Communique

birth control pill ABORTS! The Canadian “Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties” indicates that one of the modes of action attributed to the Pill does cause… Read More »Communique – Apr. 30, 1999

abortion FLORIDA: An altered partial birth abortion bill (Partial-Birth Abortion Act) has been re-titled “Fetus Transitioning to Person Act.” News reports indicate that the title… Read More »Communique – Apr. 23, 1999

abortion CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT: Recently introduced, the Child Custody Protection Act would make it a federal misdemeanor to transport a minor across state lines… Read More »Communique – Apr. 16, 1999

abortion KANSAS: State lawmakers are considering a parental consent law with language that permits a judge to bypass parents if such a decision would be in… Read More »Communique – Apr. 9, 1999

abortion CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC HOSPITALS: The California state assembly is considering a bill that would “guarantee women’s access to the full range of reproductive health services.” The… Read More »Communique – Apr. 2, 1999

abortion NURSES: RN magazine reports that nearly two-thirds of the hospital-based registered nurses polled by RN magazine say that partial-birth abortions should be prohibited by law,… Read More »Communique – Mar. 26, 1999

birth control and health insurance KNOW THE FACTS: Check out our web site: http://www.all.org/legislat/pillbill.htm JAPAN: The Lancet reports that the birth control pill is on the verge of… Read More »Communique – Mar. 19, 1999

chemical abortion RU-486: In a randomized trial involved 11 family planning sites located in six countries, The Task Force on Postovulatory Methods of Fertility Control studied… Read More »Communique – Mar. 12, 1999

birth control NEW ZEALAND: (see communiqué, 2/9/99, p. 2) The Lancet reports “In 1996, the [New Zealand] Ministry of Health did not follow the advice of… Read More »Communique – Mar. 9, 1999

adolescents AVERTED PREGNANCY? Family Planning Perspectives has published a study claiming that “current levels of contraceptive use averted an estimated 1.65 million pregnancies among 15-19 year-old-women… Read More »Communique – Mar. 5, 1999

abortion IOWA: Planned Parenthood has begun offering abortions at its Sioux City clinic. Clinic mangers made a point of showing a local TV crew the security… Read More »Communique – Feb. 19, 1999

action ABORTION/BREAST CANCER HEARINGS: Congressman Tom Bliley (R-Va.) wants answers about the link that has been scientifically shown to exist between abortion and breast cancer. Please… Read More »Communique – Feb. 5, 1999