Pro-Life Chair to Congress: 'We Can't Reduce Abortions By Promoting Abortion'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Writing to all members of Congress on September 19, Cardinal Justin Rigali warned against enactment of the proposed "Freedom of Choice Act" or "FOCA" (S. 1173, H.R. 1964). "Despite its deceptive title," he wrote, "FOCA would deprive the America...Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop From 1990 to 2004: CDC
But more recent federal statistics saw uptick in teen pregnancies in 2006 MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined from 1990 to 2004, as did the number of abortions, while the number of pregnancies among unmarried women increased slightly ...Blunt: House Republicans Fight to Ensure Taxpayer Resources Aren't Used to Fund Abortions Overseas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today in support of efforts by Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) and others to make sure taxpayer money being used t...FRC Commends Effort to Protect Pro-Life Riders, Prevent Taxpayer Funded Abortions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council commends the over 180 Members of Congress who signed a letter directed to the White House urging support for long-standing pro-life policies in upcoming appropriations bills. These riders prohibit tax dollars for domestic and...FRC Condemns President Obama's $441 Million Bailout of International Abortions
FRC President Tony Perkins asks, "How many more broken promises lie ahead?" WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the day after millions of Americans solemnly marked the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that has led to the loss of an estimated ...Medically Induced Abortions (MIAs) Causes More Deaths Due To Infection
In many parts of the world, the moral and legal aspects of abortion have become the subject of intense debate. Various methods of inducing //abortions have been used throughout history and Since 2000, medically induced abortions (MIAs) death toll have crossed five in North America, who died from t...Over Five Million Illegal Abortions In India Every Year
India records a whopping 5.7 million illegal abortions every year and over 80 percent of pregnant women do not get hygienic antenatal care, say experts//. "Every year 6.7 million abortions take place in India but the sad part is that 5.7 millions are illegal. The place and technique used in most...Delhi Accounts for 23,000 Female Fetus Abortions Last Year
Around 23,000 female foetuses were aborted in the capital last year with, experts said Wednesday. // "Whereas Denmark had 23,000 births in 2005, the same number of female foetuses were aborted in Delhi alone," said Puneet Bedi, a leading medicine expert, quoting records of the Delhi governmen...Hopkins Report: Focusing on Family Planning Lessens HIV Impact
...n antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis for HIV-positive women giving birth. By extension, preventing unintended pregnancies also will reduce the number of abortions and the number of children orphaned by AIDS. To prevent pregnancy, women with HIV can safely use most contraceptive methods, with just a few exceptio...Previous abortions and exercise: Do they affect pregnancy?
Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 %. It is not currently understood to what degree physical activity during pregnancy protects against pre-eclampsia, compared to previous studies. This is shown in two new studies from the Norwegian Institut...Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos
...erved in vitro also occurs in spontaneous pregnancies since, at most, 30% of human conceptions result in a live birth and more than 50% of spontaneous abortions carry chromosomal aberrations. The high rate of chromosomal abnormalities is almost certainly responsible for the low fecundity of humans compared wit...Housecat-sized Siberian tiger cubs get collared
...quence variants of the LHB/CGB genes," explains Laan. "We may be able to determine whether an individual is particularly susceptible to spontaneous abortions or reduced gonadal function, for example." Contact: Maris Laan, Ph.D. Research Professor, University of Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372-53495258 E-mai...Studies on human genome variation provide insight into disease
...quence variants of the LHB/CGB genes," explains Laan. "We may be able to determine whether an individual is particularly susceptible to spontaneous abortions or reduced gonadal function, for example." Contact: Maris Laan, Ph.D. Research Professor, University of Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372-53495258 E-mai...Live vaccines more effective against horse herpes virus
...d. Previous studies on horses have found the inactivated vaccines are not very effective in lowering equine virus levels in the blood or preventing abortions caused by the virus. "Based on recent reports and our preliminary findings, many inactivated vaccines, especially when given too often, don't appear t...Empire Genomics and Reprogenetics Join Forces to Improve Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
...y will enable us to improve screening for genetic defects as well as improve the pregnancy outcome for patients undergoing IVF by reducing spontaneous abortions and genetically affected conceptions," said Santiago Munne, Ph.D., Reprogenetics director. "Currently PGD requires highly skilled and experienced embr...