charged funeral Mass to remember a brave and loving woman whom they said taught them how to live. There were so many who...

West Virginia Governor Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act.(Christy and Ashley's Law,")(Unborn Victims of Violence Act,)
April 1, 2005... When pro-life Governor Joe Manchin (D) signed "Christy and Ashley's Law," West Virginia joined 30 states and the federal government in recognizing unborn children as separate victims of crime. "This bill is about putting bad people in jail...

What is the Will to Live?
April 1, 2005... What is the Will to Live? The Will to Live is a "pro-life living will."It is a legal document that you can sign which: 1) names someone to make health care decisions for you (your "health care agent") if you develop a condition that...

Why Are You at Risk if You Don't Sign a Will to Live? The Dangers in Current Legal Standards and Medical Practice.
April 1, 2005... The haunting lesson of the dehydration death of Terri Schindler Schiavo is that any of us may become unable to speak for ourselves because of an illness or the development of a disability and if so we are in very grave danger of being denied...

Why Not Sign Another Living Will Instead of the Pro-life Will to Live?
April 1, 2005... Many people who simply do not want what they see as a lot of medical technology prolonging the last few hours or days of their lives when they are terminally ill sign living wills. If you do, in many states you may not know what you're really...

WHY THE NEED FOR A "WILL TO LIVE"?
April 1, 2005... I've heard about a number of other documents you can sign to say you want lifesaving medical treatment. Is there any particular reason I should sign the Will to Live developed by NRLC? While written with the best of intentions, some of the...