National Right to Life News articles from February 2001

National Right to Life News archives from February 2001

ACTION ALERT.(campaign finance reform legislation)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... February 8, 2001 -- The Senate will soon consider the McCain-Feingold "campaign finance re-form" legislation that would severely restrict the right of NRLC and other pro-life groups to communicate with the public about the actions of those who...

Ashcroft Confirmation Highlights Great Start.(Attorney General, John Ashcroft)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Battered but unbowed, pro-life former Senator John Aschroft is now the Attorney General of the United States. In winning Senate confirmation 58-42, Mr. Ashcroft weathered a barrage of scurrilous attacks reminiscent of the infamous 1987...

Abortion & Breast Cancer Hardest Case -- or Cruelest Myth?(the case against therapeutic abortion)
February 1, 2001... We all know that abortion was marketed to American society through appeals based on the hard cases. The hardest of these is when the life of the mother is at stake. Perhaps the most common indication for a "life of the mother" abortion is...

Canadian Father Jailed for Murder of His Disabled Daughter.(Robert Latimer)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A Canadian father who murdered his 12-year-old disabled daughter in a so-called "mercy killing" will spend at least 10 years in jail, according to a January 18 Supreme Court decision. The Canadian high court, in a rare unanimous decision,...

Rae Carruth Convicted in Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... On January 22--on the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade--North Carolina Superior Court Judge Charles Lamm sentenced 27-year-old Rae Carruth to a minimum of 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the execution-style murder of his...

We Elected a Pro-Life President!(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... After eight long years, America finally has a pro-life man again residing in the White House. The election victory, although fiercely fought, was finally won. Never again will we be able to hear the "my one vote doesn't really matter" excuse....

An End to Government's Role in Embryo-Destructive Research? As President Bush Considers Embryonic and Fetal Research, New Findings Support His Pro-Life Stance.
February 1, 2001... (February 8, 2001) - - President George W. Bush spent an impressive first weekday in office. On January 22, Mr. Bush issued a statement of support to March for Life attendees and reversed Bill Clinton's policy of promoting abortion overseas....

AN EASY WAY TO HELP YOUR PRO-LIFE FRIENDS AND NRL NEWS.
February 1, 2001... National Right to Life News's circulation has grown to 400,000. This is great news for the cause of unborn babies for NRL News provides you with accurate information from impeccable sources to further this great cause. Yet we know there...

THE MAN FOR THIS SEASON.(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)(Column)
February 1, 2001... "The decision to reinstate the [`Mexico City Policy'] is not extreme but mainstream. But Bush gets credit for guts from the press, which cannot believe any scaling back of abortomania could be anything but radical and which played the story as...

ABORTION AND THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION.(Ronald Reagan's support of the pro-life movement)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The recent celebration of his 90th birthday is an excellent reason to once again give thanks for the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Reagan was our first unashamedly pro-life President. Those fresh to our Movement may be completely unaware...

"Beginning At Home ...".(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2001... The year 2001 is already into its second month!! While we have all expected in the waning months of the year 2000 that significant changes were ahead, little did we know exactly what some of those changes might be! For myself, I would have...

Pro-Lifers Across America Stand Together for Life.
February 1, 2001... Buoyed by the inauguration of a pro-life president, thousands of right to lifers across the nation commemorated the 28th anniversary of legal abortion in America with new hope and determination that unborn babies will be "welcomed in life and...

MARCH FOR LIFE DRAWS ENORMOUS CROWD.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... In one of the largest Marches for Life in memory, a gigantic crowd of pro-lifers assembled at the foot of the Washington Memorial January 22 to remember the over 40 million unborn babies who have died since 1973. A combination of a sunny...

On Free Speech, Is John McCain's Motto "Do As ISay, Not As I Do"?(campaign finance reform bill)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON (February 6) -- As the new Congress gets underway, powerful members of Congress have introduced new "campaign finance reform" bills that contain multiple provisions to restrict the ability of advocacy groups such as NRLC to...

Only One Remains Abortion Facility Closes Doors in North Dakota.
February 1, 2001... North Dakota pro-lifers saw their efforts and their prayers bear fruit in late January when the Fargo Women's Health Organization, one of the state's two abortion facilities, closed after 20 years. The Red River Women's Clinic is now the only...

Pro-Life News in Brief.
February 1, 2001... Abortionist to Be Tried for Late-Term Abortion The Michigan Court of Appeals cleared the way for former abortionist Jose Higuera to be tried for aborting a 28-week-old unborn baby in 1994. Lower courts had refused to allow prosecutors to...

The Growing Trend Toward Involuntary Euthanasia.
February 1, 2001... On January 12, 2001, an elderly California man with Alzheimer's disease fell in his home and broke his hip. He was taken to a nearby hospital, St. John's Health Center, where doctors determined that he would need surgery to insert a pin, a...

The Abortion Thaw The Truth Is Abortion's Enemy.
February 1, 2001... Editor's note. This first appeared on National Review Online and is reprinted with the author's permission. Not until he became governor and faced a bill on his desk did Ronald Reagan ever think much about abortion, he tells us in his new...

A GOOD START, A WARNING SHOT, AND TROUBLE AHEAD.(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... I deeply appreciate your message and your workE. We share a great goal: to work toward a day when every child is welcomed in life and protected in law. We know this will not come easily, or all at once. But the goal leads us onward: to...

Proposed Bill Would Reinstate Safeguards for Women Taking RU486.(RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act, introduced by Senator Tim Hutchinson and Congressman David Vitter)
February 1, 2001... Under pressure from pro-abortion groups and many of their sympathizers in the medical establishment, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modified or set aside many of the patient protections the FDA had considered just months before when it...

President Bush Tells March for Life "In so many ways, you make our society more compassionate and welcoming.".(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Good afternoon, friends and fellow citizens. Two days ago, Americans gathered on the Washington Mall to celebrate our Nation's ideals. Today, you are gathered to remind our country that one of those ideals is the infinite value of every life....

Current Law Prohibits Federal Funding of Embryo-Destructive Research.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... As discussed in the adjacent article by Richard Doerflinger, the Clinton-Gore Administration promulgated guidelines for federal funding of research in which human embryos will be killed in order to obtain their "stem cells." Operating under...

Informed Consent Heads for Passage in Virginia after Long Battle.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Pro-lifers in Virginia are elated that victory in a battle that began 22 years ago appears near. A measure providing for "A Woman's Right to Know--Informed Consent" overcame a major hurdle February 6 when it passed the Virginia Senate...

Now the Real Work Begins!(election of George W. Bush signals change)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... President Bush's first few weeks in office brought a wonderful breath of fresh air to Washington. From his executive order stopping funding of abortion advocacy overseas to his many outstanding pro-life appointments, change is definitely in the...