By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even while the Italian senate was debating a new bill that would have saved her from death by starvation and dehydration, 38 year old Eluana Englaro passed away due to unknown causes on the evening of Feb. 9.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Pennsylvania Senator who refers to himself as “pro-life” received a stern letter from his bishop after he voted against an amendment that would have reinstated the Mexico City Policy, a law forbidding the use of taxpayer funds for overseas abortions that was overturned by executive order of President Barack Obama.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Italian government is racing against the clock to issue emergency legislation that will stop the killing of a 38 year old handicapped woman who is currently being deprived of food and water in a Italian clinic.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A representative of one of the group’s that will now receive taxpayer money from U.S. citizens to fund overseas abortions has publicly stated that the breakdown of traditional families is not a crisis but a “triumph for human rights.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A landmark study conducted in England finds that the “me first” attitude of adults is causing a variety of problems for children, including family breakdown, education issues, a growing gap between rich and poor, unkindness among teens and increasingly sexualized advertising directed at children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A recent survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (NCPTUP) found that most young people think sending risqué photos of themselves is “a fun and flirtatious activity.” But when probed more deeply, 51 percent of teenage girls admit they sent the images because they felt “pressured by a guy.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
On January 27, 2009, a lawsuit was filed in Miami, Florida on behalf of Shanice Denise Osbourne, a 23 week-old infant who was allegedly murdered shortly after being born in July of 2006.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Maryland plans to join 15 other states across the country in introducing legislation that will recognize all human beings, born and unborn, as “persons” under the law.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has promised to do her best to secure equal benefits for same-sex couples employed in U.S. Foreign Affairs.
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By Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
The moral climate in America is hitting a new low in Texas these days. A new dating service is targeting the state's married people and encouraging them to commit adultery.
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