Communique – May. 5, 2000
birth control CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: Contraception, an Elsevier clinical research journal, is 30 years old. The occasion sparked a series of three articles that are briefly summarized…
birth control CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: Contraception, an Elsevier clinical research journal, is 30 years old. The occasion sparked a series of three articles that are briefly summarized…
abortion COMPLICATIONS: The Elliot Institute has published data indicating that women who abort are twice as likely to have pre-term or post-term deliveries. A second study indicates…
abortion PARTIAL BIRTH CONGRESSIONAL VOTE: The U.S. House passed the partial birth abortion ban (287-141) with a veto-proof margin — a bill that, despite its…
abortion WASHINGTON: A recent study points out that “moral objections and community opposition are common reasons rural physicians report for not performing abortions. Less is known…
An American Life League fact sheet The truth behind the selling of baby body partsBy Judie Brown A great deal of news coverage and commentary…
abortion WRONGFUL LIFE: A case involving a woman who gave birth to a child with trisomy 21, and subsequently sued her physician “for failure to advise…
abortion BABY BODY PARTS: The U.S. Congress is slated to hold hearings on the subject in the Senate, while in the state of Wisconsin a bill…
abortion EXCEPTIONS: Almost 100 physicians have a signed a statement agreeing that there is no situation in which an abortion is medically necessary to save the…
abortion CALIFORNIA: A legislative proposal (AB 525) would require certain health care service plans to provide disclosure so that recipients would know about the availability of…
action alert The National Institutes of Health has extended the public comment period for its proposed guidelines for stem cell research–guidelines that would allow researchers…
action alert The National Institutes of Health has extended the public comment period for its proposed guidelines for stem cell research-guidelines that would allow researchers…
birth defect detection NEW STUDY: The Pew Environmental Health Commission reports that “only 33 states even had systems for tracking defects, and of those only 26…