National Right to Life News articles from November 2006

National Right to Life News archives from November 2006

"Autos for Life" Revs Up for the End of the Year!(National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Thank you so much to all of the pro-lifers that have donated their vehicles to the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund through our "Autos for Life" program! The outpouring of support has been truly amazing, and is appreciated more...

The Ultimate Visual Aid Putting a Face on Abortion.
November 1, 2006... It's nearly impossible to fathom. Thousands of lives lost every day, over a million every year and upwards of 47 million since 1973. Early on in my pro-life career I realized that there was no way I could grasp this reality unless I could...

News in Brief.(Stephen Poaches convicted in murder)(Chen Guangcheng)(Mother Care Pregnancy Centers's advertising)
November 1, 2006... Killer of Mother and Unborn Baby Sentenced to Life in Prison A Philadelphia man will spend his life in prison without parole after being convicted October 17 of two counts of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend and unborn baby....

A Brilliant Defense.
November 1, 2006... On page four of this edition of the "pro-life newspaper of record," you'll read about many of the details along with the atmospherics that were a part of the November 8 oral hearings before the United States Supreme Court. At issue was a law...

Contribute to HSCA Agency #2844: Last Chance to Contribute to Combined Federal Campaign to Help Protect the Innocent.
November 1, 2006... Every fall, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) presents a wonderful opportunity for federal employees to give to their favorite charity. This presents a golden opportunity for pro-lifers to help the National Right to Life Educational Trust...

Prestigious British Medical Group Urges Consideration of Euthanasia for Premature Babies.(Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)
November 1, 2006... As NRL News goes to press, a prestigious private think tank in Great Britain is about to submit recommendations to deal with what the Nuffield Council on Bioethics describes as "Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical...

Examining the Past, Looking to the Future.
November 1, 2006... Let me begin by explaining why the November edition of National Right to Life News arrived so late. Since we publish Today's News & Views daily but NRL News once a month, it only made sense to me to wait until we could include complete coverage...

Giving the Gift of Life.(charitable donations)
November 1, 2006... Charitable giving is always first about making a difference. For example, when you give to National Right to Life, you're making a difference by saving lives. But there are other benefits to charitable giving. Being part of a great...

Unbowed Pro-Lifers Look to the Future.(National Right to Life Political Action Committee)
November 1, 2006... As Dr. David N. O'Steen's article on page one explains in detail, while the results of the November 7 elections were very disappointing, it is equally true that because of the great work of pro-lifers, many candidates who otherwise would have...

A Historical Perspective: Challenges No Greater Than Those the Pro-Life Movement Has Met and Overcome Before.
November 1, 2006... The election results were certainly not what we had worked and prayed for. The new Congress, with its pro-abortion Democratic leadership, definitely poses new and difficult challenges. However, a historical perspective and analysis of how...

Election Night Results and the Pro-Life "Increment".
November 1, 2006... Although the overall election results November 7 were very disappointing, polling clearly demonstrates that many pro-life candidates who otherwise would have been defeated prevailed because of their position on the abortion issue. As has been...

Tiny Liver Grown from Umbilical Cord Stem Cells.
November 1, 2006... In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in Britain have grown the first human liver derived from umbilical cord stem cells. The mini-livers are just the first step in the development of full artificial livers that could be used to replace...

Missouri's Amendment Two.
November 1, 2006... By now, probably every pro-lifer in America knows that Missourians narrowly passed "Amendment Two," which makes the right to clone part of the state Constitution. The loss is a bitter oneall the more so because of the layers of duplicity...

ONWARD, PRO-LIFE SOLDIERS!
November 1, 2006... It is the days after the election. The Senate and the House of Representatives are under the control of pro-abortion Democrats. And the Democratic Speaker of the House declares confidently on TV that the passage of the "Freedom of Choice Act"...

Embryonic Research Paper Called into Question.
November 1, 2006... On the eve of the vote in Missouri that authorized the cloning and killing of human embryos, a paper published by one of the state's most vocal proponents of embryonic research "may not be reliable," according to Science magazine. [For more on...

Ride4US: Raising Money for Ultrasounds Is Not Your Typical Walk in the Park.
November 1, 2006... TACOMA, WASH."Bloom where you're planted" is sage advice, especially when you are pro-life in hostile territory. Western Washington is one of those parts of the country that is hostile to pro-lifers. EMILY's List, the political action...

Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.(Gonzales vs. Carhart)
November 1, 2006... They were only 12 words, spoken by John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, at 10:05 a.m. on November 8. "We'll hear arguments first this morning in case 05-380, Gonzales vs. Carhart." But while few in number, they...

Appeals Court Blocks Enforcement of South Dakota Informed Consent Law.
November 1, 2006... Last month a split federal appeals court panel ruled that South Dakota may not enforce its 2005 informed consent law. Although the outcome was very regrettable, a brilliant 23-page dissent highlighted how and why the law was constitutional. ...

"Referred Law 6" rejected 56% to 44%: South Dakota Abortion Law Defeated.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... A South Dakota abortion law that would have banned abortion unless necessary to prevent the death of the mother was defeated in a referendum November 7. The legislation actually passed last March and was signed into law by Gov. Mike...

Adult Stem Cell Successes Finally in the News.(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... Editor's note. The following appeared on the blog of bioethicist Wesley Smithwww.wesleyjsmith.com. It is reprinted with permission. This is how I see it: Generally speaking, people want treatments for terrible diseases and injuries. They...

Is It Really a Partial Birth? You Don't Need a Weatherman (to know which way the Greenhouse gases blow).
November 1, 2006... This essay originally appeared on National Review Online, November 8, 2006 Last June, Linda Greenhouse, who has covered the Supreme Court for the New York Times for most of the last 28 years, took time out to receive an honor at Harvard....