National Right to Life News articles from January 2001

National Right to Life News archives from January 2001

ACTION ALERT Contacts Needed to U.S. Senators on Ashcroft Nomination and McCain-Feingold Bill to Restrict Free Speech About Politicians.(campaign finance reform legislation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... JANUARY 12, 2001 -- Beginning as soon as late January, the U.S. Senate will deal with two issues of key concern to the pro-life movement. The first of these is President-elect Bush's nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft as...

A Passing of the Torch.(in remembrance of Felicia Goeken)(Brief Article)(Column)(Obituary)
January 1, 2001... Those of you who have followed this column for any length of time may recognize my name. For the last year or so I helped my mother, Felicia Goeken, to compose this column. For the past 16 years I have worked with my mother in the ultimate...

Bush Nominates Ashcroft, Thompson to Cabinet.(John D. Ashcroft nominated for Attorney General post and Tommy G. Thompson nominated for Department of Health and Human Services Secretary)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Refusing to buckle under to pro-abortion threats, President-elect George W. Bush has nominated pro-lifers to important cabinet positions, including attorney general and secretary of health and human services. Working hand in glove with...

DEATH AS A SALESMAN VIDEO WORKS TO CHANGE MINDS.(pro life movement video recording about assisted suicide)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... On November 7, while the nation's attention focused on election returns in Florida, an issue that was perhaps as great in importance was being decided in Maine. "Question 1" on the Maine ballot would have legalized "physician help in dying," a...

Each of us can be a beacon of hope One Bright Light for Life.(euthansia)
January 1, 2001... As NRLC's Membership Development Director, I often receive very powerful and moving stories from our members, tales of lives saved, sacrifices made, victories won in defense of life. There are far too many to relate, but they always give me...

Our Loss, Heaven's Gain.(remembering pro life activist Felicia Goeken)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 1, 2001... No matter how expected, the death of someone near and dear often tests us in ways we could never have anticipated. When the woman who passes away is not just your friend but a fiercely loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, the loss...

The Onslaught Has Begun.(supporting John D. Ashcroft and George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... "It appears the smooth sailing is over for the President-elect." Ann Curry, Today Show, 1/8 "I think that anyone who runs for President in 2004 on the Democratic side will do that [vote against John Ashcroft]." "Ashcroft's...

Why You Need a Bulk Subscription to Choose Life!!!
January 1, 2001... While the pro-life movement has made clear progress in educating the general public on critical life issues, there remains a large percentage of church-going people who are not informed about the basic facts about abortion, euthanasia, and...

Food and Fluids Withheld from North Carolina Woman for Three Days.(mother of cerebral palsy sufferer Tina Cartrette in court case)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Unfortunately, Robert Wendland is not the only disabled person whose guardian is seeking to withdraw nutrition and hydration. Tina Cartrette, a 29-year-old North Carolina woman who suffers from cerebral palsy, was denied food and fluids for...

HOSPITALS PUT NEW FOCUS ON PAIN CONTROL; HAILED AS POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO EUTHANASIA.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Beginning January 1, 2001, the accrediting authority for the nation's hospitals is requiring hospitals regularly to measure how much pain patients are experiencing. This treats pain as the "fifth vital sign" along with blood pressure,...

Another Word for Failure.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... One of the most frayed and tattered books in my office is a treasure I found at a garage sale. It was in a dirty cardboard box filled with dusty old volumes. A scribbled sign read, "10[cent] each." My bargain book is a 60-year-old copy of...

Drug maker faulted unfairly.(G.D. Searle and Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... (Editor's note: The following appeared in the January 10 edition of USA Today.) G.D. Searle, manufacturer of misoprostol, an anti-ulcer drug that has been used "off label" in conjunction with the abortion drug RU486, is receiving a great...

Responding to Economic Arguments for Abortion What Do 40 Million Lost Lives Mean?
January 1, 2001... In its controversial 1998 feature on the cost of a child, U.S. News & World Report declared unequivocally: "A child, financially speaking, looks more like a high-priced consumer item with no warranty. It's the decision to remain childless that...

Many patients' lives at risk California Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Robert Wendland.
January 1, 2001... Within the next few months the California Supreme Court will come down with a fateful decision in the case of Robert Wendland, the disabled California man who has been the focus of a protracted court battle over his wife's insistence that...

Pro-Life News in Brief.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Court Strikes Down Arizona Fetal Tissue Ban A three-judge federal appeals court panel struck down Arizona's 1975 ban on the use of fetal tissue from induced abortion December 29, calling it unconstitutionally vague. The law made it a...

BILL CLINTON IS LEAVING OFFICE AND THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS STRONGER THAN EVER.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The time is up for Bill Clinton; and that is very good. He was the nation's first pro-abortion president--for eight very long years; and that was very bad. But the anti-life "legacy" that he and the pro-abortion lobby achieved could have been...

Uterine Ruptures Associated with Prostaglandin Used with RU486.(Cytotec)
January 1, 2001... When the manufacturer of the anti-ulcer drug Cytotec released a letter August 23, 2000, to warn doctors of injuries associated with unsanctioned ["off-label"] obstetrical uses of the drug, the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and...

Over 40 Million Unborn Babies Killed Since Roe.(Alan Guttmacher Institute reports)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... National Right to Life estimates that the toll of unborn life taken since 1973, the year the Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand in Roe v. Wade, now stands at an incredible 40,668,335 abortions. Though, thankfully, the number of...

NRLC WEB PAGE REFINEMENTS EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS WITH GRASSROOTS PRO-LIFERS.(www.nrlc.org)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... To: Pro-Lifers From: The NRLC Information Technology Department Re: Recent Web Page Improvements NRLC's Information Technology Department has been very busy since the November elections. While we have accomplished much, there are...

DUTCH EUTHANASIA: THE DREAM AND THE NIGHTMARE.
January 1, 2001... Tuesdays with Morrie, which recounts conversations between author Mitch Albom and Morrie, his former professor who was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--ALS), has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for years....