National Right to Life News articles from July 2008

National Right to Life News archives from July 2008

Second National Right to Life Academy Hones Students'Debate Skills.
July 1, 2008... On a recent Friday morning in August, the National Right to Life conference room was the setting for a debate about abortion. Except this time the pro-abortion position was presented by staff members of NRLC. Skillfully playing the role of...

Report in Association Research Bulletin Details Abortion's Harmful Effects on Relationships.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Far from being merely a decision between "a woman and her doctor," abortion can have serious consequences for the relationship between a woman and her husband or boyfriend. "The cloak of silence surrounding abortion has left couples, some...

"Autos for Life" Runs Hot This Summer!
July 1, 2008... The 2008 National Right to Life Convention has just wrapped up, and it was GREAT! Held here in Washington, D.C., from July 35, the NRL Convention is always one of the most educational, informative, and insightful gatherings of pro-lifers...

Pro-Life News in Brief.
July 1, 2008... Michigan Ballot Question Could Expand Embryonic Stem Cell Research Michigan pro-lifers and others opposed to research that uses stem cells obtained by killing human embryos have joined together to fight against a proposed ballot initiative...

Video Address by President George W. Bush to the 36th Annual National Right to Life Convention.(Speech)
July 1, 2008... July 3, 2008 Thank you. I am pleased to address the National Right to Life's annual convention and I send warm greetings to your president, Dr. Wanda Franz. I thank all the men and women in attendance for your commitment to protecting the...

Changing America One Heart at a Time.(Chris Smith speech)(Speech)
July 1, 2008... Excerpts of Speech given by Rep. Chris Smith to young people at NRLC 2008 On the White House lawn this past April President Bush welcomed the Pope Benedict XVI by saying in part: "In a world where some treat life as something to be...

Pro-Life President Bush, Pro-Life Senator McCain Send Powerful Video Messages to NRLC 2008.
July 1, 2008... When activists from around North America gathered for the 36th annual National Right to Life convention, they knew from pre-convention publicity that the July 35 conclave would inspire, inform, and invigorate them for the battles to come. How...

Elections Have Consequences.
July 1, 2008... See if you can spot a pattern. At a March 31 town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama told the audience, "I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals....

Justice Loves Babies.
July 1, 2008... According to Publishers Weekly, there are 3,000 books published each day in the United States alone. Making headway in a market flooded with new titles is a gargantuan task that would test the patience and resilience of any new author. By...

Video Address by Senator John McCain to the 36th Annual National Right to Life Convention.(Speech)
July 1, 2008... July 3, 2008 Thank you for inviting me to address the 2008 National Right to Life Convention, I'm sorry I'm not able to be there in person to address you. More than 200 years ago our nation's founders declared that we are endowed by our...

626 women decide not to abort after receiving information: Number of Abortions Decrease in Minnesota.
July 1, 2008... In spite of the best efforts of Planned Parenthood, abortions in Minnesota dropped by 1.5% in 2007 from the 2006 figure. The welcomed decline in deaths from 14,065 to 13,843 was revealed in the annual abortion report issued each year by the...

Health Care Reform May Lead to Many More Abortion Deaths.
July 1, 2008... BY Liz Townsend Since 1973, pro-lifers have vigorously fought attempts to use federal and state taxpayer funds for abortion. However, upcoming congressional health care reform proposals may wipe out any successes and impose mandatory...

Hidden in Plain View: Obama's Radical Pro-Abortion Agenda.
July 1, 2008... As I listened to NRLC President Dr. Wanda Franz open NRLC 2008, I couldn't help but recall the very different message I heard from pro-abortion Sen. Barack Obama when I watched a video of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee speaking...

Obama Cover-up Revealed on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Bill.
July 1, 2008... Newly obtained documents prove that contrary to what he has repeatedly said, the state bill to protect babies that survive abortion that Barack Obama voted down in 2003 was virtually identical to the federal "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act."...

Terminally Ill Oregon Patients Denied Treatment but Reminded They Can Choose Physician-Assisted Suicide.
July 1, 2008... In Washington state, the showdown for ballot initiative I-1000 is entering the final stages. This November, Washington voters will be faced with the decision whether to become the second state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. ...

Desires to Be the "LensCrafters of Family Planning": Planned Parenthood: Going after Wealthier Suburbanites.
July 1, 2008... Regular readers of NRL News have noted our extensive coverage of the latest trend at Planned Parenthood--establishing abortion megaclinics all across the country. Now a reporter has picked up on the story and in her investigation has uncovered...

SHELL GAMES IN ELECTION YEARS AND SHORTSIGHTED THINKING.
July 1, 2008... In the New York gubernatorial election of 1982, the setup for an election disaster was "perfect." The two major candidates were Mario Cuomo, nominated by the Democratic and Liberal parties of New York, and Lewis Lehrman, the candidate of the...

Despite Significant Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program: The Right of Seniors to Add Their Own Money to Save Their Own Lives Preserved.
July 1, 2008... Medicare is the U.S. government's health insurance program for all people 65 and over. Seniors can either choose to be on "Traditional Medicare" or to enroll in "Medicare Advantage," which allows them to receive their Medicare benefits through...

John McCain-A Champion for Our Issue.
July 1, 2008... The epic struggle to regain protection for the lives of unborn children both in practice and in law is at a critical junctureunlike any time in my 36 years in the pro-life movementin the 2008 presidential election. The differences in this...

Hats Off to Virginia AG Bob McDonnell.
July 1, 2008... The full 10-member U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has accepted the request of Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell to review the ongoing challenge to the state's Partial-Birth Infanticide law. The law, which passed...

Voices from NRLC 2008.(National Right to Life Committee)
July 1, 2008... NRLC President Dr. Wanda Franz -- According to conventional wisdom, elections are always about the voters' pocketbooks. That, of course doesn't exclude the other, actual issues from being of much greater consequence. Yes, oil prices are high;...

And the Walls Came Crashing Down.
July 1, 2008... "Abortion rights supporters watch this latest mobilization warily: If anecdotes from grieving women can move the Supreme Court, what will testimony about men's pain accomplish? 'They can potentially shift the entire debate,' said Marjorie...