Life - news
LIFE DIGEST: Prosecutor of Planned Parenthood loses in primary
Planned Parenthood’s primary prosecutorial adversary went down to defeat Aug. 5.
Phill Kline, who became well known for his efforts to prosecute an affiliate of the country’s leading abortion provider, lost in the Aug. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 12, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
More Than Olympic Gold at Stake in China
All eyes are on China this week as the 2008 Summer Olympic Games officially commence Friday. Millions will tune in over the course of more than two weeks to watch the world’s greatest athletes compete for their sport’s highest honor, Olympic gold. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
LIFE DIGEST: Appeals court gives partial-birth ban new life
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals announced July 28 the full court will reconsider a decision by a three-judge panel that invalidated Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion, providing hope the law may survive after all. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Bible, 10 Commandments, Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues
Is this what they mean?
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the only abortion clinic in the state, closed last month. It was either that or comply with a law recently upheld by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that requires abortionists in the state to tell women seeking their services that “the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.” more »
by: Penna Dexter - Aug 5, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
House, Bush send signals to China on rights abuses
The U.S. House of Representatives and President Bush have signaled to China’s Communist regime its violations of religious liberty and other human rights will not be forgotten as the opening of the Summer Olympics in Beijing nears. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 1, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Court revisits partial-birth abortion case
A federal appeals court has provided hope that Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion may withstand its scrutiny after all.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided the full court will reconsider a May decision by a three-judge panel that the state prohibition on the gruesome late-term abortion procedure is unconstitutional. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 31, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
LIFE DIGEST: WIC connects poor to No. 1 abortion provider
The federal government not only abundantly funds Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), but now it is referring poor women to the Web site of the country’s leading abortion provider. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Massachusetts abortion doctor indicted in death
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted a doctor in whose care a 22-year-old woman died after an abortion in September.
The Barnstable County Grand Jury charged Rapin Osathanondh with manslaughter July 16 in the death of Laura Smith. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 22, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
LIFE DIGEST: British woman eliminates embryos for one cancer-free child
A London woman is carrying Great Britain’s first baby guaranteed not to inherit breast cancer, but she had to eliminate several of her other embryonic offspring to do so. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 15, 2008 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Jury declines to indict abortion doctor
A Kansas grand jury has decided not to file charges against the country’s best-known, late-term abortion doctor after a six-month investigation. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 11, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion