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Doctors step up to lead coalition
JEFFERSON CITY—“Doctor, doctor, give me the news, I’ve got a bad case of lovin’ you.”—Robert Palmer
Doctors who love life are leading a broad-based coalition effort to pass a Missouri constitutional amendment in support of proven research and treatments for lifesaving cures. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Nov 5, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
Albert guides Christian Life Commission through Oct. 31
JEFFERSON CITY – Benny Gard, commissioner of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) from Willard, looked to his right toward the end of the Oct. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Nov 5, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Marriage, Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Social Issues
LIFE DIGEST: Mo. official again misleads on cloning, pro-lifers say
The Missouri Secretary of State is playing tricks with an election again, pro-life advocates are saying.
Pro-lifers contend Robin Carnahan has provided deceptive ballot language for a potential constitutional amendment that would ban the cloning of human embryos. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 22, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Pro-choice GOP nominee would help, NARAL says
A pro-choice Republican presidential nominee “would be good” for the movement, says a spokeswoman for a leading abortion rights organization. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 16, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Embryos with Alzheimer’s gene targeted
A British couple has decided to screen their embryos, and potentially destroy at least some of them, to prevent a child from being born with a disease that may not affect him for decades. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 8, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Infertility, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Science, Bioethics
Congress poised to challenge Bush on pro-family issues
Attempts to advance policies opposed by pro-life and pro-family organizations are expected to resume now that Congress has reconvened after a month-long recess. more »
by: Tom Strode - Sep 7, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Elderly, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Abortion doctors circumvent partial-birth ban by using deadly drugs
The abortion industry has found a way around the Supreme Court’s support for a federal ban on a gruesome technique—shoot the unborn baby up with deadly drugs before delivering the child almost totally to complete the procedure. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 13, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Infertility, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
CLC eyes next round of cloning battle
JEFFERSON CITY—The Christian Life Commission (CLC) of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) is encouraging Missouri Baptists to support the efforts of Missourians Against Human Cloning (MAHC) through prayer, verbal encouragement, letters, volunteering, and providing financial assistance. more »
by: staff - Aug 6, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation
Experts: Adult stem cell research should be priority
Promising results using adult stem cells in patients demonstrate that such research, and not destructive embryonic experiments, should receive priority in funding, promoters of the non-controversial work say. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 1, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: House passes amendment giving ethical stem cell research a boost
The U.S. House of Representatives gave a boost July 18 to federal funding for ethical stem cell research.
The House approved by voice vote an amendment to increase funding in the next federal budget for research on stem cells from umbilical cord blood to $15 million. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 23, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National