By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is estimating that 40 percent of Americans may contract swine flu within the next two years, about twice the number of people who usually get sick in a normal flu season.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
President Obama’s choice for “regulatory czar,” a well-known animal rights zealot, has been put on hold for fear he will push a radical animal rights agenda that may include restrictions on agriculture and even hunting.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Experts say the President “mangled some facts” during his press conference on health care, particularly when it came to explaining to the American public how he intends to pay for it.
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By Susan Brinkmann ,OCS
Staff Writer
In a ceremony designed to mock Christian baptism, atheist organizations in at least four states have begun to stage de-baptism and de-sacrament ceremonies to “liberate” members from their former beliefs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Catholic nurse who was forced to participate in a gruesome late-term abortion under the threat of losing her job filed a lawsuit against the hospital this week.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a debate that once surrounded the true condition of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo, a new sixteen-month study of patients with consciousness disorders found that 41 percent of people who were in a minimally conscious state were misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During an interview on the CBS Evening News, President Obama said citizens concerned about abortion coverage hidden in the healthcare bill should not get “distracted” with the contents of the bill.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
U.S. Bishops have sent a letter to Congress outlining their priorities for health care reform, saying it must protect the life and dignity of all persons.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Determined to work on his next book during his two-week mountain vacation, Pope Benedict XVI is not letting a broken wrist stop him. He has resorted to using a tape recorder and laptop to get his thoughts on paper.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The same Princeton University bioethicist who considers the life of a newborn to be of less value than the life of certain animals has published an op-ed in
The New York Times trying to convince Americans that health care rationing is a good thing.
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