in this issue: abortion: Burnhill, RU 486, sex selectionchemical (medical) abortion: morning after “abortion” pill; RU-486cloning: pig + humancontraception: behavior countshealth care: pain reliefhuman embryo: nature flawedplanned parenthood: condomania for teenspolitics: bishops promote… Read More »Communique – Oct. 30, 2000
chemical abortion LUNELLE: Pharmacia Corporation has received approval for its once-a-month injectable birth control — Lunelle — which is expected to serve as an alternative to… Read More »Communique – Oct. 20, 2000
abortion EXTRAOVULAR CATHETER INSERTION: 90 women in an Israeli study were admitted for terminations of pregnancy at 17-24 weeks’ gestation. Transcervical catheters were inserted and extraovular… Read More »Communique – Oct. 18, 2000
special edition With the burgeoning effort to destroy human embryos through the harvesting of stem cells, it is urgently important to revisit the fact that… Read More »Communique – Oct. 13, 2000
abortion REPORTING ON PRO-LIFE TACTICS: Political Research Associates has issued a lengthy report entitled “Reproducing Patriarchy: Reproductive Rights Under Siege.” The document purports to assess pro-life… Read More »Communique – Oct. 6, 2000
abortion FORMER ABORTIONISTS: For background information on the Society of Centurions, founded by Dr. Philip Ney of Canada, read the interview with American Joan Appleton, a former… Read More »Communique – Sep. 29, 2000
abortion RESEARCH: Canadian researcher Brent Rooney provides documented evidence of the connections between abortion and breast cancer, abortion and cerebral palsy, abortion and low birth weight… Read More »Communique – Sep. 22, 2000
stem cell research must be stopped The U. S. Congress is currently taking up the question of funding the inhumane practice of destroying embryonic babies… Read More »Communique – Sep. 18, 2000
abortion STATISTICS: Facts including “49 percent of pregnancies among American women are unintended,” “two out of every 100 women aged 15-44 have an abortion,” and “Catholic… Read More »Communique – Sep. 15, 2000
note DOCUMENTS: Any item you read about in this or any issue of Communique can be backed up with support documents. If you wish to receive… Read More »Communique – Sep. 8, 2000
abortion CALL TO ACTION FROM LUTHERAN PASTOR: Pastor Russ Saltzman of Kansas City, Missouri, reports: “The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) health plan covers pastors,… Read More »Communique – Sep. 1, 2000
abortion COMPLICATIONS? According to researchers who observed women who had abortions during the first trimester, there is no reason to suspect that these mothers “experience psychological… Read More »Communique – Aug. 30, 2000