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Chippewa Resolution Outlaws Abortion, 'Life Is Sacred' Questions are being raised about a Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa resolution banning abortions on tribal land. One tribal member says it was not legally adopted. "We had no published agenda, no three-day notice. It's a clear violation of the tribal constitution," said tribal member Andy Laverdure, who is known as watchdog for tribal resolutions. The resolution says that "absolutely under no circumstances will abortions be performed and allowed within any private or public facility within the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and other lands under the jurisdiction of the tribe." The resolution also says: "the Governing Body faithfully believes that life is sacred and begins at the moment of conception between a man and a woman and life to (sic) protected at all levels affirming natural law and reasoning;" and says "pro-life is a universal issue of common sense, moral righteousness for the common good of life." http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/10/27/news/state/167846.txt
New Fetal DNA Tests Spark Fears of Abortion Surge Doctors have started using powerful new DNA tests to screen fetuses for a wider range of genetic abnormalities, spotting more problem pregnancies early but stirring fears that the results will increase abortions as well as confuse and needlessly alarm many couples. The tests, which use "gene chips" to detect much subtler chromosomal variations than standard prenatal testing can, have also triggered complaints that they mark another step toward a society that seeks to weed out aberrations in the quest for the perfect child. Critics say the tests have not been thoroughly validated and threaten to produce a flood of murky, misleading results that will subject emotionally vulnerable couples to unnecessary anxiety, perhaps prompting some to abort healthy pregnancies. 'Child Dumping Laws' Not in Best Interests of Children In today's society, if you get tired of something, you can get rid of it. A car, an old cell phone, a pair of jeans - you name it - and with a snap of your fingers, it's gone. Just like that. You can do that with just about anything. In Nebraska, if you're tired of your son's smelly sneakers and sour teenage attitude, don't worry. You can drive to the nearest hospital or police station and drop him off, no questions asked. The state will take care of him. That's right: If you're just not feeling like being a parent anymore, you don't have to!
Begin Planned Parenthood Fraud Investigation in Your State! In the wake of the bombshell news that Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties in California overcharged the state by $5,213,645.92, American Life League's STOP Planned Parenthood project is calling on the attorneys general of all 50 states to investigate Planned Parenthood for fraud. We have made it easy for you to make this request of your state's attorney general. Hopefully, if 50 attorneys general receive enormous amounts of e-mail, they will understand that citizens want to make sure that Planned Parenthood is not committing fraud in their state. And then hopefully, investigations will begin. |
October 27, 2008
NEWS SHORTS FOR MONDAY
