Indiana 
The Indiana Supreme Court this week will begin hearing arguments on whether an infant born with severe birth defects should have been born at all. The parents of the infant, who died after four months of life, are suing a genetic counselor for failing to warn them about the baby’s defects. Had they known, they would have had an abortion. (Washington Times, 9/8/97)

The United Nations Furthers Planned Parenthood's Agenda 
Babette Francis, a pro-life, pro-family leader from Australia, and a frequent attendee at United Nations conferences, shared some of her insights with us in her report, "Practical Lessons from UN Conferences." Babette asked an official with the World Bank, Michael Cohen if the World Bank made loans to developing countries conditional on their adopting population control programs, and he said they didn't make it conditional but such countries were offered lower rates of interest . Population control programs are integrated into other harmless or beneficial UN programs (such as clean water), making it difficult for developing countries to reject these fertility reduction initiatives. Mrs. Francis reports that Dr. Nafiz Sadik, executive director of the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA), announced at the World Food Summit that she had now signed agreements with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to promote UNFPA’s population control agenda. So, some of the funds used to provide tents and other life-saving resources for refugees and disaster victims will now be diverted to providing truckloads of abortifacients and condoms.

How to Help Rep. Linda Smith Win WA Senate Seat 
We reported in our August 8 issue of FaxNotes that Senator Mitch McConnell, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is not only not supporting pro-life Congresswoman Linda Smith in her race for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), but has actually offered $5 million of Senatorial Committee funds to anyone who will get in the primary race against her. In recent days it has been reported that Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott has encouraged Rep. George Nethercutt (mixed voting record on abortion), to enter the primary. Rep. Smith has angered the Republican establishment because she supports campaign finance reform legislation, to which they and many others, are unalterably opposed. A staunch defender of the right to life, Linda Smith will need generous grassroots support in order to overcome her own party’s efforts to defeat her. She can be contacted at: Linda Smith for Senate - P.O. Box 65117 - Vancouver, WA 98665. Phone: 888-571-3606 (toll free)

Pro-Life Demonstrators Follow Whitman's Trail 
New Jersey pro-life activists have been dogging the footsteps of Governor Christine Todd Whitman at almost every campaign stop as she seeks reelection in November. Whitman, who is outspokenly pro-abortion, vetoed the ban on partial-birth abortions passed by the New Jersey Legislature and has publicly stated her agreement with President Clinton's veto of the federal ban. One of the signs seen most often outside Whitman's events reads: "WHITMAN'S DEATH TOLL: 284 BABIES KILLED SINCE HER VETO OF THE PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN" Gov. Whitman has drawn still another opponent, the Libertarian Party candidate, Murray Sabrin, who has raised more than $236,000 in contributions, making him eligible for state matching funds. Observers tell us that Sabrin's entry into the race may increase the chance that Whitman, whose approval ratings are showing a decline, may be defeated in November.