Life - news
Senate rejects ‘morning-after’ measure
The Senate defeated March 17 an amendment calling for $100 million in the federal budget to be used for family planning programs that would include insurance coverage of contraception and promotion of the use of the “morning-after pill,’ also know as emergency contraception. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
High court refuses parental consent case
The U.S. Supreme Court turned back an effort to uphold an Idaho law that required parental consent before an under-age girl could have an abortion. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
House vote expected on stem-cell policy
The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives has promised a vote on legislation designed to liberalize President Bush’s policy on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
Land: Schiavo’s death ‘sad day for America’
Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 in a Florida hospice nearly two weeks after being disconnected from a feeding tube.
Her death marked the end of a life-and-death struggle that involved all three branches of government. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues
Senate protects pro-lifers in bankruptcy reform
The Senate defeated March 8 a measure to prevent pro-life protesters from filing for bankruptcy when they are fined by courts.
The pro-life victory came on an amendment offered by Sen. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Religious Liberty
U.N. General Assembly OKs nonbinding cloning ban
The United Nations General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution March 8 calling on its members to enact comprehensive bans on human cloning. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
Congress, Bush act, but Schiavo’s life in balance
Congress passed and President Bush signed into law expedited legislation seeking to extend the life of Terri Schiavo, but a federal judge and appeals court have rejected efforts to have her feeding tube reconnected. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues
Senate passes ban on genetic discrimination
The Senate approved in a 98-0 vote Feb. 17 a bill to restrict insurance companies and employers from discriminating against Americans based on their genetic information. more »
by: Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Citizenship, Legislation
NARAL withdraws opposition to pain bill
NARAL Pro-choice America has withdrawn its opposition to the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, which would require that women be informed about the pain their unborn children will experience if they undergo late-term abortions. more »
by: Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Social Issues
Justices reject request to review Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court declined Feb. 22 a request to reconsider its 1973 opinion legalizing abortion.
Without comment, the justices refused to grant a review in a case involving the woman whose challenge of a Texas law resulted in all state laws against abortion being overturned. more »
by: Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National, Social Issues