NZ experiments on aborted US babies
18 Oct 2005 - Journalist Ian Wishart in Investigate magazine has revealed that researchers at Auckland University are conducting eye experiments on aborted human fetuses imported from the United States. The research has been denounced by an anti-abortion group, which has compared it to the medical experiments conducted under Germany's Nazi regime. The university rejects the comparison and has defended the research. Read story hereAbortions in China Increase Breast Cancer Cases 40%, More Women Die
11 Oct 2005 - A women's group that monitors the link between abortion and breast cancer is pointing to a new report released by the Chinese government showing cases of breast cancer are up by 40 percent. That's significant, the group says, because of the high incidence of both abortion and forced abortions in China. Read story hereDead Student's Family to Sue Abortion Drug Marketers and Planned Parenthood
11 Oct 2005 - Hoa Thuy Tran, a 21-year-old teaching student from Fountain Valley, died in 2003 after taking the two drugs to end a pregnancy. She is one of four U.S. women ? all from California ? who allegedly died of massive infection after taking RU-486, prescribed under the brand name Mifeprex, since it was approved by the FDA in 2000. Read story here Requires free registrationAbortion-Breast Cancer Speaker Travels Through Australia, New Zealand
07 Oct 2005 - Eve Sanchez Silver, a medical research analyst and breast cancer survivor, said that although "five medical groups have affirmed the truth that abortion increases breast cancer risk, the media and abortion-supporting breast cancer organizations have refused to pass these facts on to the woman on the street." Read moreWomen's magazines accused of 'despicable' cover-up, causing deaths
22 Sept 2005 - Two leading women's magazines are accused of misleading readers about the connection between abortion and breast cancer by an activist group. "Any doctor that denies the ABC link is either lying or is uninformed," said Karen Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer. "These repeated attempts to mislead women about the research are despicable. The individuals who've participated in this cover-up are directly responsible for cancer deaths." Read moreChina Population Control Workers Arrested Over Forced Abortions
21 Sept 2005 - Several Chinese population control officials in Linyi have been arrested or fired after reports surfaced that they were involved in forced abortions and sterilisations. The report follows a campaign by pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng who is currently under house arrest for exposing the violations in the local area. He said that the number of officials dismissed falls far short of the number who should be punished. Read moreAbortion clinic offers cash incentives to women to have terminations
11 Sept 2005 - A private abortion clinic in Spain is offering British women travel expenses and even discounts on the price of the terminations. In addition it offers a financial 'kick-back' to pregnancy advice helplines for referrals. Read moreInvestigation into safety of Abortion Pill
08 Sept 2005 - After continued research the US Food and Drug Administration found the RU 485 pill not to be as safe as first expected. After four deaths, all providers of medical abortion and their patients need to be aware of the risks of sepsis. Sepsis, which is one of the harsher side effects linked with using RU 486, is a severe illness caused by the infection of the blood stream. Read moreUnborn Children Cry in the Womb
24 Aug. 2005 - The pre born child not only cries in the womb, but "even their bottom lip quivers." So said New Zealand Pediatrician Ed Mitchell who helped with the U.S. study. Professor Mitchell said the finding reinforced the case for providing pain relief to unborn children when they underwent any medical procedure. The study, which can be found at bmjjournals.com revealed that the pre born child cries in the womb at 28 weeks. Read moreAustralian doctor charged with abortion
08 Aug 2005 - Australian Dr. Suman Sood allegedly administered a drug to a 20-year-old woman that induced labor. The woman gave birth at home to a 22 week old baby boy who lived for four hours. Sood's is the first such case in NSW in 20 years. www.heraldsun.news.com.auForced to Assist in Abortion, Nurse Sues Government
16 Aug 2005 - A South African nurse who left her job rather than be forced to assist in abortions began her civil suit in the Johannesburg High Court today. The practice of forcing healthcare workers to assist at abortions against their religious convictions is a mounting concern. Read herePublic documents list over 600 adverse events for RU 486
28 July 2005 - The FDA announcement on RU-486 mentioned the deaths linked to RU-486, neglected to release information about near-fatal adverse events. Two OB/GYNs who assessed the official reports found they included 220 cases of hemorrhage that were either life-threatening or extremely serious, 71 of which required transfusions. Also, 392 reports indicate that a surgical procedure was done, many under emergency conditions. Read hereUNFPA demands abortion for girls as young as 10
22 July 2005 - A UNFPA report, entitled "The Case for Investing in Young People as part of a National Poverty Reduction Strategy," states that "UNFPA's mandate [is] to promote youth development, including recognition of their health/reproductive rights and sexual and reproductive health." UNFPA explains that promoting abortion as a human right is advantageous because a "rights-based approach" "entails an obligation on the part of governments and other actors to realize these rights." Read hereVatican condemns vaccines derived from aborted foetuses
19 July 2005 - An eight-page document, published in Medicina e Morale by the Center for Bioethics of Catholic University in Rome, puts the full burden of guilt on the pharmaceutical industry, comparing their moral complicity to that of the abortionists themselves. Read hereWomen with a history of induced abortion more likely to use illegal drugs in subsequent pregnancy
12 July 2005 - A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology has found that women with a history of induced abortion are three times more likely to use illegal drugs during a subsequent pregnancy. The study supports a growing body of evidence which suggests that later pregnancies may arouse unresolved grief over prior abortions which women may seek to suppress by increased reliance on drugs and alcohol. Read hereWHO puts abortifacients on its essential drug list
11 July 2005 - The British Medical Journal reported Saturday that the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the RU-486 chemical abortifacient as an "essential" medicine for inclusion in a list of medicines required to be available to physicians working in developing countries. Read moreAdverse Events Reports show dangers RU 486 has for women Read here
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Abortionist calls charge 'outrageous'
01 July 2005 - The Kansas abortionist who had his license pulled and clinic closed after high-profile accusations by at least one employee that he microwaved a foetus and mixed it into his lunch says the charge is ''outrageous'' because he's a vegetarian who is squeamish about meat. Read moreAborted-foetus shots used to stop aging
19 June 2005 - There's a heavy demand in Russia for aborted and miscarried foetuses ? for stem-cell injection treatments designed as anti-aging therapies. Some are questioning the legality as well as the ethics. Read moreNew Zealand 2004 abortion rate down on previous year
15 June 2005 - The number of abortions performed in New Zealand has dropped for the first time since 1998. A total of 18,210 induced abortions were performed in New Zealand in the December 2004 year, compared to 18,511 in 2003. Read news storyRight To Life New Zealand takes legal action
06 June 2005 - RTL has filed legal action in the High Court at Wellington against the Abortion Supervisory Committee, saying it has misinterpreted the law and allowed too many abortions. Read storyPremature babies more likely after abortion
31 May 2005 - A French study of 2,837 births found that women who had abortions were one and a half times as likely to have premature births in subsequent pregnancies as women who hadn't had abortions. The study found that the increase was especially significant for those women who had multiple abortions. The report also revealed that extremely premature deliveries had an especially high association with previous abortions.
Parents of abortion drug victim to sue
28 Dec. 2004 - Holly Patterson, who died at the age of 18 in September of 2003, is the third woman since the drug's 2000 approval to die in connection with taking Mifeprex, commonly known as the abortion pill RU 486. (In addition to the three deaths linked to the drug, the F.D.A. has received 676 reports of problems.) Holly's parents filed a suit against the manufacturers Danco Laboratories as well as the Planned Parenthood abortion facility where Holly was given the drug.
Conscientous Objection
31 May, 2004 Eugenic screening by abortion in the UK The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom has reported that between 2001 and 2002 there was an 8% increase in abortions after the 24th week of gestation in order to eliminate infants believed to have deformities like cleft lips or palates. A 17% increase in abortions to eliminate infants with Down Syndrome was reported during the same period. The increases are probably related to improved eugenic screening techniques that identify potential birth defects. London's Metropolitan University ethicist Jacqueline Laing warned that the trend toward eugenics is "obliterating the willingness of people to accept disability." [Daily Mail] The trend also suggests that increasing pressure will be brought to bear on conscientious objectors in the medical and health care professions.Eugenic screening by abortion in the UK
31 May, 2004 The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom has reported that between 2001 and 2002 there was an 8% increase in abortions after the 24th week of gestation in order to eliminate infants believed to have deformities like cleft lips or palates. A 17% increase in abortions to eliminate infants with Down Syndrome was reported during the same period.The increases are probably related to improved eugenic screening techniques that identify potential birth defects. London's Metropolitan University ethicist Jacqueline Laing warned that the trend toward eugenics is "obliterating the willingness of people to accept disability." [Daily Mail] The trend also suggests that increasing pressure will be brought to bear on conscientious objectors in the medical and health care professions.
Bobbit - PAS!!!
Go there now ...On January 10, 1994, Lorena Bobbitt went on trial for the "malicious wounding" of her husband's manhood with an eight-inch kitchen knife. After an eleven day trial, she was acquitted on grounds of temporary insanity.
A special report released by the Elliot Institute entitled "The John and Lorena Bobbitt Mystery, Unraveled" that reveals surprising new information on the case, and lays the blame for her actions on PAS - Post Abortion Stress.
Foetus cells used in controversial cosmetic treatment
17 Oct 2005 - Dozens of British women are flying to Barbados to be injected with the stem cells of aborted foetuses at a clinic that charges 15,000 ($38,120) for the controversial new treatment. Read moreNew Zealand Court Will Allow Abortion Case to Continue
14 Oct 2005 - A New Zealand court will allow a case against the Abortion Supervisory Committee filed by New Zealand Right to Life to continue. A Wellington High Court judge says parts of the case can move on but dismissed other parts of it. New Zealand Right to Life wants the courts to force the committee to challenge abortion practitioners when they perform abortions for supposedly mental health reasons. Right to Life says some abortion practitioners are falsely saying some abortions are necessary on those grounds. Attorneys for New Zealand say the case misinterprets the country's abortion laws. The judge wants Right to Life to redraft the case to include only the parts he allowed. Read moreVictorian women face wait for late abortions
13 Oct 2005 - Women in the Australian State of Victoria wanting a late term (after 20 weeks) abortion, for other than reasons of foetal abnormality, may soon have to first see a counsellor and go through a mandatory 48-hour cooling-off period. Regulations are being considered after figures showed late term abortions for psychosocial reasons had almost doubled from the previous year. Read moreBoard backs off from abortion surgery
11 Oct 2005 - The Whanganui District Health Board returned a 9:2 vote against allowing surgical abortions to once more take place at Whanganui Hospital. At present women seeking surgical abortions must travel to Wellington or Auckland. Read moreRussia now has more abortions than babies born
24 Sept 2005 - In 2004 there were 1.6 million registered abortions in Russia and 1.5 million births. Experts say the crisis is reaching a critical level that threatens not only Russia's economic development, but its very existence. Read moreMother and baby both die from botched abortion
24 Sept 2005 - Christin was sexually assaulted in January 2005 and became pregnant. When she was 28 weeks pregnant, Christin was taken by her family to the abortion clinic of Dr. George Tiller. The next day, after delays by clinic staff to respond to her worsening condition, she died on the way to a hospital. Read moreArnold: I'd kill someone who took my daughter for an abortion
22 Sept 2005 - Addressing a California ballot initiative on Parental Notification, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would "kill" anyone who took one of his daughters to have an abortion without notifying him. Read moreReport Calls on China to Give Up Forced-Abortion Population Control Policy
16 Sept 2005 - A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine says China should scrap its one-child population control policy. The publication says more wealth and freedom in China means the policy is outdated. Read morePro-life activist on hunger strike in jail
08 Sept 2005 - A blind Chinese activist has been arrested for trying to launch a lawsuit against forced sterilisations and abortions. He had collected evidence of cases in Linyi, a city of 10 million people, where couples had been forced to be sterilised and women had been coerced into aborting seven-month old unborn children. Read moreThink foetuses can't feel pain? Try telling them that
30 Aug. 2005 - A specialist in high-risk obstetrics refutes the claim that foetuses feel no pain until 30 weeks. "Many of the tiny babies that I deliver, some as small as 1 pound at 23 weeks, have required surgery during their difficult neonatal battle for life. All of them receive anesthesia... The medical literature duel over abortion has been quite one-sided since most of the medical hierarchy is ardently pro-abortion." News-Medical.NetReview on foetal pain creates controversy
24 Aug. 2005 - At a time when US legislaters are considering foetal pain laws that will require administering an anaesthetic to a foetus being aborted after 20 weeks, a controversial study alleges that before 28 weeks a foetus cannot feel pain. Foetal pain expert Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand disagrees and anti-abortion groups point out that at least two of the study's authors are abortion activists. News-Medical.NetNew evidence linking abortion to breast cancer
10 Aug. - 2005 British statistician Patrick Carroll has found new evidence linking abortion to breast cancer. Carroll, the director of the Pensions and Population Research Institute in London, based his study on data from government reports. Read more hereBrain dead woman gives birth 3 months early
03 Aug 2005 - 26-year-old Susan Torres, kept on life support for three months to allow her baby to grow, has had the baby delivered by Caesarian section at seven months. Shortly after the baby was born she was removed from life support and died. "Susan was three months early," her father-in-law said, "and there's a lot of abortions that are done on kids her size. All you have to do is stand and look at that incubator...life starts a lot earlier than birth. I just invite them...I'll show them myself." Read hereRU 486 Causes Rare Infection Killing Women
27 July 2005 - A Brown University researcher, in the USA, says the abortion drug RU 486 causes rare bacterial infections in women that are not usually seen anywhere else. An article scheduled to appear in the September issue of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy confirms the drug is responsible for the women's deaths. Read moreRead the Abstract