National Right to Life Warns U.S. House
of "Bait-and-Switch" on Stem Cell Research Bill
March 31, 2009
National Right to Life Committee, Federal Legislation Department
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives "to warn you that there is a substantial chance that you will soon see an attempt to ram through the House of Representatives, on short notice, legislation that would authorize federal funding of research on human embryos created specifically to be used in research, and open the door to federal funding of human cloning and human embryo farms."
The letter explains that, contrary to assurances given to Members of Congress and the public in the past, anticipated forthcoming legislation dealing with stem cell research will not limit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the use of human embryos who are donated by their parents after being "left over" at in vitro fertilization clinics, but will also empower NIH to use human embryos created especially to be used in research, including embryos created by human cloning. more »
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Review of 2009 New Mexico Legislative Session
Life triumphs in three of four life issues bills
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President Barack Obama, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500
Your Senators are: Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Tom Udall. Send letters to:
United States Senate: The Honorable _____, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Your Congressmen are: Congressional District 1 – Rep. Martin Heinrich; Congressional District 2 – Rep. Harry Teague; and Congressional District 3 - Rep. Ben Ray Lujan.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Niece to Obama:
My Uncle Would Oppose Abortion
Denver, CO (LifeNews.com)
The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has a message for pro-abortion presidential candidate Barack Obama before he gives his acceptance speech tonight. Dr. Alveda King tells LifeNews.com that her uncle would have strongly opposed the destruction of human life under the kind of unlimited abortions Obama supports.
Obama's speech has been hailed by the media because he is the first African-American nominee of a major political party and because it comes on the 45th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Alveda King called her uncle "a man of great compassion, and a man of non-violence."
"He once said, 'The Negro cannot win as long as he is willing to sacrifice the lives of his children for comfort and safety,'" she added.
King said her uncle would understand that to include the destruction of unborn children.
"I know in my heart that if Uncle Martin were alive today, he would join with me in the greatest civil rights struggle of this generation - the recognition of the unborn child's basic right to life," she told LifeNews.com.
"My uncle Martin would agree that we cannot end poverty, hunger, or suffering by killing those who might suffer," she explained. "We cannot claim to guarantee equal rights if we deny the rights of the helpless. And we cannot feign ignorance of the fact that those who are torn apart, crushed, or left to die on an abortionist's table are just as human as we are."
"My uncle said that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," Alveda continued.
"There is injustice in our land. We have turned being unwanted into a crime penalized by death. Today, I echo the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - let freedom ring. From every mountain top, let freedom ring for all Americans, wanted and unwanted, born and unborn," she added.
Obama has repeatedly come under fire for his pro-abortion positions -- including a litmus test on Supreme Court judges to keep abortions legal another 35 years and wanting taxpayers to fund abortions.
He has also been criticized for opposing a bill in the Illinois legislature that would have provided medical care for newborns who survive botched abortions.