End-of-Life Issues - news
LIFE DIGEST: Kansas tightens abortion clinic standards
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law May 16 legislation toughening restrictions on abortion providers.
The measure, the third pro-life bill endorsed by the Republican governor this session, includes the following: more »
By Tom Strode - May 17, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide, Citizenship, National,
LIFE DIGEST: Kansas, Idaho enact pain-capable abortion bans
Kansas and Idaho have become the latest states to enact laws to ban abortions of unborn children who are able to feel pain.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, signed into law April 12 legislation to prohibit abortions after 21 weeks of gestation based on evidence a baby in the womb experiences pain by that point. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 19, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide,
LIFE DIGEST: States OK pain-capable abortion bans
Legislatures in three states – Idaho, Kansas and Oklahoma – have approved bills this year prohibiting abortions on unborn children who are able to feel pain. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 12, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide, Citizenship, National,
LIFE DIGEST: Virginia enacts stronger rules on abortion clinics
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law March 26 a bill to require abortion clinics to abide by the standards expected of hospitals. The law is the first in the country to mandate such regulations for clinics performing first-trimester abortions. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 29, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Legislation,
LIFE DIGEST: Washington reports 51 assisted suicides in 2010
The state of Washington reported 51 deaths from physician-assisted suicide in 2010.
Last year was the first full year for assisted suicide to be legal in Washington. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues,
Oregon sets record for assisted suicides
Oregon established a record in 2010 for the number of physician-assisted suicides in a year with 65.
The total, which surpassed the previous high of 60 in 2008, means Oregon has recorded 525 deaths by assisted suicide since its Death With Dignity Act took effect in late 1997. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 2, 2011
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide,
LIFE DIGEST: Pro-lifers protest late-term abortionist in Maryland
Late-term abortion doctor LeRoy Carhart drew from 200 to 300 pro-life demonstrators Dec. 6, the first day he performed the lethal procedures at a Maryland clinic. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 7, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide, Citizenship, , Legislation,
LIFE DIGEST: Late-term abortion doctor to expand
LeRoy Carhart plans to take his late-term abortion business to other states after a new Nebraska law banning the procedure at 20 weeks of pregnancy took effect. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 16, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research,
LIFE DIGEST: Babies saved through ‘Bella” reach 200
A special, life-saving project using the movie “Bella” has reportedly resulted so far in 200 babies being saved from abortion.
The report of the 200th child being spared through the Bella HERO project came Oct. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 2, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Infertility,
LIFE DIGEST: RU 486 use not as high as expected
RU 486 has not proved to be as popular as its proponents expected, it was reported Sept. 28, the 10th anniversary of the abortion drug’s American approval. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 28, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues,