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Topics for October 2, 2013
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By Eileen Haupt October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. It is a
time when scores of advocacy organizations and individuals across the
country do their utmost to raise awareness about this genetic condition.
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By Béatrice Fedor What is so awesome about abortion that we
should elevate it to a “human right”, be grateful for it, celebrate it,
call it “choice” and “healthcare”?
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By Dave Andrusko There are few stories harder to write about
than newborn babies dumped into trashcans like so much refuse. For
whatever reason, we’ve heard about more of these tragedies in the past
few months.
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By Dave Andrusko Remee Jo Lee, the woman who lost her unborn
baby after being tricked into taking an abortifacient, is suing the
pharmacy involved, according to a story in the Tampa Tribune.
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By Sarah Terzo Abortion is not popular among the medical
community. On September 29, Live Action writer Cassy Fiano talked about
an article in which late term abortionist Susan Robinson said that
abortion providers deal with a lot of stigma
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At a banquet celebrating 40 years for North Carolina Right to
Life, President Barbara Holt was awarded the “Trooper for Christ” award
by Allen Morris, executive director of Concerned Methodists.
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By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics
This week, amid the government shutdown and the rollout of the Obamacare
state health care exchanges, the health care law is drawing critics
from all corners.
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By Holly Smith Editor’s note. This delightful story was written
for the October 2003, edition of National Right to Life News. It fits
the criteria we use to choose which stories from NRL News go in our
year-long “Roe at 40"
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By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former
general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based
organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as
members.
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Editor’s note. This first appeared on website of the disability
rights group, “Not Dead Yet.” On Monday, September 23, The Times [of
London] published an essay by Tanni Grey-Thompson titled “Assisted
suicide: a chilling prospect for disabled people.”
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Editor’s note. The bulk of this post is courtesy of NRLC’s state
affiliate, Ohio Right to Life. After that, we’ve offered a few
additional details. COLUMBUS, Ohio—Monday’s release of the 2012 Ohio
Abortion Report by the Ohio Department of Health
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Check out the full stories and more at:
nationalrighttolifenews.org
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