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Communique – Sep. 3, 1999

abortion

CRIME: A recent study on the relationship abortion of poor, minority babies has to a declining crime rate (see ALL news release) provoked the following comment from Karen Cooper of Washington state’s NARAL: “NARAL believes the study by Steven Levitt and John Donohue III reinforces the positive effects of legalized abortions for children, families and society.”

A recent study on the relationship abortion of poor, minority babies has to a declining crime rate (see ALL news release) provoked the following comment from Karen Cooper of Washington state’s NARAL: “NARAL believes the study by Steven Levitt and John Donohue III reinforces the positive effects of legalized abortions for children, families and society.”

COMMENT: In other words, racism and eugenics are positive!

(Reading: “Report Reinforces Positive Effects of Legal Abortions,” Seattle Times, letters section, 8/15/99)

activism

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

(Reading: “Pickets Force Pregnancy-Advice Centre to Close,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 658)

animal rights

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

(Reading: “Indian Government Puts Welfare of Monkeys Before Biomedical Research,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 659)

down’s syndrome

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

(Reading: “More Reliable Prenatal Screening for Down’s Syndrome Proposed,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 655)

genetic testing

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

(Reading: “The Ethics of Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease,” Alzheimer’s Research Review, Summer 1999, p. 5)

heroes

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

COMMENT: Though we know that once a human being’s life begins at fertilization, the use of the word “egg” is scientifically incorrect, the fact is 25 elected officials said no to chemical abortion!

(Reading/contact: “Morning After Pill Opposed,” Detroit News, 8/19/99; fax from Macomb County Board of Commissioners; please send your congratulations to these men and women at: Macomb County Administration Bldg., One South Main, 9th Floor, Mount Colemens, MI 48048; 810-469-5125. Clearly each understands this fact: “a person is a person no matter how small!”)

imposed death

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

judiciary U. S. SUPREME COURT TRIVIA: If the next U. S. president is in the White House for two terms it is conceivable that he could appoint a record eight of the nine Justices. A federal judge can retire at the age of 65 upon 15 years of service, and when the next president takes office in 2001, the ages of the current justices will be: Rehnquist, 76; Stevens, 80; O’Connor, 70; Scalia, 64; Kennedy, 64; Souter, 62; Ginsburg, 67; Breyer, 62; Thomas, 51.

(Reading: Data reported by Marion Edwyn Harrison, 8/18/99; see Bethany Van Alstine’s Supreme Court page)

selective reduction

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

(Reading: “Aggressive Perinatal Care for High-Order Multiple Gestations: Does Good Perinatal Outcome Justify Aggressive Assisted Reproductive Techniques,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8/99, pp. 253-259)

you

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

PRAYER: Monday, September 6 is Labor Day. It is also set aside as a national day of prayer and sacrifice, “to deliver our nation from the evil of abortion.”

reflection for prayer

The Word of God:
I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou has hid these things from the wise and the prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (Matthew 11:25)

Cardinal John Newman on being unworldly children of God:
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction that it would be a gain to this country were it vastly more superstitious, more bigoted, more gloomy, more fierce in religion, than at present it shows itself to be. Not, of course, that I think the tempers herein implied desirable, which would be an evident absurdity; but I think them infinitely more desirable and more promising than a heathen obduracy, and a cold, self-sufficient, self-wise tranquility.

CRIME: A recent study on the relationship abortion of poor, minority babies has to a declining crime rate (see ALLnews release) provoked the following comment from Karen Cooper of Washington state’s NARAL: “NARAL believes the study by Steven Levitt and John Donohue III reinforces the positive effects of legalized abortions for children, families and society.”

A recent study on the relationship abortion of poor, minority babies has to a declining crime rate (see ALL news release) provoked the following comment from Karen Cooper of Washington state’s NARAL: “NARAL believes the study by Steven Levitt and John Donohue III reinforces the positive effects of legalized abortions for children, families and society.”

COMMENT: In other words, racism and eugenics are positive!

(Reading: “Report Reinforces Positive Effects of Legal Abortions,” Seattle Times, letters section, 8/15/99)

activism

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

(Reading: “Pickets Force Pregnancy-Advice Centre to Close,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 658)

animal rights

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

(Reading: “Indian Government Puts Welfare of Monkeys Before Biomedical Research,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 659)

down’s syndrome

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

(Reading: “More Reliable Prenatal Screening for Down’s Syndrome Proposed,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 655)

genetic testing

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

(Reading: “The Ethics of Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease,” Alzheimer’s Research Review, Summer 1999, p. 5)

heroes

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

COMMENT: Though we know that once a human being’s life begins at fertilization, the use of the word “egg” is scientifically incorrect, the fact is 25 elected officials said no to chemical abortion!

(Reading/contact: “Morning After Pill Opposed,” Detroit News, 8/19/99; fax from Macomb County Board of Commissioners; please send your congratulations to these men and women at: Macomb County Administration Bldg., One South Main, 9th Floor, Mount Colemens, MI 48048; 810-469-5125. Clearly each understands this fact: “a person is a person no matter how small!”)

imposed death

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

judiciary U. S. SUPREME COURT TRIVIA: If the next U. S. president is in the White House for two terms it is conceivable that he could appoint a record eight of the nine Justices. A federal judge can retire at the age of 65 upon 15 years of service, and when the next president takes office in 2001, the ages of the current justices will be: Rehnquist, 76; Stevens, 80; O’Connor, 70; Scalia, 64; Kennedy, 64; Souter, 62; Ginsburg, 67; Breyer, 62; Thomas, 51.

(Reading: Data reported by Marion Edwyn Harrison, 8/18/99; see Bethany Van Alstine’s Supreme Court page)

selective reduction

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

(Reading: “Aggressive Perinatal Care for High-Order Multiple Gestations: Does Good Perinatal Outcome Justify Aggressive Assisted Reproductive Techniques,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8/99, pp. 253-259)

you

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

PRAYER: Monday, September 6 is Labor Day. It is also set aside as a national day of prayer and sacrifice, “to deliver our nation from the evil of abortion.”

reflection for prayer

The Word of God:
I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou has hid these things from the wise and the prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (Matthew 11:25)

Cardinal John Newman on being unworldly children of God:
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction that it would be a gain to this country were it vastly more superstitious, more bigoted, more gloomy, more fierce in religion, than at present it shows itself to be. Not, of course, that I think the tempers herein implied desirable, which would be an evident absurdity; but I think them infinitely more desirable and more promising than a heathen obduracy, and a cold, self-sufficient, self-wise tranquility.

CRIME: A recent study on the relationship abortion of poor, minority babies has to a declining crime rate (see ALLnews release) provoked the following comment from Karen Cooper of Washington state’s NARAL: “NARAL believes the study by Steven Levitt and John Donohue III reinforces the positive effects of legalized abortions for children, families and society.”

COMMENT: In other words, racism and eugenics are positive!

(Reading: “Report Reinforces Positive Effects of Legal Abortions,” Seattle Times, letters section, 8/15/99)

activism

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

IRELAND: Precious Life, the Northern Ireland affiliate of Youth Defence was instrumental, through protests, in shutting down the Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association offices.

(Reading: “Pickets Force Pregnancy-Advice Centre to Close,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 658)

animal rights

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

INDIA: The Indian minister of social justice ordered the release of 50 primates from a laboratory of animal science in Hyderabad, thus halting pre-clinical toxicity studies of an anti-cancer drug. The monkeys are alleged to have had too little space for exercising. The Indian Social Justice Ministry says that “animal welfare does not contradict advancement of medical research, provided the rules are respected.”

(Reading: “Indian Government Puts Welfare of Monkeys Before Biomedical Research,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 659)

down’s syndrome

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

PRENATAL TESTING: The Lancet reports that new, more reliable integrated tests avoid the problem of false-positive results. “So for every 100,000 women, only 30 unaffected fetuses would be lost as a result of diagnostic procedures compared with 171 with the triple test.”

(Reading: “More Reliable Prenatal Screening for Down’s Syndrome Proposed,” The Lancet, 8/21/99, p. 655)

genetic testing

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR): In its Summer 1999 newsletter, ADR, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, addressed ethics of genetic testing, and reports on the 38-member panel appointed to study the topic over the past two years. Among the conclusions, “genetic testing is inappropriate for children, fetuses or embryos.”

(Reading: “The Ethics of Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease,” Alzheimer’s Research Review, Summer 1999, p. 5)

heroes

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

MICHIGAN: The Macomb County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously “that county employees and/or individuals acting as agents for or on behalf of the county shall not provide or proscribe any device, substance or drug with the intention of, or which has been shown to substantially act to, abort a human embryo or prevent development of a fertilization human egg.”

COMMENT: Though we know that once a human being’s life begins at fertilization, the use of the word “egg” is scientifically incorrect, the fact is 25 elected officials said no to chemical abortion!

(Reading/contact: “Morning After Pill Opposed,” Detroit News, 8/19/99; fax from Macomb County Board of Commissioners; please send your congratulations to these men and women at: Macomb County Administration Bldg., One South Main, 9th Floor, Mount Colemens, MI 48048; 810-469-5125. Clearly each understands this fact: “a person is a person no matter how small!”)

imposed death

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

SOUTH AFRICA: A bill to regulate end-of-life decisions is currently under consideration by the South African government. Pro-lifers are asked to e-mail Pro-Life Africa for details, and to take action in support of the pro-life position that legally sanctioned euthanasia is wrong. For details contact “>Margrit Sokolic.

judiciary U. S. SUPREME COURT TRIVIA: If the next U. S. president is in the White House for two terms it is conceivable that he could appoint a record eight of the nine Justices. A federal judge can retire at the age of 65 upon 15 years of service, and when the next president takes office in 2001, the ages of the current justices will be: Rehnquist, 76; Stevens, 80; O’Connor, 70; Scalia, 64; Kennedy, 64; Souter, 62; Ginsburg, 67; Breyer, 62; Thomas, 51.

(Reading: Data reported by Marion Edwyn Harrison, 8/18/99; see Bethany Van Alstine’s Supreme Court page)

selective reduction

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

TOO MANY BABIES: Researchers examined counseling techniques employed with parents who have undergone fertility treatments and are carrying more than two babies. They point out that emotional factors involved when parents agree to fetal reduction must be considered. They conclude “The decision for reduction from triplets to twins may not necessarily change pregnancy outcome but should still be discussed as an option for the parents. Continued efforts need to be made to reduce the overall number of iatrogenic high-order multiple gestations.”

(Reading: “Aggressive Perinatal Care for High-Order Multiple Gestations: Does Good Perinatal Outcome Justify Aggressive Assisted Reproductive Techniques,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8/99, pp. 253-259)

you

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

NEW ABORTION PROJECT: David Reardon, Ph.D., has developed a program entitled Exposing Deceptive Abortion Practices (EDAP). If you wish to learn more, adapt the project, and collaborate with him in this effort to expose the abortion industry’s deceptive and illegal business practices, contact The Elliot Institute, P. O. Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

PRAYER: Monday, September 6 is Labor Day. It is also set aside as a national day of prayer and sacrifice, “to deliver our nation from the evil of abortion.”

reflection for prayer

The Word of God:
I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou has hid these things from the wise and the prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (Matthew 11:25)

Cardinal John Newman on being unworldly children of God:
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction that it would be a gain to this country were it vastly more superstitious, more bigoted, more gloomy, more fierce in religion, than at present it shows itself to be. Not, of course, that I think the tempers herein implied desirable, which would be an evident absurdity; but I think them infinitely more desirable and more promising than a heathen obduracy, and a cold, self-sufficient, self-wise tranquility.