National Right to Life News articles from August 2004

National Right to Life News archives from August 2004

Congressional Action Alert: The Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act Needs Your Help!
August 1, 2004... WASHINGTON (August 3, 2004) - - A bill that spotlights the pain inflicted on unborn children by abortion is gathering support in Congress, but needs a boost from grassroots pro-life citizens. The chief sponsors of the bill say that additional...

SUPPORT FOR ABORTION REAFFIRMED AND EXPANDED AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
August 1, 2004... The Democratic National Convention held in Boston July 26-29 proved once again that those with a pro-life view are not welcome in the party. From the pro-abortion platform that was adopted, to Ron Reagan, Jr.'s speech hailing "embryonic stem...

EDITORIALS; "Trolling for Unwary Moderates".
August 1, 2004... I watched the Democratic National Convention and its official coronation of Senators John Kerry and John Edwards the same week my oldest daughter and I took in The Bourne Supremacy, a terrific action flick whose plot line detours sharply but...

EDITORIALS; A Time for Truth.(abortion law)
August 1, 2004... "In an interview with ABC's Peter Jennings last week, Kerry offered a convoluted explanation for why he did not consider early term abortion murder, even though he believed life began at conception. `It's not the form of life that takes...

John Edwards Grows Deaf to the Voices of Unborn Victims.
August 1, 2004... In 1985, John Edwards "stood before a jury and channeled the words of an unborn baby girl," according to the New York Times (January 31, 2004). Edwards - - the U.S. senator and vice-presidential candidate, not to be confused with popular...

The Specious Logic of Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
August 1, 2004... For over a decade, controversy has surrounded proposals to use human embryos to treat diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Scientists have publicly spoken about the "promise" of embryonic stem cells to cure diseases. That "promise" is...

Your dedication means more now than it ever has before; For the Pro-Life Movement, Now Is the Time for Heroes.
August 1, 2004... You might remember the story that National Right to Life News ran about Rai Rojas just after the 2000 election. The story was about the work of one man in those elections - - but it was really about the indomitable spirit of millions of...

Marking Your Making: Conceptionday Cards Celebrate the Gift of Life in a Fun Way, with Educational Significance.
August 1, 2004... You may recall from your college anthropology course that some cultures celebrate a person's life on the date nine months before their birthday, rather than on the day they were actually born. This is a tradition that Dr. Keith Scheinblum, an...

CHECK WEB PAGE AT WWW.NRLC.ORG; School Preparation and the NRL Educational Trust Fund.(national Right to Life Committee)
August 1, 2004... By Joe Landrum Sorry, kids, but it's time to start thinking about term papers again. Teachers, start thinking about how you are going to make life as interesting as possible for your students for the next several months. Allow me to fill...

Private-Sector and United Way Opportunities Also Available; Combined Federal Campaign Approaches.
August 1, 2004... Opportunity is just around the corner, a chance to help expand vitally important pro-life educational programs through contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In a matter of a few short weeks, federal employees will get their...

PRO-LIFE NEWS IN BRIEF.
August 1, 2004... British Man Wins Protection from Starvation Death In a ground-breaking case, a British man with a degenerative brain condition won the right to order doctors to continue medical treatment even if he becomes incompetent. A High Court judge...

SPECIAL 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS GIVEN AT; ANNUAL NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE CONVENTION.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... National Right to Life used the occasion of its 32nd Annual Convention to honor a number of its employees with 20 or more years of service. NRLCPresident Wanda Franz, Ph.D., presented each an exquisite crystal flame sculpture. Amarie...

The Abortion Plank in The Democratic National Convention Platform.
August 1, 2004... The abortion plank in the Democratic platform is very much worth reading. You can find this, along with all the rest of the document, at www.democrats.org/platform/. For pro-lifers, there are two main areas of interest. Under the section,...

American Representatives Speak in Poland.(abortion law)
August 1, 2004... On June 20-22, 2004, an international conference was held in Warsaw, Poland, called "Abortion - - Causes, Ramifications, Therapy." It was coordinated by the work of pro-life professionals from around Poland. In addition, co-sponsoring...

FROM THE PRESIDENT; KERRY'S MENDACIOUS MAKEOVER.(John F. Kerry)
August 1, 2004... On the second day of the Democratic Party's national convention, many newspapers showed a picture of John Kerry, in a powder-blue NASA "bunny suit," crawling out of a space shuttle. The outfit, covering everything but a portion of his face, is...

Planned Parenthood's War on George W. Bush.
August 1, 2004... When Planned Parenthood's political arm, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund,1 announced its endorsement of Senator John Kerry for president at an April 23, 2004, rally, Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt (who doubles as president of the...

The United Nations Population Fund Helps China Persecute Women and Kill Children.
August 1, 2004... Like the Good Samaritan, she picked up a newborn baby girl who had been abandoned on the side of the road and took her home. Even though she was pregnant with her first child, she could not bring herself to turn her back on this innocent and...

Planned Parenthood Proudly Peddles "I Had an Abortion" T-Shirts.
August 1, 2004... To the outrage of women who have experienced the pain of abortion, Planned Parenthood is selling t-shirts that proclaim, "I Had an Abortion." "Once again, the callousness and insensitivity of Planned Parenthood provides another example of...

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... You can't vote to save unborn babies unless you are registered to vote. This reminder is especially true for younger voters, who may be participating for the first time, but it applies to everyone. Do you know how to go about registering?...

Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement.
August 1, 2004... Reviewed by Wesley Smith Eugenics - - now, there's one of those words that has a dated, distant sound: a remnant of Victorian arrogance that got taken up by the Nazis and made an excuse for murder. But that is ancient history. We would...

Wisconsin Right to Life Lawsuit Challenges Speech Restrictions.
August 1, 2004... In an important free speech case, Wisconsin Right to Life filed a lawsuit July 28, challenging a federal law passed year that restricts the group's right to run radio and TV ads urging supporters to contact their U.S. senators about ongoing...