AUGUST 2007 ARCHIVE
Week of August 6 (5911-5915)
Monday, August 6, 2007
5911 – President Bush Praises NRLC at Annual Convention
In June, we had the honor of receiving warm greetings from President George W. Bush via video address
at our annual convention. Today, Dr. Franz shares the President’s greetings.
You can read a transcript of the President’s message.
(requires Adobe Acrobat)
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
5912 – Steven Ertelt Commentary on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Today Dr. Franz discusses a column written by Lifenews.com Editor and CEO Steven Ertelt in defense of
the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and the impact it has had on the abortion debate in America.
To read Mr. Ertelt’s entire commentary, see:
www.lifenews.com/nat3162.html
For more information about partial-birth abortion, see NRLC’s extensive internet archive at:
www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/index.html
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
5913 – A New Generation of Abortion Doctors
As current abortion doctors begin to retire, new medical students are reluctant to study the practice
and the abortionists' trade association wants to force the issue. Dr. Franz discusses a recent story in
the Los Angeles Times about the issue.
Read the LA Times article. (requires Adobe Acrobat)
To view NRLC’s fact sheet on abortion techniques, see:
www.nrlc.org/Factsheets/FS06_AbortionTechniques.pdf
(requires Adobe Acrobat)
Thursday, August 9 and Friday, August 10, 2007
5914-5915 – A Closer Look at the Great Ape Project Part 1 | Part 2
Some would like to see apes, chimps and other primates given the same rights as humans -- including the
right to life. Some of the same supporters, however, would continue to deny the right to life of unborn
humans. Dr. Franz takes an in-depth look at the Seattle-based Great Ape Project
To read the Great Ape Project's “Declaration” see:
www.greatapeproject.org/declaration.php
To read Laura Echevarria’s Lifenews.com column on the Great Ape Project, see:
www.lifenews.com/nat3137.html
Week of August 13 (5916-5920)
Monday, August 13, 2007
5916 – New York Times “Anti-Choice” Flub
In a recent article reviewing two new films and Hollywood’s treatment of the abortion issue, “The Gray
Lady” editors let the term “anti-choice” slip through.
Read Mirea Navarro’s article, “On Abortion, Hollywood is No Choice”
Tuesday, August 14 2007
5917 – Letters to the Editor
In response to the New York Times’ article using the term “anti-choice” to describe pro-lifers, Dr. Franz
discusses how to write an effective letter to the editor.
To view some basic points on writing a letter to the editor, see:
www.prolifeperspective.com/lettertoeditor.pdf
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
5918 – GOP: A Do Nothing Party on Abortion? No Way.
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne claims that President Bush and the Republican Party have done
nothing to live up to their "pro-life" moniker. Dr. Franz discusses NRL News editor Dave Andrusko rebuttal
of that assertion.
To view the records on life of Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush, see:
www.nrlc.org/PresidentialRecords.htm
To view your Representative and Senators’ voting records on abortion, visit our legislative action center.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
5919 – Fetal Development Refresher Course
It's always good for pro-lifers to have the fundamental basics about fetal development at their
fingertips. Today, Dr. Franz provides a refresher course.
For more information, see our Educational Trust Fund’s “The Basics” factsheet:
www.nrlc.org/Factsheets/FS09_TheBasics.pdf
Friday, August 17, 2007
5920 – Voter Registration
A staggering number of Americans of voting age aren’t even registered to vote! Today, Dr. Franz
discusses the importance to being registered to vote and taking place in the political process.
For more information on voter registration, call your local board of elections.
Week of August 20 (5921-5925)
Monday, August 20 - Friday, August 24, 2007
5921-5925 – Dealing With Media Bias
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Last week, Dr. Franz discussed evidence of pro-abortion bias in one particular New York Times story, but
we all know that bias is everywhere in the mainstream media. All week, Dr. Franz discusses the topic of
media bias, what we can do as a pro-life movement to combat it, and how to build an effective, working
relationship with local media in your area.
For more helpful hints on dealing with the media and improving your local right to life chapter’s
relationship with the press, see the following:
www.prolifeperspective.com/mediahandout.pdf
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Week of August 27 (5926-5925)
Monday, August 27, 2007
5926 – Advance Directives Need Not Be Followed
A Report by NRLC’s Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics (originally published in April 2005 and re-
released this summer) finds that the laws in a majority of states do no require that doctors abide by your
advance directive. Dr. Franz discusses the findings of the Powell Center Report.
Tuesday, August 28 – Thursday, August 30, 2007
5927-5929 – Withholding Food and Fluids Parts 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Dr. Franz reviews an almost prophetic article by NRLC Executive Director Dr. David O’Steen in the 1997
Life Cycle publication discussing the growing trend of treating food and water as extraordinary medical
treatment and the push to withhold food and fluids from terminal patients.
Resource Links for Monday-Thursday:
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)
Friday, August 31, 2007
5930 – Bill Fastabend
In a repeat airing, Dr. Franz shares a touching story by Brenda Fastabend, president of NRLC’s Virginia
affiliate, the Virginia Society for Human Life. In it, Brenda tells the story of her husband, Bill whose
mother was advised by her physician to end her pregnancy to avoid complications.
If you live in Virginia, and would like to become more involved in the Virginia Society for Human Life, visit
their website at www.vshl.org
To become involved in the efforts of the NRLC affiliate in your state, see our affiliate index page to get
in touch with your state organization: www.nrlc.org/states/index.html