Victories Prolife

Adult Stem Cells' Benefits

REUTERS HEALTH, Oct. 3—New research has raised hopes that adult stem cells may one day be used to treat brain injuries.

In a study led by Dr. Tracy McIntosh of the Head Injury Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, mice with brain injuries were injected with neural stem cells. The treated mice showed significant improvements in motor skills.

Colorado Abortion Drop

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, Oct. 4—Abortions in the Centennial State have dropped precipitously.

According to the Denver daily newspaper, Colorado saw 9,384 abortions in 1995; five years later that number dropped to 4,215—a decline of 63%.

The change was reported to the Newsby Liz McDonough, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Human Services. McDonough also reported that, although the numbers of live births to Colorado teen-agers aren't declining, fewer Colorado teens are getting pregnant.

Pro-Life Doctor to Advise FDA?

KENTUCKY POST, Oct. 9—A pro-life gynecologist from Lexington, Ky., is in line for a position on an FDA women's-health advisory committee.

According to the Post, the Bush administration is considering Dr. W. David Hager for an appointment to the Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee—the same panel that recommended the approval of the abortion pill RU-486.

In August, Hager was one of several physicians in the Christian Medical Association who petitioned the FDA to shelve RU-486 pending a review of the approval process and complications attributed to the drug.

School Okays Pro-Life T-Shirt

SHEBOYGAN PRESS, Oct. 5—A Wisconsin high-school student has been cleared to wear a controversial pro-life T-shirt to school.

On Sept. 27 Aaron Kaat, a senior at Sheboygan South High School, arrived at school wearing a T-shirt bearing the words “Abortion is homicide” on the front. The message on the back read: “You will not silence my message. You will not mock my God. You will stop killing my generation.” According to the Sheboygan Press, he was sent to the associate principal's office.

Kaat said he was warned he would face disciplinary measures if he wore the shirt to school again, but a spokesperson for the school district said school officials changed their decision. “The more we thought about it, the more we thought that it was just a political statement” allowed by the district dress code, co-superintendent Joe Sheehan told the newspaper.