National Right to Life News articles from February 2002

National Right to Life News archives from February 2002

Bush Proposal Gives States Right to Include Unborn in Prenatal Care.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... In a move predictably lambasted by pro-abortionists, the Bush Administration is proposing a regulation which would allow (not compel) states to offer prenatal care beginning at conception under the State Children's Health Insurance Program...

Fourth Circuit Victory Recognizes Free Speech Rights.(United States Federal Election Commission vs. James Madison Center for Free Speech)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... On January 25, the James Madison Center for Free Speech won an important victory against the Federal Election Commission (FEC). In Beaumont v. FEC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a federal ban on corporate...

EUTHANASIA AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE RATIONING?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Considerable commentary has followed in the wake of the determination by Attorney General John Ashcroft that federally controlled drugs may not be used to assist suicide. Not yet in effect while under challenge in the courts, the determination...

Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells.("multipotent adult progenitor cells" from bone marrow)
February 1, 2002... Thanks to research coming out of the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute, what had seemed to be a logjam in the debate over both cloning and embryonic stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos may have been...

What is cloning?(research and ethical aspects)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Cloning, also called "somatic cell nuclear transfer," is a laboratory method that allows the creation of a new individual who has only a single genetic parent. Cloning has produced live births in several species of mammals, including sheep,...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2002... In the January 2002, article entitled, "You, too, Can Find Pro-Lifers," the reference to "address correction requested" to keep a list clean is incorrect. The correct current postal term is "Address Service Requested." Additionally, "Address...

The President's Vision for the Future.(a world of life after the war)
February 1, 2002... Out of the ruins of September 11, a man with a new vision for the world has been subtly but steadily weaving his dream for a better world into the consciousness of a nation. Just as Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan could envision a world...

U.S. House of Representatives to Vote on Shays-Meehan Bill to Restrict Free Speech About Politicians.(United States)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WASHINGTON (February 5, 2002) - - At NRL News deadline on February 5, it had just been announced that the U.S. House of Representatives will debate the Shays-Meehan "campaign reform" bill (H.R. 2356) on February 12. NRLC and many other...

Will the U.S. Senate Permit the Opening of Human Embryo Farms?(human cloning, ethics and law)
February 1, 2002... [Editor's note: What follows is adapted from remarks by NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson at an NRLC press conference held in Washington, D.C., on January 22, 2002, which was broadcast live on C-SPAN. Those remarks have been updated for...

Senate Girds for Historic Debate on Human Embryo Farms.(George W. Bush pro-life)
February 1, 2002... WASHINGTON (February 5, 2002) -- Two contending alliances of organizations are girding for a historic battle in the U.S. Senate over the issue of cloning human embryos. At issue is legislation - - already passed by the House, and supported...

Pastors and Abortion: Part II.
February 1, 2002... In the January issue of NRL News, we discussed the most common reason why pastors are hesitant to preach on the abortion issue - - namely because they were afraid of hurting members of their church who have had or participated in an abortion....

Promoting Life on the Front Page:.(Pro-life and the mass media)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Throughout the country, there is widespread belief that the news media is biased. This belief was substantiated by the new book that "everyone is talking about," Bias by Bernard Goldberg. In his book Goldberg, a CBS insider, exposes the depth...

SNAP SHOTS OF MIRACLES.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... People often remind me that, despite my most valiant efforts, I have not been able to lose my Brooklyn accent. There is no escaping the fact that I was born, bred, and educated in the Big Apple. Many of my relatives still live there. I know...

Abortion and Breast Cancer:.(link between abortion and breast cancer)
February 1, 2002... Here I go again--playing right into their hands: "Brind has publicized his findings widely at pro-life meetings." So reports Dr. Tim Davidson in a high profile "Personal View" article in the December 2001 issue of Lancet Oncology, a publication...

Kevorkian's Cases Reviewed.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Editor's note. The following is reprinted with permission from Life At Risk, a publication of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Though more than a year old, what it reports is still worth reading. A medical examiner from...

On The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade:.(C-SPAN)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The day before and the day of the Roe v. Wade anniversary are usually the busiest days of the year for NRLC's Media Relations Department. This year was no exception. On Monday, January 21, final preparations were being made for NRLC's...

Pro-Lifers Across the Country Remember Millions of Unborn Victims of Roe v. Wade.
February 1, 2002... As America goes to war overseas to defeat terrorists who have murdered thousands of people, pro-lifers across the country reminded their neighbors on the 29th anniversary of Roe v. Wade that millions of innocents have been killed by abortion...

NY Attorney General Tries to Downplay Hype Around Pregnancy Center Inquiry.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The New York attorney general's office is seeking to extinguish a firestorm sparked by an investigation into 24 crisis pregnancy centers statewide. Beginning January 4, Eliot Spitzer's office began issuing subpoenas to several New York...

Public Opinion Polls and Abortion:.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court decision whose impact remains undiminished 29 years later, not surprisingly persuaded the Gallup organization to revisit the ebbs and flows of public opinion regarding abortion. It did so in "An...

PRO-LIFE GRASSROOTS WORK MOVES ABORTION POLLS.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... It is worth highlighting that in July 1996, coincident with the emergence of a new national debate over partial-birth abortion, Gallup recorded a significant drop in the number of Americans saying abortion should be legal in all cases. Since...

British Assisted Suicide Case Wins Expedited Hearing.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to expedite its review of the case of Diane Pretty, a British woman whose request to give her husband legal immunity so he can assist her to die was turned down by the House of Lords in November....

More women choosing life for their unborn babies, Ultrasound at CPCs Makes a Difference.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Abortion depends on a lethal ignorance, ignorance about what abortion is, what it does to the woman, what it does to the baby. One marvelous educational tool now being used to shatter that ignorance at many crisis pregnancy or pregnancy care...

OPPOSITION TO CLONING: WIDESPREAD AND CONSISTENT.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The following are a number of recent polls on cloning, which can also be found at http://www.nrlc.org/Cloning/Bownbackletter103101.html. ABC News/Beliefnet, August 8-12, 2001: "Should it be legal in the U.S. to clone humans?" Yes, 11%. No,...

ABORTION AND VOTING BEHAVIOR.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Gallup, correctly, observes that most people do not consider abortion the most important issue. However, it should be noted that in the 2000 presidential election people ranked abortion higher than the environment, health care, prescription...

President Bush's Phone Call to March for Life.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... THE PRESIDENT: Nellie, thank you very much. I want to thank you very much, and I want to wish everybody a good afternoon. I'm calling from the state of West Virginia. (Applause.) I want to begin, Nellie, by praising you and your dedication...

Senate Sponsors of the Good and Bad Bills on Human Cloning.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... As of February 5, 2002, the following 18 U.S. Senators had sponsored the genuine ban on human cloning, sponsored by Senator Sam Brownback (R-Ks.), S. 1899: Shelby (R-Al.), Sessions (R-Al.), Hutchinson (R-Ar.), Kyl (R-Az.), Bunning (R-Ky.),...

Urgent Congressional Alert:.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... One of the most important pro-life debates ever will occur in the U.S. Senate in March. The Senate will debate whether to approve legislation to ban the cloning of human embryos. Please urge ALL U.S. senators to support the crucial...

BioSpin: Why adult stem cell research successes get downplayed by the media.(reprint from nationalreview.com)
February 1, 2002... Editor's note. This essay first appeared in a slightly different form on the online publication nationalreview.com. "Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough!" the headlines should have screamed. "Stunning Discovery Could Mean No Need to Use Embryos in...

It Must Be OK - Its Legal, But Will God Forgive Me?
February 1, 2002... How does a woman, or a girl make the decision to abort her baby? Georgette: As I drove down Interstate 96 on my way to work in late September I remember thinking to myself, It must be okay, after all it's legal, but why do I feel so uneasy...