Archive for May, 2008
Western Australia Legislature Backing Adult Stem Cells
Friday, May 30th, 2008Science Alert Australia & New Zealand reports that Western Australia’s Upper House has rejected human embryonic stem cell research and human cloning.
Dr. Millet, director of Curtin University of Technology’s Centre for Applied Ethics and Philosophy explains why.
“The whole debate has changed, and it’s changed dramatically since the Yamanaka discovery because, while both his method and [...]
Drastic Reduction of Abortions in Michigan Demonstrate the Importance of Incremental Protections
Thursday, May 29th, 2008As life-affirming laws in Michigan increase, the abortion rates in Michigan continue to plummet. Michigan state health officials announced last week that the abortion rate in the state have dropped to a record low since record-keeping began in 1979. The current abortion rate shows a 50% drop since the peak in 1987, and a 3.7% [...]
Combined Federal Campaign
Thursday, May 29th, 2008AUL has received final approval for this year’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) workplace-based giving program. Our number will remain the same as last year: 11416.
The Combined Federal Campaign is just one of the ways that you can help support the work of AUL. A complete list is available at http://www.aul.org/Support_AUL, or click the button below.
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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): A Proposed Answer to Genetic Discrimination
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA prohibits employers and health insurers from discriminating against persons on the basis of their genetic information. The measure passed by a vote of 414-1 in the House and 95-0 in the Senate before making its way to the President’s desk.
The [...]
Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Partial Birth Abortion Ban Nearly Identical to Federal Ban Upheld by USSC in 2007
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008In what appears to be an unprecedented manifestation of judicial activism, the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday struck down Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban—a ban that is almost identical to the federal ban upheld last year by the United States Supreme Court (USSC) in Gonzales v. Carhart. First, the Court engaged in a circular pattern of [...]
We Are All Called to Fight Abortion
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008In the May issue of Christianity Today, Stan Guthrie addresses those who wish to “move on” from abortion, telling them, “We’re Not Finished.”
In other words, these [Jim Wallis, Ron Sider] and other voices seem to be saying that fighting legalized abortion—the deliberate, state-sanctioned taking of 50 million unborn human lives from their mothers’ wombs since [...]
The Presidential Candidates on Life Issues
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008I’ve just discovered that our friends at bioethics.com have posted summaries of the candidates’ documented positions on stem cell research, cloning, human embryo research, abortion, and health care.
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Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Republican
John McCain
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Court Watch: Implications of California Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision
Monday, May 19th, 2008In its controversial 4-3 decision on marriage, the California Supreme Court also decided, for the first time anywhere in the United States, that as a matter of state constitutional law, sexual orientation is a “suspect classification” deserving of heightened protection.
The legal repercussions of this case are yet to be known. However, we may soon [...]
Contemporary Threats To Healthcare Freedom of Conscience
Monday, May 19th, 2008By Denise M. Burke, AUL Vice President & Legal Director
Over the last few decades, abortion advocates and others have launched a concerted campaign to force hospitals, healthcare institutions, health insurers, and individual healthcare providers to provide, refer for, or pay for elective abortions, abortifacient drugs, contraceptives, assisted reproductive procedures such as in vitro fertilization, and [...]
Ethical Stem Cell Research Proved Successful and Safe
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Dr. Jan Nolta and Dr. Gerard Bauer of University of California, Davis, have just released the results of their 10-year study on adult stem cell research. The breakthrough study shows that using human bone-marrow derived stem cells (i.e., adult stem cells and not embryonic stem cells) can be used safely and successfully to treat and [...]
The Real Tragedy Is When Voters Have No Say-So In Combating The Judicial Tyranny
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008So says an editorial by Phyllis Schlafly at Townhall.com.
She’s writing specifically on a Kansas ballot proposition that would allow voters in Johnson County to elect judges to the 10th judicial district, rather than having them appointed by lawyers under what is known as the Missouri Plan.
How state judges get their jobs is a matter of [...]
What if Abortion Became Illegal?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008In case you needed even more proof of the pro-abortion nature of the New York Times Editorial Board, the board posted the following on their blog last week:
http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/what-if-abortion-became-illegal/
What if Abortion Became Illegal?
By The Editorial Board
A lot of elected officials say they want to see Roe v. Wade repealed, clearing the way for abortion to be [...]
African-American Pastors Protest Planned Parenthood’s Black Genocide
Monday, May 5th, 2008On April 24, 2008, African-American pastors, students, and leaders assembled outside the downtown Washington, D.C. Planned Parenthood clinic in protest of Planned Parenthood’s racist agenda. The protesters demanded Congress to stop funding Planned Parenthood. This year alone, Planned Parenthood received $300 million from the Federal Government.
An investigation by a group of UCLA students revealed a [...]
Kansas Supreme Court Rejects Former AG Paul Morrison’s Letter Clearing Planned Parenthood
Friday, May 2nd, 2008In an unexpected move by the Kansas Supreme Court today, several formerly-sealed documents in the cases involving Planned Parenthood and Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline were unsealed. Importantly, that Court rejected Former Attorney General Paul Morrison’s letter clearing Planned Parenthood of any wrong-doing. In fact, the unsealed documents prove that Morrison tried to return [...]
