By Dave Andrusko Sometimes what appears to be almost a throwaway line in a news story is important, not because it tells us something new (although it might) but because it acknowledges a truth which rarely sees the light of day. First the backdrop for the results of a CNN poll released today. The hook … Read more
Editor’s note. This analysis comes from the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI). Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church The Ministry of Health in Russia has signed an agreement with the Russian Orthodox Church that includes prevention of abortion and provision of palliative care . The agreement signed by Health Minister Veronika … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Yesterday Dr. Randall K. O’Bannon provided an in-depth report on the “Abortion Drone” which took off from Germany and landed in Poland. There remains a great deal of uncertainty, not only about what laws are in play in Poland and Germany; about whether any charges will be pressed for bringing chemical abortifacients … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Tuesday was a banner day for women and unborn children in Tennessee. There were strong favorable votes in support of informed consent, a 48 hour waiting for women and girls considering abortion, and a requirement that abortion facilities be inspected and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Health. … Read more
By Sarah Terzo Bernard Nathanson The late Dr. Bernard Nathanson was an abortionist and crusader for abortion rights, and the co-founder of NARAL Pro-Choice America. The acronym NARAL originally stood for the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, and Nathanson was one of a number of activists who were pivotal in legalizing abortion … Read more
By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D, NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. This story appeared in the March digital edition of National Right to Life News. This story, and all the great content of the current 39-page issue, can be accessed at www.nrlc.org/uploads/NRLNews/NRLNewsMarch2015.pdf It is a short story from the Times of India, but … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Pro-lifers are nothing if not creative. Over the decades, they have produced thousands upon thousands of “visual aids,” from the simplest black and white one-sheeter to full-blown movies—and everything in-between. The common denominator is—to adapt a cliché—to help the public get its collective head around both the humanity we share with … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Josie Cunningham with daughter Grace [Sunday Mirror / Nicholas Bowman] Over the decades our Movement has seen some amazing converts. The “Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade (Norma McCorvey) became a passionate pro-lifer. Dr. Bernard Nathanson who not only was part of the brain trust that created the original NARAL but … Read more
By Randall K. O’Bannon, NRL Director of Education & Research Jody Steinauer With their promotion of web-cam abortions in the United States and supposedly “low maintenance” surgical and chemical abortions overseas, it should come as little surprise that abortion advocates are developing and promoting on-line abortion training. The six week course, “Abortion: Quality Care … Read more
By Dave Andrusko National Right to Life News Today has posted a flock of stories about “After Tiller,” an unabashed love story, so to speak, about the successors to a man who specialized in late, late abortions. I assumed Martha Shane’s and Lana Wilson’s tribute to Warren Hern, Shelley Sella, LeRoy Carhart, and Susan … Read more