by APFLI | Sep 30, 2004 | Possible Adverse Effects
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health examined the impact of depression on women following pregnancy and abortion on September 29. This hearing was attended by Dr. Martin Waugh, a psychiatrist who is tracking this issue, and the Christian Seniors...
by APFLI | Sep 6, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
“Federal District Judge Richard Casey in New York today ruled that the federal government cannot enforce the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act because the law conflicts with an earlier 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in favor of partial-birth abortion. Douglas Johnson,...
by APFLI | Sep 6, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
On 25Aug the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals refused to rehear the case of an Arizona law that would regulate abortion businesses. Attorneys for Americans United for Life, who are defending the law, expressed disappointment at the decision. “We are disappointed...
by APFLI | Sep 2, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
For more articles concerning EC/MAP, click here. Emergency Contraception [EC] is a very potent medication. EC is also called the Morning After Pill [MAP]. (A specific brand of EC sold in the USA is Plan B.) EC is being provided in local health department clinics in...
by APFLI | Aug 31, 2004 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
In 1972, a standard obstetrical textbook stated, "…[T]he more extreme view is that abortion should be available to any woman who does not wish the pregnancy to continue. The latter is obviously more a social than a medical issue or indication."1 The...
