National Right to Life News articles from November 2008

National Right to Life News archives from November 2008

Pro-Lifers Spring into Action the Day after the Election.
November 1, 2008... Minutes before sitting down for a chat with Jacki Ragan, NRL's director of state development, I finished the latest batch of e-mails which have streamed in since the night Barack Obama went from being a freshman senator with a negligible...

Autos for Life 2008 Challenge: "We're Getting There!".
November 1, 2008... There is a definite nip in the air. 2008 will be over before we know it! And thanks to many of our generous donors, the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund is happy to announce that Autos for Life is well on the way to meeting our...

Bishops Warn Obama Not to Construe Victory as a "Referendum on Abortion".(Barack Obama)
November 1, 2008... In their first post-election meeting, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops laid down clear markers: they will work with President-elect Barack Obama where they can but "on the legal protection of the unborn, the bishops are of one...

Pro-Life News in Brief.
November 1, 2008... Abortion Legalized in Victoria, Australia Despite strong opposition from pro-lifers, the state Parliament in Victoria, Australia, legalized abortion on demand in the first six months of pregnancy October 10. Australian abortion law differs...

But Economy Top Issue: Massive Pro-Life Effort Aids Candidates.
November 1, 2008... True to American tradition, voters on November 4 reacted to the perception of an economic crisis by severely punishing the party in the White House. Unfortunately for the pro-life movement, this meant not only that the pro-abortion team of...

Post-Washington Assisted Suicide-Giving a Whole New Meaning to the Word "Aloha": Here Comes Hawaii.(Reprint)
November 1, 2008... Editor's note. This is reprinted with permission from Mr. Smith's blog, http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog. In my recent First Things article on the passage of [Washington state's] I-1000's assisted suicide license, I warned: And with...

"What Can I Do to Help?".
November 1, 2008... Since Election Day, NRLC has received numerous requests from pro-lifers asking, "What can I do?" and "How can I help?" The story that begins on page one offers you a number of excellent options. But there is an additional way to help...

Michigan Voters Approve Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative.
November 1, 2008... Human embryos in Michigan conceived as part of fertility treatments can now be donated by their parents for destructive embryonic stem cell research, according to a constitutional amendment passed by Michigan voters November 4. The initiative...

Media and Obama: The Past as Prologue?(Barack Obama)
November 1, 2008... When I ran across Deborah Howell's not me[a] culpa in the Washington Post the Sunday after the election, I had just finished reading a collection of post-election profiles of pro-abortion President-elect Barack Obama so sugary sweet you gained...

Oklahoma Omnibus Abortion Bill Enjoined.
November 1, 2008... Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson issued a temporary injunction October 29 against a bill that, among other provisions, would require an abortionist or technician to perform an ultrasound on a woman seeking an abortion at least an...

Several Health Care Provider Groups Announce Refusal to Participate: Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Legalized in Washington State.
November 1, 2008... By a 5941% margin, Washington became the second state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The measure, I-1000, was closely modeled after the Oregon law that has been in practice for over 10 years. The new law will take effect in March 2009....

COURAGE,AND FULL SPEED AHEAD!
November 1, 2008... For pro-lifers these are trying times. So let's keep a clear mind. The right to life once again was not the overriding issue in the national election campaignnot yet. But it did play a major role in the presidential, congressional, and...

Second Reclaiming Fatherhood Conference Draws Much Media Attention.
November 1, 2008... In September, the second national Reclaiming Fatherhood: A Multifaceted Examination of Men Dealing with Abortion conference was held in Chicago, drawing 150 people from 29 states and 4 countries. Both this conference and the first one held in...

2008 Election Results: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
November 1, 2008... Yes even "the good." Despite facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles, good can be found in an election in which the political winds were blowing firmly at the faces on pro-lifers. Yes, it is true that pro-abortion President-elect Barack...

Fourth Annual National Teens for Life Summit to Be Held in Washington, D.C.
November 1, 2008... Teenagers from around the nation will gather in Washington, D.C., January 2325 for the National Teens for Life Summitthree days of pro-life education, fun, and camaraderie that will equip them to become advocates for life on the local and state...

What the 2008 Election Taught Us.
November 1, 2008... Political analysts of our day, stirred up a hornet's nest in a November 11 speech he delivered to the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. So why had "A roomful of academics erupted in angry boos," according to...

Pro-Life Teens and College Students-A Reason for Hope and Confidence.
November 1, 2008... Yep, it's a fact. The outcome of the 2008 Presidential election was far from what we had hoped it would be. Indeed, many of us wept for our nation as the results came in. We wept not for ourselves but for the futuregenerations of children yet...

"Thank You, President Bush".(George W. Bush)(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... In the other editorial that begins on page two, I talk about the future of our Movement. For all the reasons outlined there, I believe the picture is bright, not in spite of the bumpy road ahead, but because of it. Everyone's...