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LIFE DIGEST: Court to rule on benefits for posthumously conceived kids
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule if children conceived by in vitro fertilization following the death of their father can receive Social Security benefits. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 23, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, , National,
Paper: ‘Green’ efforts actually may do harm
Environmentalists’ efforts to replace coal and other conventional fuels with alternative energy may result in actually harming the environment and human beings, according to a new paper released by a coalition of primarily evangelical Christians and scientists. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 2, 2011
Topic: Life, Science, Environment,
U.S. makes embryo patenting ban permanent
The United States now has a permanent ban on issuing patents on human embryos.
President Obama signed the prohibition into law Sept. 16 as part of a patent reform measure titled the America Invents Act. more »
By staff - Sep 22, 2011
Topic: Life, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics,
LIFE DIGEST: Ban on embryo patenting becomes law
A permanent ban on issuing patents on human embryos has become law.
President Obama signed the prohibition into law Sept. 16 as part of a patent reform measure titled the America Invents Act. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 21, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics,
LIFE DIGEST: Pills from baby corpses sold in China
Chinese pharmaceutical companies are selling stamina-enhancing pills made from dead babies, according to a South Korean television network.
A documentary team from SBS, formerly known as Seoul Broadcasting Station, reported on the gruesome practice, according to the International Business Times (IBT). more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 16, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics,
Judge dismisses embryonic stem cell suit
A federal judge dismissed a legal challenge to government funding of embryonic stem cell research July 27, dealing an unsurprising setback to opponents of the lethal experimentation. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 27, 2011
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, , National,
LIFE DIGEST: Ohio enacts late-term abortion ban
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed into law July 20 a ban on late-term abortions.
The new law prohibits abortions at 20 weeks gestation or later if a doctor determines an unborn child is able to survive outside the womb. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 26, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation, Science, Bioethics,
LIFE DIGEST: Nebraska bars ‘telemed’ abortions
Nebraska Gov. David Heineman signed into law May 26 a bill to prohibit “telemedicine,” or Webcam, abortions in the state.
The Republican governor’s signature made Nebraska the fourth state this year to enact legislation to address the abortion industry’s effort to expand its business through videoconferencing. more »
By Tom Strode - May 31, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Cloning, Citizenship, National,
LIFE DIGEST: Doctor poisons unborn babies in secret clinic
An abortion doctor – his medical license suspended four times in Florida – has opened a secret clinic in the Washington, D.C., area to perform what is apparently a new type of late-term method. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 15, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics,
LIFE DIGEST: Couple aborts twins because they were boys
An Australian couple has provided more anecdotal evidence of a growing new dark age for the sanctity of human life.
The unidentified man and woman, who live in the state of Victoria, aborted twin sons because they were not female, the Herald Sun reported Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Infertility, Reproductive Technology, Suicide, Science, Bioethics,