Prolife Victories
Ads Pulled
On April 7, WWMX-FM (106.5) pulled NARAL's paid promotions of the April 25 pro-abor tion march in Washington.
According to WWMX program director Steve Monz, the station received enough complaints the first two days the ads ran that the decision was an easy one.
“We're family-friendly, kid-safe,” Monz told the Washington Post. “Our barometer is, if our listeners have to explain to their kids what an item is, and they're uncomfortable with that, we're uncomfortable with that.”
Cleft Case Reopens
Rev. Joanna Jepson, curate of St. Michael's Church in Chester, brought the case to the constabular y's attention. She thought charges should have been brought against the doctors involved in the abortion.
Last year Jepson won the right to challenge the police's decision not to press charges against the doctors. Her lawyers argued that the abortion could never be justified on the basis of the 1967 Abortion Act, which says an abortion can be performed if a “serious handicap” is involved. They argued that a cleft lip and palate is not a serious handicap.
Fund Release
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 17 — Forty-two Catholic or rural Democrats in the Missouri Legislature have signed a letter asking Democratic Gov. Bob Holden to release funding for an abortion-alternatives program.
The money was par t of about $240 million the governor withheld from the Legislature's budget out of concern it would be under-funded. He has since released all of the money withheld except for what would fund the abortion-alternatives program, the wire service reported.
“We are very hopeful that the governor will release these funds,” said Rep. Matt Muckler, D-Ferguson, who is leading the effort. “The Missouri Alternatives to Abortion program is a pro-woman, pro-family effort that helps working people and the poor.”
Literature Leeway
Last year the Lee County School District wouldn't allow the girl to pass out literature on a non-class-time day of remembrance for unborn babies, so she and her mother sued. The board has a blanket policy that does not allow students to distribute any literature.
On April 14 a U.S. district judge refused to issue a preliminary order banning the district from enforcing its policy, the paper reported. The girl and her mother will appeal the case, according to their lawyer, Joel Oster of Liberty Counsel, a firm that specializes in religious-freedom cases.
