Wednesday, July 3, 2013

National Right to Life News Today 7/3/2012




Topics for July 3, 2013

 

Texas House Committee Passes Pro-Life HB2

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By Dave Andrusko Six days after Texas Gov. Rick Perry told NRLC 2013 that he had called a second Special Session and would put “pro-life measures at the top,” the House State Affairs Committee early this morning passed House Bill 2
 

North Carolina Senate passes strong pro-life bill

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By Dave Andrusko North Carolina may become the latest state to pass protective legislation in the wake of the murder convictions of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. On a 27-14 vote, the state Senate today passed a measure 

NRLC 2013: What Wasn’t Missing and the difference that makes

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By Joleigh Little, WTL Director, Wisconsin Right to Life This was my 23rd National Right to Life Convention. I have literally spent more than half of my life in the right-to life movement. This was my daughter’s second NRLC Convention.
 

What Have We Done? Abortion’s Enormous Impact on Families

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By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director As the political director of National Right to Life most people are used to hearing from me about elections and political action. This year, in addition to the political workshops

Vatican Celebrates the Gospel of Life

NRLC President Carol Tobias and Director of Outreach Ernie Ohlhoff  meet with Cardinal Burke
By Carol Tobias, President, NRLC June was an incredibly busy month and I am just now finding time to tell you about the wonderful events sponsored by the Vatican, on June 15 and 16, to celebrate Evangelium Vitae 
 

West Virginia abortion clinics refuse to respond to inquiry from state Attorney General

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By Dave Andrusko Here’s an update to our June 26 story in which we wrote about West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey who, in light of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial, had sent a three-page letter to abortion clinics 

Kermit Gosnell finally ready to plead guilty in drug case

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By Dave Andrusko No one who has ever watched abortionist Kermit Gosnell—let alone read about him or closely followed his murder trial—was the least bit surprised that a man who is already serving three consecutive life sentences 
 

Women of the hour

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By Megan McCrum, Academy Program Director The mainstream media’s “war on women” mantra is like a tired pop song that has been playing on repeat for the past year. It may have sounded good to pro-abortion advocates the first time

Camps in Contrast: Black and White or Full Color?

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By Joleigh Little, WTL Director, Wisconsin Teens for Life It has been quite a week of contrasts. On the heels of our return from last week’s National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, I received two different articles
 

Working with local and national media, a look back on NRLC 2013

Texas pro-life Gov. Rick Perry was surrounded by reporters after his speech to NRLC 2013
By Jessica Rodgers, NRLC Deputy Press Secretary For those in attendance at the 2013 National Right to Life Convention, it was impossible to walk around the convention floor without practically tripping over a tripod. 

Autos for Life needs your vehicles this summer!

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By David N. O’Steen, Jr. July is here already, and all of us in the pro-life movement are newly energized coming out of the outstanding 43rd Annual National Right to Life Convention in Dallas! The Convention always proves to be
 

Planned Parenthood lawsuit hopes to undermine Kansas informed consent and pain law

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By Kathy Ostrowski, legislative director, Kansans for Life Kansas is playing a role in the national abortion drama in which laws passed in ‘red’ states with pro-life legislatures and executive branches are sued by abortion activists to find ‘blue’ courts willing

Roe v. Wade: the survivors remember

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By April Holley and Derrick Jones Editor’s note. Having enjoyed the 43rd National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, it seemed only natural that as part of our year-long “Roe at 40” 
   
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