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High court declines Kevorkian’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian, shutting down his attempts to convince the judiciary to overturn a murder conviction that resulted in a prison sentence of 10 to 25 years. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide
Justices refuse appeal on abortion-breast cancer link
The Supreme Court announced Oct. 18 it would not consider a suit involving Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s refusal to provide information on a link between abortion and breast cancer. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion
ERLC institute rejects research on embryos
Stem cell research that destroys human embryos is a “barbaric assault on the dignity of humankind” and should be rejected by both the public and private sectors, the ERLC’s Research Institute said in a statement released Oct. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
Land, others oppose Specter chairmanship
The fate of the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee—and possibly some of President Bush’s judicial nominees—may be hanging in the balance. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Pro-life, pro-family causes make gains in election
Pro-life and pro-family advocates took hope from the national election results.
Not only did the voters return to the White House a President who had supported pro-life legislation and a federal amendment to protect marriage, but they apparently increased the number of social conservatives in Congress. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
High court rejects Moore, California appeals
The Supreme Court has ended the legal hopes of a Roman Catholic social services agency, a former Alabama chief justice and three women challenging the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 15, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Bush pushes comprehensive cloning ban at U.N.
President Bush has urged the United Nations to adopt a resolution in support of a comprehensive ban on human cloning.
In a Sept. 21 speech to the U.N. more »
by: Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Cloning
White House threatens veto over abortion
The Bush administration has warned the Senate the President will veto a foreign aid bill if abortion-funding measures are not removed before it reaches his desk, according to LifeNews.com. more »
by: Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Justice to appeal partial birth abortion rulings
The Department of Justice announced Sept. 27 it will appeal two more decisions against the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
The department will appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals an opinion by federal judge Richard Kopf of Lincoln, Neb., invalidating the 2003 law, which prohibits an abortion procedure on a nearly totally delivered unborn child. more »
by: Tom Strode - Sep 30, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
The Research Institute Forum on Stem Cell Research Participants
Forum at Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN on September 22, 2004.
Participants
Dr. C. Ben Mitchell
Dr. C. Ben Mitchell is associate professor of bioethics and contemporary culture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he has served since 1999. more »
by: staff - Sep 30, 2004 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Science