Bergen County Right To Life

List of Stories
StoryDate Headline Source Story
12/2/2008 Bishop Would Tell Hospital to Ignore Abortion Bill www.lifenews.com Bishop Would Tell Catholic Hospital to Ignore Obama`s FOCA Abortion Bill
11/25/2008 China Frees Pregnant Mom after Int`l Outcry Population Research Institute (Steven Mosher) A young mother pregnant with her third child has been freed, after narrowly escaping a forced abortion at the hands of Chinese authorities.
11/1/2008 NJ video uncovers truth SFLA NJ video uncovers truth about babies born alive during abortions
8/15/2008 Planned Parenthood: $1B of revenue various, including WSJ Planned Parenthood: $1B of revenue
7/21/2008 Is there a “pro-life” presidential candidate? www.nrlpac.org How to research a particular candidate`s stance on life issues
5/31/2008 10 Reasons why the Pro-life Movement is Winning www.priestsforlife.org Fr. Pavone’s “Ten Reasons why the Pro-life Movement is Winning”

4/1/2008 Pope may talk to Catholic Colleges about Speakers www.lifenews.com Pope Expected to Hold Catholic Colleges Accountable on Pro-Abortion Speakers
1/23/2008 March and Rally for Life various Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in D.C. on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
1/2/2008 NJRTL Press Release NJRTL Time for the Legislature to Cut Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood Clinics Cited for Violations

12/1/2007 December brings pro-life feasts for Catholics Priests for Life (condensed) December brings pro-life feasts for Catholics
11/20/2007 Stem cell breakthrough uses no embryos AP Human skin cells have now been re-programmed to behave like ESC - a very significant breakthrough in finding morally unproblematic alternatives to cloning
11/15/2007 Abortion Statistics Alan Guttmacher Institute (pro-abortion) The pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher Institute released statistics on abortions last month; here are a few
11/7/2007 Victory in NJ! wwww.lifenews.com New Jersey voters rejected a ballot measure that would have forced taxpayers to borrow and spend $450MM on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR)
9/17/2007 British science shock FRC Action U.K.`s Human Fertilization and Embryo Authority (HFEA) approved the creation and destruction of human-animal hybrid embryos
9/17/2007 Stem Cell Referendum in November various Pro-lifers will vote “NO” on stem cell referendum in November
7/1/2007 Bush vetoes fed funding of ESCR www.lifenews.com Pres. Bush vetoed a bill that would force Americans to pay for ESCR
7/1/2007 Fed funding of abortions considered www.lifenews.com The House voted to lift the Mexico City Policy, which is designed to pressure organizations to drop abortion services.
5/1/2007 Partial-birth Abortion Ban Upheld! various In April, the Supreme Court reversed its 2000 decision, and upheld a 2003 Congressional ban on the gruesome partial-birth abortion procedure.
4/15/2007 Issue with mandating HPV vaccine for young girls Joseph A. D`Agostino (PRI), www.mommylife.net A Catholic viewpoint: Mandated vaccination assumes that self-destructive sexual practices are acceptable.
3/23/2007 Englewood abortuary re-opens various A large abortion mill utilizing poor infection control procedures re-opened 3/23
3/8/2007 Englewood abortuary still not operating pro-life infonet An abortion business in Englewood failed a second inspection
1/18/2007 Roe v. Science Spero P Katsivelos, DDS The writer of this piece is a graduate of U. Penn`s School of Dentistry and has recently retired from active practice after 40 years.
1/9/2007 NEW ethical alternative to ESC www.lifenews.com Amniotic stem cells have many properties of embryonic stem cells, but don`t involve the destruction of human life

11/25/2006 Suicide of the West lifenews.com Western people are not having enough children...bishops comment
11/18/2006 PRO-LIFE DR. APPOINTED BY PRES. BUSH Pharmacists for Life A medical director for crisis pregnancy centers has been appointed assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
9/29/2006 Unborn Child Pain Awareness bill introduced Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life explains Unborn Child Pain Awareness bill
8/18/2006 The ANT/OAR procedure: an ethical alt. to ESC? various A member of the Council on Bioethics, proposed ANT/OAR as a way around the moral difficulties of ESC, but controversy exists
7/15/2006 Stem Cell Referendum possible in NJ www.njrtl.org NJ Senate would allow a referendum on borrowing $230MM for stem cell research, but the Assembly would have to approve a similar measure by 8/29 in order for the question to be placed on the ballot in November

7/7/2006 Court to hear Partial Birth Abortion case pro-life infonet U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Second Partial Birth Abortion Case
5/12/2006 FDA-CDC hear from scientists about RU-486 pro-life infonet FDA-CDC heard from scientists during a discussion of the deaths of five women in the last three years from the dangerous RU-486 abortion drug
3/12/2006 Cord blood: curing diseases ethically various CORD BLOOD: ETHICAL HOPE FOR CURING DISEASES
3/10/2006 Vatican Conference on Ethics and Human Embryos various Vatican Conference on Ethics and Human Embryos held
3/5/2006 NJ Stem Cell Institute update www.njrtl.org NJ Stem Cell Institute update
2/27/2006 S.D. Abortion Ban Heads to Governor various South Dakota Abortion Ban Heads to Governor
2/10/2006 U.S. Senate Confirms Alito pro-life infonet The U.S. Senate confirmed Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, 58-42
1/24/2006 Senate debates Alito nomination various The U.S. Senate began debating Samuel Alito`s nomination for the Supreme Court by President Bush. He is likely to be confirmed on 1/31.
1/10/2006 Alito Supreme Court nomination hearing held pro-life infonet In Supreme Court nomination hearing today, the Senate Judiciary Committee focused on Alito`s view of abortion
1/10/2006 Sex-selection abortions in India pro-life infonet A new study estimates that up to 10 million sex-selection abortions may have occurred in India in the past 20 years
1/6/2006 Poll finds most HS seniors are pro-life pro-life infonet A new national poll finds most high school seniors (67%) believe abortion is morally wrong and favor legal limits, but still support Roe v. Wade (62%)
12/12/2005 Planned Parenthood reports 255K abortions in 2004 pro-life infonet Planned Parenthood grabs greater share of the abortion market, accounting for 20% of U.S. abortions (255,000 of 1.3 million)
11/17/2005 Bush`s new nominee, Alito, may be pro-life pro-life infonet Most pro-life organizations are strongly supporting President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court
10/10/2005 Will Miers replace O`Connor on the bench? www.lifenews.com Will Miers replace outgoing pro-abortion Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O`Connor?
9/22/2005 Using unborn babies in medical research www.lifesitenews.com Scientists reported some success from injecting stem cells from aborted human fetuses into mice, concerning pro-life advocates
9/12/2005 UK Scientists developing 2-mom embryo www.news/yahoo.com The UK government is allowing researchers to create a human embryo using genetic material from two women
7/20/2005 Bush nominates Supreme Court judge pro-life infonet Bush nominates Roberts as Supreme Court judge
7/15/2005 Pro-Abortion Catholics Shouldn`t Take Communion usccb Vatican: Catholics Who Back Abortion Shouldn`t Take Communion

7/7/2005 Bush to pick Supreme Court Judge pro-life infonet Bush said he would not have a litmus test for a judge, but pro-life groups expect him to pick a pro-life nominee
6/1/2005 House Votes on Stem Cell Research USCCB Passage of cord blood bill is good news
5/15/2005 Unborn People for Sale The UK Observer A shocking trade in fetal tissues and cells for use in “beauty treatments” has been exposed in the Ukraine
4/1/2005 Terri Starved to Death various Terri Schiavo passed away, after enduring 13 days of starvation and dehydration that courts failed to prevent. Her life and death have launched a national debate about euthanasia and the rights of the disabled.
3/29/2005 Letter to the Editor Jerrold Terdiman MD Letter to the Editor about Terri Schiavo, from a Jewish law perspective
1/22/2005 Gross Abuses Inside Abortion Industry Source: http://www.app.com/app/story/0,21625,1181 Second abortion offense (on anniversary or Roe v. Wade decision) shows gross abuses inside abortion industry
1/17/2005 Bush Proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day www.njrtl.org NATIONAL SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE DAY 2005, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION
1/11/2005 Codey`s Bond Will Fund Cloning Marie Tasy of NJRTL Acting Governor Codey`s Stem "Sell" Bond Scheme Will Fund the Cloning and Killing of Human Beings;

NJ Should Invest In Adult Stem Cell Research: The Only Science Yielding Cures

12/1/2004 CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS various CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS: ANOTHER ETHICAL ALTERNATIVE TO ESC
11/24/2004 ASC success stories www.lifenews.com Marvelous progress being made in adult stem cell research indicates that embryonic stem cell research, which involves the destruction of human embryos, is needless.
11/23/2004 Specter Judiciary update various In reponse to conservative pressure, Specter pledged support for any judge that Bush nominates
11/19/2004 FDA strengthened warning of RU-486 various The FDA strengthened the warning label for the abortion drug known as RU-486 in response to 3 deaths
11/14/2004 Pro-lifers try to block pro-abortion Specter www.njrtl.org Pro-life advocates have begun a grassroots movement to block Sen. Specter from becoming the Senate Judiciary Chair
10/26/2004 Umbilical cord blood cancer treatment www.abc.net.au Australian doctors are successfully using umbilical cord blood to treat children with cancer
10/13/2004 UN Human Cloning Ban Vote Close www.lifenews.com The UN is preparing for a vote on a human cloning ban, possibly at the end of October.
10/5/2004 Pro-abortion group issues state-by-state analysis www.lifenews.com Abortion could quickly be illegal in 30 states if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
9/14/2004 NJRTL compares Bush and Kerry www.njrtl.org New Jersey Right to Life has produced a one-page voter guide of the presidential candidates.
9/1/2004 Voting Records various Records of Presidential Candidates on Abortion and Related topics
8/31/2004 An Urgent Commitment www.priestsforlife.org "An Urgent Commitment, by Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
8/28/2004 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban in Courts www.lifenews.com A second judge declared the ban on partial-birth abortions to be unconstitutional
7/30/2004 Fetal Pain Legislation various A bill requiring doctors to warn women considering abortion that unborn children feel intense pain has been introduced.
7/22/2004 Justifying Infanticide www.catholicleague.org Excerpts of abortionists` remarks in court show the humanity of the unborn (note use of little hats for the aborted children) but perhaps the inhumanity of man
7/19/2004 VP candidate Edwards is pro-abortion various Senator Edwards, VP candidate, has compiled a consistent track record in support of all abortions
7/15/2004 New ultrasounds in UK remind us baby is alive Pro-life Infonet ultrasound scans show 12-week-old unborn babies not only walking in the womb, but stretching and kicking
6/14/2004 We remember Reagan, a pro-life President communique@all.org American Life League mourns the passing of Pres. Reagan and provides one of his compelling pro-life speeches
6/14/2004 Statement on Separation of Church and State Priests for Life Statement on Separation of Church and State by Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life

5/2/2004 Msgr. Robert Fuhrman`s Statement St. Gabriel`s RC Church in Saddle River Msgr. Robert Fuhrman`s thought-provoking statement in the parish bulletin
4/27/2004 NJ Teachers group Promoted Pro-Abortion March pro-life infonet NJ Teachers group Promoted Pro-Abortion March in DC
4/2/2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act becomes Law various Pro-life victory: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner`s law) becomes Law
3/25/2004 Abortion mills ``assigned`` to churches www.priestsforlife.org In 2003, Priests for Life matched each abortion mill with nearby Catholic parishes nationwide.

2/24/2004 McGreevey wants $6.5MM to fund human cloning www.njrtl.org Gov. McGreevey inserted $6.5 million into the proposed budget to fund human embryonic cloning research.

2/18/2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act www.njrtl.org The U.S. House is expected to take up H.R. 1997, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act on February 26, 2004
1/22/2004 Bush Addresses Pro-Lifers www.njrtl.org REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN TELEPHONE CALL TO RIGHT TO LIFE PARTICIPANTS ON 31st ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v. WADE DECISION
1/5/2004 "Clone and Kill" law passed in NJ www.njrtl.org NJ BECOMES FIRST JURISDICTION TO LEGALIZE HUMAN CLONING BY PASSING EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH LAW
12/23/2003 "Morning After" Pills to be available OTC? www.nchla.org The FDA may permit "morning-after" pills to be sold over-the-counter
12/13/2003 NJ "Clone & Kill" Bill to be voted on www.njrtl.org Legislation permitting cloning and destruction of embryos in research experiments is scheduled for vote in the NJ Assembly on Monday, December 15
12/5/2003 Proposal Would Help Terri Schiavo and others www.lifenews.com A FL legislator has proposed a bill to help incapacitated patients continue to be fed
12/4/2003 Bush signs Adoption Promotion Act www.lifenews.com Pres. Bush signed the Adoption Promotion Act of 2003, which will increase incentives for states that encourage the adoption of older children
11/6/2003 Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion signed by Bush www.njrtl.org President Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
11/5/2003 Bush Signs Partial Birth Abortion Ban www.nrlc.org Text of speech as President Bush Signs Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 in DC
10/15/2003 Terri Schiavo`s feeding tube removed www.njrtl.org The feeding tube keeping a brain-damaged woman alive was removed, against her parents` wishes
10/7/2003 Newark schools try abstinence course The Bergen Record 10/6/2003 Newark public schools are about to start a sex-ed program that will teach only abstinence
9/22/2003 Teen dies after taking abortion pill www.foxnews.com An 18-year-old girl from CA died last week after she took the abortion pill, RU-486.
8/27/2003 Researchers Clone Human/Rabbit Hybrids www.culture-of-life.org Chinese Researchers Clone Human/Rabbit Hybrids to obtain Stem Cells
7/16/2003 Pres. can now deny funds to pro-abortion groups www.njrtl.org Pro-life Victory: Pres. can deny funds to groups supporting forced abortions
6/7/2003 House bans partial-birth abortions www.nrlc.org The House of Representatives approved a bill to ban partial-birth abortions
6/5/2003 Bush supports ban on partial-birth abortion www.njrtl.org STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

5/15/2003 Laci Peterson case and Fetal Homicide various Laci Peterson case and Fetal Homicide
4/30/2003 Pro-Life Baseball Players group formed National Catholic Register 4/13-4/19/03 Battin` 1000, a new group of pro-life baseball players, managers, coaches, and executives, has been formed to support a Campus for Life project of ALL
4/24/2003 Court rules in favor of pro-lifers in RICO case www.nrlc.org U.S. Supreme Court ruled RICO (a federal racketeering law) does not apply to pro-life activists at abortion mills
4/15/2003 Planned Parenthood statistics released Dave`s Digest 2003, #7 STOPP analyzes U.S. Planned Parenthood statistics
3/14/2003 U.S. Senate Passes Partial Birth Abortion Ban www.njrtl.org U.S. Senate Passes Partial Birth Abortion Ban;

Bill Moves to U.S. House of Representatives

2/10/2003 NJ Assembly Says “NO” to “Clone and Kill” Bill www.njrtl.org NJ Assembly Says “NO” to “Clone and Kill” Bill
1/29/2003 PRO-LIFERS APPLAUD BUSH STATEMENTS www.nrlc.org NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE APPLAUDS BUSH STATEMENTS ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION, HUMAN CLONING, AND HEALTH CARE RATIONING
1/28/2003 Killing in the cause of Healing in NJ National Review Online Pending legislation in NJ would legalize human cloning
1/23/2003 Results of Abortion Polls www.cbsnews.com Polls show Americans want to restrict, not end, leagl abortion
1/23/2003 Pres. Bush Supports March for Life REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE MARCH FOR LIFE 2003 RALLY ON THE NATIONAL MALL (VIA TELEPHONE FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI)

1/20/2003 Bush names Sanctity of Human Life Day National Catholic Register Pres. Bush proclaimed 1/19 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day
1/9/2003 Canadian Cult creates Human Clones various According to Clonaid, the company has announced it created a human clone named “Eve”...the FDA is investigating the claim
12/1/2002 Vatican Response to Cloning of Human Embryo www.zenit.org Official Vatican Response to Cloning of First Human Embryo
11/20/2002 Pro-Lifers Welcome Republican Majority in Senate NRL News 11/02 Pro-lifers around the country were elated by the outcome of the election, which greatly improves the possibility of enacting pro-life legislation

10/20/2002 Abortion kills more moms than childbirth National Catholic Register 10/13-10/19/2002 A recent study reveals that women who have abortions are at a significantly higher risk of death than women who give birth.
10/20/2002 Bush Admin. allows health Coverage for Unborn National Catholic Register 10/13-10/19/2002 HHS of the Bush Admin. issued SCHIP to provide health coverage for prenatal care and delivery to mothers and their unborn children
8/28/2002 Ted Williams` frozen corpse raises moral questions National Catholic Register The body of baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams is being stored in liquid nitrogen...some say his son wants to sell his DNA so that it can be cloned
8/26/2002 IVF Blunder creates Controversy National Catholic Register 8/18-8/24/2002 A custody case involving a white woman who gave birth to black twins following in vitro fertilization (IVF) has been brought to the High Court in England.

8/6/2002 Bush signs Born Alive Infant Protection Act various Pro-life victory: President Bush signed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act into law
7/22/2002 Bush denies funds to UN Population Fund Pro-life InfoNet The Bush administration will not pay for U.N. family planning programs overseas that are believed to promote abortion.
7/17/2002 Scientists discover the "spark of life" Times Online (UK) British researchers have discovered the gene that provides the "spark of life", and plan to use it to advance human cloning
7/8/2002 Bill to ban Partial-birth abortion? National Catholic Register 7/7-7/13/2002 Congressman introduced legislation into the U.S. House to ban partial-birth abortions
7/1/2002 Unsign CEDAW? various The U.S. is considering ratifying a treaty (CEDAW) that pro-family and pro-life groups believe to be one of the worst treaties ever.
4/26/2002 Federal Judge OKs Oregon Assisted Suicide Law CNSNews.com A federal judge ruled against Ashcroft`s recent overturn of Oregon`s 1998 assisted suicide law
4/26/2002 `Designer Baby` Approval Sets Dangerous precedent CNSNews.com An Australian state granted a couple permission to screen embryos in order to select a disease-free embryo; the baby`s cord blood will be used to treat an older sister with a blood disease
4/25/2002 Two Women Die due to Abortion Drug RU-486 CNSNews.com The producer of an abortion-inducing drug combination (including RU-486)reported that two women have died and four others have become very ill
3/22/2002 Ireland’s Abortion Referendum National Catholic Register 3/17-3/23/02 Voters in Ireland narrowly rejected a change to the republic’s constitution relating to abortion
3/15/2002 One Cloning Bill in the Senate bans it completely National Catholic Register 3/3-3/9/02 Competing bills to regulate human cloning will come up in the Senate this month. Only the Human Cloning Prohibition Act would make all cloning illegal in this country.
2/20/2002 Federal agency aims to assist unborn children National Catholic Register 2/10-2/16/2002 The Bush administration may fund benefits for unborn children
1/24/2002 Settlement on Breast Cancer may Haunt Abortion Ind National Catholic Register 1/13-1/19/02 A woman in Australia has settled with an abortionist she had sued because he failed to inform her of the research linking abortion with breast cancer.
1/23/2002 Tens of thousands of pro-lifers march in DC CNSNews.com, via newsmax.com Tens of thousands of pro-lifers from across the nation converged in Washington yesterday to participate in the annual March for Life.
1/21/2002 Bush proclaims Sanctity of Life Day zenit.org Here is the text of a proclamation by President George W. Bush for National Sanctity of Human Life Day (1/20/02).
1/4/2002 Bush Admin. decides in favor of ethical vaccine National Catholic Register 12/16-12/22/2001 The Bush Administration has decided in favor of a smallpox vaccine which is not derived from aborted children.
1/3/2002 Assisted suicide may be eliminated in OR National Catholic Register; NRL News Attorney General Ashcroft ruled that Oregon doctors cannot end people’s lives with drugs already illegal under federal law. However, enforcement is being delayed in the courts.
12/20/2001 Advantages of Adult Stem Cells National Catholic Register 10/28-11/3/2001 Scientists are making a number of medical breakthroughs using adult stem cells, which is ethical (as oppsed to embryonic stem cell research)
12/2/2001 Human cloning? National Catholic Register Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) reported on November 25 that it had cloned the first human embryo, aimed at obtaining embryonic stem cells for use in research.

12/2/2001 Adoption may become “open” in NJ njrtl Adoption may become “open” in NJ
12/2/2001 Parental Notification in NJ njrtl The Republican-controlled NJ Assembly will vote on the Parental Notification Constitutional Amendment (ACR 2), before it relinquishes control to the new legislature in January.
11/1/2001 Umbilical cord blood: ethical source of stem cells various Parents-to-be can now store umbilical cord blood for future use in the treatment of many diseases.
11/1/2001 Advertisement alert!!!! Advertisement that concerns us Fertility specialists pay large sums to young "egg donors"
11/1/2001 The search for clean vaccines National Catholic Register 10/14-10/20/01 A FL-based group is trying to expand the availability of alternatives to "tainted" vaccines (those created using aborted children)
10/20/2001 EU to campaign against reproductive cloning National Catholic Register 10/7-10/13/01 European Union (EU) will campaign at the UN for an international convention banning human reproductive cloning
10/20/2001 RU-486 is not popular National Catholic Register 10/7-10/13/01 Despite expectations to the contrary, the abortion drug is not being used widely
10/20/2001 Media ignores link b/w abortion/Pill and cancer National Catholic Register 10/7-10/13/01 The mainstream media largely ignores evidence and information about the link between abortion or contraceptives and cancer
10/20/2001 House bans military abortions National Catholic Register 10/7-10/13/01 U.S. House maintains ban on military abortions
10/20/2001 Pakistani doctor: don’t abort girls National Catholic Register 10/7-10/13/01 Pakistani doctor urges colleagues not to abort unborn girls on the basis of their sex.
10/12/2001 Pro-Life" ties "Pro-Choice" in Gallup poll National Catholic Register 9/23-9/29/01 46% are "pro-life" and 46% are "pro-choice" in poll
10/12/2001 Overturn of Roe v. Wade is possible National Catholic Register 9/9-9/15/01 A large-scale effort to overturn Roe V. Wade via litigation in NJ, TX, and federal courts is underway.
10/9/2001 Euthanasia in Oregon First Things 8/01-9/01 The right to die inevitable "morphs" into the obligation to die
10/9/2001 Stem Cell Cure from Placenta National Catholic Register 9/30-10/6/2001 Placental stem cells helped cure a 3-year-old boy with a blood disease
9/6/2001 Doctors oppose Assisted Suicide National Catholic Register 8/19-8/25/2001 The American College of Physicians has joined the AMA in officially opposing assisted suicide
9/6/2001 ASCR is medically superior to ESCR Life News of LI (9/01 issue) Adult stem cells (ASC) appear to be medically superior to embryonic stem cells (ESC), despite media hype to the contrary
9/6/2001 Cloning Scientist blasts Vatican National Catholic Register 8/19-8/25/01 An Italian scientist called the Vatican "criminal" for opposing his plans to clone humans
9/5/2001 Problem with new stem cell policy Time 9/3/01 Scientists renewed efforts to convince Bush to permit further harvesting of stem cells from embryos, saying that existing lines are dependent on mouse tissue
8/10/2001 U.S. gov`t to fund limited embryonic research Pres. Bush`s address to the nation Pres. Bush refused to fund any research that will result in the destruction of more human embryos, but will fund research on existing embryonic stem cell lines
8/9/2001 Bush`s Announcement on Stem Cell Funding President Bush This is the unedited text of Pres. Bush`s speech regarding federal funding of ESCR.
8/8/2001 Embryos are people, too, say parents National Catholic Register 7/29/01 - 8/4/01 Parents of boys adopted as embryos say that embryos are human beings; want to halt embryonic stem cell research
8/5/2001 IVF and frozen embryos National Catholic Register 7/29/01 - 8/4/01 IVF and frozen embryos: the moral controversy surrounding embryo adoption
8/4/2001 French court creates "right not to be born" National Catholic Register 7/29/01 - 8/4/01 A French court ruled that the parents of a handicapped child can sue a doctor who did not inform the mother of the risk that her baby would be handicapped

8/2/2001 A ban on cloning? newsmax.com The U.S. House of Representatives voted to ban human cloning and to prohibit cloning human embryos for medical research
8/2/2001 Pope and Bush discuss human life issues National Catholic Register 7/29-8/4/01 U.S. President Bush and Pope John Paul II meet for the first time; public comments focus on defense of human life and dignity

8/1/2001 Pro-life, but supporting ESCR? National Catholic Register 7/22-7/28/01 Some anti-abortion legislators are, surprisingly, supporting embryonic stem celkl reseach...while some people with disabilities oppose the research
7/31/2001 Schundler against embryonic stem cell research National Catholic Register Schundler is against embryonic stem cell research, and urged Bush to fund alternatives instead
7/31/2001 Better View of Babies in utero National Catholic Register 7/22-7/28/01 A new "4-D ultrasound" machine has been developed in the UK
7/1/2001 Babies born alive during abortions need protection Liberty Alliance Excerpt from Congresional testimony of Jill Stanek, RN on 7/20/2000
6/22/2001 Abortion Ship in Ireland National Catholic Register 6/24/01 - 6/30/01 A Dutch group has sent a floating abortion clinic to Ireland
6/13/2001 Pro Life Phone System National Catholic Register An innovative pro life telephone information system, called Her Choice, is now active in four cities.
6/10/2001 Genetic engineering leads to babies with 3 parents National Catholic Register 6/3/01 - 6/9/01 Infertility specialists in NJ have added foreign DNA to 15 unborn children, raising the specter of eugenics.
5/30/2001 Breast Cancer: linked to Abortion The Age (Australia), April 12, 2001 Comments of Babette Francis, an expert on the connection between abortion and breast cancer, are published in Australia
5/17/2001 House upholds ban on funding overseas abortions National Catholic Register 5/27/01 - 6/2/01 The House upheld Pres. Bush`s January executive order that reinstated the "Mexico City" policy
5/6/2001 Eliminating girls before they are born in Asia NY Times Abortions of girls, following sonograms that reveal the sex of the baby, are seriously impacting male-female birth ratios in China and India.
4/28/2001 Why not use adult stem cells for research? National Catholic Register Use of stem cells from aborted unborn children is not only unethical, it seems to be ineffective. On the other hand, use of adult stem cells appears promising.
3/1/2001 Human Cloning on the Horizon Human cloning, which commoditizes human beings, is likely to occur very soon.
2/5/2001 EU countries plan to fill "gap" created by Bush ZENIT News Agency Since Bush halted funding of overseas abortions, some EU partners are preparing to fill the gap
2/1/2001 GOP lawmakers propose limits on RU-486 Pro-Life E-News Two Republican legislators are pushing for limits on doctors who can prescribe the "abortion pill".
2/1/2001 Youth Caucus Statement at UN in Favor of Life World Youth Alliance A teen spokesperson for the World Youth Alliance addressed the UN about the personhood of the child from the moment of fertilization
2/1/2001 Archbishop Martino Addresses U.N. On Children Vatican Information Service The Vatican reiterated the importance of protecting the right to life of children, before as well as after birth
1/29/2001 Ban On Human Engineering Needed Pro-Life E-News The need to ban human engineering is greater than ever, since the UK legalized human cloning.
1/23/2001 Bush Blocks Federal Abortion Funding newsmax.com President Bush moved to block federal funding to international organizations that provide abortions.

1/22/2001 Statement by Pres. Bush to those on March for LIfe After 8 years of being ignored by the President while on the March for Life in DC, pro life demonstrators received some heartening words from our new president.
1/22/2001 Tens of Thousands March Against Abortion Tens of Thousands marched for life in DC on the 28th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
1/10/2001 Most Americans see Abortion as Manslaughter Reuters/Zogby In a Zogby poll, 51% of U.S. respondents indicated that they believed abortion destroys a human life.
12/31/2000 Britain OKs `Therapeutic` Human Embryo Cloning Britain will allow human cloning for therapeutic purposes, even though unborn children will die in the process
12/26/2000 NJ Senate commitee releases parental notification NJRTL Status of ACR2/SCR86
12/20/2000 GATES GIVES MILLIONS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD Family News In Focus Bill Gates` foundation announced a grant of almost $9 million to a pro-abortion group.
11/8/2000 Doctor warns of abortion-breast cancer link The Catholic Advocate Dr. Brind of CUNY alleges that there has been a coverup of the link between abortion and breast cancer
9/29/2000 Unborn children feel pain UK scientists verify that unborn children feel pain and call for use of anesthesia during abortions
9/29/2000 "Abortion pill" approved by FDA The FDA has approved marketing of RU486 in the U.S.
8/29/2000 Partial-birth abortion setback Supreme Court decision disallows partial-birth abortion bans
8/15/2000 Easy Prey Fr. Pavone - Priests for Life biweekly newsletter More and more stories are coming to light of various types of mistreatment of clients in abortion clinics - one of the most troubling elements of this picture is the prevalence of sexual assault.
8/10/2000 Abortion mill sued newsmax.com A lawsuit against an abortion mill for failing to disclose the dangers of the procedure, including increased risk of breast cancer, might spark class-action lawsuits
8/3/2000 Mother Charged with Forcing Abortion newsmax.com The mother of a pregnant teen-ager faces criminal charges after allegedly trying to force the girl to have an abortion at gunpoint.
8/3/2000 Humans face extinction in European countries American Life League, Inc. The nations of Europe have not yet recognized that their family planning programs have caused dangerous declines in their native populations.
8/1/2000 Partial-birth abortion ban setback NRL News The Supreme Court ruled that criminalizing the performance of partial-birth abortions violates the federal Constitution
7/1/2000 Free Speech Rights at NJ malls reinforced The Bergen Record In July, the State Supreme Court reaffirmed a 1994 ruling that says shopping malls have to allow people to engage in political activity.
12/9/1999 Another lesson for Bill Gates American Life League, Inc Trying to teach Bill Gates...
12/3/1999 Ted Turner is at it again American Life League, Inc.
10/11/1999 Questions to ask Planned Parenthood American Life League, Inc.
9/22/1999 Pro-Life Women Gagged in Pro-Abortion Women`s Move Cleveland Free Times
9/7/1999 Doctors give little ones a hand The Tennessean Samuel Armas` tiny hand grips Dr. Joseph P. Bruner`s finger just as Bruner finishes returning him to his mother`s womb.
6/1/1999 Unborn Children Respond to Pain at 10 weeks London Times The unborn fetus is capable of feeling pain from the tenth week of pregnancy, according to a report from the Parliamentary Pro-Life Group that will raise new doubts about the ethics of abortion.
5/30/1999 Abortion Survivor Shares Her Moving Story North Hills News Record