ACLU organizes opposition to Congressional restrictions on prescribing of RU-486. “…(A)nti-choice extremists in Congress…have introduced legislation that would impose

severe and unwarranted restrictions on the use of this

drug. Sponsored by Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Sen.

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), S. 3157/H.R. 5385 would

impose a variety of limitations on mifepristone,

including restricting the physicians who can prescribe

the drug to the limited number who are trained to

perform surgical abortions. These restrictions would

severely limit access to mifepristone and place it out

of reach for many American women.” With just two clicks, you can send a message to your legislators, adding your voice to those who believe that Congress should not substitute its partisan views for those of the medical experts of the FDA (if you agree…).

The Free Nader Vote: “Why is voting for Nader without risk possible? Because of the Electoral

College, it makes no difference if Gore or Bush win a particular state by one

vote or by a million. The president is not elected by the popular vote, but by a

majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes. These electoral votes are cast by

state, and it’s winner-take-all within each state. Thus, a Nader vote has no

chance of “spoiling” the outcome for Al Gore unless it potentially changes the

outcome within each state. And for 90 percent of the states (including the

biggest ones), that’s not going to happen.” AlterNet

Alarm as cult announces plan to clone humans. “US scientists said yesterday that little could be done to stop a

UFO-worshipping cult from pursuing a plan to clone a human

being, after the group said it had both the money and the

medical knowledge to carry out the act.

A former French sports journalist, who calls himself Rael, and

his followers claim to be on the verge of cloning an embryo from

cells grafted from a 10-month-old girl who died as a result of a

medical mistake.

The girl’s parents, whom the group have not named, are

reportedly paying $500,000 (£357,000) for the procedure. It is

not clear whether the Raelians have begun their attempted

cloning.” Guardian