National Right to Life News articles from August 2003

National Right to Life News archives from August 2003

ACTION ALERT: Focus Public Attention on Obstruction of the Unborn Victims Bill in the U.S. Senate!
August 1, 2003... All NRLC affiliates and other pro-life groups and citizens should promptly call their senators' offices and urge immediate approval of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, or "Laci and Conner's Law" (S. 1019). All senators' offices can be...

BOB CASEY - A VOICE REMEMBERED.(Column)
August 1, 2003... There are many excellent speakers who are strong, eloquent advocates for unborn children. When it comes to politicians, few can match the silver-tongued oratory of Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) or the ardent fervor of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). As...

Choose Life Newspaper To Be Published in Spanish.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... This is taken from the July/August issue of NRLC's Choose Life newspaper. Parishes with Hispanic parishioners and Mass in Spanish will soon be receiving the Spanish edition of the Choose Life bimonthly newspaper. Hispanic Americans are...

Life = Freedom: Defend Theirs, Preserve Ours.(National Teens for Life convention)(Column)
August 1, 2003... I like to talk on the phone...sometimes too much. But every so often, one of my extended phone conversations provides not only a reconnection with an old friend, but great ideas for NRL News stories. One such recent conversation was with my...

A Doctor's Grisly Experience with Abortion.(Reprint)
August 1, 2003... Editor's note: This letter first appeared in the July 23, 2003 edition of the Washington Times, and is reprinted with the permission of the author, Dr. Hanes Swingle. According to the Washington Times, Senate Democrats are slowing progress...

Senate Democrats Stall Unborn Victims of Violence Act With Proposed Amendments on Unrelated Issues.
August 1, 2003... WASHINGTON (August 5, 2003) - - The U.S. Senate began a month-long recess on August 1 with action on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act still not formally scheduled because Democratic senators opposed to the bill are insisting that they want to...

Facing Continued Obstruction in Senate, Pro-Life Forces Move Ahead in Congress.
August 1, 2003... WASHINGTON (Aug. 5, 2003) - - Pro-life forces are moving forward on a number of fronts in Congress, but progress is slow because of the strength of the pro-abortion bloc in the U.S. Senate. The 108th Congress, which began in January, is...

EDITORIALS.(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... Every year I tell myself that the summer never passed so quickly. And, boy, is that true for 2003! It hardly seems ten minutes ago that our older kids straggled home from college, our youngest graduated from middle school, and our middle...

EDITORIALS Laughably Out of Touch.(pro life movement gaining ground)(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... "Every day, in Congress, courts, state legislatures, and informal conversations, people who see the [abortion] issue one way try to engage people who see it a slightly different way. It's a labor of imagination and persuasion and the stakes are...

Attention Students and Teachers: Summer is (Almost) Over.(resources from the Educational Trust Fund)
August 1, 2003... As the summer wanes, it is time again for teachers and students to prepare for a new school year. The Educational Trust Fund stands ready to assist in any way it can. I would like to refresh your memory about some of the resources we have...

From NRL Educational Trust Fund "Women's Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence".
August 1, 2003... The National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund is pleased to announce that it still has available for purchase copies of the important book, Women's Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence. Authored by Elizabeth...

Getting It All Backwards.(Eric Alterman decries media bias)
August 1, 2003... Eric Alterman, author of What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News, apparently lives in an alternate universe from the one the rest of us occupy. According to Alterman. a contributor to the Nation magazine and MSNBC, there is no...

Look for HSCA agency #2844 FALL WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.(Human Service Charities of America)(federal employee donations to charity)
August 1, 2003... Summer is winding down, and after enjoying this pause refreshed pro-lifers will be looking for opportunities to educate their communities. One venue that has proven to be especially helpful over the past two decades is the Combined Federal...

Fetal Models Offer a Unique Glimpse at Life's Beginnings.
August 1, 2003... If you've volunteered at a well-equipped pro-life fair booth, you've seen the amazement in visitors' eyes. People of all ages - - but especially children - - are especially drawn to life-size models of unborn babies. Depicted at different...

Pro-Life News in Brief.
August 1, 2003... Florida Parental Notice Law Ruled Unconstitutional The Florida Supreme Court struck down the state's 1999 parental notification law, ruling July 10 that parents do not have the right to be informed before their minor daughter has an...

The Truth Is: Abortion Hurts Women.(Women's Health After Abortion--The Medical and Psychological Evidence)(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Editor's note. Dr. Franz is on vacation. We are reprinting her column from August 2002 which dealt with a truly timeless dimension of the abortion debate. We know that the culture of abortion in America is built on lies. One of the...

More Than a Number.(the pro-life movement finds appreciation among American Hispanics )
August 1, 2003... Polls, studies, numbers, percentages, party affiliation, surveys - - these are the buzz words we hear as the rapid growth of Hispanics in the United States is analyzed and discussed. Political parties and candidates use this information in an...

Giving Talks in Schools.(how to get permission to discuss life issues)
August 1, 2003... "Your material was interesting, factual, and up-to-date. You really helped the students understand what is happening on life issues. The video was excellent and so current. Your presentation was a valuable experience for us." High school...

The Hemlock Society goes for an image change New Name, Same Old Story.
August 1, 2003... WHAT'S NOT IN A NAME is the question du jour at single-issue advocacy groups. First the venerable National Abortion Rights Action League (or National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League in recent years) officially dropped abortion...