Pro-Life Perspective

May 5-9, 2008 - This Week on Pro-Life Perspective:

Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9, 2008

6106-6110 – Roe: More Than It’s Author Intended?

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Dr. Franz looks back on an LA Times expose on the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton rulings and their author, Justice Harry Blackmun.  The piece originally ran shortly after Justice Blackmun’s papers were released to the public, providing a unique insight into the debate that shaped the decisions. 

For more information on the Blackmun papers, see:

http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/Blackmunpapers.html

See also this story from National Right to Life News:

http://www.nrlc.org/news/2004/NRL03/blackmun_files.htm

April 21-25, 2008 - This Week on Pro-Life Perspective:

Monday, April 21- Friday, April 25, 2008

6096-6100 - When They Say…You Say…

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Dr. Franz discusses common pro-abortion arguments and the pro-life answers laid out in "When They Say…You Say" presented annually at our NRLC convention by NRLC State Legislative Director Mary Spaulding Balch and American Victims of Abortion Director Olivia Gans.

For more information, see “When They Say…You Say…” on the NRLC website:

www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/abortionresponses.html

 For more information about NRLC 2008, see:

www.nrlc.org/convention/index.html

April 7-11, 2008 - This Week on Pro-Life Perspective:

Monday, April 7 – Friday April 11, 2008

6086-6090 – Terri’s Legacy

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Last week marked the 3rd anniversary of the death by starvation and dehydration of Terri Schiavo.  As part of marking that tragic day, Dr. Franz once again shares excerpts from a workshop at our annual NRLC convention featuring Terri's siblings speaking about out their efforts to carry on Terri's memory by saving other medically dependent and disabled persons, like Terri, from death by starvation and dehydration.

 Resource Links

For more information about Terri’s Day and the work of the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, visit: www.terrisfight.org

To order a copy of the Terri’s Legacy workshop, or any other convention workshops on CD or audio tape, download an order form at: www.nrlc.org/convention/Audio%20Order%20Form%20%202007.pdf

For more information on the Terri’s Legacy Project, see: www.nrlc.org/Projects/Legacy/index.html

 For resources on assisted suicide and euthanasia available from National Right to Life, including the Will to Live pro-life advanced directive, see the following:

To read or download a copy of the Powell Center report, see: www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/AdvancedDirectives/ReportRevised2007.pdf  (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

To view a full-color chart of the current status of state laws regarding advance directives, see: www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/AdvancedDirectives/StateStatueReport.html

For more information, see the NRLC Advance Directives Main Page: www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/AdvancedDirectives/index.html

To download a Will to Live (pro-life living will) for your state for you and your family members, see: www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/willtolive/index.html

To read or download a copy of the 1997 Life Cycle “Withholding Food and Fluids,” see: www.nrlc.org/onlinebrochures/Downloadables/Brochures/LifeCycle_1997April.pdf (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

March 10-14, 2008 - This Week on Pro-Life Perspective:

Monday, March 10, 2008

6066 – Cloned Monkey Stem Cells

Ever eager to thwart ethical considerations, and despite new advances made in ethical stem cell research sources, researchers have now announced the creation of stem cells from cloned monkey embryos -- with ultimate hopes that they can achieve the same results with cloned human embryos.

 For more information on stem cell research in general see: www.nrlc.org/killing_embryos/index.html and www.stemcellresearch.org.  See also the following in NRL News: www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL12/BriefNews.html

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

6067 – Meeting Women’s Needs

Dr. Franz shares the story of "Maria" who, because of the kindness and compassion of pro-lifers chose life for her unborn child.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

6068 – Dealing with Post-Abortion Syndrome Effectively

Some statistics report that upwards of 40% of American woman have had or will have an abortion by the time they reach age 45.   Pro-Life Perspective Co-Host Olivia Gans discusses efforts to effectively reach out to those who are mourning the loss of their unborn child.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

6069 – Mary Jo’s Journey to Wholeness

Pro-Life Perspective Co-Host Olivia Gans shares the story of "Mary Jo" and her 15 year healing process after having an abortion.  

Friday, March 14, 2008

6070 – Modern Day Hero for Life

Diagnosed with cancer and advised to abort her third child or die herself, Maria defied all odds, gave birth to her child and defeated cancer.  Dr. Franz shares her story.

Resource Links for Tuesday-Friday:

For more information about available abortion alternatives, see:

www.nrlc.org/abortion/help.html

For general educational information about abortion, see:

www.nrlc.org/abortion/index.html

March 3-7, 2008 - This Week on Pro-Life Perspective:

Monday, March 3-Tuesday, March 4, 2008

6061-6062 – Lauren’s Story

Part 1 | Part 2

Dr. Franz shares an email from a father whose daughter, was born with spina bifida after he and his wife rejected recommendations to abort their daughter upon diagnosis of her disability.

 Wednesday, March 5, 2008

6063 – Why is Roe Still Here?

Dr. Franz discusses the difficulty involved in overturning the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

For more information about Roe v. Wade and other Supreme Court decisions affecting our pro-life work, see the following factsheet: www.nrlc.org/factsheets/FS16_SupremeCourt.pdf

Thursday, March 6, 2008

6064 – Great Britain Looks to Expand Embryo-Killing Stem Cell Research

Dr. Franz discusses recent efforts by Parliament to expand embryo-killing research in the United Kingdom.

For more information on stem cell research in general see: www.nrlc.org/killing_embryos/index.html and www.stemcellresearch.org.  See also the following in NRL News: www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL12/BriefNews.html

 Friday, March 7, 2008

6065 – When One is Enough

Dr. Franz goes back in the archive and shares a story that appeared in the New York Times Magazine in 2004.  The disturbing story of "Amy" and her desire to "selectively reduce" her three unborn children to one demonstrates just how callously our society disregards human life.