Communique – Sep. 8, 2000
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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,…
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…
action alert STEVEN BECKER CASE: (see Communque 8/14/00 for background). Jim Cole, general counsel for Missouri Right to Life, is preparing an amicus brief in the case arguing…
action alert FINAL WEEK OF FDA COMMENT PERIOD: Between now and August 25, the public is invited to share written comments on over-the-counter drug products, including…
action alert URGENT: A Catholic hospital in St. Louis, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center – and its ethics committee – convinced the wife of Steven Becker…
abortion BREAST CANCER and INFORMED CONSENT: For the latest in information on John Kindley’s false-advertising lawsuit against an abortion mill accused of passing out material with…
abortion CATHOLIC AND PRO DEATH? In Mexico, a pro-abortion feminist has been excommunicated for her pro-abortion actions and prohibited from being a godmother. The vicar-general of…
abortion COMPLICATION: An Iowa teen who allegedly murdered 21-month-old Joel Vasquez while babysitting for him has legal counsel who will argue that her abortion two days…
abortion COMPARING SUCTION CURETTAGE AND MIFEPRISTONE: Researchers examined “acceptability” among 152 women who received mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol and 174 who underwent suction curettage. The women…
action alert FDA COMMENT PERIOD: Between now and August 25, the public is invited to share written comments on over-the-counter drug products, including the birth control…
abortion ADOLESCENT MALE ATTITUDES: Researchers reviewed 1988 and 1995 National Surveys on Adolescent Males and discovered that “24 percent of US males aged 15-19 agreed that…