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FRC Statement on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Ruling June 1, 2004 - Tuesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2004 CONTACT: Bill Murray, (202) 393-2100 FOR RADIO: Yvonne Lingo "This judge's decision is not only a threat to unborn children, but to the democratic process," says FRC's Perkins. WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to today's ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in California, declaring the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 unconstitutional, Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement in his daily e-newsletter, The Washington Update: "In a move not completely unexpected, the United States District Court...

FR Friends, It is not in me to post vanity topics with any frequency, but yesterday's events leave me no choice. I've no little conviction that many of you share my feelings of disappointment, frustration, and powerlessness over Judge Phyllis Hamilton's decision to block the ban on Partial Birth Abortion, saying in O'Connoresqe language that "the act poses an undue burden on a woman's right to choose an abortion." One is reminded of Marie Antoinette and her famous flippant comment in response to the plight of starving French peasants, "Let them eat cake". It has become increasingly clear that, no...

Cain Calls Majette Liberal Puppet FOREST PARK, GA (Mar. 29) - Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herman Cain released the following statement after U.S. Rep Denise Majette announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate: “With Denise Majette’s announcement today to run for the United States Senate, it is apparent that the Democratic Party continues to believe in its failed policies of more taxes and bigger government. Obviously, they have learned nothing from Senator Zell Miller. There are enough liberals and moderates in the Senate and we do not need another. “In the past year, Congresswoman Majette has spent...

Heard on ABC Radio News: In San Francisco, a government lawyer asked the Cief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood, Maureen Paul, whether the fetus feels pain during the Partial Birth Abortion procedure. Paul answered, "I have no idea what you mean."

To solve the state's financial crisis, Schwarzenegger has to bring down spending, sell the Democratic-controlled Legislature on budget cuts and improve California's standing on Wall Street. But the overwhelming vote may well have given him a huge infusion of clout among lawmakers and demonstrated that the former action hero and bodybuilder has the political muscle to get what he wants from voters. "He's viewed by both parties as the most formidable politician we've seen in this state for many years," said Raphael Sonenshein, a political science professor at California State University, Fullerton. The bond proposal trailed badly in early polls,...

[WOLFSTAR'S INRO: As a kickoff to the 2004 presidential campaign, I plan to do a running compendium of most of President George W. Bush's most beautiful and/or significant speeches. To mark the season in which Christians around the world celebrate the birth of the Christ child, following is the first installment: An exerpt from the president's typically simple, yet powerful remarks prior to signing the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act on November 5, 2003]: THE PRESIDENT: For years, a terrible form of violence has been directed against children who are inches from birth, while the law looked the other way....

<p>BOSTON -- It wasn't the volume of mail that surprised me when I protested "Terri's Law." After all, the case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman back on a feeding tube, had been put before a national jury. The vast majority of my e-mailers seemed to believe that the few minutes of edited video represented the 24/7 reality of her last 13 years.</p>

Injunction Doesn't Apply Nationwide A federal judge in Nebraska blocked implementation of a federal ban on certain late-term abortions Wednesday less than an hour after President George W. Bush signed the ban into law. Judge Richard Kopf said his injunction wouldn't apply nationwide. The temporary restraining order applies only to the four doctors in Nebraska who filed the suit he was hearing. In his ruling, Kopf cited the law's lack of an exception to preserve the health of women seeking the abortion. Kopf said Congress may have felt no health exception is needed, but the Supreme Court has ruled otherwise....

The President signed the Partial Birth Abortion bill today and within an hour, a Nebraska Federal Judge according to Fox News had put a stay on the Partial Birth Abortion bill taking effect. ACLU is also shopping for a Manhatten Federal Judge to do the same.Since these liberal judges have taken this action, it is up to Freepers to take action. Please start writing letters and calling talk radio NOW. You can find the info for your area by visiting Bush-Cheney '04 at: Bush-Cheney '04 Activism Site Please post on this thread the action you have taken and notify all...

I was appalled, though not surprised, to read on the front page of our local High Desert paper, The Daily Press, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, Senator Barbara Boxer’s comments about the story behind the headline, “Senate Oks partial birth abortion ban.” Said Sen. Boxer: “This is indeed a historic day, because for the first time in history Congress is banning a medical procedure that is considered medically necessary by physicians (emphasis added).” The Associated Press article went on to say that this bill was years in the making and imposes the most far-reaching limits on abortion since the (U.S.) Supreme...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to ban the practice that critics call partial birth abortion, sending President Bush a measure that supporters and foes alike said could alter the future of U.S. abortion rights. A court challenge is certain. Years in the making, the bill imposes the most far-reaching limits on abortion since the Supreme Court in 1973 confirmed a woman's right to end a pregnancy. "This is an enormous day. It's been a long seven-year fight about the issue of partial birth abortion," said Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. He was a leader of the drive to...

<p>They control no statewide offices and are the minority party in both legislative chambers.</p> <p>But for one month in California -- including a dramatic and exhausting 29-hour finale -- political strategists, lawmakers and others agreed: Republicans held all the cards.</p>

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2003 June 18 Clouds and the Moon Move to Block the Sun Credit & Copyright: Peter Wienerroither Explanation: High above a small church near Vienna, Austria, clouds and the Moon vied for position in front of the Sun. Such was the case on the ground late last month during a partial eclipse of the Sun visible throughout Europe and Asia. Nearing the farthest part of its orbit around the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban the partial birth abortion (pba) procedure, also known as the D&X, or dilitation and extraction, abortion procedure. The Illinois delegation's opposition to the ban was bi-partisan: Congressman Mark Kirk was the only Republican to oppose the measure, while seven Democratic U.S. Representatives -- Davis, Emanuel, Evans, Gutierrez, Jackson, Rush and Schakowsky -- also rejected the ban. The U.S. Senate voted to ban the procedure earlier this spring, so the initiative now goes to President George Bush to sign into law, which he has publicly stated he will do....

<p>Assembly Democrats dangled a budget deal to skeptical Republicans on Wednesday, offering to support $2.5 billion in cuts to health programs for the poor and other state services in exchange for GOP backing for a plan to borrow pension funds to help fill the state's budget hole.</p>

Bill passes in Senate

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 December 3 Eclipse Over Acacia Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak Explanation: On December 4th, for the second time in as many years, the Moon's shadow will track across southern Africa bringing a total solar eclipse to African skies. Reaching Africa just before 6:00 Universal Time, the narrow path of totality - corresponding to the path of the Moon's umbra or dark central shadow - will run eastward...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 June 12 A Partial Eclipse Over the Golden Gate Bridge Credit & Copyright: Gerard Barkats Explanation: Part of the Sun disappeared behind the Moon earlier this week. Previously, the waning Moon was best visible from all places on Earth during the early morning hours because it led the Sun. As the Moon orbited the Earth, however, the Sun caught up to it and passed it on the...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 June 10 Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire Credit & Copyright: Dennis Mammana (Skyscapes) Explanation: Today, a few lucky people will see a "ring of fire." That's a name for the central view of an annular eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. At the peak of this eclipse, the middle of the Sun will appear to be missing and the dark Moon will appear to be...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 June 8 A Fleeting Eclipse Credit & Copyright: Olivier Staiger Explanation: A lunar eclipse can be viewed in a leisurely fashion. Visible to anyone on the night side of planet Earth (weather permitting), totality often lasts an hour or so as the moon glides through the Earth's shadow. But a solar eclipse is more fleeting. Totality can last a few minutes only for those fortunate enough to...