Communique – Apr. 9, 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
focus ROCK FOR LIFE: American Life League’s Bryan Kemper, founder of Rock for Life, is featured in the Christian rock magazine, Christian Music, with the headline: “Who…
abortion ARIZONA: An investigation shows that on the day abortion patient Lou Anne Herron bled to death, a doctor refused to respond to requests for help…