National Right to Life News articles from February 2004

National Right to Life News archives from February 2004

ACTION ALERT: Urge the Senate to Pass the; Unborn Victims of Violence Act NOW!
February 1, 2004... WASHINGTON (February 5, 2004) - - NRLC and other pro-life forces are pushing for action in the U.S. Senate on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (S. 1019). So far, 41 of the 100 senators have cosponsored the bill - - but the outcome...

William Pierce: Rest In Peace.
February 1, 2004... "Bill Pierce founded the National Council for Adoption [NCFA]. Dr. Pierce always had a kind word and a smile for everyone. The adoption and right to life movements have lost a true and valuable friend." Jacki Ragan, NRLC state organization...

Redoubling Efforts to Change Hearts and Minds.(George W. Bush)(Transcript)
February 1, 2004... Editor's note. The following are President George W. Bush's remarks delivered by telephone January 22 to the March for Life. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Nellie [Gray, president of March for Life]. I appreciate your kind...

KERRY TAKESEARLYLEAD.(John F. Kerry)
February 1, 2004... As NRL News goes to press, pro-abortion Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has taken an early lead in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination for president. As of this writing, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, North Carolina Senator...

Farming Humans for Fun and Profit.(biotechnology)
February 1, 2004... "Farming" fetuses for body parts... Buying and selling human embryos... Patenting human beings... Are these chapter headings for a science-fiction pot-boiler? No. Just a typical day at the office for members of the President's Council on...

Remember Their Names.(fetal rights)
February 1, 2004... Some pro-abortion leaders, like Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt, and some United States senators, like John Kerry of Massachusetts, believe that there are no unborn victims of violence. Carol Lyons of Scott County, Kentucky, knows...

EDITORIAL; Abortion, Apathy, and Amnesia.(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... As I write these remarks it is mid-morning on Wednesday, February 3, the day after pro-abortion Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry carried three states and two caucuses in the hunt for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Pro-abortion...

EDITORIAL; A Snapshot in Time.
February 1, 2004... From the very first day more than 22 years ago when I assumed the helm at NRL News, it's been my intent to treat our faithful readers not only as collaborators in defending innocent unborn life but also as an unparalleled source of information...

You're Not Too Particular About Who the Firefighters Are; When Your House; Is On Fire.(abortion law)
February 1, 2004... There is a fire in our country which is raging out of control: abortion on demand. Since 1973, abortion has been burning a gaping hole in the fabric of our families, communities, government, and indeed the very culture itself. But there is...

Pro-Abortion Senators Propose Bill; To Invalidate Limits on Abortion.
February 1, 2004... WASHINGTON (February 4, 2004) - - Leading pro-abortion members of Congress have introduced a new bill that would invalidate all federal, state, and local limitations on access to abortion. At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, hosted...

Pro-Life Students Connect with the World Wide Web; National College Students for Life Launches Web Site.
February 1, 2004... College students jumped on the Internet bandwagon early. Since the introduction of the Internet to the public en masse, students have used it daily to e-mail distant friends and family and to research homework assignments. For many, "surfing...

Nationwide Rallies Energize Pro-Lifers for Challenges Ahead In 2004.
February 1, 2004... The American pro-life grassroots came out in force in January to commemorate the 31st anniversary of legal abortion. Thousands rallied in cities and towns to demand that the unborn be protected in law and respected in our hearts. The...

PRO-LIFE LAWS MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
February 1, 2004... Pro-lifers have heroically sought to overturn Roe v. Wade for over 30 years. That mission will succeed when new justices who will honestly and accurately interpret the Constitution are nominated to the Supreme Court and confirmed by the Senate....

FROM THE PRESIDENT; IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ELECTION YEAR.
February 1, 2004... * "President Bush has kept at least one campaign promise E he has become the only President in our nation's history to make abortion a federal crime" [by signing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]. --NARAL president Kate Michelman on January...

RU486 Deaths Revealed in Britain.
February 1, 2004... Just a few months after news that the death of American teenager Holly Patterson was associated with the abortifacient RU486, word comes from across the Atlantic that at least two deaths in Britain may have been connected to the abortion pill....

NATIONAL SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE DAY, 2004.(Transcript)
February 1, 2004... Editor's note. The following is President Bush's Proclamation which made Sunday, January 18, National Sanctity of Human Life Day. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As Americans, we are led by the power of...

Environment for Pro-Life Legislation Getting "Better and Better and Better".
February 1, 2004... Listen to Mary Spaulding Balch patiently explain the labyrinth that state legislators have to negotiate as they attempt to draft, perfect, and pass legislation and it's easy to see why she is as good as it gets. In answering my questions, her...

NRLC-backed Weldon Amendment survives BIO attacks; Congress Bans Patents on Human Embryos.(national Right to Life Committee; Biotechnology Industry Organization )
February 1, 2004... WASHINGTON (February 4, 2004) - - For the first time ever, Congress has enacted a prohibition on the patenting of human embryos. The new law, known as the Weldon Amendment, went into effect on January 23. The National Right to Life...

ABORTION IS A HUMAN AND FAMILY ISSUE.
February 1, 2004... I remember the day the Chicago radio station announced the Roe v. Wade decision. There was a sound of shock and pain from my parents as they both said, "Oh, no!" Little did anyone know at the time that abortion would strike our family, and that...

Beyond Terri's Law.(Terri Schiavo )
February 1, 2004... It is the calm before the storm in the Terri Schiavo case. The Florida woman, who was in the throes of a court-ordered death by dehydration last October when Florida's legislature and Governor Jeb Bush intervened, continues to receive...