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Sup. Court begins weighing health care law
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its marathon consideration of the controversial 2010 health care law by weighing whether it must delay a decision on the measure until after it takes effect. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 26, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , Healthcare,
$1 abortion surcharge decried by pro-lifers
A new federal regulation that includes an “abortion surcharge” and a secrecy clause further confirms the abortion-funding agenda of the Obama administration’s health-care reform, pro-life advocates say. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 22, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Healthcare, National,
Clooney, ERLC’s Duke protest Sudan’s blockade of food, aid
A Southern Baptist ethics leader joined actor George Clooney and others March 16 in calling on Sudan’s militant Islamic regime to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid that has put 500,000 people at risk of starvation. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 19, 2012
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Issues, ,
Couple awarded $3M in ‘wrongful birth’ suit
A “wrongful birth” lawsuit is a horribly flawed response to the unexpected birth of a baby with a disability, pro-life bioethics specialists said in the wake of an Oregon jury’s award of nearly $3 million to the parents of a child with Down syndrome. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 14, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , National,
Suit: TX Planned Parenthood guilty of $6M fraud
A Planned Parenthood affiliate in Texas fraudulently claimed nearly $6 million in Medicaid reimbursements in less than three years, according to a whistleblower lawsuit recently made public. more »
By staff - Mar 13, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Healthcare,
LIFE DIGEST: Virginia enacts ultrasound law despite outcry
Virginia has enacted a law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound and to have the opportunity to view the image of her baby at least 24 hours before the procedure. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 13, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National,
Obama may defund embryo adoption program
The Obama administration’s effort to defund the federal government’s only program promoting embryo adoption further demonstrates its abortion mindset, say pro-life advocates. more »
By staff - Mar 8, 2012
Topic: Family, Parenting, Adoption, Life, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics,
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,
Women speak out against HHS mandate
The battle over the Obama administration’s contraceptive/abortion mandate is about religious freedom, not the availability of birth control, women leaders inside and outside Congress say. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 2, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,
Land urges Senate support for anti-mandate bill
WASHINGTON (BP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has urged United States senators to support a bill that would protect conscience rights in the Obama administration’s controversial contraceptive/abortion mandate. more »
By staff - Mar 1, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Religious Liberty,