Life - articles
Abortion - Roe v. Wade
“Roe v. Wade was never about the law. It was never about the Constitution. It was never about privacy. It was never about the facts of the case. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Abortion - Partial-Birth
In describing the horror of partial-birth abortion, nurse Brenda Pratt Shafer testified before Congress in 1996: “[The doctor] went in with forceps and grabbed the baby’s legs and pulled them down into the birth canal. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Abortion - General
The abortion rights mantra is loudly proclaimed today by feminist organizations such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL). more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Suicide
“Suicide is now the third-leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 24, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Suicide
Stem Cell Research
“As the mother of a 10-year-old with juvenile diabetes, I yearn more than most for breakthroughs in scientific research. My son takes between four and six shots of insulin daily and must test his blood sugar by pricking his finger the same number of times. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research
Safe Haven
Thirty-five states have now adopted so-called safe haven laws. Many of these laws came as a result of the first such law in Texas in September of 1999. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Life
Reproductive Technologies
There are many terms associated with reproductive technology. The following are a few of the more important ones. Others may be found at the website of the Centers for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/ART99/appixb.htm . more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Life
Organ Donation - Transplantation
Johnny Taylor, a Jackson, Mississippi cook, spent ten years hooked up to a dialysis machine three time a week — 4 ½ hours at a time. He spent much of the time napping or chatting with other dialysis patients. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues
Living Wills - Will to Live
“An 89 year-old woman who suffered a debilitating stroke is being denied life-sustaining food and water by her family and doctors—a court said it was okay because Doris Smith signed a living will. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues
Infanticide
“Abortion would bring along with it deadly consequences that, I felt, even those who favored abortion would not wish to see in our society. My immediate fear was that the 1973 Roe v. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life