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The Pro-Life Week in
Review Part One of Three By Dave Andrusko Editor's note. Good evening and thanks for reading Today's News & Views. Part Two tells a wonderful story of the power of ultrasound to change hearts and minds. Part Three is a beautiful story about a dad's love for his daughter. Over at National Right to Life News Today (www.nationalrighttolifenews.org), we offer some thoughts on the parole of Robert Latimer and the alarming acceptance of infanticide in parts of Europe. Please send your comments on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. Ordinarily I use this space to talk exclusively about what we've covered Monday through Thursday. Today I'd like to begin by asking that you read "A Different Kind of Christmas Carol," which is Part Three for Friday.
With NRLC's important State Legislative Strategy Conference coming up next Tuesday, we devoted a lot of time this week to explaining how this meeting will utilize the outstanding November 2 election results to further the cause of life in the state legislatures (for example, http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/index.html; http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv112910.html). By the same token the strategy conference will work to dispel several myths, including the much-repeated idea (a) that there are few, if any, abortionists who perform abortions late in pregnancy, and (b) that such abortions are "rare." (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Dec10/nv120210part2.html) As always we kept a close eye out of Planned Parenthood. First, what their tax records show (www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv112410part2.html), and second, how no matter what they say or do--ostensibly even closing abortion clinics--in the end they "serve" more women, that is, abort more babies (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Dec10/nv120110.html). We also took several runs at the anti-life notion that remains alive and well--that the unborn lack "moral status," meaning they can be disposed of at will (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv112410part3.html; and http://www.nrlc.org/NewsToday/ThinkingaboutAbortion.html). It's important to know what they are thinking. There was good news from Scotland--the Scottish parliament massively rejected euthanasia bill by a vote of 85 to 1 (www.nrlc.org/NewsToday/ScotlandEuthanasiaDefeated.html) -- and a breakthrough in a technique that holds out the promise of eliminating the whole rationale for scavenging stem cells from human embryos (http://www.nrlc.org/NewsToday/DirectConversionAndrusko.html). There is much, much more, but if you missed it, I hope that you will take the time to read my explanation why the Hyde Amendment so rankles pro-abortionists (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv113010part3.html) and our readers' excellent follow-up commentary (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Dec10/nv120110part2.html). Please be sure to read and comment both on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today (www.nationalrighttolifenews.org). Have a great weekend! |
