September 11th, 2009
Deanna Jones Falchook, a former Rockford resident who as a teenager had an abortion 28 years ago, returns to Rockford on Sunday and will appear in Belvidere Tuesday to promote her new book, “To Be A Mother.”
Falchook was born and raised in Rockford and now is band leader and singer for the New York-based band, The Deanna Jones Orchestra. She lives in Cary, N.C. She and her husband, Mark, are anti-abortion, as well as adoption, advocates.
Her book is a memoir of her life as mother of four adopted and two biological children.
Falchook will be featured soloist at 8:30, 10 and 11 a.m. services Sunday at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Rockford. Also on Sunday, she’ll give testimony at Faith Center in Rockford from 6 to 7:30 p.m. And she will appear at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church in Belvidere.
April 6th, 2009
The Associated Press reports today that Illinois officials can’t force pharmacists to dispense the so-called “morning-after” pill.
But if they don’t, don’t you think the pharmacists who refuse to do so should point the person requesting the pill to another pharmacist or pharmacy who will dispense the pill?
The AP story says: “Two Illinois pharmacists won the temporary restraining order in Sangamon County Circuit Court on Friday.
They claim a 2005 order from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich that they must dispense such pills violates state law prohibiting enforcement of health care decisions over religious objections.
The pill reduces the chance of pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of sex. The pharmacists believe it’s tantamount to abortion.
The Supreme Court ruled in December that a circuit court had to hear arguments in the case. A hearing could be held in June.”
Should pharmacists who refuse to dispense the "morning-after" pill point the person requesting the pill to another pharmacist or pharmacy who will dispense it?
