Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, has announced that a new rule is coming "in the near future" that will both provide women with free contraception and respect religious liberty. The catch is that she's not meeting with bishops to iron out the "compromise" but with dissident "Catholic health leaders" and union bosses.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Dutch have been pushing the envelope for years when it comes to who they are willing to euthanize, but the latest case of a woman who was killed because of her macular degeneration have many wondering what has become of medical ethics in the Netherlands.
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If you think grisly blood sacrifice only happens in the movies, think again. Just last week in a nice suburban neighborhood outside Philadelphia, police discovered a trove of animal bones in a home that appeared to be a site for ritualistic animal sacrifices.
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It was hard to miss the appearance of Mother Dolores Hart at the Oscars on Sunday evening - she was the only starlet on the red carpet wearing a nun's habit!
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Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is warning that the HHS mandate, which will force Catholic institutions to either violate their conscience by providing services that are against Church teaching or close, says that unless it is rescinded, Catholic social services may become a thing of the past.
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Citizens concerned about the potential loss of religious freedom if the Obama Administration's HHS Mandate should be allowed to stand are planning to take to the streets on March 23 in over 50 U.S. cities.
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A Committee of the Maryland legislature held a hearing last week on a bill that would grant health care surrogates the power to donate non-vital organs, such as a kidney or lobe of a liver, of a person who is diagnosed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS).
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Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation, calling it a form of arrogance and reiterating that the only place worthy of calling new life into the world is in marriage.
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The furor over the Obama Administration's oppressive HHS mandate rages on as seven states file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new contraceptive regulations that will force religious institutions to provide insurance for practices that violate their consciences.
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As politicians on both sides of the aisle seek to make political hay out of the skyrocketing gas prices, the public is being bombarded with half-truths and myths about the real problem.
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