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Illinois Right to Life Committee

PRO-LIFE NEWSLINE ARCHIVE

 

January, 2008 Pro-Life News:

01/29/08   More victories for Choose Life license plates

01/25/08   And now a word from the opposition

01/18/08   Abortions down in Illinois?

01/15/08   AUL ranks Illinois 38th out of 50 states on Pro-Life laws

01/11/08   Stem cell advance used aborted fetal tissue

01/08/08   Distorting science to drive an agenda

01/04/08   IVF is a deadly business from beginning to end

 

December, 2007 Pro-Life News:

12/28/07   Committed Pro-Lifers do not condone violence

12/21/07   Merry Christmas from IRLC

12/18/07   Trusted health care provider or greedy abortionist?

12/14/07   The questionable diagnosis of persistent vegetative state

12/12/07   Jumping to conclusions to attack abstinence education

12/07/07   Good news and bad news

 

November, 2007 Pro-Life News:

11/30/07   Recognizing the Pro-Life Accomplishments of Henry Hyde

11/27/07   More free speech violations

11/20/07   Restricting free speech rights to protect abortion

11/16/07   Standing up for principle against abortion

11/13/07   More deceptive attacks on abstinence education

 

October, 2007 Pro-Life News:

10/30/07   In a state of denial or not?

10/26/07   Abortion providers expanding in Chicago and nationwide?

10/19/07   Who are the radicals and lawbreakers?

10/16/07   Does Planned Parenthood reduce abortions?

10/12/07   A tradition of deception

10/09/07   Nearly silent media

10/05/07   Some things do not change for the better

10/02/07   Aurora mayor caves to Planned Parenthood

 

September, 2007 Pro-Life News:

09/28/07   Aurora abortion fortress still closed

09/21/07   If something is legal, does that make it just?

09/14/07   “Politics” a dirty word?

09/07/07   Planned Parenthood on defensive in Aurora

 

August, 2007 Pro-Life News:

08/31/07   Battle lines are drawn in Aurora

08/24/07   Discerning what is responsible behavior

08/10/07   Pro-aborts running out of arguments to justify abortion

08/07/07   A Natural Alternative to In Vitro Fertilization

 

July, 2007 Pro-Life News:

07/31/07   College “health care” crisis?

07/27/07   Planned Parenthood comes out of the closet

07/24/07   Evidence mounts that legal abortions are not safe

07/20/07   Trust whom to provide health services?

07/10/07   Parents not buying Planned Parenthood attack on abstinence

 

June, 2007 Pro-Life News:

06/29/07   Evidence of where the slippery slope leads

06/26/07   More evidence of public shift to pro-life position

06/22/07   Planned Parenthood not welcome

06/12/07   Contrast of life and death decisions

06/08/07   Abortionist settles out of court for his violence against pro-lifer

06/05/07   More evidence of the personhood of brain injury victims

06/01/07   The distortion of political correctness

 

May, 2007 Pro-Life News:

05/25/07   Sibling Rivalry a Deadly Reality in IVF

05/22/07   Witness to end abortion

05/18/07   Catholic position on global warming?

05/15/07   Is science coming to the rescue?

05/11/07   Chicago Tribune accused of “bias against choice to terminate a pregnancy”

05/04/07   Ideology versus science

 

April, 2007 Pro-Life News:

04/27/07   Defending life and parents’ rights

04/20/07   Incremental progress on defending human life

04/17/07   Distorted study claims abstinence education fails

04/10/07   Are images of aborted babies disgusting and embarrassing?

 

March, 2007 Pro-Life News:

03/30/07   Postpartum depression or post-abortion trauma?

03/23/07   Who is being deceptive?

03/16/07   Is a “safe” abortion possible?

03/09/07   Not exactly as advertised 

03/02/07   Terrorists in lab coats

 

February, 2007 Pro-Life News:

02/23/07   Response to Kimberly Brehm on abortion generation gap

02/16/07   Defending life, or not?

02/14/07   Double Standard Deluxe

02/06/07   Update on threat of mandatory HPV vaccinations

02/02/07   Threat of mandatory HPV vaccinations for sixth grade girls

 

January, 2007 Pro-Life News:

01/30/07   Parental Notice of Abortion protects teens

01/23/07   Good News for defenders of life in Illinois

01/19/07   Both U.S. Senators from Illinois Vote to Suspend Free Speech

01/12/07   Down's Syndrome babies to be placed at greater risk of abortion

01/05/07   Killing human embryos as an act of power

 

December, 2006 Pro-Life News:

12/29/06   Judge ignores Kansas law to dismiss charges against abortionist Tiller

12/22/06   Correcting Criticisms of Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act

12/15/06   Encourage action on parental notification in Illinois

12/12/06   Abuses of science and medicine seen as a threat to world peace

12/05/06   Summary of IRLC review of the HPV vaccine called Gardasil

 

November, 2006 Pro-Life News:

11/28/06   Abortion activists' claims only supported by voodoo science

11/21/06   Stem cell deception continues as sources of progress ignored by media

11/14/06   Partial birth abortion ban a threat to women’s health?

11/08/06   Election 2006 has few positives for defenders of life

 

October, 2006 Pro-Life News:

10/31/06   Supporting women's reproductive decisions?  NOT

10/27/06   Chicago area abortion provider shuffle

10/13/06   Another mystery created by political correctness has been solved

10/10/06   Exaggerating the benefits and denying the consequences

10/06/06   IFRL Press Release on deceptive parental notification bill HB 5840

10/04/06   Chile President's plan will fail

 

September, 2006 Pro-Life News:

09/29/06   Plan B is a health threat + PP will not teach abstinence (IRLC radio messages) 

09/19/06   Gardasil is not a vaccine against cervical cancer (IRLC radio message)

09/12/06   Petition filed seeking to activate Illinois parental notification law

09/08/06   What about the rape and incest exceptions?

 

August, 2006 Pro-Life News:

08/29/06   Political correctness trumps science again

08/25/06   Women's Health Threatened by Plan B Without Prescription

08/18/06   Lack of morality threatens our nation and the world

08/15/06   Human life as a commodity

08/08/06   Standing up for Pro-Life values

08/04/06   Gardasil is not a vaccine against cervical cancer

08/01/06   The morning-after pill is not a silver bullet

 

July, 2006 Pro-Life News:

07/25/06   Is Pro-Life consistent on protecting human embryos?

07/21/06   The Folly of Ideological Absolutes

07/11/06   Is being an organ donor presumed by a new Illinois law?

 

June, 2006 Pro-Life News:

06/30/06   Additional Concerns about the condom usage / HPV study

06/27/06   Open letter to Arne Duncan re Comprehensive Sex Education

06/23/06   When research results are not as advertised

06/13/06   Deception as standard procedure

06/09/06   Recent Pro-Life progress on various issues

06/02/06   New political strategy on abortion

 

May, 2006 Pro-Life News:

05/26/06   You can’t fool Mother Nature

05/23/06   “Reproductive health care” is disguised bigotry against the poor

05/16/06   Evidence from Planned Parenthood's statements on sex education

05/09/06   ACOG pushing emergency contraception is neither scientific nor healthy

05/05/06   Sex Education Bait and Switch

05/02/06   Futile care “ethicists” push involuntary euthanasia

 

April, 2006 Pro-Life News:

04/28/06   Impact of pickets at Orland Park Planned Parenthood Express 

04/21/06   Planned Parenthood's aggressive push for new customers 

04/12/06   Scientists who devalue human life

04/07/06   Another picket of Orland Planned Parenthood Express
04/07/06   Hospice:  pain control or hastened death?

 

March, 2006 Pro-Life News:

03/31/06   New political strategy for the abortion issue

03/28/06   Hard to believe but really happening

03/24/06   Double Standard on Violence

03/21/06   My Response to Radical Femme

03/14/06   Ignoring science to push an agenda

03/10/06   IRLC Radio Messages on WIND AM 560 and WYLL AM 1160

 

February, 2006 Pro-Life News:

02/24/06   In vitro fertilization is not the solution for infertility

02/17/06   "Responsible sex education" is irresponsible

02/10/06    Comprehensive sex ed pushed, but ultrasounds are “too graphic”

 

January, 2006 Pro-Life News:

01/31/06   Distorted and misleading messages from abortion supporters 

01/27/06   Planned Parenthood can't be serious

01/24/06   Scare tactics to reduce support for Judge Alito are not working

01/20/06   How should the Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood ruling be assessed?

01/17/06   Supreme Court inconsistent in Gonzales v. Oregon ruling

01/10/06   Abortion creates far more problems than it solves

01/03/06   Research on "brain dead" and "almost dead" patients declared "ethical"

 

December, 2005 Pro-Life News:

12/27/05   Christmas message includes the unborn 

12/20/05   Better news than expected 

12/13/05   Fact or fiction?

12/06/05   Morning-after pill expert admits it will not reduce pregnancies or abortions

12/02/05   Assessment of Supreme Court hearings on two Pro-Life cases

 

November, 2005 Pro-Life News:

11/29/05   Preserving parental notification laws may depend on Samuel Alito  

11/22/05   Controversy over Alito nomination heats up

11/18/05   Plan B does not respect the sanctity of life

11/11/05   New warning confirms birth control patch is potentially deadly

11/08/05   Can Samuel Alito be borked by strident abortion supporters?  

11/01/05   Left-wing extremists oppose Alito for Supreme Court

 

October, 2005 Pro-Life News:

10/28/05   Impact of Harriet Miers nomination to the Supreme Court 

10/21/05   Planned Parenthood Express targets suburban teens 

10/18/05   Living wills are about death, not life

10/12/05   Where does embryonic stem cell research really lead us?
10/12/05   Potential negatives from controversy over Miers nomination

10/07/05   Assuring skeptics on hospice use of morphine overdoses

10/04/05   Armed (with morphine) and dangerous 

 

September, 2005 Pro-Life News:

09/27/05   Is it logical?

09/23/05   IRLC radio messages on WIND 560AM 

09/20/05   Planned Parenthood tries to reduce the need for abortion? 

09/13/05   So-called science is becoming more deadly

09/06/05   More evidence embryonic stem cells become cancerous

09/02/05   Claiming science but practicing politics

 

August, 2005 Pro-Life News:

08/30/05   Left wing politics pushed as science

08/26/05   Science that is purely political

08/23/05   Downtown Chicago rally to protect abortion rights flops
08/23/05   Did Harvard research find an ethical source of embryonic stem cells?

08/19/05   NARAL's lies finally come back to haunt them 

08/12/05   Plan B is abortifacient, but breastfeeding is not

08/05/05   Dog cloning reported while adult stem cell successes are ignored

08/03/05   Abortion supporters seek new message to reach the public

 

July, 2005 Pro-Life News:

07/29/05   Frist lacks ethical clarity on stem cell research

07/26/05   AGI report shows contraceptives are ineffective

07/22/05   Annual abortion rate declines, but oh so slowly

07/19/05   Reports reveal dangers of abortion drug and of contraceptives

07/15/05   Blagojevich shows disrespect for the legislative process 
07/15/05   Truth Tour gets a reaction from this motorist

07/12/05   Misuse of state funds

07/08/05   In vitro fertilization kills far more embryos than survive until birth

07/05/05   Parents:   beware of your pediatrician on sex education 

07/01/05   Ask Ellie acknowledges abortion trauma but not reliable help
07/01/05   Justice O'Connor resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court

 

June, 2005 Pro-Life News:

06/28/05   NOW vs. Scheidler goes to Supreme Court a third time 
06/28/05   Comparing adult and embryonic stem cell results

06/24/05   Is the AMA showing hypocrisy?

06/21/05   Terri's tombstone confirms Michael Schiavo's fraudulent legal claim
06/21/05   The AMA wants "presumed consent" for organ donation

06/17/05   Pharmacists Have No Choice?

06/14/05   New report says abstinence programs work

06/10/05   Regulating ultrasound to hide pictures of unborn children

06/07/05   More confirmation that hospices take steps to hasten death

 

May, 2005 Pro-Life News:

05/24/05   The standard for judicial nominees has been set and must be followed 

05/20/05   Stem Cell Research: headlines versus reality

05/13/05   Wal-Mart caves to anti-choice Blagojevich on Plan B
05/13/05   More proof UN documents are used to push abortion

05/06/05   Hospice association materials confirm that hospices hasten death

 

April, 2005 Pro-Life News:

04/29/05   House passes the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

04/26/05   Abortionists show disregard for the lives of both mothers and babies

04/19/05   Howard Dean says he will make Terri Schiavo a campaign issue

04/15/05   HB 2249 pops out to fund embryonic stem cell research
04/15/05   Mae Magouirk is recovering from the attempted starvation
04/15/05   Lawsuits moving forward on various Pro-Life issues

04/12/05   Mae Magouirk has been saved from starvation at Hospice-LaGrange
04/12/05   NARAL fights the "threat" of conscience rights for pharmacists

04/08/05   Hospices are practicing euthanasia, even on non-terminal patients

04/05/05   Governor Blagojevich blocks pharmacists' right to choose

04/01/05   Death with dignity? 

 

March, 2005 Pro-Life News:

03/29/05   Commentators have double standard for Terri versus death row inmates

03/22/05   Starvation of Terri Schiavo continues when Federal judge rejects her case

03/18/05   Terri Schiavo condemned to death?

03/15/05   Attempts to save Terri Schiavo's life continue in Florida and Washington, D.C.
03/15/05   "Comprehensive" sex education pushed in Illinois Senate bill SB 457

03/11/05   Judge Greer's rulings continue his drive for Terri Schiavo's starvation

03/08/05   Hard fought Pro-Life victories recently achieved

03/04/05   Beijing Conference did not establish a right to abortion

03/01/05   Judicial homicide scheduled in Florida

 

February, 2005 Pro-Life News:

02/22/05   Disrespect for human life in the nation’s courts continues
02/22/05   Response to Clarence Page on his justification for using "anti-choice right"

02/18/05   "Anti-choice" terminology appears in the Chicago Tribune again  

02/15/05   Terri Schiavo's life hangs in the balance

02/08/05   With anti-life agendas, just "follow the money"

02/01/05   Is "common ground" from abortion supporters just semantics? 

 

January, 2005 Pro-Life News:

01/28/05   The father of an unborn child has no rights under Supreme Court ruliings
01/28/05   Chicago abortion mill has closed one of its two locations

01/25/05   At least 100,000 attend the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

01/21/05   Will UNICEF stop pushing abortion?
01/21/05   More success stories using adult stem cells

01/18/05   Speak Out Illinois 2005 was about real choices and choices that work

01/14/05   Consumer Reports condom ratings are not reliable

01/11/05   Another attempt to obtain justice for Terri Schiavo
01/11/05   Laws defending unborn children show the inconsistency of "legal" abortion

01/04/05   Will Terri Schiavo be starved to death soon?

 

December, 2004 Pro-Life News:

12/28/04   Abortion supporters go on the attack

12/21/04   Will Democrats begin accepting Pro-Life candidates?
12/21/04   Pro-choice organizations are silent about forced abortions in China 

12/17/04   Who are the purveyors of false science to pursue political agendas?

12/14/04    "Pro-choice" advocates file a lawsuit against choice
12/14/04   New report says abstinence programs work, Waxman charges baseless

12/10/04   Get stem cells from cord blood, not from genetic engineering

12/07/04   Did abortion advocate Frances Kissling suggest compromise on some issues?

12/03/04   The battle for credibility: science versus politics

 

November, 2004 Pro-Life News:

11/30/04   Stem cells from umbilical cord blood used to repair spinal cord injury

11/23/04   Bill protects healthcare providers from being forced to provide abortions

11/19/04   Illinois Senate rejects embryonic stem cell research bill (HB 3589)
11/19/04   After-abortion trauma common, new study shows

11/12/04   Roe needs to be rocked

11/09/04   Poll reveals nation is Pro-Life and votes these values

11/05/04   Analysis of election results continues

11/03/04   Pro-Life successes and losses in Tuesday's election
11/03/04   In pursuit of headless human clones

 

October, 2004 Pro-Life News:

10/29/04   Poll shows Americans recognize that abortion hurts women
10/29/04   Terri Schiavo given one-month reprieve by Florida Supreme Court

10/26/04   Birth control heart disease "study" found to be unreliable
10/26/04   UN public delegates praise President Bush's defense of life & family issues
10/26/04   350 attend October 24th Life Chain at Christ Hospital

10/22/04   Florida Supreme Court refuses to review its decision against Terri's Law
10/22/04   Extremely premature delivery found to be a risk factor for breast cancer

10/05/04   Supreme Court rejects Catholic appeal of mandated contraceptive coverage
10/05/04   Gov. Bush appeals Florida Supreme Court decision overturning Terri's Law
10/05/04   Komen Foundation employee resigns over grants to Planned Parenthood

 

September, 2004 Pro-Life News:

09/28/04   In vitro fertilization has serious health risks for both mother and child

09/24/04   Terri's Law ruled unconstitutional by Florida Supreme Court
09/24/04   California "hate crimes" now include "anti-reproductive rights crimes"
09/24/04  
Ohio law regulating RU-486 abortions blocked by federal judge

09/17/04   Federal appeals court denies McCorvey motion to overturn Roe v. Wade

09/14/04   Pro-Life provisions remain in funding bill passed by U.S. House
09/14/04   Catholic hospitals are committing live birth abortions

09/10/04   Illinois abortions decline by 10% in 2003

09/07/04   Real Threats to First Amendment Rights

 

August, 2004 Pro-Life News:

08/27/04   Court rulings support the culture of death

08/24/04   Louisiana court allows family to withdraw food and water from mother
08/24/04   Public does not support government funding of embryonic stem cell research

08/17/04   More evidence of the "Safe, Legal, and Rare" deception

08/13/04   Illinois Right to Life will have one-minute spots on WYLL radio (AM 1160)

08/03/04   Augustana College president defends allowing Planned Parenthood on campus 

 

July, 2004 Pro-Life News:

07/30/04   Planned Parenthood defends its "I Had an Abortion" t-shirt 

07/27/04   Can the euphemism of "choice" confront the truth and win?

07/23/04   Illinois law mandates screening children for mental health from age 0-18

07/20/04   Achieving biased reporting through omission 

07/16/04   Forced and coercive abortions an "epidemic" for U.S. women 

07/13/04   Abstinence until marriage programs not only irresponsible, even inhumane ??
07/13/04   Planned Parenthood should be renamed Planned Promiscuity

07/09/04   Pro-Life Action League's Face the Truth Tour Begins for 2004
07/09/04   House Appropriations Committee Rejects Funds for UNFPA
07/09/04   News media bias continues both in what is said and what is not said

07/06/04   Cardinal Ratzinger's directive on receiving Eucharist ignored by U.S. Bishops
07/06/04   John Kerry makes deceptive statements to cover his support of abortion 

07/02/04   Remember the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July 
07/02/04   Continued misrepresentation on stem cell research 

 

June, 2004 Pro-Life News:

06/29/04   Claimed Reagan family support of embryonic stem cell research misleading
06/29/04   Forced abortion now the law of the land?
06/29/04   Victims testimony suggests "rape and incest" is no justification for abortion

06/22/04   Study shows abortion, not unintended pregnancy, leads to drug abuse
06/22/04   Omaha Girl Scouts hire former Planned Parenthood VP as their leader

06/18/04   Abortion pictures on the roads and sky of Chicago
06/18/04  
Terri Schiavo case to be heard by Florida Supreme Court
06/18/04   Deception on Stem Cell Research

06/15/04   Embryonic stem cell research cannot honor the memory of Ronald Reagan

06/11/04   President Ronald Reagan's Personhood Proclamation (1988)

06/08/04   Visitation rights restored to parents of Terri Schiavo
06/08/04   Reagan's death used to push embryonic stem cell research

06/04/04   Why does the law allow abortion of U.S. citizens?
06/04/04   Editorial says judge should be impeached for ruling PBA ban unconstitutional

06/01/04   U.S. District Judge in S.F. says partial birth abortion ban unconstitutional
06/01/04   Human Cloning bill HB 3589 again appears dead in Springfield
06/01/04   South suburb citizens favor Pro-Life hospital over pro-abortion Advocate

 

May, 2004 Pro-Life News:

05/28/04   Another attempt to resurrect human cloning bill HB 3589

05/25/04   HB 3589 has been stopped by Pro-Life opposition
05/25/04   UN official admits that legal abortion in not safe
05/25/04   9th Circuit says Feds cannot stop doctors from using drugs for assisted suicide

05/07/04   FDA rejects bid for over-the-counter emergency contraception
05/07/04   Florida judge declares Terri's Law unconstitutional 
05/07/04   Therapeutic cloning is not the answer for medical advances

05/04/04   Pro-Life display of 4400 crosses takes place at Bradley University
05/04/04  
Human cloning is not something else because you kill the embryo
05/04/04   U.S. Catholic ethicists downplay Papal directive on nutrition & hydration
05/04/04   Young girls sterilized in Scotland without their parents' knowledge

 

April, 2004 Pro-Life News:

04/30/04   More reports on the ugliness of the abortion march
04/30/04   Pro-Life women forcibly dragged from Kerry abortion rally

04/27/04   1000 brave souls proclaim the truth to up to 500,000 abortion supporters  

04/23/04   "March for Women's Lives" ???
04/23/04   Pennsylvania abortionist practicing with no medical license
04/23/04   Cardinal Arinze says pro-abortion politicians should be denied communion
04/23/04   HB 3589 would encourage human cloning even if amended

04/20/04   "March for Women's Lives"?

04/16/04   Promising stem cell research does not require human cloning
04/16/04   Stem cells obtained from baby teeth 

04/13/04   Pro-aborts terrorize April 7th Campus Truth Day
04/13/04   Findings about Girl Scout councils partnering with Planned Parenthood
04/13/04   Partial birth abortion is even worse than you thought
04/13/04   Details on scientific fraud used in the recent abortion / breast cancer study

04/06/04   Gruesome and false testimony used to justify partial birth abortion
04/06/04   Ohio ban on partial birth abortion heading to the U.S. Supreme Court

04/02/04   President Bush signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act
04/02/04  
Toxicology tests on Terri Schiavo came back negative
04/02/04   Medical ethicists "stunned" by Pope's directive on feeding tubes

 

March, 2004 Pro-Life News:

03/30/04   After judge denies contempt motion, Terri Schiavo goes to the hospital
03/30/04   Fr. Frank Pavone's advice for selecting candidates

03/26/04   U.S. Senate passes the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997)
03/26/04   Flawed Oxford study discounts the link between abortion and breast cancer

03/23/04   Pope John Paul II declares feeding tube removal immoral 
03/23/04   U.S. Senate to vote on Unborn Victims of Violence Act

03/16/04   Death is declared "a normal complication of abortion" in Detroit autopsy
03/16/04   Bob and Norma Murphy both die in tragic March 14th automobile accident
03/16/04   John Kerry staff member destroys sign held by a woman hurt by abortion 

03/10/04   Girl Scouts partner with Planned Parenthood!  Time for a boycott?
03/10/04   Teen girls may shift sexual preference?

03/05/04   Illinois House committee votes against informed consent for women
03/05/04  
U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on "Impact of Abortion on Women"
03/05/04   Roe v. Wade was almost overturned in 1992 until Justice Kennedy backed out

03/02/04   Lower court reverses the Supreme Court?
03/02/04   Terri Schiavo overcomes latest round of mistreatment
03/02/04   Forced abortion allowed in the U.S. to "protect the health of the mother"

 

February, 2004 Pro-Life News:

02/24/04   Appeals panel appointed in case seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade
02/24/04   Terri Schiavo's husband tries again to block testimony
02/24/04   Illinois CWA runs TV ads to share the truth about abortion

02/20/04   Terri Schiavo's life may be in danger after court ruling in her favor
02/20/04   South Korean cloners will stop using "human eggs" for the moment
02/20/04   Judge demands end of stalling tactics in partial birth abortion ban case 

02/17/04   Appeals court rules in favor of Terri Schiavo's parents & Governor Jeb Bush
02/17/04   Oregon abortionist convicted of sexually harassing a patient 
02/17/04   Duke researchers confirm adult stem cells can rebuild damaged heart tissue

02/10/04   Who will win the war over life and death? 

02/03/04   The back-alley abortionists simply moved to 'Main Street'
02/03/04   Personal testimony that abortion hurts women
02/03/04   Governor Bush appeals Baird's rulings in Terri Schiavo case

 

January, 2004 Pro-Life News:

01/30/04   NAACP chairman declares "reproductive freedom" a civil right
01/30/04  
British genetics expert endorses infanticide for disabled children
01/30/04   "Perforation of the uterus is a known and common complication of abortion"

01/22/04   The 31st Annual March for Life draws thousands to Washington, D.C.
01/22/04   President Bush addressed the Rally for Life held before the March for Life

01/20/04   In Vermont over half of the abortions are committed by non-physicians

01/16/04   Bush installs Judge Pickering with recess appointment
01/16/04  
New poll shows a strong Pro-Life perspective in the United States
01/16/04   Operation Witness to share the truth during April 25th pro-abortion march
01/16/04   Dr. Alveda King describes abortion as slavery of the unborn

01/13/04   Judge Demers rejects reinstatement of independent guardian for Terri Schiavo
01/13/04   IFRL encourages calls to state senators to oppose anti-life bills 

01/09/04   The deafening silence surrounding an abortionist's sexual abuse conviction
01/09/04   Personal testimonies refute claims of painless death after feeding tube removal

01/05/04   Robert Ciesla, chairman and treasurer of IRLC, dies from bone cancer
01/05/04   Is abortion really a choice to overcome a financial crisis?
01/05/04   Phoenix abortionist gets 34-year prison term for sexual abuse of patients
01/05/04   Who is more pro-abortion among Democratic presidential candidates? 

 

December, 2003 Pro-Life News:

12/30/03   The humanity of children in the womb is Biblical 
12/30/03   Judge Baird appears ready to declare Terri's Law unconstitutional
12/30/03   Is Terri Schiavo less responsive because she is sedated?
12/30/03   Will world population decrease from 6.3 billion to 2.3 billion by 2300? 

12/23/03   Advertising & results from Scotland confirm concerns about morning-after pill 
12/23/03   Planned pro-abortion "March for Women's Lives" is misnamed 

12/19/03   Possible response to Planned Parenthood's "Choice on Earth" card 
12/19/03   FDA panel is willing to risk women's health for ideology and profit

12/16/03   FDA considers allowing sales of emergency contraception over-the-counter
12/16/03   Senate rules are being stretched by Emil Jones to benefit anti-life bills  
12/16/03   Senator Simon's concern for the 'little guy' excluded innocent unborn children

12/12/03    Abortions committed at Planned Parenthood continue to climb
12/12/03   What if Mary and Joseph were pro-choice?

12/09/03   Al Gore endorses Howard Dean for President
12/09/03   Planned Parenthood closes offices and faces construction boycott

12/05/03   Costa Rica seeks reconsideration of UN vote to delay ban on human cloning
12/05/03   UIC reports success in growing ball structure from adult stem cells
12/05/03   Abortionist Brian Finkel convicted on 22 counts of sexual abuse; will appeal

12/02/03   Ethical Dilemma at the beginning of death
12/02/03   Rockford diocese bans pro-abortion speakers
12/02/03   UNFPA condemns NFP but ignores coercion

 

November, 2003 Pro-Life News:

11/25/03   U.S. House and Senate Agree:  No patenting of humans
11/25/03   Anti-life bills were stopped in the Illinois Senate for 2003
11/25/03   Gallup poll shows strong support for partial birth abortion ban
11/25/03   Physicians' groups declare partial birth abortion unnecessary and dangerous
11/25/03   FDA to consider over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception

11/21/03   Terri's Law stay ended and Jeb Bush's lawyers file new motions
11/21/03   Anti-life bills remain stopped in the Illinois Senate as veto session ends

11/18/03   Memos reveal Democratic intent to obstruct judicial nominees
11/18/03   Florida appeals court ruling is a small victory for Terri Schiavo

11/14/03   Opponents delay U.N. vote to ban all human cloning for two years
11/14/03   Trick or treat continues at UNICEF
11/14/03   Baby Killer Flies the Coop - to relocate in Chicago

11/07/03   After Bush signs the ban on partial birth abortion, the legal battle begins
11/07/03   Cracks appear in the Chicago Tribune's biased coverage of life issues

11/04/03   Planned Parenthood's concern is not women's health 
11/04/03   President Bush signs the partial birth abortion ban on November 5th
11/04/03   Legal battle over Terri Schiavo's life continues in Florida courts

 

October, 2003 Pro-Life News:

10/31/03   Picket of Jim Edgar at Xavier University peaceful and effective
10/31/03   Observations on Chicago Tribune bias reaching new level
10/31/03  
Abortions stopped at Concord Medical Center
10/31/03   Senate Democrats filibuster another Bush appeals court nominee

10/28/03   Pro-abortion violence injures two men at prayer vigil
10/29/03   Chicago Tribune bias reaches new level
10/28/03   Terri Schiavo is NOT in a "persistent vegetative state"
10/28/03  
Wisconsin legislature supports Born Alive bill by overwhelming margins

10/24/03   Reports on Terri Schiavo encouraging but the legal struggle continues
10/24/03  
Malpractice suit victory connects abortion and breast cancer

10/21/03   Ban on partial birth abortion passed 64-34 by U.S. Senate, heads to Bush
10/21/03   Governor Bush orders feeding tube restored for Terri Schiavo
10/21/03  
YWCA board fires Patricia Ireland after 6 months as chief executive

10/17/03   Terri Schiavo has been denied the right to life

10/14/03   Removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube scheduled for October 15th
10/14/03   Michigan governor vetoes bill intended to ban partial birth abortion

10/10/03   Latest evidence abortion supporters are not concerned about women or choice

10/07/03   Chicago Tribune style rule reveals built-in bias and becomes national news
10/07/03   Over 900 Life Chains were formed -- where was the media coverage?
10/07/03   Gov. Jeb Bush joins the appeal to save Terri Schiavo from starvation

10/03/03   U.S. House approves revised ban on partial birth abortion by 281-142
10/03/03   Michigan takes a different approach to ban partial birth abortion
10/03/03   Dan Hynes apologizes for ethical lapses taken with Ignatius Prep alumni
10/03/03   Fetal surgery for babies with spina bifida instead of abortion

 

September, 2003 Pro-Life News:

09/30/03   Partial birth abortion ban nearing final votes in Congress
09/30/03   Protest held at Ignatius Prep alumni event to support Dan Hynes for US Senate
09/30/03   Updates on recent news:  RU-486 death, abortion rates, legislative action

09/23/03   Need an excuse for death?  Ask abortion supporters!

09/19/03   U.S. Senate advances the ban on partial birth abortion
09/19/03  
Threats of more Tribune censorship of Pro-Life issues

09/16/03   U.S. Senate debates the bill to ban partial birth abortion
09/16/03  
Ultrasound images capture babies smiling in the womb

09/12/03   Judge Greer delays his ruling on removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube
09/12/03   Women who regret their abortions speak out at the Supreme Court
09/12/03   Missouri legislature overrides veto of informed consent bill on abortion risks

09/09/03   "It is Chicago Tribune style to change 'pro-life' to 'anti-abortion'"

09/05/03   Paul Hill was not Pro-Life nor is he a martyr
09/05/03   Miguel Estrada withdraws from his judicial nomination

09/02/03   More actions to end public funding of abortion providers
09/02/03   Another poll shows the majority of women are Pro-Life

 

August, 2003 Pro-Life News:

08/29/03   Killer of an abortionist to be executed in Florida
08/29/03   Death by starvation is nearing for Terri Schiavo
08/29/03   Recent positive developments for Pro-Life efforts

08/26/03   Sandra Cano seeks reversal of Doe v. Bolton abortion on demand case
08/26/03   Florida Supreme Court refuses to hear the Terri Schiavo case

08/22/03   Judge Rules Part of FACE Act Unconstitutional
08/22/03   Arizona judges cannot rubber stamp teen abortions
08/22/03   Mississippi Supreme Court rules unborn child is a person

08/19/03   Abortionist On Trial for 67 Counts of Sexual Assault and Abuse
08/19/03   Terri Schiavo's Parents File Emergency Motion To Prevent Her Death
08/19/03  
White House Considers IVF Regulations 

08/15/03   2003 state legislative cycle very productive for Pro-Life issues

08/12/03   South Dakota's U.S. Senators do not want their voting records known
08/12/03   NAACP pressures black attorney to withdraw his support of court nominee Kuhl
08/12/03   Priests for Life approved for NGO status at the United Nations

08/08/03   Abortion is the leading cause of African-American deaths

08/05/03   Ask Amy's response to a teen about birth control is not responsible advice  

08/01/03   Senate Democrats continue to filibuster President Bush's judicial nominees
08/01/03  
Are pictures of aborted babies harmful to children?

 

July, 2003 Pro-Life News:

07/29/03   U.S. Senate will vote on four judicial nominees this week
07/29/03   Bush makes another Pro-Life judicial nomination

07/25/03   Hemlock Society renames itself "End-of-Life Choices"
07/25/03   U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approves nomination of Bill Pryor
07/25/03  
Petitions for a recall vote of California governor have been certified

07/22/03   Study finds day care to be detrimental to children
07/22/03   Recall effort of California governor moves forward with Pro-Life support
07/22/03   Poll shows U.S. citizens oppose same sex "marriage"

07/18/03   Rejection of Norma McCorvery motion to overturn Roe v. Wade is appealed
07/18/03   ACLU plans to file suit to block Tennessee Choose Life license plates
07/18/03   Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (S. 1397) introduced in the U.S. Senate
07/18/03   Face the Truth Tour has been blessed with at least 18 babies saved from abortion

07/15/03   U.S. House votes to maintain ban on funding supporters of forced abortion
07/15/03   Federal judge rules that Louisiana Choose Life license plates are unconstitutional
07/15/03   Senate Democrats find new ways to obstruct the will of the majority

07/11/03   Action needed on Smith-Oberstar-Hyde amendment to H.R. 1950
07/11/03   In vitro fertilization kills 14 human beings to give one a chance to be born
07/11/03   Follicular waves "discovery" was reported 30 years ago in NFP research

07/08/03   Governor signs bill to mandate contraceptive coverage
07/08/03  
Planned Parenthood in the news for lost funding and botched abortion

07/01/03   Congress will soon consider three bills that affect life issues

 

June, 2003 Pro-Life News:

06/27/03   Pro-abortion poll shows majority of women are Pro-Life
06/27/03   Southern Baptist Church Rejects 1970's Pro-Abortion Resolutions

06/24/03   The morning-after pill deception 
06/24/03   Federal court declines to hear McCorvey's case to overturn Roe

06/20/03   AMA endorses cloning human embryos for medical research
06/20/03   Tennessee approves Choose Life license plates
06/20/03   Kansas A.G. insists abortionists report underage pregnancy 

06/17/03   Dr. Gregory White has died -- May he rest in peace
06/17/03   Norma McCorvey files motion to overturn Roe v. Wade

06/13/03   Waging a war on women?  Or, the false promises of "choice"

06/10/03   Abortion supporters' hysteric reaction to partial birth abortion ban continues
06/10/03   NOW v. Scheidler victory celebration marks an historic event

06/06/03   U.S. House passes H.R. 760 by 282-139 to ban partial birth abortion 
06/06/03   Polling data: most abortions opposed and human life begins at conception

06/03/03   Most anti-life and anti-family bills stopped in Illinois Senate
06/03/03   NOW's reaction to expected passage of ban on partial birth abortion
06/03/03   New study links teen sex to depression and suicide attempts

 

May, 2003 Pro-Life News:

05/30/03   Legislatures and the public are recognizing the risks of abortion

05/27/03   Priests for Life assigns churches to pray for abortion mill closings
05/27/03   IL Senate passes contraceptive coverage mandate (HB 211)

05/23/03   Amendments to allow military abortions are defeated again
05/23/03   Equal Rights Amendment approved by the Illinois House
05/23/03   Pope says there is no authentic peace without respect for life

05/20/03   Laci & Conner bill; Greg Morrow dies

05/16/03   High price of abortion; Teen abortions lowest since Roe

05/13/03   What the Senators did not want to hear

05/09/03   Planned Parenthood abortion clinic closing in central California
05/09/03   Massachusetts abortionist suspended for malpractice
05/09/03   Amendment would have U.S. supporting forced abortions
05/09/03   Court hears case on Ashcroft's assisted suicide ruling

05/06/03   Some parts of campaign finance reform law ruled unconstitutional
05/06/03   New approach taken in Michigan to outlaw partial-birth abortion

05/02/03   HB 2486 approved by Illinois Senate HHS Committee
05/02/03   U.S. Senate confirms Sutton but Democrats filibuster Owen
05/02/03   Global AIDS bill passed by U.S. House after amendments added

 

April, 2003 Pro-Life News:

04/29/03   Fr. Frank Pavone speaks in Chicago area on Pro-Life issues
04/29/03   HB 2486 to be considered by the Illinois State Senate

04/25/03    "Morning-after pill" maker asks FDA to approve over-the-counter sales
04/25/03   NOW's attorney doesn't understand "reversed" and "vacated"

04/22/03   New study shows that abstinence works
04/22/03   Child Custody Protection Act re-introduced in Congress
04/22/03   When does a baby become a baby?

04/15/03   Free Speech Rights Under Attack Again

04/11/03   Cloning humans may be impossible with current techniques
04/11/03   Is money the motive for pursuing embryonic stem cell research?
04/11/03   Three Illinois anti-family bills not called for a vote by original deadline

04/08/03   National Cancer Institute's new "fact" sheet on abortion / breast cancer link
04/08/03   British study links contraceptive use with cervical cancer
04/08/03   "Pro-choice" rhetoric encourages poor choices for women

04/04/03   Can her parents force a 16-year-old girl to have an abortion?
04/04/03   United Nations Population Fund continues to support coercion

04/01/03   Illinois House passes HB 2486, Freedom of Entrances to Clinics Act
04/01/03   Adult stem cells used to improve patients with congestive heart failure
04/01/03   Teenagers are becoming more Pro-Life based on recent surveys

 

March, 2003 Pro-Life News:

03/28/03    Priscilla Owen's nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
03/28/03   U.S. House Committee votes 19-11 for ban on partial birth abortion
03/28/03   Illinois House approves HR 3589 to permit human cloning for research
03/28/03   Investors starting to see human cloning for research as a false hope  

03/25/03   Jesus began his human life at conception (Annunciation on March 25)
03/25/03   Federal government funding of abstinence education to reach $120 million
03/25/03   U.S. House to hold hearings on H.R. 760 to ban partial birth abortion
03/25/03   Democrats take new steps to block President Bush's judicial nominations

03/21/03   Dr. Jane Orient acknowledges the abortion / breast cancer link
03/21/03   Do women injured by abortion have any remedy under the law?
03/21/03   Debate on banning human cloning begins in the U.S. Senate
03/21/03   James Kopp found guilty of second degree murder

03/18/03   James Kopp's killing of an abortionist cannot be justified
03/18/03   Abortion is shown to have serious long-term impacts on women

03/14/03   U.S. Senate passes S.3 by 64-33 to ban partial birth abortion
03/14/03   Choose Life license plates stopped in committee in Illinois legislature
03/14/03   HB 2486 gets committee approval to stop "intimidation" at clinic entrances

03/11/03   SB 99 de-emphasizes abstinence and bans discussion of marriage
03/11/03   Choose Life license plates gain no endorsements
03/11/03   U.S. Senate will consider more judicial nominees

03/07/03   U.S. Senate to begin debate on banning partial birth abortion
03/07/03   Patient's own blood stem cells used in attempt to repair his heart
03/07/03   Cloture motion on Estrada nomination fails with 55 of the 60 votes needed

03/04/03    Republicans will request a cloture vote on Estrada nomination debate
03/04/03   Celebrating the return of free speech (by Dennis Byrne)

 

February, 2003 Pro-Life News:

02/28/03   Supreme Court rules 8-1 that abortion protesters are not racketeers
02/28/03   U.S. House passes a ban on all human cloning by 241 to 155
02/28/03   Workshop claims no abortion link to breast cancer -- this is science?

02/25/03   Indiana informed consent law upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
02/25/03   Democrats hypocrisy on use of filibuster to prevent votes

02/20/03  Gallup poll shows 70% favor ban on partial birth abortion
02/20/03   Women's health is an "undue burden" for abortion clinics

02/14/03   Current status of U.S. Congress actions on Pro-Life issues
02/14/03   Current status of Illinois Legislature actions on Pro-Life issues

02/11/03   Fatal flaw of Pro-Life movement -- ignoring contraception
02/11/03   Debate on Estrada continues in the U.S. Senate
02/11/03   UN report warns of pending overall population decline

02/07/03   Excerpts from “A Protestant analyzes contraception”

02/04/03   Concern for innocent unborn children miplaced?
02/04/03   Will the Democrats filibuster Estrada?

 

January, 2003 Pro-Life News:

01/31/03   Morning-after pill creates a risk of ectopic pregnancy
01/31/03   Contraceptives have side effects on health and marriages
01/31/03   Miguel Estrada nomination sent to the full Senate
01/31/03   President Bush calls for bans on partial-birth abortion and human cloning
01/31/03   EEOC reports an increase in cases of pregnant women being fired

01/28/03   What arguments remain to advocate keeping abortion legal?
01/28/03   Recent poll shows 68% favor restoring legal protection for unborn children
01/28/03   Concern for innocent life should go far beyond death row inmates

01/23/03   March for Life of January 22, 2003

01/17/03   30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22, 2003

01/14/03   Senator Frist supports bans on both human cloning and partial birth abortion
01/14/03   Pope John Paul II denounces attacks on the dignity of human life
01/14/03   Culture of death promoters push assisted suicide and abortion

01/10/03   Bush renominates Charles Pickering and Priscilla Owen for the judiciary
01/10/03   Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle says he won't run for President
01/10/03   U.S. House members introduce bill to ban all human cloning
01/10/03   Clonaid confirms that no DNA tests will be allowed to prove first human clone

01/07/03   Our sympathy on the death of Pro-Life activist Tim Murphy's father
01/07/03   Clonaid's claim of first human clone now believed to be a hoax
01/07/03   NARAL changing its name to Naral Pro Choice America

01/04/03   CDC and NCI update their web sites to be more medically accurate
01/04/03   Clonaid backs away from providing DNA evidence of human cloning
01/04/03   Christ Hospital not renewing contract of doctors who do live birth abortions
01/04/03   Planned Parenthood placed on probation in Nebraska for violations
01/04/03   Planned Parenthood in Arizona found negligent for failing to report

 

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