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… Read More »Communique – May. 5, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Apr. 28, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Apr. 20, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Apr. 14, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Mar. 24, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Mar. 17, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Mar. 10, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Mar. 3, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Feb. 25, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Feb. 11, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Feb. 4, 2000
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… Read More »Communique – Jan. 21, 2000