National Right to Life News articles from October 2008

National Right to Life News archives from October 2008

Abortion Rate Hits 30-Year Low, Smaller Decrease among Black and Hispanic Women.
October 1, 2008... While, thankfully, the number of abortions has continued to decline, a new study from the Guttmacher Institute concludes that the proportion of abortions among older women, women of color, and women who have already given birth has risen. By...

Pro-Life News in Brief.
October 1, 2008... Australia May Give Patent to Disgraced Researcher An Australian government agency is close to granting a patent to Hwang Woo-suk for his embryo-cloning technique that was proved fraudulent. IP Australia announced September 24 that a...

Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Fund Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research.(Arnold Schwarzenegger )
October 1, 2008... Contending that state-funded stem cell research should continue to focus on embryo-destructive methods, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill September 27 that would have extended funding to non-embryonic stem cells, which have...

Agency #10542 under Human Service Charities of America: CFC and Other Workplace Campaigns Indispensable to Pro-Life Educational Efforts.
October 1, 2008... Thanks to revenue generated by contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), state employee campaigns, and private-sector campaigns, the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund and NRLC state affiliates' educational arms are able...

Health and Human Services Rule Will Protect Conscience Rights.
October 1, 2008... Pro-life and religious organizations are applauding a proposed regulation drawn up by Health and Human Services (HHS) intended to increase awareness of, and compliance with, three separate laws protecting federally funded health care providers'...

"Licensing People to Put Others Down".
October 1, 2008... When "bioethicist" Peter Singer moved to the United States, our loss was the rest of the world's gain. In the time Singer has been the DeCamp Professor in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton, he has continued pioneering (so to...

Pro-Life Senator John McCain.
October 1, 2008... "John McCain boasts one of the most consistent pro-life voting records in the Senate, but he doesn't do much boasting about it." -- Newsweek, April 19, 2008 "If I am fortunate enough to be elected as the next President of the United...

Who is Barack Obama?
October 1, 2008... "'People don't come to Obama for what he's done in the Senate,' says Bruce Reed, president of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. 'They come because of what they hope he could be.' What Obama stands for, if anything, is not yet clear....

"We Cannot Tolerate an Even Greater Loss of Innocent Human Lives".
October 1, 2008... Editor's note. The following is a statement for Respect Life Sunday from Cardinal Justin F. Rigali, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee for Pro-Life Activities. On October 5, 2008, Catholics across the...

Bella Star Shows the "Hard Truth" about Abortion.
October 1, 2008... Eduardo Verastegui stars in a different kind of film these days, different from the ones I'm sure he had once envisioned. Earlier in his career the Mexican-born actor was a sensation on Latin American telenovelas, he crossed over into...

Biden Criticized by Knights of Columbus.(Joe Biden)
October 1, 2008... The largest Catholic organization of laymen added its voice to the growing chorus of criticism leveled against the comments of pro-abortion vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden in his appearance on Meet the Press. Signed by Carl...

Important Last-Minute Reminder: It All Begins With You.
October 1, 2008... Like all of you, the last few weeks have been immensely busy for NRLC but satisfying beyond words. Like you, we work on behalf of the powerless and the neglected. Late, late into the evening, knowing that what you and I do is making a...

Efforts to Sell Obama to Pro-Life Americans Collide with His Support for Sweeping Pro-Abortion Policy Changes.(Barack Obama)
October 1, 2008... WASHINGTON (September 30, 2008)The Barack Obama "messaging machine" is now in full overdrive mode, seeking to mislead religiously committed Americans into thinking that Obama has a middle-of-the-road position on abortion policy and will promote...

Theme of Respect Life Month: "Hope and Trust in Life!".
October 1, 2008... On October 5, Catholics across the United States celebrated Respect Life Sunday. The day marks the kickoff of the bishops' annual program of education, prayer, public witness, and pastoral activities to promote a culture of life. The theme...

When the Educated Become Educators and Inspire Others.
October 1, 2008... It's pretty amazing, really! One passionate pro-life teenager can have a huge impact on the world around her and even on future generations. Let me give you an exampleand keep in mind that this potential exists every time we train a young...

An Inconvenient Truth.
October 1, 2008... Editor's note. This month's guest column is written by Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director Mark Twain is among my all-time favorite writers. Whether we are aware of these aphorisms or not, they are crucial to the manner...