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LIFE DIGEST: Dutch euthanasia units begin house calls
House calls began having a new meaning March 1 in The Netherlands.
Mobile euthanasia units staffed by doctors and nurses have started traversing the European country to end the lives of people in their homes. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 6, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Healthcare, National,
Women speak out against HHS mandate
The battle over the Obama administration’s contraceptive/abortion mandate is about religious freedom, not the availability of birth control, women leaders inside and outside Congress say. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 2, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
Land urges Senate support for anti-mandate bill
WASHINGTON (BP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has urged United States senators to support a bill that would protect conscience rights in the Obama administration’s controversial contraceptive/abortion mandate. more »
By staff - Mar 1, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
LIFE DIGEST: Texas defies Obama administration
Texas continues to defy the Obama administration by excluding abortion providers from its Medicaid Women’s Health Program.
Tom Suehs, head of the state’s Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), signed a rule Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , Healthcare, National,
ERLC releases ‘fact sheet’ on Obama mandate
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has issued both a fact sheet about the Obama administration’s contraceptive/abortion mandate and a call for support of a bill to restore conscience protections missing from the controversial requirement. more »By staff - Feb 24, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Church and State, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
Pharmacists’ religious liberty upheld by court
WASHINGTON (BP) — A federal judge has upheld the conscience rights of health care professionals regarding abortion-causing drugs.
Judge Ronald Leighton ruled Feb. more »
By staff - Feb 23, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, , Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
Baptist ethicist on mandate: We’d rather go to jail, pay fines
The Obama administration’s mandate that health insurance plans cover contraceptives that can cause abortions harms not only Baptists and other religious adherents but all Americans, two Southern Baptist ethicists told a congressional panel Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 17, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, National,
Land: Obama mandate is a Baptist issue
The issue at the center of the swelling controversy over the Obama administration’s refusal to protect the conscience rights of employers in its “contraceptive mandate” is “about as basic as it gets,” especially for Baptists, says Richard Land. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 10, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, , Healthcare, National, Religious Liberty,
Rubio seeks repeal of ‘contraceptive mandate’
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has introduced legislation to rescind a new Obama administration rule that has produced widespread opposition to its mandate that health insurance plans cover contraceptives, including ones that can cause abortions. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 2, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, National, Religious Liberty,
Obama admin. reaffirms: health care plans must cover abortion-causing drugs
The Obama administration has rejected appeals to overturn guidelines requiring health insurance plans to cover contraceptives that can cause abortions. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 20, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, National,