National Right to Life News articles from January 2005

National Right to Life News archives from January 2005

February 2005; Black Americans for Life Plans Educational Activities During National Black History Month.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Black Americans for Life (BAL) is planning to expand its activities this February during National Black History Month to help educate African Americans on how they can save Black babies from abortion. "It is vital that African Americans...

The Impending Battle; Rationing of Lifesaving Drugs: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
January 1, 2005... Editor's note: 2005 will see a concerted campaign for government action to "bring down" the price of prescription drugs, probably by directing the government to "negotiate" prices for those covered by Medicare. Nobody wants to pay more, so what...

Looking Ahead To President Bush's Second Term; Pro-Life Response to Roe: Federal Legislation; Evidence Mounts; Abortion is Excruciatingly Painful to Unborn Children.
January 1, 2005... Editor's note. The long, intense debate over banning the gruesome partial-birth abortion technique educated the entire nation. The sharp educational curve continued at three trials initiated by pro-abortion litigants. The testimony brought...

Combating Roe v. Wade: The Legal Background; Thirty-two Years of Supreme Court Abortion Decisions.
January 1, 2005... Editor's note. No look ahead to possible future developments can be very meaningful without a thorough understanding of what the Supreme Court said in 1973 and since. The following overview examines what the justices have said, not just in...

Response to Roe: Educating A Nation; Celebrating the Lives Saved; Through 32 Years of Selfless Labor.(Pro-life movement)
January 1, 2005... One entire generation has passed since that terrible day in January 1973 when the Supreme Court stripped unborn babies of all legal protection. The babies our then-infant movement saved in 1973 are now over 30 years old. Many are parents...

Experience, Elections, and Enthusiasm Promise Bright Future.
January 1, 2005... Conversations with Mary Balch are like the very best seminars I took in graduate school. Invariably, the professor would combine breadth of experience, empathy for his or her students, and a zest for the subject matter. Whenever I ask...

The Changing Political Climate Bodes Well for Pro-Lifers; Democrats Sold a Pro-Abortion "Bill of Goods".
January 1, 2005... The January 1998 issue of National Right to Life News, which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions, was one of the most widely read of all NRL News editions. The greatest reader reaction was in...

Pro-Life Movement Faces Opportunities, Challenges; in New Congress.
January 1, 2005... WASHINGTON (January 3, 2004) - - Encouraged by a string of successes in the 2003-04 Congress and by wins in the November election, pro-life leaders now see prospects for additional legislative gains during the new 109th Congress, which convenes...

EDITORIALS; The Impending Collapse.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... "By looking for earthquakes to describe changes in the political landscape, the effects of erosion and drift are easily overlooked, even though the end results can be at least as substantial." Greg Adams: "Abortion: Evidence of an Issue...

EDITORIALS; Coming to Grips With Abortion.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... As the Democratic Party attempts to extricate itself from the debris of the 2004 elections, many party leaders and strategists - - even failed presidential nominee John Kerry - - have talked about the need to address abortion. An early story on...

Starting a Pro-Life Committee in Your Church.
January 1, 2005... Every church in America, regardless of denomination, should have its own active pro-life committee. Starting church-based pro-life committees is usually a simple and direct process, if you follow the following guidelines: Overcome the...

Response to Roe: Building a Bigger, Stronger Movement; A Model Outreach to Hispanic Americans.
January 1, 2005... "We've seen the number of abortions dramatically decrease for white non-Hispanic women during the last several years in many areas - - due in part to the incredible efforts of the right to life movement. We need to replicate those very same...

Outreach to Youth Paying Huge Dividends; Kids These Days: What Motivates Young People to Get Involved in the Pro-Life Movement?
January 1, 2005... The motivations for involvement in our great Movement are as diverse as the young people themselves. But as many and varied as those reasons may be, collectively they mean that young Americans are becoming active participants in the...

PRO-LIFE NEWS IN BRIEF.(tiniest surviving baby born in hospital)
January 1, 2005... Tiniest Surviving Baby Born in Illinois Hospital The world's tiniest surviving premature baby, born weighing 8.6 ounces at only 26 weeks, is expected to leave Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, in early January. Rumaisa...

FROM THE PRESIDENT; IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYBODY'S HELP.
January 1, 2005... I want all of you, our members and friends, to have a clear view of what we are facing. What is ahead is a much tougher struggle than the elections of 2004. In the past, some pro-lifers made the faulty assumption that election victories...

Understanding Our Opposition; 2003-04 Planned Parenthood Annual Report; PPFA Abortions Up Again, Commitment; To Abortion as Strong as Ever.
January 1, 2005... Editor's note. As pro-lifers anticipate the battles of 2005, it is imperative that we know not only who has an ideological commitment to abortion on demand, but who profits from the deaths of 1.3 million babies each year. That would be Planned...

Science and the Unborn.
January 1, 2005... When the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, the world of the unborn was shrouded in mystery. But developments in ultrasound and fetal surgery, evidence of fetal pain, and the survival of very premature babies have established unborn...

Response to Roe: State Organization and Development; NRLC State Affiliates: Grassroots RTL Power.
January 1, 2005... "Whither the Democratic Party" is a recurring feature every time the party's embrace of abortion costs it another slew of seats in Congress and the Presidency. But when a political party is as tied to the Abortion Establishment's hip as...

Demolishing Anti-Life Propaganda; A Stem Cell Tale; Why one type of stem-cell research gets fawning media coverage and another is all but ignored.
January 1, 2005... It never fails. If an embryonic stem cell researcher issues a press release touting a purported research advance, the media trip over each other to give the story full dramatic fanfare. But if an even better adult or umbilical cord blood stem...

HOW YOU CAN HELP NRLC HELP UNBORN BABIES: TIPS ON LOBBYING.
January 1, 2005... Editor's note. As the interview with Professor Keith Cassidy on page 14 illustrates, the Pro-Life Movement is the quintessential grassroots social movement. Our effectiveness is a direct reflection of the active participation of members. ...

By Big Margin, New Voters Are Pro-Life.
January 1, 2005... "America's newest voters to enter the political process are predominately pro-life. Over half (54%) of first-time voters call themselves pro-life, while only 43 percent say they are pro-choice. Moreover, those new pro-life voters are more...