Research indicates "morning-after" pills are non-abortive
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“Because they block creation of fertilized eggs, they would not meet abortion opponents’ definition of abortion-inducing drugs. “
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Pepsico "has agreed to stop using a cell line from aborted babies to test flavor enhancers."
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Maybe sometimes boycotts do work? Sweet news follows boycott of PepsiCo But Pepsico says there never was any use of these kinds of cells.
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Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules
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“A fetus’s gender should not be revealed until after 30 weeks of pregnancy, says an editorial in the Canadian Medical Journal.” (HT: Don Johnson)
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States enacted a record number of abortion restrictions in 2011
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”68% of these new provisions—92 in 24 states—-restrict access to abortion services, a striking increase from last year, when 26% of new provisions restricted abortion.”Discussion
Bill would ban sex- and race- selection abortions
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“ ‘Today in America, 40 to 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually one in two, are killed before they are born, which is a greater cause of death for African-Americans than heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, AIDS, and violence combined,’ Franks said at a hearing on the legislation.” The Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011
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"Dolly" scientist: abandon embryonic stem cell research
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“The scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep has urged fellow researchers to forego embryonic stem cell research” Dolly scientist
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