California ProLife Council News 

ABORTION CENTER DIRECTOR ADMITS OUT-OF-STATE TEENS GO THERE TO AVOID PARENTS
Hagerstown, MD-- When the Senate approved a bill last week prohibiting taking a teenager to another state for an abortion without her parents' knowledge or consent, abortion advocates claimed the practice rarely occurs. However, the director of a Maryland abortion business says it routinely gets calls from teens wanting to avoid parental involvement laws. Teenagers in Pennsylvania's York County are apparently heading to the Hagerstown Reproductive Health Services abortion business in neighboring Maryland. Source: Life News, July 30, 2006

NURSE: NEW ORLEANS EUTHANASIA CHARGES REMIND US "FIRST DO NO HARM"
by Jennifer Lahl
Disasters do happen. We must be prepared for them when they do. And killing our patients is never an appropriate response to their care. Those who we trust our very lives with have an obligation to first, do no harm. The ultimate in patient abandonment is to end their life in possibly their greatest hour of need. We see this attitude toward the weak and vulnerable in many of the bioethics issues. Physician assisted suicide--they are going to die anyway, isn't it compassionate to help them end their life? Embryonic stem cells--they are going to die anyway, shouldn't we use these embryos to find cures for others? Death row inmates--they are going to die anyway, shouldn't we use them and harvest their organs? Oops--we Westerners haven't slipped that far yet! Source: Life News, July 30, 2006

FDA MAY ALLOW MORNING AFTER PILL SALES TO WOMEN OVER 18 YEARS-OLD
Washington, DC -- After a long delay that has angered abortion advocates, the Food and Drug Administration appears to be paving the way for over the counter sales of the morning after pill, which may cause an abortion in some instances. The agency has told the Plan B drug's manufacturer that the drug may be sold to women over the age of 18. The agency sent a letter to officials at Barr Laboratories wanting to discuss the details of the plan. An FDA statement said the arrangement could be completed in "a matter of weeks." Under the setup, the morning after pills would be kept behind the pharmacy counter and women would need to ask to purchase them. Anyone under 18 would need a prescription from a physician. Source: Life News, July 31, 2006

HOUSE FAILS TO OVERRIDE BUSH VETO OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH FUNDING
Washington, DC -- The House of Representatives failed to override President Bush's veto of a bill that would spend taxpayer funds on embryonic stem cell research. With the failed vote, the bill is dead for the session and the U.S. government will continue to focus spending funds on adult stem cell research, which has yielded dozens of treatments for patients. The House voted 235-193 in favor of overriding the veto, but the vote was 65 short of the two-thirds necessary to override it. Some 51 Republicans and 183 Democrats voted to override while 179 Republicans and 14 Democrats voted against it. Source: Life News, July 18, 2006