National Right to Life News articles from November 2001

National Right to Life News archives from November 2001

RAISING CONSCIOUSNESS ABOUT ADOPTION.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... One would think that adoption would be right up there (so to speak) with motherhood and apple pie. After all, who can be against facilitating arrangements whereby kids who are in need can be matched up with adoptive parents who would love to...

The Bush Administration moved decisively to end federal support for euthanasia November 6 when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that federally controlled drugs can no longer be used to assist suicide, a practice that had been permitted by the Clinton-Gore Administration in the state of Oregon.
November 1, 2001... The Bush Administration moved decisively to end federal support for euthanasia November 6 when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that federally controlled drugs can no longer be used to assist suicide, a practice that had been permitted...

Australian Survey Purporting to Show Widespread Support For Late-Term Abortion Vigorously Challenged.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... A medical ethicist and the media have used a survey of 39 members of the Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists as proof that most doctors support late-term abortion. However, critics say the survey makes...

Baby Halea: A 12-Ounce Miracle.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... So tiny at birth that her father's wedding ring could slide up to her shoulder, Halea Maurer beat the odds and went home with her family October 26 at four months old weighing four pounds, nine ounces. When she was born June 25 at Good...

ATTENTION:.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... In response to questions from our members, we wanted you to know the following. Although most mail from National Right to Life is printed with the return address of our home office in Washington, D.C., bulk mailings, such as NRL News and...

ELECTION UPDATE.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... With little fanfare, two new pro-life members of Congress were sworn in after winning special elections. Pro-life Republican Jeff Miller and pro-life Democrat Stephen Lynch will finish out the remaining term of their predecessors. On...

Senate Attempts to Weaken Pro-Life Policies Are Blocked by Veto Threats and Pro-Life Lawmakers.
November 1, 2001... WASHINGTON (November 7, 2001) -- Pro-abortion senators have run up against a brick wall in recent attempts to weaken or repeal several important pro-life policies. The White House has given notice that bills that contain language that would...

A Long Overdue Re-evaluation.(Clarence Thomas)
November 1, 2001... "On the court, [Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas] has defined a deep, clearly personal jurisprudence anchored in an originalism that is receiving some scholarly respect. Combining this with his emotional, off-the-bench pronouncements on...

GUILT BY FREE ASSOCIATION.
November 1, 2001... As any responsible pro-lifer knows, we are a peaceful, law-abiding lot, which drives our benighted opposition to tear out their hair. Their strategy for 30+ years has never changed: keep people's attention off of abortion's inhumanity. Their...

Celebrates 23rd Anniversary as Pope and 55 Years as a Priest Pope John Paul II: Extraordinary Pro-Life Leader.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Vatican City (October 16) - - Around the world, pro-life leaders heralded the 23rd anniversary of Pope John Paul II's election to head the Catholic Church. His dynamic and steadfast pro-life leadership, his commitment to build a "culture of...

The Gospel of Life.
November 1, 2001... Editor's note. The following are excerpts from Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), Pope John Paul II's magnificent 1995 encyclical. The numbers refer to the section numbers in the encyclical itself. Where a number is repeated, it means more...

Odds and Ends.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... As we near the end of the year, this seems like the opportune time to do a little housekeeping with National Right to Life chapter development. Here follow some suggestions and ideas for the weeks and months ahead. Tell Me About It If...

A HORRIBLE PRICE TO PAY.(psychological stress of abortion providers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... You will find on this page a reprint of a shocking but extremely insightful column by Fr. Frank Pavone. Fr. Pavone thoughtfully examines the psychic costs exacted of abortion clinic personnel who traffic in the deaths of unborn babies. ...

LITTLE NUGGETS OF LIFE AND LOVE.(pregnant widows after World Trade Center attack)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... "In the vast toll of casualties wreaked Sept. 11, one that has barely been mentioned to date is the number of babies who will be born in the coming months already having lost their fathers." Newsday, October 15 In the aftermath of the...

Euthanasia Threatens to Spread in Europe.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... When the Netherlands passed a law last April formalizing its euthanasia regulations, anxious eyes scanned the rest of Europe, fearing that other countries might follow the Dutch lead. Recent developments in England and Belgium have proven that...

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Bankrolling Our "Right" to Kill Unborn Children Worldwide.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The fourth-largest foundation in the United States, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, continues in 2001 to solidify its position as a foremost backer of the pro-abortion agenda in the United States and around the world. In 2000, the...

Human Service Charities of America #2844 STILL TIME TO HELP THROUGH FALL WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS.(workplace donations to prolife movement)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... In this extremely trying and precarious time for our great country, it is vital that we not forget the unborn and medically dependent elderly who depend upon our faithfulness. Your gracious contributions made to workplace campaigns have been an...

Women Overwhelmingly Targets of "Mercy Killings".(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Still another study has appeared shredding the myth that "mercy killings" are a "compassionate" effort usually by one spouse to "end the suffering" of the other. Drawing on an article that appeared in the September issue of Omega: Journal of...

512-10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004 NRLC MOVES, REMAINS NEAR CAPITOL HILL.(National Right to Life offices)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Determined that National Right to Life would not allow a proposed doubling of its rent to slash crucially important educational programs, the NRL Educational Trust Fund has purchased a building just three blocks from its current location...

PRO-LIFE NEWS IN BRIEF.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Appeals Court Orders Doctors to Examine Schindler-Schiavo A Florida appeals court panel ordered five doctors to examine Terri Schindler-Schiavo to determine if it is possible for her ever to regain cognitive function, the St. Petersburg...

National Pro-Life Religious Council Demonstrates New Growth.(fundraising)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Formed in 1985 as a loosely knit organization of pro-life leaders representing a variety of different Christian denominations, the National Pro-Life Religious Council's (NPRC) original goal was to dispel the misconceptions promulgated by the...

"Abortion Workers and Psychological Stress".(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The use of the gas chambers in the Nazi holocaust is common knowledge. What is not so commonly known, however, is the reason why the method of killing was changed from shooting to gassing. And that reason reveals a frightening parallel with...

Priests for Life Serving the Pro-Life Movement.(United States)
November 1, 2001... One of the key aspects of the service Priests for Life offers to the pro-life community is its speaker's bureau. The full-time priests on staff, as well as some of the lay persons, are available for pro-life retreats; seminars for priests,...

HAS EVERYTHING CHANGED?(aftermath, September 11th, 2001)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... As we are coming to grips with the events of September 11, we often hear that "everything has changed"E that we have a new appreciation of what is important and what is not; that, after such horror, we have a clearer perception of right and...

Extensive RU486 Info Now Available on NRLC Web Site.(National Right to Life Committee)
November 1, 2001... If you're a woman between the ages of 18 and 35, chances are you've heard or read a lot about RU486, the abortion pill that's been on the American market since late 2000. And chances are, what you've heard or read is dead wrong. Early on,...