End-of-Life Issues - news
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,
LIFE DIGEST: Austin’s new sign law still wrong, centers say
The Austin, Texas, City Council repealed an ordinance that pregnancy help centers had challenged in court as a violation of their freedom of speech and religion, but it approved another one the pro-life organizations protested. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 7, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty,
LIFE DIGEST: Woman’s regret holds no sway in court
An Illinois appeals court has ruled a Planned Parenthood clinic was not obligated to tell a woman who later regretted her abortion that the procedure would take the life of a human being. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 7, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, ,
LIFE DIGEST: Biden won’t ‘second-guess’ one-child policy
Vice President Joe Biden’s refusal to “second-guess” China’s coercive, population control policy has drawn strong disapproval from American opponents of the controversial program. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 24, 2011 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues, Issues, ,
LIFE DIGEST: Judge twice turns back pro-life group
A federal court has delivered a double setback to a pro-life organization regarding its 2010 election advertising about the new health-care law. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 9, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, , Issues, ,
NEWS BRIEFS: Jack Kevorkian dies
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (BP)—Jack Kevorkian, who became the face of the assisted-suicide movement while helping a self-estimated 130 people kill themselves in the 1990s, died June 3. more »
By staff - Jun 3, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, ,
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,