According to a new report in a prestigious bioethics journal, scientists may soon be able to map out the entire genome of an unborn child, giving parents much more information about their baby to enable them to make a "reproductive choice" about whether or not to abort it.
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In addition to holding firm on Christian and conservative principals, the Republican party platform is also calling for a crackdown on pornography involving adults as well as children.
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The latest case of an 11 year-old Pakistani girl with Downs Syndrome who was arrested for allegedly defiling the Koran is just one of many incidents in the past few years that involved the targeting of Christian children by Islamic extremists in Pakistan.
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2016: Obama's America, the hard-hitting documentary about what the country will look like if President Barack Obama wins four more years in the White House, continues to surprise supporters and critics alike as it claimed the No. 8 position in this weekend's top 10 list of movies.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The feminist-run anti-war group, Code Pink, has taken the so-called "war on women" to embarrassing new lows by showing up in Tampa this week dressed in giant vagina costumes and carrying signs proclaiming "Read my lips: Leave my vagina alone."
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A recent report from the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ), a non-profit group advocating for environmental health and justice, found that children's vinyl back-to-school supplies are laden with hidden toxins known as phthalates which are associated with asthma, ADHD and birth defects.
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A new study by the Pew Research Center has found that while both President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are receiving mostly negative coverage from a variety of news outlets, mainstream media sources such as
ABC, NBC and
CBS show an overwhelming bias in favor of the president.
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The hidden dangers in the largely unregulated supplements market came back into the limelight again this week when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers about the risks they face by taking Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium, popular dietary supplements which can cause serious and even fatal side effects.
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A recent outbreak of illnesses linked to contaminated tattoo inks has prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a new warning about the safety of this practice.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Always ready to cash in on the latest craze, even those that lead to the moral degeneration of society, HarperCollins has published a new guide book for those interested in participating in the sadomasochistic sex play popularized in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.
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