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Collection: Blackwell , Morton C.: Files Archivist: kdb/bcb QA/Box: 1Q449- 0 A 9 D-Sl S FOIA ID: F00-140 [Critchlow] File Folder: American Life Lobby (2) Date: 5/14/01 A,,J,._ , I. ,; .,.,,,., ~1-.qoi' DOCUMENT SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION NO. & TYPE
1. letter Judie Brown to Peter Houk, 1p. 2/23/83 B6
2. mailgram Judie Brown to William French Smith, 1p . n.d. B6
3. letter Kim Warren Eddie to Judie Brown, lp. 2/1/83 B6
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. ,J Mrs. Heckler's First Test: Response to Infanticide? The general counsel of DHHS proposes that state agencies, not the Justice Department, should pursue ... cases llke Infant Doe. Reproduced here are the actual pages of a memorandum written for Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, by Juan A. del Real, general coun sel for the department on the subject of infanticide and fed eral regulation. We realize that this memorandum is difficult to .:·:,.. '• . read, and thus we quote the fol lowing pertinent paragraph Remember! It was the J us this memorandum to the atten from its second pag~: tice Department that intervened tion of Secretary Designate Mar "Guidelines versus regulation." in the Robinson, Illinois, baby garet Heckler (DHHS) and re "Although a regulation case last May and made it pos quested that the President as would have stronger legal force, sible for the baby to be moved to well as Mrs. Heckler look into for several reasons, this memo a better facility, treated and this matter of the memorandum randum recommends issuance subsequently adopted. on the subject of infanticide and of guidelines rather than regu Question: Why would the try to determine why this cur lations. First, guidelines,. unlike counsel of DHHS not want Jus ious language is being used in a regulations, do not need ap tice involved? Because he wants memorandum that deals with proval of the Justice Department to drag his feet? Because he the taking of the life of a new and 0MB, thus avoiding what really does not want to become born infant. in a number of instances has involved with infanticide cases? Mrs. Heckler, when first ap proven to be a very lengthy and And, if not, why not? proached on this matter, and cumbersome process. Second, Also note his use of the later in the presence of the Pres guidelin~s provi,de greater flex.: phrase "unanticipated circum ident and Vice President-Bush ibility to the Department to ad stances"-what can that possi commented that the memoran just to unanticipated circum bly mean when one is dealing dum, in form, probably became stances in an area with which with the taking of the life of a public without the knowledge of we have had little experience. child already born? What pos General Counsel del Real. Mrs. Third, because nothing in .the sible circumstances can result Brown requested that the entire guidelines is not supportable on in a complaint regarding this matter be investigated anyway, the basis of existing regulations, murder oflittle babies that would as the memorandum was in issuing the substance of the not require the immediate action direct conflict with the philo guidelines as a new regulation of the DHHS officials as well as sophy of President Reagan and is not essential." those of any other department his position on the protection of the federal government? which each and every human Please note that the general American Life Lobby pres life must receive. counsel for DHHS does not desire ident Mrs. Judie Brown brought Will Mrs. Heckler be involvement of the Justice De this entire memorandum to the asked questions about this partment and 0MB because of attention of President Ronald memorandum at her confir so-called "lengthy and cumber Reagan at a White House meet mation hearings in Febru some" processes. ing January 21. She al~o brought ary? 10 A.LL. About Issues February 1983 C1983 American Life Lobby ,
Will she, once officially shared, to write at once to the installed as secretary of President and to congressmen DHHS, move to correct the and senators alike, in order to language of this memoran make certain that any reported HI! l'M dum which suggests that case of possible infanticide is DHHS has no interest in act acted upon at once by the var SHIRLEY! ing swiftly when COIJlplaints ious d,~partments of the govern regarding possible infanti ment, and further, that the del cide are filed with her depart Real memorandum as printed ''HAVG 'foll ment? a hove, be studied and corrected R~f\O MY so that the public can be totally Finally, on January 24, Mrs. assured of the DHHS's complete SlDRY? .. Judie Brown sent the following willingness to do everything telegram to U.S. Attorney Gen possible, in conjunction with Yoa 'l/ laugh {Inf;/ f011 ar'I. eral William French Smith and Justice and 0MB, to act on every present Secretary of DHHS single complaint of possible in TH~ GASY -TO-UN~~~D Richard S. Schweiker: fanticide reported to the various iRA6e0Y Of Aec,z-nON . departments. ORD~!< TOOAY. .. . "The Detroit Free Press, President Ronald Reagan ,,I KNOW iHM Wt'Re A Jan. 21, 1983, reports that there 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has been an attempt to withhold Washington, DC 20500 treatment of a handicappl d SOOl€TY Congressman ___ THROW-AWAY newborn at Lansing General ... &UT THIS IS RtDICUWUS!" Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. U.S. House Office Bldg. "Please consider this an of Washington, DC 20515 f\VAILA&t..l F~om ficial request for an investiga Senator ______AMERICAN tion by your Civil Rights Div U .$, Senate Office Bldg. ision for violation of this baby's Washington, DC 20510 Ur€ U>6B'( civil rights under Section 504 of 30-r the Rehabilitation Act and other We intend, at American Life Lobby, to track this question of PER COPY applicable statutes." IN ~UANTITIE"S infanticide and pursue every OF 101· IOOO Action for A.L.L. Readers: available action known to us in American Life Lobby urges order to assure the total protec the readers of this item, as well tion of the rights of all children as those with whom this item is born and preborn. "
Support These Regs a,dbti, .. ADVOCACY "'fOU'RG NOT They Defund the PP Lobby SUPP0.560 Tc CARTOONING ei1 Muc,eo Office of Management and Budget (0MB) has proposed in FOP. El'f '!OllR the Jan. 24, 1983, FederalRegister(pages 3348-3351) changes in CONSeRVAT1\Je. OWtJ l\ll.M'Y " the 0MB Circular A122 which will limit the direct and indirect CI\USeS ''WKER5W€~ support of lobbying and other advocacy activities by federal ' subject.Time is of the essen ce-act now ! 9530 l;t,VfS l, ANe , ~AtJHAM 1MO .lo7o6 ' 983 American Life Lobby Fe bruary 1983 A.L. L. About Issues 11 · AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. i NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 ME:TRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE· 68 LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 PRESS RELEASE ••• PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE • • • PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Judie Brown February 4, 1983 202-546-5550 REAGAN OEEICIAL ABORTS PRESIDENT'S ANTI-INFANTICIDE EFFORT DATELINE: Washington, DC •.. The February edition of ALL ABOUT ISSUES , the monthl:yynagazine of the American Life Lubby, the largest pro- life - organization in America, reveals an internal memorandum from Juan del Real, U. S. D. H. H. S. General Counsel, that prevents implementation of a Presidential order to protect handicapped babies from infanticQde. Juan del Real, an Assistant General Counsel at DHHS under President Carter and promoted to General Counsel by President Reagan, in a draft memorandum to DHBS Secretary Schweiker, proposed weaker "guidelines" instead of reg ra tions ~hich ha.ve the force of law to protect handicapped newborns. The ALL ABOUT ISSUES edition to be mailed to subscribers this week quotes the del Real memo a.s saying: Although a regulation would have stronger legal force., f or several reasons, this memorandum recommend s issuance of guideilnes- ra.th_;r than regulatio;s, First, guidelines unlike regulations, do not need the approval of the Justice Department and 0MB, thus avoiding what in a number of i nstances has proven to be a very lengthy and cumbersome process. ·Second, guidelines provide greater flexibility to the Department to adjust to r unanticipated circumstances in an area with which we have had little experience. Third, be'cause nothing in the guidelines is not supportable on the basis of existing regulations, issuing the substance of the guidelines as a new regulation is not essential . . This language has emasculated Preside11t Regan's directive to HHS entitled: "Enforcement of Federal Laws Prohibit.ing Discrimination Against the (more) " . tor God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" Page Two February 4, 1983 Hnadicapped •• '.' Issued after~the infanticide of Baby Doe in Bloomington, Indiana in April, 1982. " . Mrs . Judie Brown, President of American Life Lobby, publisher of the magazine, said: "The effort of the Carter holdover General Counsel of DHHS to emasculate the President's inte ion to vigorously enforce protection of handicapped babies has succeed d because even though the guidelines proposed by General Counsel del Rel have not been issued, nothing has been done to implement the anti-di crimination law.•~ . I . . - ,. . . . "It is outrageous that President Reag~n who professes to lead a pro life administration allows a Carter holdover to remain in his administra tion when he says of infanticide, which is baby murder, that the Depart ment ought to have 'greater flexibility ••• to adjust to unanticipated 111 circumstances. , said Mrs. Brown. "That is comprimise with murder and is totally unacceptable from any administration let alone a Pro-Life Reagan Administra~ion", M'l!a. l'town concluded. . . -30- Editors. Please Note: Enclosed are proof copies of the article from Feb ruary A.L.L. About Issues. A copy of the entire del Real memo is available on request from 202/546-5550. .11 I,, ~.;,,. J t' AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY I-NC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE· 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 PRESS RELEASE January 29, 1983 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mrs. Judie Brown, President of t he American Life Lobby, Inc., the largest pro-life organization (108,000 members) in the country, today attacked -i>resi pork barrel mentality that )OU can't cut even documented waste if it is considered a 'people program' . Unfortunately, the President's budget raises the white flag of surrender to waste and abuse . " -30- " .. for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" AM ERIC LI FE L V N • NATIONAL hE-' «•ERS •JA1LING ADOAESS PO BOX • '> VA 22 , E , RO ITE •6. BOX 1&:!•F. STAFF ORI < I •~J}6 1.4171 METRO or 691 GOVERNMENT LIAISON 0• f R fi, ;ouRT SE (CAP1•01 H111 ,, " 'lC 10<"11 • 11 ~4,; ~~, 1 January 27, 1983 Honorable Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office 441 G St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20548 Dear Mr. Bowsher: This will follow up the letter dated November 10 , 1981 that you received from Ms. Faye Wa ttleton, President of Planned Parenthood of America, in which she t old you "no Planned Parenthood aff iliate or cli nic promotes abortion with or without public funds." In light of that statement to you I believe you will be interested in the enclosed "alert" f rom t he National Family Planning and Reproduc tive Health Associa~ ion I nc. dated December 10, 1982 which states in part" ... only 1.4% (74 out of 5,200) of Title X clinic sites operating in 1981 were abortion wher e abortion services were also provided." "Of the remainder, 21 were operat ed by Planned Parenthood affiliates ... " In other words during the same year Ms. Wa ttleton told you "No Planned Parenthood affil i a te or clinic promotes abortion", 21 clinics operated by Planned Parenthood affiliates provided abortions. I thin this will set the record straight with regard to the ver acity of the President of Planned Parenthood. Brown cc: Senator Orrin Hatch Senator Don Nickles Senator Jeremiah Denton JB/sm .. 1 " .. for G ' fur Life, for 1/1t) t- 0r the Nation" f ~Dt!i AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY lNC. 11 g,,tiV NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6, BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 ~ (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 68 LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 October 6, 1982 Hand Delivered ik Mr. Morton Blackwell Special Assistant to the President 191 Old Executive Office Building Washington , D. C. 20j00, ~) . - ~A- Dear Morton: to~L1' . Judie Brown and I would like to meet with Don Moran, Kenneth Clark son and probably David Kleinberg of 0MB and Steve Galesbach -or who ever has cognizance over DHHS on the Domestic Policy Staff. The purpose of the meeting would be to follow up on the meeting you arranged last S pri ng to see what incremental actions the Administration could take to provide some incremental gains for the pro-li fe movement. We would like to discuss with these officials who have responsibility for the Department of Health & Human Services certain actions that can be in cluded in the FY 1984 Budget Request for DHHS. Among other DHHS i~sues we would like to discuss: 1. Cuts in . the- Title X Public Health Service Act based on two crit ical GAO reports, testimony before the Appropriations Committees of Congress and the September 19~1 budget amendments submitted to the Congress by the Administration. 2. Appropriations language for the Title X program. 3. Appropriations language for the FY 1984 bill relative to the Na tional Institutes of Health. 4. Discus sion of actions by the Administration to prevent the re occurance of the improper handling of the 17, 000 aborted babies that were found in the shipping container in California. (Some specimen in that container wen! from Indian Health Service Clinics.) Because the FY 1984 DHHS budget is now under review we would ap preciate a meeting as soon as possible this week or nex t ex cept Monday, • October 11. . , Since ely / ~ / Gary . Curran {Jltu,R._1 ;(~ Legislative Consultant th~ /,{~-fJ!w~ " . . . for God, for Life, for the Fa~ J Nation" RONALD W. REAGAN LIBRARY THIS FORM MARKS THE FILE LOCATION OF ITEM NUMBER __\_ -_3__ LISTED ON THE WITHDRAWAL SHEET AT THE FRONT OF THIS FOLDER. AM ERIC LIFE BY INC. ' 1 ..l111N 1 ,,. -,on, f :r, r, l 'I, .. NOV 1 0 REC'D M.6 ~, November 9 , 198G Mr. Jose ph R. Wright , Jr . De puty Dire ctor OM..t:$ 25l Ola Executive O f1 i ce Bmldmg Washington, D . L. 205 05 D e ar Mr . Wr~ght: l am the person w ho this afternoon asKe d you about the inconsistefrt UMB r e gulations conce rnmg use by grantees of Federal grant funds for paymen t of dues to organizations that loo b y . Enclosed please find a copy of p a g es o f GAO Keport HRD 82-106 d a t e d September 24, l ';18 2 that 1 mentione d . I spe cifically call your att ent10n to the last sentence on page 24 and the first two sent ences on p a g e l5. · l hope that you will imme diately act to amend these rule s so that the r e will b e a cons iste nt prohi b ition on u se of Federal grant fun ds for due s to lobbying orga nizations . :::; u ch action will, 1 am confi d ent, sav e millions o f d ollars each y ear or at least mak e the m available for u se for the program g oal ior whic h t h ey were a ut horized a nd a p p ropriated. l also call you r a ttention t o GAO Ke port HRD 81-68 and the Ame ri can Life Lo bby t e stimony ( b oth enclosed ) before Con gress in which, on t h e bas is o f GAO k e port HRD 81- 68, we r e q u ested a $48 million cut in F Y 198 3 in t h e T itle X Pubhc Health Service A c t pro g r am. I hope aft e r reading the GAU R eport a n d our test imony y o u will act to msure that t he wast e and abuse docu mented b y GAO is e liminat e d by cutting the T i t le X p r o gram by at le ast :ti48 million in the Ad mmis tration's FY l ':1 84 budget. 1 would welcome the o pportunity to d iscuss t h ese matters with you in further d e tail. I look forward with anticipa t10n to your response . With k ind r e g ard s. cc : Mrs . E lizab e th Dole :ncerel?L Diana Lozano Mo rton Blackwell Ken Duberstein Gf,.L. C ur r an E d win Harpe r LE"d~tive Consultant :::it e v e Galesbach Ke nneth Clar k son \I? ~~ 1\.l .. . . for 'e t , I \. LOBBY NATIO AL HEADOUARTERS MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 490, STAFFOR D. VA 2255.( OFFICES ROUTE 6, BOX 1~2-F, STAFFORD. VA 22554 (703) 659-<4\71 METRO DC {1()-2049 GOI/ER MENT ~IAISON OFFICE 68 LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 February 17, 1983 Miss Betty Lou Dotson Director Office of Civil Rights Dims Building - Room 5250 330 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D. C. 20201 Dear Miss Dotson: Enclosed please find a list of six reports/complaints made to Jyour office or to that of various DHHS Regional Civil Rights Offices ,concern ing attempted infanticide during th past nine months. This is not an inclusive list of such complaints . We have reason to believe that other complaints have been made or referred to DHHS including some about hospitals in the Boston, Massachusetts area. • l f • Please send me a copy of all complaints of possible infanticide re- ceived by your office since January 1, 1981 annoted with the current sta tus of the DHHS investigation of each of these complaints and a copy of the final report on each complaint. With kind regards. · Sincerely, ~ ~utnLegislative Consultant GLC/sm KNOWNRECENT REPORTS/COMPLAINTS TO U.S. DHHS OF ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE DHHS OFFICE WHERE INFANTICIDE COM- DATE HOSPITAL CITY & STATE PLAINT WAS FILED May 82 Crawford Memorial Robinson, IL Chicago/Washington May/June 82 Yale-New Haven New Haven, CT Washington July 82 Ketterling Dayton , OH Chicago Sept. 82 Good Shepherd Barrington, IL Chicago Nov . 82 St. Francis Tulsa, OK Washington/Dallas Feb. 24, 1983 Lansing General Lansing, MI Washington AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 490 STAFFORD. VA 22554 OFrlCES ROUTE #6, BOX 162•F, ST AFFORD. VA 2255, 0 (703 ) 659-4171 METRO DC 690·204q GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL Hill I WA SHINGTON. DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 November 19, 1982 Honorable Richard S. Schweiker Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. , S. W. Washington, D . C. 20201 Dear Mr. Secretary: CJ On June 19, 1981, seventeen months ago, the Government Accounting Office issued Report HRD 81-68 entitled "Family Planning Clinics Can Provide Services At Less Cost But Clearer Federal Policies Are Needed II that was critical of the Title X Public Health Service Act family planning program. The American Life Lobby based on this GAO Report has estimated that $48 million in waste and abuse in this program could be saved if action were t aken as recommended by GAO. To date nothing has been done b .}L,¥our Department to "clean up the act" of the Title X program. For example John H. Kelso, then acting Ad ministrator of the Healt h S ervices Administrat ion, submitted a r~port to the House Appropriations Committee responding to the criticisms of GAO Report 81-68 and to that Committ ee's Repor t 97-251 which on page 17 called on DHHS to make II any recommendations it can make to improve th'e operations of the program relativ e to t he issues raised in t he General Accounting Of fice Report. 11 The DHHS r eport by John Kelso said DHHS is "closely monitoring • • • 11 , 11 11 guidelines are curren tly under revision .. . , "r e gional office staff will con d u ct random program r eview ... 11 is bureaucratic gobbledygook. I pointed this out in my t estimon y to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Ap ril 28, 1982 n ine months after GAO Report HRD 81-68 was released. It is now exactly seventeen months since the GAO Report and HHS has done nothing. No change in guidelines to reflect anything contained in the GAO Report; n o new r egulations have even been propose( let alone been promulgated. Un fortunately I must conclude that HHS is s weeping this whole question of waste and abuse, totaling as much as $48 million dollars under the rug. Now another GAO Report HRD 82-106 dated September 24, 1982 has been issued ,which is critical of the lobbying and abortion r elated services carried -1- " for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" page 2 out by grantees of this program. In light of the inaction of your Department concerning the first GAO Report and now with a second critical report I call on you to Personally involve yourself in order that the mess in the Title X program gets cleaned up immediately: Anything short of your personal involvement will signify your acqui escence in what amounts to a bureaucratic cover-up of millions of dollars of waste and abuse. • cc: Senator Orrin Hatch , Senator Jeremiah Denton Senator Harrison (Jack) Schmitt Congressman William N atcl}er Congressman Henry Waxman Congressman John Dingell JB/sm 'i 'i f " - " AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. 0 NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS : MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 PRESS RELEASE Hold For Release : March 29, 1983 10 :00 a . m. For More Information Contact : Gary Curran - 202/546-5550 after 3/29 - 617 / 485- 8484 AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY REQUESTS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF 20 INFANTICIDE CASES AT CONNECTICUT HOSPITALS The Ame r i can Life Lobby today released a letter to U. S. Depart ment of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Heckler requesting an investi gat i on of 20 cases of possible infant icide of handicapped babies at Con nec ticut hospi tals reported in an October 1982 Connec t icut Department of Human Ser vices s t udy citing an instance of a 19 day long starva tion of a handicapped baby and five cases where death occurred due to withdrawal of care because "poor quality lives" might re~'ult if they were allowed to l i ve . Gary Curran; Legislative Consultant to American Life Lobby, rel eased the l e t ter this morning during an appearance on the Sherye Henry Show on WOR Radio i n New York Ci ty. Thi s i s the fifth instance of infanticide that the American Life Lobby has request ed U.S. DHHS to investigate in the last ten months. The federal agency has i nvestigated over 12 complaints of infanticide in the s ame pe riod. Cur r an , in the letter to Secretary Heckler, pointed to f ive cases reported in the Connecticut study where "decisions were made to with dr aw r espiration 'from these infants apparently based on prognosi s of poor quality lives '" and asked if this was "the Bloomington Baby Doe five t imes over ." In t he Bloomi~gton, Indiana infanticide in April 1982 , a r e tarded child was s t arved to death by parents, doctors and hospit al with state cour t appr oval causing a national outcry. ' MORE . ... " for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" I INFANTICIDE con't. PAGE TWO The American Life Lobby, the nation's largest (108,000 member) pro life/pro-family organization, l ed the fight to establish new federal regulations, which went into effect March 22, 1983, to protect the lives of handicapped newborn babies. The new regulations require a notice be posted in hospitals warning that withholding treatment or nutrition to n a handicapped person is a violation of federal law and provides a hot- line 800. phone number to report such cases. -30- Editor!s Note: Gary Curran will meet the press at a press conference at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at: Highland Height& 651 Prospect St. New Haven, CT Secretary Heckler's phone number: 202/245-7000 • The DHHS Press Office phone number: 202/245-1850 The U.S. DHHS investigative office is the Office for Civil Rights: I 202/245-6403 ~edcan Ltfe Lobby, Inc. ~ NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAIi.iNG ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6, BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 September 13, 1983 Executive Morton Blackwell Board Special Assistant to the President President The White House Judie Brown Washington, DC 20500 Secretary Susan M . Sassone Treasurer Dear Mr. Blackwell: Waller L. Avery Would you agree to lend your name to our Committee of National Advisory Special Friends for American Life Lobby? Board Ladd Alexander, CLU As President, I would be proud to count you as a friend Theodore H. Amshoft. Jr. of America's largest pro-life activist organization. Bobbie Ames Gabrielle Avery William Brennan, Ph.D. American Life Lobby (A.L.L.) has led the fight nation Paul A. Brown wide to stop the killing of innocent pre-born human lives by Gary Crum, Ph.D. Peggy Cuddy abortion. Eugene F. Diamond, M.D. Rep. Robert K. Doman We at A.L.L. have rallied over 130,000 pro-life Americans Michael M . Donovan. M.D. Pal Driscoll to fight for the Paramount Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Rev. Edwin P Elliott. Jr. Constitution, to ban the evil of abortion. Jose C. Espinosa, M.D. Olga Fair1ax, Ph.D. James H. Ford, M.D. We also fight for legislation in Congress to protect the Bishop Joseph M . Harte right to life of pre-born babies and handicapped children, and Mary Jo Helland to offer alternatives to abortion like adoption. John F. Hillabrand, M.D. Vicky Iwai Rep. Jim Jeffries This year and next, A.L.L. plans to launch an all-out push Jacqueline Kasun. Ph.D. to pass the Paramount Human Life Constitutional Amendment in Mary Ann Kuharski Wilma Leftwich Congress. Bettye J. Lewis Lore Maier With the recent pro-abortion Supreme Court decisions, Rev. Paul Marx, 0 .5.B. Rep. Larry P. McDonald this Constitutional Amendment is our best hope to stop Onalee McGraw, Ph.D. abortion. Waller Mengden Murray Norris, Ph.D ., J.D. Prof. Charles E. Rice But much depends on your help. Llz Sadowski Robert L. Sassone, Esq . Your endorsement, as a member of our Committee of Special Joseph M . Scheidler Michael Schwartz Friends, is critically needed to help build our public support and William Sears, M.D. enlist more Americans in our fight against abortion. Leonie Watson, M.D. June Webb, R.N . Mary Winter Please sign the enclosed Acceptance Form, enclose a photo of yourself if possible, and return it to me today in the enclosed postage-free envelope. A.L.L .... for God, for L11e , for the Family, for the Nation "But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, nor hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth" (Rev. 3:16) Page 2 Thank you on behalf of America's pre-born children. Sincerely, P.S. If you have time, I would also appreciate a short state ment from you on the need for Americans to fight abortion through American, Life Lobby. Thank you. AMERICAN' LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD. VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F. STAFFORD, VA 22554 (7ll3) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE· 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 PRES S RELE ASE March 9, 1983 For Immediate Release PRO - LIFE GROUP COMME NDS AND WARNS DHHS ON ANTI-INFANTICIDE REGULATIONS Mrs . Judie Brown, President of American Life Lobby Inc . the largest pro-life, pro-family organization in the country in commending the admin istration for new regulations to enforce prohibitions against infanti cide of handicapped newborns , warned the administration and the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) saying, "These are very good regulations but they will not save a single baby's life without vigorous investigation and prosecution of violators by a heretofore le thargic bureaucracy at DHHS." Mrs. Brown today released a letter rece ived by her organization from the Office of Civil Rights at DHHS saying, "This letter is proof positive that the Office of Civil Rights cares very little about in fanticide. " Mrs . Brown said, "The March 2 letter acknowl edges r eceipt of six infanticide complaints but admits it doesn't know the current status of the investigations or have copies of any of the reports on them." "This letter shows an appalling lack of concern about the killing of little handicapped babies on the part of the DHHS Office of Civil Rights," Mrs . Brown said. Mrs . Brown warned incoming DHHS Secretary Mar garet Heckler, "It is imperative that Mrs. Heckler personally oversee the operation of the Office of Civil Rights to insure that the complaints, made through the Hot Line "800" number set up under the regula tions iss ued March 7, 1983, are swiftly investigated. The Department's lethargic track record on investigating six infanticide complaints gives reason for concern that there is potential for scandalous lack of action on future complaints . " Mrs. Brown concluded, "I hope Mrs. Heckler, particularly with her strong endorsement of these new regulations at her confirmation hear will keep a very close watch on this program. " 0 " for God, fo~ Life, fcir ihe Family, for the Nation" ) DEPARTMEN,T OF HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, O .C . 20201 Mr. Gary L. Curra n Legislative Consultan t American Life Lobby . Inc , 6B Library Court, S. E. Washington, D.C . 20003 Dea r Mr. Curran: This is to acknow l edge your r e a11es t for ;i c ory of :i11 comp lnint s o f possible infant i cide r ec <>i vc rl hy th e Offi ce f o r r. i v i] fU gh t s sinc e January 1, 198 ] , a nd f hc cu rre n t s t a tus o f 011r i nvcs ti r. at i on of each c ompla int . The lis t o f six c or111 l. ;1ints , 1,.:hfrli yo11 s 11 hr~it t ed , have been filed with our office. 011r reg ional o f f i c e s hnvo t ill' r c sponsihil it\' f ll r i11vcs l i p,a ti ng c or.ip laint s o f c1i scrimi nc1ti.o n n n rl e n f orc i ng dc1 1 ;1rt i:1c, nt a l r egul a tions with in t h e g eographi c;ci l o1r e ,1 s unde r thc>ir ju r i s,liction . They ha ve be en info r me d o f you r r c> ri 11Ps t a nd instruc t (' ci t n f on1,1 r d to my o ff ice t h e information you h:w e rP Cl llC'S t e rl . It \·Ii 11 h L· r•;ii 1 Pd t o you as soon as possihle. Sincc r e lv yo 11 r s , Na t han n. ni cv De puty Di rt' ct o r Office of l' r o .f; ram Ope r ations Office for Civil r i gh t s -· GEORGE K. BERNSTEIN ATTORNEY AT LAW 1730 K STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D . C. 20006 (202) 452- 8010 NEW YORK OFFICE 70 PINE STREET NEW YORK, N . Y. 10005 (212) 344-9292 April 7, 1983 Honorable Faith Whittlesey Assistant to the President for Public Liaison The White House Washington, D. c. 20500 Dear Ambassador Whittlesey: Jack Moseley, Mark Bloomfield and I very much appreciate your taking the time to see us on H. R. 100 ands . 372. We are actively pursuing the areas we discussed. I enclose a copy of the telegram testimony submitted at the Florio hearings on February 22 by the American Life Lobby. sincerely , /s/ George K. Bernste in Enclosure cc: Dee A. Jepsen / Special Assistant to the President Nancy Risque Deputy Assistant to the President NO. WOS. - CL. OF SVC. PO OR COLL. CASH NO. CHARGE TO 'fH£ ACCOUNT OF THIS MESSAGE WILL BE SENT PRESS OVER NIGliT AS A TELEGRAM UNLESS IT JS · OPR NPR TE GR.-.M OTHERWISE INOIC.-.TEO. ]Sar,d the following meuage, avbject lo the Tele11raph Company'• cond1tion1, rulos arid 1egvlatlona, which are on file with 1egulalory t1uthc,rlt•ee. TELEGRAM February 24, 1983 Hono rable James J. Florio , Chairman Subcommittee on Commerce Transportation & Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn Offi~e Building Washington, D. C. 20515 It has jus t come to our attention that Section 3(8) of H.R. 100 is identical to S2204 of the 97th Congress and will require that all health insurance include mandatory maternity coverage which will vastly increase the cost of health insurance to senior citizens, single people and others such as Catholic priests and nuns who will never have need for maternity benefits. We respectfully request time to appear to testify against this m3ndatory benefit which will also require everyone to pay for coverage of abortion on demand. (Mrs.) Judie Brown President American Life Lobby 6 Library Court S.E. Washington, D. C. 20003 (202)546-5550 cc: Archbishop John R. Roach, D.D. Presid nt; National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference 1312 Massachus-tts Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20005 Mr. Arthur Bouton, President American Assn . of Retired Persons 1909 K St. , N. W. Washington, D. · .V,J 1n1 (Rl -70) . . .. .,ii .. ,J ... ' f~ ;•1'J!iff1¥i•ittJ4.fili,i -¥,, t, \tl:I AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 PRESS RELEASE ••• PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE ••• PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Judie Brown February 4, 1983 202-546-5550 REAGAN OFFICIAL ABORTS PRESIDENT'S ANTI-INFANTICIDE EFFORT DATELINE: Washington, DC ••. The February edition of ALL ABOUT ISSUES, the monthly magazine of the American Life Lobby, the largest pro-life organization in America, reveals an internal memorandum from Juan del Real, U. S. D. H. H. S. General Counsel, that prevents implementation of a Presidential order to protect handicapped babies from infanticQde. Juan del Real, an Assistant General Counsel at DHHS under President Carter and promoted to General Counsel by President Reagan, in a draft memorandum to DHHS Secretary Schweiker, proposed weaker "guidelines" instead of regula tions which have the force of law to protect handicapped newborns. The ALL ABOUT ISSUES edition to be mailed to subscribers this week quotes the del Real memo as saying: Although a regulation would have stronger legal force, for several reasons, this memorandum recommends issuance of guidelines rather than regulations. First, guidelines unlike regulations, do not need the approval ofi the Justice Department and 0MB, thus avoiding what in a number of instances has proven to be a very lengthy and cumbersome process. Second, guidelines provide greater flexibility to the Department to adjust to unanticipated circumstances in an area with which we have had little experience. Third, because nothing in the guidelines is not supportable on the basis of existing regulations, issuing the substance of the guidelines as a new regulation is not essential. This language has emasculated President Regan's directive to HHS entitled: "Enforcement of Federal Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Against the (more) " for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" Page Two February 4, 1983 Hnadicapped •• ~ Issued after the infanticide of Baby Doe in Bloomington, Indiana in April, 1982. Mrs . Judie Brown, President of American Life Lobby, publisher of the magazine, said: "The effort of the Carter holdover General Counsel of DHHS to emasculate the President's intention to vigorously enforce protection of handicapped babies has succeeded because even though the guidelines proposed by General Counsel del Real have not been issued, nothing has been done to implement the anti-discrimination law." "It is outrageous that President Reag~n who professes to lead a pro life administration allows a Carter holdover to remain in his administra tion when he says of infanticide, which is baby murder, that the Depart ment ought to have 'greater flexibility ••• to adjust to unanticipated circumstances.'", said Mrs. Brown. "That is comprimise with murder and is totally unacceptable from any administration let alone a Pro-Life Reagan Administration", ~s. Jh'own concluded. -30- Editors Please Note: Enclosed are proof copies of the article from Feb ruary A.L.L. About Issues. A copy of the entire del Real memo is available on request from 202/546-5550. Mrs. Heckler's First Test: Response to Infanticide? The general counsel of DHHS proposes that state agencies, not the Justice Department, should pursue cases llke Infant Doe. Reproduced here are the actual pages of a memorandum written for Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, by Juan A. del Real1 general coun sel for the department on the subject of infanticide and fed eral regulation. We realize that this memorandum is difficult to read, and thus we quote the fol lowing pertinent paragraph Remember! It was the J us this memorandum to the atten from its second page: tice Department that intervened tion of Secretary Designate Mar "Guidelines versus regulation." in the Robinson, Illinois, baby garet Heckler (DHHS) and re "Although a regulation case last May and made it pos quested that the President as would have stronger legal force, sible for the baby to be moved to well as Mrs. Heckler look into for several reasons, this memo a better facility, treated and this matter of the memorandum randum recommends issuance subsequently adopted. on the subject of infanticide and of guidelines rather than regu Question: Why would the try to determine why this cur lations. First, guidelines,-unlike counsel of DHHS not want Jus ious language is being used in a regulations, do not need ap tice involved? Because he wants memorandum that deals with proval ofthe Justice Department to drag his feet? Because he the taking of the life of a new and 0MB, thus avoiding what really does not want to become born infant. in a number of instances has involved with infanticide cases? Mrs. Heckler, when first ap proven to be a very lengthy and And, if not, why not? proached on this matter, and cumbersome process. Second, Also note his use of the later in the presence of the Pres guidelines provide greater flex phrase '.'unanticipated circum ident ..and ViGe Pr--esident Bush ibility to the Department to ad stances"-what can that possi commented that the memoran just to unanticipated circum- bly mean when one is dealing dum, in form, probably became . stances in an area with which with the taking of the life of a public without the knowledge of we have had little experience. child already born? What pos General Counsel del Real. Mrs. Third, because nothing in the sible circumstances can result Brown requested that the entire guidelines is not supportable on in a complaint regarding this matter be investigated anyway, the basis of existing regulations, murder oflittle babies that would as the memorandum was in issuing the substance of the not require the immediate action direct conflict with the philo guidelines as a new regulation of the D HHS officials as well as sophy of President Reagan and is not essential." those of any other department his position on the protection of the federal government? which each and every human Please note that the general American Life Lobby pres life must receive. counsel for DHHS does not desire ident Mrs.Judie Brown brought Will Mrs. Heckler be involvement of the Justice De this entire memorandum to the asked questions about this partment and 0MB because of attention of President Ronald memorandum at her confir so-called "lengthy and cumber Reagan at a White House meet mation hearings in Febru some" processes. i_ng January 21. Sh_~ ~lso brought ary? 10 A.LL About Issues February 1983 ©1983 American Life Lobby Will she, once officially shared, to write at once to the installed as secretary of President and to congressmen DHHS, move to correct the and senators alike, in order to language of this memoran make certain that any reported 1-{1! l'M dum which suggests that case of possible infanticide is DHHS has no interest in act acted upon at once by the var SHIRtEY! ing swiftly when complaints ious departments of the govern regarding possible infanti ment, and further, that the del cide are filed with her depart Real memorandum as printed ''HAY~ '(OU ment? above, be studied and corrected so that the public can be totally RfAD MY Finally, on January 24, Mrs. assured of the DHHS's complete SlDRY? .. Judie Brown sent the following willingness to do everything telegram to U.S. Attorney Gen possible, in conjunction with You'll laugh 11nt// fOIJ cry, eral William French Smith and Justice and 0MB, to act on every present Secretary of DHHS single complaint of possible in TH( GAS'( -TO-UtJ~~~p Richard S. Schweiker: fanticide reported to the various 1FlA6e0Y Of A0CFTION . departments. ORDGR TOOAY .. ,. "The Detroit Free Press, President Ronald Reagan "1 KNOW iHM wf'Re Jan. 21, 1983, reports that there 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. A has been an attempt to withhold Washington, DC 20500 treatment of a handicapped SOOIETY Congressman ___ THROW-AWAY newborn at Lansing General ... &UT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!" Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. U.S. House Office Bldg. "Please consider this an of Washington, DC 20515 AVAILA&U: fROm ficial request for an investiga Senator ______AN\ERICAN tion by your Civil Rights Div U.S. Senate Office Bldg. ~IF€ l..06~'( ision for violation of this baby's Washington, DC 20510 civil rights under Section 504 of 30-1:- the Rehabilitation Act and other We intend, at American Life Lobby, to track this question of . PER C()PY applicable statutes." ' IN ~U~NTITleS infanticide and pursue every Of IOI· IOOC Action for A.L.L. Readers: available action known to us in American Life Lob by urges order to assure the total protec the readers of this item, as well tion of the rights of all children as those with whom this item is born and preborn. Support These Regs aatin-'6,-· ADVOCACY "'fOU'RG NUT" They Defund the PP Lobby suppo,560 To CARTOONING eE.1 MUGGe() Office of Management and Budget (0MB) has proposed in FOP. S'f '<0t.tR the Jan. 24, 1983, Federal Register (pages 3348-3351) changes in CONSeRVATIV~ OWtJ AP-M'f" the 0MB Circular A122 which will limit the direct and indirect CAUGeS "wHeRowf~ support of lobbying and other advocacy activities by federal '(OU VU.RING grantees and contractors such as Planned Parenthood Federa TH£ COUP?" tion of America and its affiliates. :-\.-----.::'h "TH~ M0~5T~R It is •extremely important that all pro-life people "THAT 6ATS SUSlt-1~55 ." support adoption of these proposed regulations. For further detailed information, including the entire proposed changes, printed in the Federal Register, send a self-addresed, stamped envelope to: American Life Lobby, PO Box 490, THE COMICS COMMANDO Stafford, VA 22554. We will in turn send you our complete action alert on this 301/577-7036 subject.Time is of the essence-act now! 9530 E°l,VIS l,ANe, ~AtJHA/11 1 MU.10706 ©1 983 American Life Lobby February 1983 A.L.L. About Issues 11 THIS MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AS A TELEGRAM UNLESS IT IS OTiiERWISE INDlCATED. t!,e following •••nee, 1ub)ec:t to the Telegraph Cotnpany'• condition•, rulH and regulallon, which are on file with reguletory authorltlH. ,. 1 TELEGRAM May 25, 1983 John S. Herrington Assistant to the President and Director, Presidential Personnel The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Press reports indicate Morris B. Abram of New York is under consideration for nomination by the President to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. The American Life Lobby vigorously opposes Morris Ab a for nomination by President Reagan because he chaired the President's (Carter) Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Re search which publicly opposed (N.Y. Times March 13, 1983) The "Baby Doe" anti-infanticide regulations that President Reagan personally endorsed in his March 8, 1983 qrlando, Florida speech. Abram also opposed legislative ·efforts to protect handicapped newborns in a June 16, 1982 article in the Wall Street Journal. Opposition to protections for handicapped newborn babies shbuld not be re warded with a nomination by a "Pro-Life" President. Do not nominate or recess appoint Morris Abram. I Judie Brown, President American Life Lobby 6 Library Court, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 202/546-5550 .:~-::;::-...... Medicine, Morality and Lif~ _an the cases and c1rcumstancrs with whic h By MORRJS B. A~RAM th e Preside ·rs Commission ls wrrstlin.: a!I The Indiana Supreme Court recently al· it prepares Its report on the• ethlral prlnrl Jowed parents to decide to forgo surgery ples invol ved In decisions to forgo mrdlral ssential for the life of, their Down 's syn· treatment. The report 1s f'XJ)('C tC'd to b<> drome newborn. The infant died. princi· completed by the end of th is year. pally from st rvation. This incident raised Few dogma tic positions withstand rigor• starkly the question of when and on whose ous exami nation . Two come close: respect sav it is right to withdraw medical treat for personal autonomy as expressed in the ment. The "Bloomington baby'' died as wishes of a competent patient, and the lawyers boarded a plane for Washington to duty of health-care professionals to heal _r.eek a federal stay of the Indiana Supreme 0 and relieve suffering. But these principles Court's decision. are sometimes am biguous or in conflict. The moral question In the case cannot Death by nature's hand b<>fore the age of be buried with the child; it will recu r in· medical miracles relieved us of some creasingly as medical science and technol· moral choices that now grow more per• ogy extend the potential for preserving U1f plexing in cases where the patient is In· Of 1 ill ti ts competent by reason of age ot condition. life ~xtreme y_ pa ~n · Yet decisions to omit treatment are . In the Bloomington case. public re· made, daily, usually near the bedside by sponse to the decision to forgo treatment the medical team. the family, clergy and, has been overwhelmingly negative· because iri some hospitals. ethics committees. Few of the widespread feeling that a Down ·s - such decisions are contested or brought syndrome defect is not a suf~cient b_asis into court because they are probably as for withholding care. The case 1s perceived morally correct as humans can accom· as a big step down the "slippery slope." an , plish . instance of parents and courts playing God These decisions respond to the tensions by rejecting life deemed not of sufficient of the ,..ompeting demands on the physician "quality." to sustain life and to relieve suffering; the The quality of life is an elusive concept. family's preference for life but ave rsion to Whose quality, that of patient or those who pain; and the fear and trembling of all- take care of him, or of the society that fre· fear of the ambiguities of the situation and quentlf foots the bill? _ . ,. trembling at ·th~awesome finality of the ~ judgmen t. l . have come to question- whether a While I recognize some declswns on for· Down's syndrome person - who feels, going treatment. must and will end up in tastes and bestows and seeks affection-en· the courts. I am opposed to general leglsla· joys life less than some who are burdened lion on the subJ.ect or taJc lng .these ques• by cares and worries. Surely the parents of tions r.outinely to judges for these reasons: an therwtse-healtey_QQ__wn's child would ... , \ beguiltyofacrtrnewerethey~tentionally F1r , 1. d1•1 1~ ro 11:, 1;,k, ·11 .1~ 11ir\...-:1 r1· 110w to kill hJm. 111 1\ tw• .,~ i.:110<1 or lwtl, ·r {!ian tho:,t• It 11 .!1·d !11w 11 lly rourl!> · But bow much medical intervention is .., ,,ru t. di•ri~ ~ :ii twd•,td l' rnnkr· 11 1011 morally required or justified in th.ose cases ,·:i, ,., dt1 no t rnrt~IIIUI <• Jlld1r1.1I prt'<'<'lll'lllS where survival depends on medical tech· ~ 111 11 i.: tlw 1,. 1111h nl f111 11rl' <11•c1 -, 1011111ak1•rs niques ~own to the previous genera- .,rid .11 ,, 11 ,1 1 11n<'~lf'd t,y ~r.11,• aut11or1ty ti·on?. v. 1t h .111 1111 prtrn:1t11r of putillr pollry. r/.. The therapy of ~verely ill newborns is 1 " 1,1Jl d bt• lo;11h lo ~,·,· d1 •c blun!I to d::i .a ~LDL.medlcal technology; a 1.5- ft1r ).!11 ln•,tlllll'lll lll,td,• by 111<' book -:,tatu· <:?-- potimf biby can sometimes be saved today tnry l.1w:, 11Hnprc>tN.l IJy rl'purtN.J ca>f'S ~ by heroic means and at huge cost. At the .ind rd1r11'<.I hy mfrs anti rei.:ulallons. A ::::'. ·other end of life, some terminally ill people , , ,11 qiln :,i,c tl'IY mu:,! ha v,• lt5 sta tu tt>s anti are inappropriately In Intensive-care units, nilt· ni.1kt-r.,, bu t I hope• w1• ~hall br spared which artlfJclalfy breathe for them, ot-·teed ll.1t11·r11 ·:, uf lawyt•r.; in 1111,·n s1v" ca re units them or excrete wastes while. prolonging r1q ,p111J! through loo!lr l('af boob to dt'ler· suffering. ~It has ~en said that some 15% 1111111• 11o 11.1 1 1s J')t'rm1ss1IJI<> . It Is b<>tlN to of America's huge health bill . ls spent on h,l\·1• tlw prrS(•nt sy!ltrm by whic h those .theJast~ar of life. Mncl of.1his..money ls 11 !1l'~t cfn!)l'ly 111vo)V1'<.I dt•c tdc• what srems to · spent appropriately. But some of it reflects tx· nl!hl, dt•spllr all thP ~lwrtromlngs of the increasing abUJty of medical technol· :,uch :rn .,pproach. !tfi to stave off-death after the mean!ng of rurtht>r life for tht> patlrnt has bt•ro111t• M, ,tf1r,1111, nn nl/urn1·11. ,s c fraimi'nn of -U~ ti n · hl1•. - ~ -- ii11 i'11 ,1,1, 11r., C'iiimm.,~1im fvr tile :,twlv The moral dilemmas In thr nu~t•ry an d uf f:thrc nl Problems ,n Mrd1mu• nnd geriatric units arise in othl'r hospital Hw111 i ri1rnl nnd 8rhrw1ornl Rrsrrrrch. wards as well. Karen Ann ~ulnlan. rt• rnovt>d from a respirator by tht• ronrum•111 cJecision of parrnts, cler1,,y and llw Nt·w Jersey courts, is-years latn-ahve but 1r· ~ llH b7 reversibly unconscious. It was thought that Miss Quinlan might die when cut off from DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. Editorial ud Corporate H quutcn: artificial respiration. One may pondt•r lJ Ccrtlandt 8&nel, New York, N.Y. lCC07. whether it Is morally differen t to deny hPr Telepta- (tll) DD.... M · the protection of antibiotics or artificial feedi ng. Since Miss Quinlan's "quality or life" certainly offers fer Jess satisfaction than does that of a Down's syndrome child and ~he burden of maintaining her 1s grt>att>r, how can we reconcile the wilt, ~rawa l of support from the Bloomington ·JY and the Jong-term care of the unconsc JS New Jersey woman? These ~ but samples of • ,J ,. ,a .{ IL•.··. I I L f - "/ ,/-/ ?- ?., Alert ;:;;MIN ~NA/'/,(/6 /l.6s . · ,- ,·· . IE:· Lobby c , · J VA 22554 70J 659-41 9.J FAMILY PLANNING REGULATIONS Riddled with problems Th e Department of Health and Human Services has "floated" suggested regulations which are, as of this · writing, still with the White House - Cabinet Council on Human Resources - waiting for promulgation through the Federal Register. Once these regulations are published , the public will have sixty days to comment directly to the Department. How ever, American Life Lobby is already working with the Administration and elsewhere because we do not l i ke the tone of what we have learned is contained in these regs (regulations). Allow me to summari ze: 1) The regulations as proposed will require that in providing prescription drugs and devices to a child 17 or younger, the family planning center \vould, within ten (working) days, provide notification to the child's parents. An exempt i on to the notification requirement i s provided if the director of the family planning clinic determines that the notification would have adverse physical health consequeaces for the minor. 2) The regulations require family planning centers to obey state laws that provide for parental consent for family planning services to minors (Utah has such a 1a w) l~c proposed rule do es no t: 1) app l y to any other fami ly planning service other than prescripti on drugs and devices 2) r equire par enta l consent to the child receiving prescription drugs and devices (unless the requirement is alr eady a part of state law). It only requires after the fact notification, an d then only wj th the exemption noted above. 3) The t r eatment of chi l dren with prescription -2 - drugs for the t reat ment of Ven er eal Di s cas c j s not covL' red unJe r t his r egulati on. In light of these fact s wi t h regard to the proposcJ regulations that, by the way , no one wi th whom we have spoken has seen (!) , we s ent the fo l l owi ng message to Secretary Schweiker and ot hers i n cooperat ion with severa l other groups : "The Cabinet Coun cil on Hum an Re sources has under considerat ion changes in Dep artment of Health and Human Services regulations concerning family planning services, particularly with respect to ser vices t o mi nor children (unemancipated teenagers ). "As reported in the press, notificat i on of parents a fter a prescr iption has been given to a minor child is useless. I t does not al low parents to excercise their parenta l rights and r esponsibilit ies . "1) It is much mo r e important that the r egulat ions address t he question of usi ng federal f unds to counsel (in favor of ) or refer minors f or abortions . The new r egulat ions should restrict taxpayer f unds on l y to those organi zations wh ich refuse to pr ovide couns eling or "educat i on" and referra l of mi nors for abortion without prior wr i tten parenta l con sent . "2) The new r egulat i on s s hould prohi bit prescri ptions for or dist ributi on of free sampl es of birth contr ol mat eria l s to minors wi thout prior written cons ent of the parents . "3) The new r egulations shoul d require written parent a l consent befor e sex education i s given to any mi nor child. " The above message wa s sent in t e l egram form t o Pr esident Reagan, Secret ary Schweiker, Edwin Mees e and James Baker . Fur ther, American Li fe Lobby is s ubsequently communicat ed wi th each member of the Cabinet Council on Human Resources, and we have be en in constant touch with those directly rel at ed to these pr oposed r egs . We have, i n addition, requested time for Dr. James H. Ford of our National Advisory Bo ard to t estify before the hearings on t hese Re gulat ions which Co ngr essman Henry Wa xman (D-CA) scheduled for February 9, 1982 . We were not, however , asked to testify, at whi ch po int thC' fo llowi ng press release was issued at the he ari ngs , and PRE SS REI.E ASE TEXT - 2/9/8'2 MM . JudJ._e_ Blr.ow11 , PJiC'J.i icleut u6 AmC''1-<'.ccrn I C: (i(' Lc• lib11 fo r , tf1e. l M 9e/2 t glc.M-6 Jtoo:t6 p!to-u6 e, p ,'10- 6ctm,Ltu O '1 ga nizctt,,{,OH {I! the Llru,te.d S;ta;te-6 , .6 Md todau that Cong1tes smcrn He2, 1i'1lJ Waxman ' 1.i '1e6tua.t on ltett 01tganizauon' .6 :tunely 1tequM.t, by bot h .tc..l'cg'Lctm and t e;tt e'l , t o t e, sti(iu on Tille X Fa.nu.1.y P.la.nning 1tegu-lauon1.i ha.,s tu,'lned t he heaJLin9-s i11 tt'• a " . • • Kang M oo CouJt.t , -6.taged .6 oleltj .to c.Jteate a p'1c-ab o'Lt-i.o n med ia cvl'11t. " Conglte.6.6man Hen!Ltj Waxman, C'l1ai"cma11 c1 11 the H,•us ,· Su bcemm-i.ttee on Heal .th and .the Envvwnmen.t , hM s tactcd tl1c de.ck , {(CC<''tn ( i:,i to 'In . B'Lo UJn . "Waxman ha-6 made !> U!te .that oHfU tl1d c slia'li.1t9 /u,s 1.1 ,t·- «b,··:ti ('Jl pr1int 06 view Me heMd. The oniu oLLt:,, dL' ~l':. ('U/.' ~clieduled tc tt>Hi ,-;11 i~ the Ame)(,{,ca1 1 Cc•Uege ( !lit ' 'll') - 3 - 06 Ob.o:te,tlu.,Cll and Gyn e,c.ology who.oe, me,mbe,M ma ize, a gttea:t de,a...t o 6 mone,y 6ttom peA6ott.m<,ng abott.tfo n.o on pa;t.i,e,n;U 6ttom tlie TdJ'.. e, X ptt.ogtt.am . Thb.i ,<_,1.:, a c.on6lic.:t 06 in:teJLu:t and .olwu..ld be.. tt.e.. c. oyn)._zc_d tl6 .ouc.h . I 6 :tufuony 6tt.om a gtt.oup w.J1i a vn1.:i:ted, mone:tatt.y in:te..tt e...6 t ,<_,1.:, a...ti..owe..d , :the.. oppo.oing :tufuony .ohou..ld al...oo be he..aJr. d. "Th e.. Ame,tt.,.[c.an U.6e, Lobby ac.ceptJ.i no 6e..deJLai.. 6wid.6 ," -6aid MM . 13Jr.own, "and we, tt.eptt.ue..n:t m<,l..lion.o 06 Am e.,IL-{_c_afl/2 who don' :t wan:t thw FedeJLa...t :tax doUaM U.6 e,d :to tr.. e.. 6eJz. m<,notr.. c.Wdtt. en to a boJtt.i..o n,<_,1.:, :t-6 wdho u:t puo tr. patt.en:ta...e c.o n.o e,n:t . T~ ,<_,1.:, happening now . We know ,.[:t and Congtt.U-6man Waxman fmoW.6 u, bu:t he, doun '.t wan-t :the.. Am eJL,.[can public. :to lznow ,i_,t ." MM . 13Jr.own .6:ta:te,d :that Congtr.U-6man Waxman .-0!i :tttyin9 .:to avoid de.a.ling w,i_,th :the, tt.e, vei..ilion.o 06 mlt6.6 ,i.v e m,<,l:,managem e,n:t, Wa/2:te, and abU.6e, in :the, Tille, X p1tog1tam . "Congtte..6 .oman Wa xma n and ~ c.omm<,;t,te..e have ove.M,i,gh:t ltUpon.oib,i,li:ty 601t :the, Tille, X p1tog1tam, bu:t 6ott. ugh.:t mon:th.o .:the,y have, ,i,gnotted GAO Repo!t:t 81-68 wlu..c.h ide, ntifi,.[e,d matte_ :than -6ix att.e,cv., 06 wcv.,te,, wuh a c.on.oe1tvalive, ufua:te, :that oveJL $40 m<,l..lion annua.Uy ,<,l:, be.Ing wcv.,:te,d." ENV OF RELEASE During the hearings, excellent testimony was given by Secretary Richard S. Schweiker on the damaging effect s of the pill and the IUD on minor children . Our office is publishing excerpts of this testimony, and will have the entire text available (see page four .) Further, Senator Jeremiah Denton t estified, eloquently, on the reasons why the government should not be in the bedrooms of young people, which Congressman Waxman defends simply by accusing those of us who desire stronger regulations to be the ones who are t rying to invade the bedrooms of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 . A. L.L . has sent, on behalf of our entire member ship, t e l egrams of gratitude to Secretary Schweiker and Senator Denton for t estimony which we feel was both necessary and timely. We cannot, howe ver, allow these regulations to be promul gated without placing our strong objections right up front. The scenario is being painted in such a way that the average adolescent, who discovers t hat she needs to notify her parents if she obtains a prescription, will cert ainly be told by the "loving and caring" (??) f am ily planning counselor, that abortion without any parental notice of any kind is always an option. Why? Because, as you al l know, the ultimate goal of our opponents is population control at any price . And one of the main targets of family planners has always been the youth of our nation; tearing down their moral underpinnings , inviting them to any sort of sexual activity imagined, and thus practically de stroying their every sense of self respect, is a very easy way of turning out an entire generation of Americans who will have no respect for the preborn, the elderly, themselves or anyone e l se . Result : moral decay and weakening of the family - ultimately minus zero population growth. Secretary Schweiker's Department has given us ;i s i gnal in these regulations , a point from which we must wor~ to attain tl1 c strong est regulation l egally and mora lly possible. It is our responsibility to let hi m know exactly wh at - 4 - we want the government to do and what we si~ply fee l as par ents we cannot tolerate. With this update you will find a copy of a letter written to Secretary Schweiker by one of the most prestigious pro-life medical associations in America today - the CALIFORNIA PRO LIFE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Please, review this material and their letter, and then begin a letter writing campaign in your own community in order to inform Secr etary Schweiker about your own concerns with regard to federal involvment i n the sexuality of your children. SECRETARY RICHARDS. SCHWEIKER DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HHH Building; 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Proposed Family Planning Regulations Title X Available for your files on this subject , American Life Lobby has compiled an excellent bri efing packet which we will send to you for the low cost of only $7.50. This packet includes: 1) History of Title X and Section 1008 pr ep ared by Douglas Badger of the Christian Action Council 2) Title X and the Minnesota experience (written by Donna Steichen) 3) RICHARDS. SCHWEIKER'S testimony of February 9, 1982 4) Senator Jeremiah Denton's testimony of February 9, 1982 5) amicus curiae (friend of t he Court) brief filed i n October, 1980 by DHHS in the case of Valley Family Planni ng v. the State of North Dakota (the family planners won this case wi th the help of DHHS) TOTAL: over 75 pages for $7.50 - Compl ete with index and cover. In order to understand exact ly what we are up agains t in our efforts to r emove the federal government from the wholesale corruption of our children, it is wise to be fully informed and able to argue effectivel y on the question of government involvement. Th e above packet wi ll make you an expert. Every single pro-life and pro-famil y group should have at least one person, lawyer or physician or parent, totally knowl edgab le ab out the material presented in the packet. $7 . 50 per group i s not much to pay for briefing material like this. WRITE YOUR LETTERS TO SC HWEIKE R - PRAY FOR TH E DELIVE RANC E OF OUR CHILDRE N FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THE TAX PAYE R FUNDED FAMILY PLANN ING ADVOCATES. GOD BLESS YOU! ------::=- ' -s· American Life Lobby Perm,ssio,, 1s ht-··•· • · · , 't.'f)r;11; rh:s · ·• .r proper ocl~nowledgemenr ,s mode and Thor o copy of rhe pe;,od.c · · ·ep·1~r GP[*' · ·· rial office I Honorable Rich ard Schweiker February 2, 198 2 Cabinet Council on Human Resources Executive Director DHHS RM 615F Albert Lorincz, M .0 Obstetric s/Gynecology 200 Independence Ave, S.W. Loa Gatos Washington, D.C. 20201 Preelder,t Nancy T Mullan, M 0 . Psychratry Burbank Dear Chairman Schwe iker: Vice-President Frank Hyan. M 0 . Family Practice San Jose We witness the massi ve exploitation of teenage women in California Vlce-Preelqent due to the intense directed counseling for abortion from so-called Sheila Beirne", MD. Internal Medicine "family planning" aqencies. Young , uninformed, scared girls are Van Nuys being sent for su rqical procedures without informed consent or Secretary-Treasurer Philip B. Dreisbach. M D. parental cons ent. The subsequent phy si ca l and psychological price Oncology/Hematology is awesome. Palm Springs ADVISORY BOARD James Brennan, M D. We urge you to take i mme diate action to withhold federal funds from Long Beech Wilham O1gnam. M D. any agency whi ch doe s not require parental notification/consent or UCLA written i nforrned co nse nt pri o_~ to the performa nce of abortion or James Ford, M.D. Downey prior to the di strihution of prescription me dicines. AF. Forster. M .O. Long Beach David Gasman. M 0 . Redding In fact, our very bes t advice is th at the- federa l government get out Welter G1llog ley, M D San Mateo of the fa mily pla nnin q, sex edu cati on . abo rtion promotion business. Allen Kelly , JD .. MD. Sunnyvale Our experience with aqe ncies that receive "family planning" money Robert Kelly, M .D . Cupertino from the government i s that th ey are interes t ed in profiteering William Levonian. M .O. and population control. Our minority co ummnities in Los Angeles Santa Cruz George Malool, M .O. and San Diego, especially, are attacking family planning as genocidal, San Francisco John J McGroarty, M.D. a charge that can be read ily sub stdntiated by the overwhelming presence Burbank Albert Monterastelh, M .Cl . of abortion mill s/f am ily planninq operations located in minority Pomona communities. Gerald Navarre, M .D Westminster Edward Novak, M .D Redwooo City We depend upon you to exerc i se your authority with justice for all Edward ObeJi , M 0 . Long Beach young women, includinq thP expl oited younq and the minority women, Dale Riner, M .O. and the unborn woman. Chico John A. Robertson, M .D. Sierra Madre John Samson, M.D. Sincerely, Long Beech Rafael Solan. M D . .A .. _, A ·? Jf San Francisco ,,·~ ••t '· r .· -.,,.. ~ A/0 .John Warburton, M .O. I Westminster Nan~y·T. Mullan, M.D . Leonie WattJon, M .O . Richard Watson, M .D. Pre sident San Freric1sco NTM: jd Harry We,ss, M .D . Vista POST OFFICE BOX 99, PALM SPRINGS, CA 922 63 / PHONE 714/ 327-5158 THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMl'l l'EE UNITED STATES HOUSE or REPRESENTATI VES 433 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 2051S 202/ 225-0587 October 28, 1982 MEMORANDUM To: Ed Meese From: Dick Dingman RE: RE FORM OF FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM The Whi te House should know that the conservative movement - in and out of Congress -- places very high priority on the adminis trative ove rhaul of the fede ral family planning p rogram (Title X). Specific needs are: (A) Reform of Title X's blatantly proabortion regulations (to exclude abortion-related services , an (B) Restructuring of the HHS bureaucracy (to bring the Office of Family Planning [O FP] under the Deruty /)orltt- Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs [DASPA] , away from the Bureau of Community Heal th Services [BCHS]. (Note: the GAO recommended this last vear) Filling of the vacancy of Director of BCHS -- and other positions in OFP and BCHS -- with prolife candidates who support the President ' s uhilo~ophy . Note: All these r e forms can be achieved administrativel y . No new legislation is required . The White House s hould know that the Se nate ove rs igh t Committee (Sen. Hatch's Labor and Hu ma n Resources Comm ittee , an d Sen . De nton 's Aging, Family and Human Se rvices Subcomm ittee) i nt ends to nush hard on this issue. There is even discussion of turnin g loose t he investi gations unit of Sen. Hatch's committee on t he fam il y u lann inr nrogram. I have heard that p rolife groups are so exasperate d by the current state of af:airs that they are pl ann i ng le gal action. Clearly; hostile Senate oversight hea ri ngs , and legal action against the Administration by the Pre s ident' ~ oKn prolife movement would embarrass the Admini s tration . I would t he r e fore urge the White House to meet with conservative leaders in th e near future, to nlan an agenda for reform. AMERICA LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS MAILING ADDRESS· PO BOX 490 STAFFORD. VA 22554 OFFICES ROUTE #6, BOX 162-F. STAFFORD VA 22 554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OF FICE f>B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WA SHINGTON DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 November 19, 1982 ~S. e>F 6 /7/ Dear Mr. Secretary: On June 19, 1981, seventeen months ago, the Government Accounting Office issued Report HRD 81-68 entitled 11 Family Planning Clinics Can Provide Services At Less Cost But Clearer Federal Policies Are Needed 11 that was critical of the Title X Public Health Service Act family planning program. The American Life Lobby based on this GAO Report has estimated that $48 million in waste and abuse in this program could be saved if action were taken as recommended by GAO. To date nothing has been done by your Department to "clean up the act " of the Title X program. For example John H. Kelso, then acting Ad ministrator of the ealfh Services Administration, submitted a report to the ouse Appropriations Committee responding to the criticisms of AO Report 81-68 and to that Committee's Report 97-251 which on page 17 called on DHHS to make "any r ecommendations it can make to improve the operations o the program relative to the issues raisea in fhe General Accounting Of fice Report. 11 11 The DHHS report by John Kelso said DHHS is "closely monitoring ••• , 11 "guidelines are currently under revision ... , "regional office staff will con duct random program review .•. " is bureaucratic gobbledygook. I pointed this out in my testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Ap ril 28, 1982 nine months after GAO Report HRD 81-68 was released. It is now exactly seventeen months since the GAO Report and HHS has done nothing. No change in guidelines to reflect anything contained in the GAO Report; no new regulations have even been proposed let alone been promulgated. Unfortunately I must conclude that HHS is sweeping this whole question of waste and abuse, totaling as much as $48 million dollars under the rug. Now another GAO Report HRD 82-106 dated September 24, 1982 has been issued ,which is critical of the lobbying and abortion related services carried -1- " for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" page 2 --....,~ ...... ___ , ____ . out by grantees of this program. In light of the inaction of your Department concerning the first GAO Report and now with a second critical report I call on you to ~~y involve yourself in order that the mess in the Title X programgetscl'eaned up immediat~ly,... .. -_•.. 1 r . Anythln'g ·short of your personal involvement will signify your acqui.:- escence in what amounts to a bureaucratic cover-up of millions of dollars of waste and abuse. cc.; Senator Orrin Hatch Senator Jeremiah Denton Senator Harrison (Jack) Schmitt Congressman William Natcher Congressman Henry Waxman Congressman John Dingell JB/sm ' ' .', ' ' .~'::l' · .. " ' . ,' . II.LI~ ·. · ;. ~ ·.· · Telegram · • western union · .. ,:· -~:,.. ,· . I • • . . ;, .,,. .. ,.. '· . . . .. ;. 1 ' ' ... ; , . • . .~ ! , • ' NO. WDS.-CL. OF SVC. PD . OR COLL. CASH NO CHARGE TOTHE ACCOUNT OF TH IS MESS AGE WILL BE SENT PRESS OVER NIGHT AS A TELEG RAM UN LESS IT IS DPR I NPR TELEGRAM OTHERWI SE INDICATED. I Send the following me11age, 1ubject to the Telegraph Company's conditions, rules and regulat ions, wh ich are on file with regulatory authori ties. TELEGRAM : :,:• :: January 11, 1983 Honorable David A. Stockman Director 0MB 252 Old Executive Office Building Washington, D. C. 20503 I ' •:. I •• 0MB now has under review proposed changes in regulations for the Title X (Public Heal th Service Act) family planning pro;g_ra{lls:, :. · ·, r' ·, For a pro-life, pro-family Administration the proposed changes are totally inadequate because they perpetuate the intrusion of a Federal program into the family relationship by inserting the government be tween parent and child. After the fact notifieat'i -n -of parent-s tha tnor children have been given perscription drugs or devices is onl the pp arance of r e form. Prior parental consent is required for school trips and for ear pi ercing, it mus be required before a government progkam gives pre scription drugs to minor childLen. A'>oF urthermore , fhe proposed regulations o not address any of the ~h/~3 Qt+t{-S Title X program containea in GAO Repo--r HRD 81-68 ,;.-,,L-l- 1ff\-S {)ot-\E. r(01tl NG-- the inconsistency in its own c~r cular s A- 21 and A-122 concerning the use of ederal grant funds for ues to lobbying organizations cited in GAO Report HRD 82-106 . It has been almost 20 months since the first GAO Report. Now is the time for 0MB to make DHHS clean up the mess in the Title X pro gram. (Mrs.)Judie Brown President American Life Lobby Inc. 6 Library Court S.E. Washington, D. C. 20003 WU 1211 (Rl-70) ~:~~;~;~;~;:_~~~:~;~~:.- <}:'. ~;;:~:/>~:. .~ -,.: ,.-..~ ..,,,. ,,...... _...... 'AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O . BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6. BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 i-'RcSS R.ELEfa.SE September n, l 98~ For Immediate Release Juctie brown, President of American Lile Lobby, today reacted to t he release of a GAO Report critical of the Federal family planning pro gram. Mrs. brown said, "lt 1s obvious from the GAO Report on the family planning program released today and the GAO Report, lHRIJ 81-68) re leased in June 1981 that reported an estimated $41:S million in annual waste and abuse in th1s program, that the Department of Health and Human ::,ervices has totally neglected the mo111 toring and/or management of this program. We find it outrageous that the Department has done nothinf! by way of management or change in regulations to stop the waste and abuse of $48 million per year in this program and 1t is even more outrageous : hat Congress has not changed one comma of the law authorizing this program nor reduce d its fundin g to eliminate an annual waste of $48 million in taxpayers' monliy. Just remember it was this Title X Public Health Service Act program that paid for the 1N at10nal Condom Week; fiasco in Washington, D. C. in April 1%2. We call for a redu tion of the FY 1';!83 appropriation for this pro gram by $48 million and a full scale Congressional oversight hearing by the relevant Congress10na canmittees . 11 - .;u- " for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6 , BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 6B LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5550 ALERT ...... ALER T ...... ALERT ...... ALERT ...... HOUSE VOTEb TO S T OP FETAL RESEARCH SENATE TO ACT NEXT H. R. 645 / a bill to revise and extend the authorization for the Natio n al Institutes of Health (NIH) passed the House of R e presentatives on Sept embe r 30, 1982 it included a Dannemeyer /Siljander amendment to prohibit use of NlH funds for fetal experimentation (se e pgs. 6-10 of the Septem ber A.L.L. About Issues). The amendment passed by a vote of 260-140 (see enclosed Roll Call to see how your Congressman voted) . A "yea" vote was in favor of pi-ohibiting fetal research with your tax dollars . NIH spends almost $4 billion for medical research of all kinds each y ear . T he pro-abortion lobby, the big drug compa nies, segments of organized medicine a nd many universities will now begin working ove rtime to stop this prohibition in the Senate . fhis prohibition is vital b e cause the Director of the National Institutes of Health was reportcct by the Washington Post to b e " .. . 111 favor of cons idering Federal fundin g of test tube baby research in humans. 11 'l'he b e nate will t a k e up a similar bill b2311 possibly during the lame duck (i. e . a fter the e lection) session of Congress. This bill does not have a prohibition on fetal exp e rime ntation . You must .write , wire a nd telephone both your .Senators now and ask them to vote to add a n amendment to S2311 to prohibit fetal r esearch. Many .Senators will be back in their home states from approximately October 8 until ele ction day - make an appomtment and go s e e the m arid ask them to vote for such a prohibit10n . Take .the A.L . L. About Issues a rticle with you to give to your Senators . Call the A.L.L. Washington Office (202) 546-5550 for the address and phone number of your S e nators' nearest state office . Yo ur b enators 1 a d dress in Washingto n is : Honora ble United b t a_t_c_·, s- s=·-e_n_a_t_e___ _ Washington, D. C. 2051 0 T h e U.S. Capit ol S witchboard telephone n umber is (202) 224-3121 then ask for y our S enators by name . " .. for God, for Life, for the Family, for the Nation" · September 30, 1982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE H8091 ~xisting law prevents research on fe Huckaby Molinari Shaw t 4'$es unless the risk to the fetus is Hunter Montaomery Shelby NOT VOTINO-32 Hutto Moore , Shumway Aspln Coelho Moffett minimal, and the purpose of the activi Hyde ty Is the development of lmp0rtant Moorhead Shuster Bafalls Colllns April 26, 1982 Mr. Morton Blackwell Special Assistant to the President 191 Old Executive Office Bldg. Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Morton: For your information I thought you ought to have a copy of the enclosed letter that almost 40 pro-life leaders have sent to Senator Jesse Helms urging quick action on S2148. We understand that your meeting on April 26, 1982 is not to discuss the Helms /Hatch controversy but rather what incremental steps the Administration can take to get the federal government out of the abortion payment, referral, advocacy and promotion bus iness. With God for Life, (Mrs.) Judie Brown President JB/sm A.L.L. "..... /or God, /or Life, /or the Family, /or the Nation" April 1 9 , 1 9 8 2 Honorable Jesse Helms 4213 Dirksen O ffice Building Washington, D. C . 20510 Dear Senator Helms: We t he undersigned pro-life leaders urge immediate action on the strongest possible version of S2148 so that as President Reagan 11 said in his recent letter to pro-life leaders: ••• we will not miss this long delayed opportunity. 11 ~ We hope that action can be t aken prior to May 15th when the budget battle begins and we pledge our total support to your efforts . God Bless you . ( rf~---;-;-:=-----,:"""'--,.--."r"A'Srn'i''"""'=,,-,.,.,-,,~FEN ~ ~~ ~ LAPAC s I Howard Phillips (per phone conversation) CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS -2- ~Q ~ ,)v-- . s/Mrs . Yvonne Abercrombie (per phone conversation) REFORMATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI ALABAMA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE s/Mrs. Jane Muldoon s /Dr. Joseph Stanton (per phone conv ersation) (per phone conversation) MICHIGAN RIGHT TO LIFE s/Ann O'Donnell, R . N . s /Dr . Ron Godwin (per phone conversation) VIC£-PRESIDENT MISSOURI CITIZENS FOR LIFE MORAL MAJORITY BOARD MEMBER (per phone conversation) s / M:rs. Charlotte Goodwin s / Mrs. Marianne Rea-Lu thin (per phone conversation) (per phone conversation) NEW MEXICO RIGHT TO LIFE PR£~ID£NT MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR LIFE s / Mrs . Anna Sullivan s /Mr . Murray Norris (per phone conversation) (per phone converS'ation) RHODE ISLAND RIGHT TO LIFE CHRISTIAN FAMILY RENEWAL s / Helen DeWitt, R. N. s/The a Rossi Barron , Esq . (per phone conversation) RIGHT TO LIFE CRUSADE KANSAS RIGHT TO LIFE (per phone convers ation) Mrs . Madeleine s / Ms . P am Cira (per phone conversation) ( p er phone conversation) NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS FOR LIFE PR£SIDENT FEMINISTS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA ~t::it...~~~,, d'J. .o . s / Ms . Eileen Dawson UNITED METHODISTS FOR LIFE (per phone conversation) SOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS FOR LIFE - -3- s/Dr . Eu gene F. Diamond, M. D . s /Mr. Stan Shelley (per phone conversation) (per phone conversation) WORLD FEDERATION OF DOCTORS BLUS RIDGE (NC) WHO RESPECTS LIF.t<: CHRISTIAN ACTION COUNCIL s/Dr. Bentin K . Partin, lI s/Mr. Ed McAteer (per phone conversation) (per phone conversation) COLUMBUS (NC) ROUND TABLE CHRISTIAN ACTION COUNCIL ISSU£S & ANSWERS s /Dr . Adrian Rogers s /Edward C. Smith (per phone conversation) (per phone conversation) PASTOR ASSIST ANT PROFESSOR BELLEVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH AMERICAN UNIVERSI'JY MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (Immediate past president of Sou thern Baptist Convention) s I J . A. Parker s /Mrs . Margaret Hotze (per phone conversation) (per phone conversatjon) PRESIDENT EDITOR LINCOLN INSTITUTE LIFE ADVOCATE ( for i. d . purposes only) Houston, Texas s /Joseph W. MacPherson, Esq . s /Paul Haring MARYLAND RIGHT TO LIFt CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETY OF (per phone conversation) AMERICA (per phone conversation) s/Nancy T. Mullan, M.D. s /Most Rev. Leo A. Pursley, D . D. PRESIDENT (per phone conversation) CALIFORNIA PRO-LIFE Mt:DICAL Retired Bishop· of Fort Wayne-South ASSOCIATION Bend, Indiana (per phone conversation) • ... .. THE WHITE IIO USE WAS IIINGTO N April 5, 1982 Dear Jesse: In recent years, sentiment has increased in the Congress to enact legislation that would restore protection of the law to children before birth. It may be possible for the 97th Congress to take that important step. I write simply to express my own hope that we will not miss this long delayed opportunity. A few weeks back I said that, "We must, with calmness and resolve, help the vast majority of our fellow Americans understand that the more than one-and-one-half million abortions performed in America in 1980 amount to a great moral evil and assault on the sacredness of life." Whether or not our fellow citizens will understand·the duty we owe to future citizens depends largely on what action the Congress takes. I know t hat on this issue, sad to say, as on many others of great im portance, there are sharp differences of opinions as to which action is the best one. Naturally, I hope that these differences will be resolved in favor of the common goal. But most important, it seems to me, is that the Congress consider one or more of the proposals in the near future. And I want you to know that you have not only my best wishes but also my prayers for success. ' Sincerely, The Honorable Jesse A. Helms United States Senate Wash ington, D.C. 20510 "Let us go on to maturity." Hebrews 6:1 4161 Maize Road Eldon R. Wilson, Pastor Columbus, Ohio 43224 Home Phone: 892-2335 (614) 262-3347 David Sellers, Assistant Pastor April 13, 1982 Mr. Morton c. Blackwell Special Assistant to the President The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Blackwell: I want to thank you for your honest and patriotic letter of March 29th. We fully agree that we don't want the government having anything to do with education. I might also add here that I am in full 100% favor of President Reagan doing away with the Department of Education. I also hope and pray we'll be able to fully convince the State that their guidelines for ac creditation is no good and that they will leave church schools alone. It's a proven fact that graduates of public schools come out of accredited State schools with less than a seventh grade reading level . For this reason , I do not feel they have a right to set accreditation standards . We are writing our Senators and Representatives about this also. Thank you again for your stand on this issue . May God bless your efforts to keep government out of the Church. David Sellers DFS/km J L' i..._, AMERICAN LIFE LOBBY INC. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 490, STAFFORD, VA 22554 OFFICES: ROUTE #6, BOX 162-F, STAFFORD, VA 22554 (703) 659-4171 METRO DC 690-2049 GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE: 68 LIBRARY COURT SE (CAPITOL HILL) WASHINGTON, DC 20003 • (202) 546-5J 50 ACTION ALERT UPDATE .... ACTION ALERT UPDATE .... September 9, 1982 SENATE VOTES: YES 41 TO NO 47 -- FILIBUSTER CONTINUES The United States Senate this afternoon voted not to cut off the pro abortion filibuster against the Helms Modified Super Bill Amendment (see text enclosed) to the Debt Limit Increase Bill (H.J . Res. 520). Check the enclosed Roll Call vote to see how your Senators voted. REMEMBER: BE CAUSE WE NEED 60 VOTES, AN ABS.r:NCE IS EQUAL TO A 11 N0 11 VOTE! FIRST CLOTURE VOT ~ LOSS EXPECTED: Because we knew several Senators would be out of Washington, and be cause we knew some Senators never vote for cloture the first time, we ex pected that we would not get 60 votes on the first attempt to shut off the filibuster. Tht:! second cloture petition will be filed today and another vote to cut off the pro-abortion filibuster will occur on Monday, September 13th!* Again, we must get 60 votes to stop the filibus ler. ACTION NE~D~D NOW! You must call and send mailgrams (no time for letters) to your Senators and urge them to vote for cloture on September 13th and on a subsequent day (if we fail on the 13th, we have ~ ~ ~portunity). * Everyone must do this now! I We must convince 19 Senators to join the 41 who voted for cloture today so that .we can° stop the filibuster and vote on the merits of the Helms amend ment (Modified Superbill). The ·filibuster prevents a vote on the merits of the Senator Helms' amendment. Here are some quotes from several Senators who voted to keep the filibuster going; Senators who have in the past said they did not believe a filibuster should prevent the Senate from voting on the merits of any issue: 11 Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) ••• I do not believe in filibusters, and feel the U.S. Senate should not use the filibuster as a means of avoiding the issue whatever that issue might be. My record since coming to the Senate will show that I have voted for cloture on every occasion. 11 Senator Lawton Chiles (D-Florida) "I do not feel we should use the process of a filibuster as a means of preventing a vote from ever being taken. At some point in any debate there should and must be a vote if we are to have majority rule. 11 Senator S. I. Hayakawa (R-California) ''I agree that no minority group should have the right to arbitrarily block Senate action indefinitely and the cloture rule was adopted to prevent that from happening." " for God, for Life , for the Family, for the Nation" ALERT UPDATE ... Page 2 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-West VA) "The Senate must be permitted to work in an orderly fashion and not allow one or two members to abuse the Rule, making the Senate a spectacle for the nation." Senator Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.) "In the past, I have voteq. for cloture every time I have had the opportunity. I believe that arguments surrounding an issue should be aired, considered carefully, and then decided one way or the other. " CONTACT YOUR SENATORS NOW!! DON'T PUT 17 OFF!! THEY MUST BE PRESiNT AND VOTE "YES" TO SHUT OFF THE FILIBUSTER. B£ SURE TO URGE THEM TO VOTE FOR THE HELMS AMENDMENT AFTER THE FILIBUSTER IS ENDED. ------TEAR HERE------..,------To: Government Liason Office CALL GARY: American Life Lobby Inc. 202/546-5550 Attn.; Gary L. Curran /or/ 6 Library Court SE Washington, DC 20003 I contacted my Senators: (yes /no) Senator will/will not support cloture Senator will/will not support cloture Senator will/will not support Helms Amendment .. Senator will/will not support Helms Amendment The next time there is an alert, Gary , you can call me and I will respond at once with information. -~ -- ------Name J i. l .1 ------Address ------City, State, Zip Phone Note: If you are already a member of the American Life Lobby State Advisory Committee, we have all of the above info; simply sign the document and return. *Date subject to change and additional votes expected. ' "- . " .. .. September 8, 1981 CONGRESSIONAL RE(;ORD - SENATE S 1115 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The i:xn.AJtATION or AKDDalDT N • 2038 Olf Cranch> 131 <1803>. Under MarlnlrJI, the S·•· Senator from Oregon baa the floor ~aTIOlf TO Bousa: JomT Raol.UTIOlf 520 preme Court, preaented with a proper case, and has yielded to the Senator from must rule In accordance with Its own Inter• Montana. I. HCTIOIII I OI TMOUGll IOI pretatlon of the Constitution rather than Sections 202 and 203 basically make per• with a contrary con,resslonal Interpreta Mr. PACKWOOD. What waa the re manent law the Hyde Amendment fun~ tion. because the Justice have taken an oath quest of the Senator from North Caro limitations which In the put have been en to uphold the Constitution. As Chief Juatlce lina? J did not hear it. acted piecemeal u rfden to various appro Marshall stated In Ma.rbur,, automatic Judi• Mr. HELMS. I w1sh to Insert a Dear priation bllla. After enactment of this meu clal deference to a lertslatlve Interpretation Colleague letter In the REcoRD to ure, such riders will not be necessary. Unlesa of the Constitution would constitute an Im• apeclflc approprlatlona for abortion are pUctt violation of the Justices' oath of appear following the presentatJon of made In the future, there will no need for office; the Juatlcea would thereby "cloee the Senator from MQntana. Congreaa to go throuah the annual Hyde their eyea on the conatltutton. and see onIJ Mr. PACKWOOD. I have no obJec, Amendment battlea on approprlatlona bllla. the law." 15 U.S. ROLL CALL - September 9, 1982 YEAS - 41 Abdnor Domenici Helms Nunn Zorinsky Armstrong Duren burger Huddleston Pell Baker Eagleton Humphrey Pressler Biden East Jepsen Prox mire Boschwitz .ti: xon Johnston Quayle Cochran Ford Kasten Randolph D'Amato Garn Lugar Roth Danforth Grassley Mattingly Sasser Deconcini Hawkins Murkowski Symms D t::! nton Heflin Ni.ckles Thurmond NAYS Andrews Chafee Heinz Mitchell Stafford Baucus Chiles Hollings Moynihan Stennis Bentsen Cohen Inouye Packwood Stevens Boren Cranston Jackson Percy Tower Bradley Dixon Kennedy Pryor Tsongas Brady Dodd Leahy Riegle Warner Bumpers Glenn Levin Rudman Weicker Burdick Gorton Long Sarbanes Byrd, Harry F-. Hart Mathias Simpson Byrd, Robert ~- Hayakawa Metzenbaum Specter NOT VOTING - 12 Cannon Hatfield McClure Dole Kas sebaum Melcher Goldwater Laxalt Schmitt Hatch Matsunaga Wallop LAW OFFJCES BARNETT & ALAGIA 1627 K STREET, N.W . OFACESJN: WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 LOUISVJLU, KENTUCKY PALM BEACH, FLORIDA (202) 785-0500 FRANKF ORT. KENTUC KY NASHVJ.llE, TENNESSEE CABLEALBAR ASHLAND, · KENTUCKY MARION EDWYN HARRISON JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI PARTNER TELEX 89-2445 February 18, 1982 Mrs. Judith A. Brown / President V American Life Lobby, Inc. 6B Library Court, S.E; Washington, D.c.' 20003 Re: American Life Lobby, Inc. Analysis of Legislation Dear Judy: American Life Lobby, Inc. ("ALL") requests our comment with respect to the general subject of pending and proposed prolife legis~ation. ALL invites attention to, among other documents, Bob Sassone's undated 21-page memorandum, apparently prepared in or about July 1981; your letter of October 5, 1981 to Professor Robert Byrne, Fordham University Law School; the letter of Dennis J. Horan, Esquire, on behalf of Americans United For Life, AUL . . Legal Defense Fund, September 28, 1981; and various memoranda, newspaper clippings and other sources, including, but not limited to, sundry issues of A.L.L. ABOUT ISSUES. Of course,· We also have read pertinent congressional testimony, judicial opinions and other sources. From time to time ALL sends, or by other means we gain access to~ additional material -- for example, Free Congress Foundation's innovative A BLUEPRINT FOR JUDICIAL REFORM. Inasmuch as that flo~ __ may continue indefinitely, we do not further await developme?Hs before responding. BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page two Both orally and in writing ALL requests a very broad and inclusive, but not necessarily detailed or legally annotated, analysis. This letter seeks to fulfill that request. 1. P~oposed Prolife Statutes From time to time legislators have introduced bills in the Congress proposing prolife statutes. The language varies. Each is advocated upon some facet of the general rationale that by legislation Congress can implement the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that is, a statute may flesh out the skeleton by defining the constitutionally undefined, to wit, the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment constitutionally undefined noun "person". With both imagination and scholarship Professor Joseph F. Witherspoon, Maxey Professor of Law, University of Texas, and Stephen H. Galebach, Esquire, a Washington private :practitioner, have evolved somewhat similar rationale. In my judgment the statutory approach would not achieve · the desired result. In the first place, there is a practicaf disability. A · federal siatute essentially would define a constitutional right. Ultimately it would define a federal crime; and/or would create a federal cause of action; and/or would allow a private cause of action cognizable under federal law. Assuming the availability of votes on the Hill and signature by the President, as perhaps is possible (inasmuch as only a majority of those voting in each House would be required for passage), one still must address the result. The practical result might be a statute of limited applicability. Much abortion would fall outside its sweep. The judiciary might be expected to be reluctant in attempting to assert jurisdiction under a somewhat novel statutory concept in a subject matter which historically speaks more to state than federal law. BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page three • However, the infirmities of implementing such a statute never may be reached. The statute would be justified upon the ground it implemented the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Essentially the statute would manifest a congressional finding of fact. A bare declaration by a statute that, impliedly as a matter of fact, a fetus is a person does not obligate the judi ciary to so define the noun "person". It is argued_ that a prolife statute effectively would reverse, or at least render nugatory, the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973), and progeny. This is not inevitable. That the majority rationale in Roe v. Wade is questionable_ does not automatically support a novel statutory interpretation designed to extend the definition of a rather established constitutional noun. Stated another way, a statute designed to implement a provision of the Constitution, absent other infirmities, ordinar~ly is held constitutional but a statute designed essentially as a fact-finding statute is subject to· stricter judicial review and, hence, to the risk • of judicial nullification. A Washington practitioner, Charles E. M. Kolb, Esquire, addresses these, and other, infirmities in the -proposed prolife statutes quite well, and probably rather presciently, in · 67 ABA Journal 1123 (September 1981), photocopy attached. Accordingly, we cannot view an effort toward enactment · of a proli1e statute as fully meaningful. You - understand, of course, our comment has nothing to do with the integrity of those who ·espouse a statute, whether as an interim solution or as a permanent solution to the problem of abortion upon demand. It is difficult to pry into one's motives but I believe most, if not all, of the proponents of a statute so propose in good faith. Certainly the Galebach and Witherspoon arguments are strongly reasoned. Professor Charles E. Rice, ·University of Notre Dame, also endorses the statutory approach. 2. Proposed Judicial Curtailment Statutes Under date or· June 20, 1980, we discuss the consti tutionality of statutes- which would limit judicial review as to subject matter. BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page four Our concern herein, therefore, is practical. We expressed concern more than a year ago as to the existence of the necessary votes. We now more assuredly doubt the votes exist, or in the foreseeable future would exist, to enact such a statute. Recent history of busing, prayer and abortion riders tends to confirm this deficiency. In addition, the bar - and probably informed public opinion generally is trepidous about legislative attempts to curb judicial jurisdiction · as to constitutional questions. Limitation of judicial incursion is more apt to be successful by a combination of (1) statutes of limited and precise applicability and (2) appointment of greater numbers of "strict constructionist" or judicial nonactivist judges. 3. States Rights Amendment Senator Orrin G. Hatch, a majority ~f the Roman Catholic hierarchy and others presently are committed to a proposed states rights amendment ("Hatch"), the argument for which is said to be the possibility of enactment and ratification · contrasted with the asserted impossibility of enactment and ratification of a fullblown prolife amendment -- usually denominated the Hu.man Life Amendment ( "HLA"). Ordinarily I opt for the maximum legislation capable of enactment -- · the old half-a-loaf approach. It does no good to sacrifice a large goal upon a small altar. However, in this instance I believe the chance of ratification is not particularly good; the chance of broadly based, and effective, federal and state legislation in implementation of Hatch is even weaker; and a judicial imprimatur is not wholly assured. As with the statutes, the motives of the sponsors should not be questioned. While I agree with those scholars who contend the Hatch approach would reverse the rule in Roe~- Wade and its companion case, Doe v. Bolton, to ·-eliminate a right is one step, in itself not necessarily achieving anything concrete, while to create a BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page five duty is a far more difficult step. If there were no constitu tional right to an abortion upon demand, regardless of trimester, it would not follow that there were an obligation upon the states to prohibit abortions upon demand. Indeed, the thrust of Hatch, and part of its perceived political viability · in the Congress, lies in the fact it per se would require nothing affirmative but simply would reverse or abnegate a judicially created constitutional right. As long as a significant number of states of the Union by legislation permit abortion upon demand, abortion . on demand effectively will exist for all the populat_ion save the poorest and inost immobile. Even the latter categor:y would continue to obtain abortions upon demand in those states allowing them to do so. Further, there is risk -- perhaps probability -- that the statutory norm in those states legislating against abortion w9uld be rather minimal, creating ultimately an inter-legislative common denominator. As the Yankelovich poll in the. November 1981 riumber of LIFE, photocopy attached, reports, there is~ strong and powerful · drive on the part of a significant portion of that part of. the population directly affected, notwithstanding inhibitions including feelings of guilt, to obtain abortions under diverse circumstances. Hence, allowing for some measure of error in the poll, the results of the poll, of other polls and of contemporary experience compel the conclusion that there would be a great number of abortions upon demand were there to be various states of the Union permit ting people to obtain them. The history of divorce is illustrative. Abortion upon demand, like divorce, seeks its own level of feasibility, · and as water flows generally to the lowest level of receptivity, so abortion upon demand would gravitate to jurisdictions of permissibility. That Hatch would reduce the number of adjudicated cases presently extending abortion rights would have minimal effect in most states in reducing the number of abortions upon demand unless state legislatures legislated vigorously and restrictively, as some undoubtedly would do while others would not a continual flux, as state laws and political climates chan~e from time to time~ BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page six While the possible forms which state and federal legislation implementing Hatch might take may appear almost unlimited, in effect the result would be a nationwide churning of abortion legislation, probably ultimately resulting in many nonrestrictive jurisdictions, in continued political discorq and in a substantial continuance of the present practices·. It is not realistic to assume that Congress woµld superimpose a . federal statute implementing Hatch in those many states which refused to implement Hatch by state statute. Except in the area of minority rights, where crucial voter blocks are spread in many electoral districts, our political history does not presage such congressional legislatiop. Thus, my concern with Hatch primarily is pragmatic. The effort would involve C~:>ngress, the fifty states and the District of Columbia; the churning would be ongoing; political fratricide would be the norm; the practical result would be both limited, and changing, a variable hodgepodge of small certainties and large uncertainties. 4. Human Life Amendment The HLA is the ideal solution. However, it is recognized universally that the votes do not exist for approval in the Congress or for ratification in the state legislatures. Hence, the HLA must remain the ulttmate objective, while yielding transiently to a means within the realm of more imminent possibility. Because the final wording of the HLA likely has not been written, I take the liberty of attaching my own draft, which, if perhaps short of the ideal language, in my judgment more nearly approaches that objective. 5. Temporary Means In consideri"tig the foregoing series of Hobson's choices, I tend toward the view that the statutory approach probably would be most beneficial for the short term. BARNETT & ALAGIA Mrs. Judith A. Brown February 18, 1982 Page seven More significantly, I would enjoin upon all persons influential in the prolife movement the essentiality of unity of approach. Without unity, there will be no means, however transient, significantly to reduce the engulfing slaughter. Sincerely, MARION EDWYN HARRISON Enc MEH:jb rfa ~Ji;; sr»r7l//fr 1 October 26~ 1981 / ll,1 3o ,4vi,t) Dear l-"xs. Brown t This is with reference to your invitation to the President to address the "GRASSROOTS PRO-LIFE EDUCATION CONFERENCE -- UNITY 1981," to be held November 5-8 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia . We are very sorry that we have not contacted you earlier to explain that, in view of the develop ments in the President's schedule for early November, he will be unable to address this important meeting. He is pl eased, however, that Mr. Morton Blackwell of his staff has accepted an invitation to appear before the conference. With his regret that he mus t have me tell you he cannot be with you, the President has asked that I express his appreciation for your thoughtfulness in offering him this opportunity and that I convey to you his very best wishes. Sinoer.ely, Gregory J. Newell Special Assistant to the President Mrs. Judie Brown Presldent American Life Lobby, Inc. 6B Library Court, S.E. Washington, n.c. 20003 ', · cc: Diana Lozano for Mrs. Dole Edwin W. Thomas for Mr. Meese Max Friedersdorf .,_...Morton Blackwell ~ "Tl\l. MUD. ,TTn, --