By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A study by Planned Parenthood has found that one in four children aborted in America are now killed by the “abortion pill” (RU-486) rather than by a surgical procedure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama took place today at 4:00 p.m. in Rome, during which time the pope gave the president an "unannounced gift" - a copy of an encyclical on bioethics and the right to life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a bizarre example of the increasing callousness toward life, a popular men’s advice column is advising men on how to persuade their wives or girlfriends to have abortions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a recent interview with
The New York Times, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she always believed Medicaid should cover abortions and admitted that she expected Roe v. Wade to facilitate such coverage in order to control the population of groups “that we don’t want to have too many of.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A scandal is gripping the Catholic Church in Canada after Archbishop Andre Richard of the Moncton Archdiocese gave communion to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a protestant, at a funeral last week. Even more disturbing are eyewitness accounts saying Harper put the host in his pocket rather than consume it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pro-abortion forces in the U.S. may have abandoned the idea of pursuing the radical Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), but congressional leaders are pushing hard for votes in late July on two "health care reform" bills that contain provisions that would vastly expand access to abortion on demand, override state abortion laws, and establish federal funding of abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Thousands of the faithful in Ireland are rallying around a mysterious image of Our Lady clearly seen in the wood grain of a tree stump discovered when laborers were clearing trees on the grounds of a church. They have launched a petition drive to stop the stump from being disposed of.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
British scientists are hailing the recent creation of human sperm cells that they believe could revolutionize fertility treatment. However, because they are using embryonic stem cells in the process, they are in essence destroying one life in order to create another.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Diocese of Portland, Maine is among several groups that successfully collected the 55,000 signatures needed to place a People’s Veto on the 2009 ballot to prevent implementation of the state’s recent ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A bill that would have stopped the Obama Administration’s plan to use taxpayer dollars to fund abortions in the nation’s capital was defeated by members of the House Appropriations Committee.
According to a report by LifeNews.com, Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who sponsored the Tiahrt-Davis bill to stop the funding, was disappointed by the vote, saying it would only lead to more abortions rather than the reduction that Obama claims to want.
"When given the opportunity this week, Democrat appropriators voted to allow the District of Columbia to use public funding for abortions without limitations,” Tiahrt said. “The door is now open for American taxpayers to pay for abortions, even into the ninth month of pregnancy. This was the wrong decision and one that is contrary to the will of the American people."
Since the Tiahrt/Davis Amendment was rejected by the Appropriations Committee, the version of the bill that will go to the floor of the House will allow taxpayer-funded abortion in Washington D.C. Pro-life House members will not be able to introduce an amendment that would prevent taxpayer-funded abortion in Washington D.C. unless the Rules Committee allows it. The taxpayer-funded abortion in Washington D.C. could open the door to allowing taxpayer-funded abortion in other places as well.
Tiahrt cited a recent study showing nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose using taxpayer dollars to fund or subsidize abortions. He also pointed out that implementation of the same provision to prohibit funding of abortions caused a 34 percent decrease in the number of abortions between 1996 and 2000.
"We have heard the President himself say we need to reduce abortions," the Kansas congressman continued. “The Tiahrt-Davis amendment would help accomplish that. This language should remain in place to help save the precious lives of the unborn.
Not surprising is the jubilant reaction of pro-abortion forces, such as Nancy Keenan of NARAL. She called prohibiting taxpayer funded abortions in the District of Columbia a "discriminatory policy" and applauded the panel for "follow[ing] President Obama's lead."
"We cleared an important hurdle, thanks to the leadership of subcommittee chairman Rep. Jose Serrano and our pro-choice allies on the House Appropriations Committee," Keenan said.
Keenan urged members of the House Rules Committee to disallow a vote on a second Tiahrt amendment on the House floor to restore the abortion funding ban.
"As this bill moves to the full House, our activists are ready to work to ensure that Congress upholds the committee's action," she said.
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