JUNE 2007 ARCHIVE
Week of June 11 (episodes 5871-5875)
Partial-Birth Abortion on Trial
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
This week, Dr. Franz discusses the Supreme Court's April 18, 2007 ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, which
upheld the law banning partial-birth abortion. Specifically, she explores an article by Cathy Cleaver
Ruse, an attorney and former spokesperson on life issues for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
This week's resource links:
Mrs. Ruse's entire article, Partial-Birth Abortion On Trial, is available on the NRLC website here.
For NRLC's extensive internet archive on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, click here.
Week of June 18 (episodes 5876-5880)
A History of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Part 1 | Part 2 |Part 3 |Part 4 | Part 5
Dr. Franz discusses the Supreme Court's April 18, 2007 Gonzales v. Carhart decision upholding the federal
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, including a history of the legislation.
This week's resource links:
NRLC's archive on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is the best collection of resources on the Internet.
To access it, click here.
Please also check out "The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Misconceptions and Realities" by NRLC's
Federal Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.
Week of June 25 (5881-5885)
Monday, June 25 & Tuesday June 26
5881 – The Freedom of Choice Act pt 1
5882 – The Freedom of Choice Act pt 2
In response to Gonzales v. Carhart, pro-abortion Democrats have re-introduced the so-called “Freedom
of Choice Act” (FOCA). The bill seeks to nullify existing pro-life laws, including the Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act.
For more information on FOCA click here.
See also NRLC's main page on FOCA here.
See also this article from the May 2007, National Right to Life NEWS:
ACTION ITEM:
Take action by contacting your Senators and Representatives through our Legislative Action Center and
letting them know that you oppose the so-called “Freedom of Choice Act”:
Wednesday, June 27
5883 – Donna Joy
The remarkable story of Donna Joy, whose mother refused to have a partial-birth abortion despite
medical recommendations.
To read Donna Joy’s story, see this article from the May 2007, National Right to Life NEWS
Thursday, June 28
5884 – Demanding Abortion in Canada
Vicki Saporta and the National Abortion Federation are calling on the Canadian Medical Association to
force doctors to perform
abortions.
For more information, see the following two stories at Lifenews.com:
Canada Province Should Let Doctors Do Tax-Funded Abortions, Activist Says
Abortion Business Coalition to Launch New Pro-Abortion Efforts in Canada
Friday, June 29
5885 – Presidential Veto Warning
In May, President Bush sent a letter to House and Senate leadership promising to veto any
appropriations bills which remove
pro-life provisions.
For more information, read National Right to Life’s press release.
Read also President Bush’s letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
and letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
To contact your Senators and Representative regarding current pro-life legislation and pro-abortion
attempts to weaken existing
Pro-life laws, visit our Legislative Action Center