The pill, however, is misnamed as a contraception, since it is intended to destroy an already fertilized egg, i.e., a conceived human being. Last March, a similar program in British Columbia was scrapped after objections from the province s College of Physicians and Surgeons about the legal liability involved in permitting pharmacists to sell what the federal government still lists as prescription medication. Canadian readers should prayerfully consider urging their elected representatives to block this measure. We encourage our U.S. readers to prayerfully consider encouraging their two senators to vote in favor of S. 1272 which would encourage doctors aggressive management of pain while prohibiting the use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, this according to Family Research Council s Legislative Hotline .
Current law requires neither parental knowledge nor consent.
We support legislation which restores Biblical parental authority in their children s lives. Ideally, the government should not be offering such services to minors. It seems incredible that we need to have a law that protects children who are alive at birth, but we nevertheless urge our U.S. readers to prayerfully urge their federal representatives to support the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act which would establish the personhood of all infants born alive. Presently, some hospitals let babies who survive labor-induced abortions die. The NIH limits its researchers to use only cells that were obtained by private firms.