ALL PRO-LIFE TODAY 8/4/2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Abortion Activists Fail to Bring Down California Billboards

Pro-life billboards in two states have created quite a bit of controversy. Today's guest commentary focuses on the content of these billboards and the true story of why they were taken down. Read further for more on this.      

 

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FDA Warns of Fake Morning-After Pill Med Page Today        The FDA is warning consumers to steer clear of an emergency contraceptive labeled "Evital," as it may be a counterfeit version of the morning-after pill. No such product has been approved by the FDA, the agency said, and the pill may not be safe or effective in preventing pregnancy. The 1.5 mg, single-tablet packaging calls the product an "anticonceptivo de emergencia," purportedly manufactured by Fluter Domull. The company does not have a website, but does has a Facebook page with little information about the product. An FDA spokesperson said the pill is approved in the Dominican Republic, and the agency is concerned that the pill is being distributed in Hispanic communities in the U.S.

Common Vein Problem Raises Clot Risk on the Pill    Fox News  Women who use the standard form of birth control pill may have a much higher than average risk of dangerous blood clots if they also have a vein malformation seen in a quarter of the population, California researchers say. Up to 25 percent of the healthy population has a narrowing, known as stenosis, in the left common iliac vein (one of two major veins deep in the pelvis that return blood from the lower body to the heart), according to Dr. Lawrence Hofmann and his colleagues at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Doctors' group intervenes in Kansas abortion case NECN        The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Monday appealed a federal court order that blocks enforcement of a new Kansas law requiring abortion clinics to meet certain building standards, obtain licenses and undergo inspections. The Michigan-based doctors group filed a motion to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit and submitted a notice of its appeal of the injunction. The group said it has legal standing in the lawsuit because its members in Kansas are losing business to abortion clinics and placed at a competitive disadvantage because costs associated with abortion are passed on to them if complications ensue.