NEWS SHORTS FOR FRIDAY
Vatican Will Finance Adult Stem Cell Research
The Vatican will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases, officials announced Friday.
The project is at a very preliminary phase and it will be years before any clinical treatment might be available, the officials said.
Cardinal Renato Martino said the Vatican fully supports the project because it does not involve embryonic stem cells.
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Obama Wants Another Baby Killer On The Supreme Court
Obama forcefully stated his desire to nominate a Supreme Court candidate who supports abortion rights, saying Wednesday that it is "very important" to have a justice who interprets the Constitution as protecting individual rights, including women's. Obama was careful to say that he would impose no litmus test on potential nominees. But he made it clear during a meeting with Senate leaders that he would take into account a candidate's views on the constitutionality of abortion. Asked whether he would consider someone who opposes abortion rights, Obama replied: "I am somebody who believes that women should have the ability to make often very difficult decisions about their own bodies and issues of reproduction."
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La. House Backs Ban On Insurance for Abortions
The Louisiana House has backed a prohibition on health insurance coverage for elective abortions in the state. The Jindal administration had described the measure by Republican Rep. Frank Hoffmann as a bill to prohibit elective abortions in the state purchasing pools set up by the federal health overhaul legislation. But the bill goes further, also banning elective abortion coverage by private insurers. The House voted 76-13 for the proposal, sending it to the Senate.
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North Dakota Approves Petition for Abortion Decapitation, Skull Crushing Ban
A North Dakota grassroots pro-life organization is announcing the official beginning of an effort to circulate petitions for an initiated measure that would prohibit physicians from decapitating and crushing the skulls of living unborn children.
‘The Baby Decapitation and Skull Crushing Ban’ was approved for circulation by the North Dakota Secretary of State and Attorney General on Thursday. Daniel Woodard, head of the state-wide Stop Decapitation Network, aims to collect 12,844 signatures in order to place the measure on the 2010 or 2012 ballot. The ban would become law if a majority of North Dakotans vote for it.
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Illinois Federation for Right to Life
2600 State Street, Ste E
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: 618.466.4122
Web: www.ifrl.org
E-mail: mail@ifrl.org
