Archive for December, 2007
We Wish You and Yours a Blessed Holiday Season
Friday, December 21st, 2007Everyone at Americans United for Life wishes you a
very merry Christmas and a happy new year
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AUL State Supreme Court Project: Arkansas Whitepaper Posted
Thursday, December 20th, 2007The 34th AUL State Supreme Court Project whitepaper, Arkansas (PDF), has just been posted at AULStateSupremeCourtProject.org
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TIME Reports Abortion Low Birth Weight Preterm Birth Link
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007TIME has published an article on the study linking abortion to subsequent low birth weight and preterm birth.
Abortions increase the risk of low birth weight in future pregnancies by a factor of three, and of premature birth by a factor of two, according to the largest U.S. study of its kind.
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The study [...]
Previous Abortion and the Risk of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Births
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007An article (abstract) in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health investigates the link between abortion and low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PB).
Conclusion: Previous abortion is a significant risk factor for LBW and PB, and the risk increases with the increasing number of previous abortions. Practitioners should consider previous abortion as a risk [...]
Tennessee State Supreme Court Whitepaper Posted
Monday, December 17th, 2007We’ve just posted the Tennessee whitepaper, which is the thirty-third of 50 papers to be posted.
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AUL State Supreme Court Project: Four More Papers Posted
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Four new state supreme court whitepapers have been posted at AULStateSupremeCourtProject.org: Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
This brings to 32 the number of whitepapers posted. To date we’ve received 49 first drafts for review and editing, along with 46 second drafts. Thirty-seven final drafts have been approved for publication by the authors, and as [...]
AUL among Groups Calling on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to Stop Attacking Conscience Rights
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Americans United for Life today is one of several national organizations signing a letter responding to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Ethics position statement, “The Limits of Conscientious Refusal in Reproductive Medicine (PDF).”
The letter, drafted by Christian Medical Association, points out that the ACOG position statement “suggests a profound misunderstanding [...]
Jane Addams Day
Monday, December 10th, 2007In honor of the first annual Jane Addams Day, here are a few quotes from the social reformer, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and pro-life feminist:
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”
“Civilization is a method of living and [...]
Another Film Chooses Life
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Christianity Today reviews a new film that is one of several making 2007 “the year of the unplanned pregnancy at the multiplex.” Opening today, Juno is the story of a high school girl with an unplanned pregnancy who decides not to have an abortion (in the waiting room of an abortion clinic).
Like other films in [...]
UPDATED: Preparing for the Day after Roe — The AUL State Supreme Court Project
Monday, December 3rd, 2007When Roe v. Wade is overturned, the court battles will not stop. They will move to the states, where state supreme courts will play a vital role. Instead of focusing on one national President, one Senate and one Supreme Court, the pro-life movement will need to focus on 50 state governors, 50 state legislatures and [...]
