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Vanderbilt Alters Nursing Application After Abortion Requirement Protest

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In response to a legal complaint filed against the school for demanding that all nursing school students participate in abortions, Vanderbilt University has  decided to "clarify the language" on its application to reassure pro-life applicants that they can opt out of any procedures that violate their religious or moral convictions.

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Government Ruling Could Jeopardize Mission of Catholic Colleges

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In a ruling that could have a major impact on colleges that want to uphold Catholic teaching, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Tuesday that Manhattan College, which is recognized as Catholic by the Archdiocese of New York City, cannot call itself Catholic because "the purpose of the College is secular and not the ‘propagation of a religious faith’."

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Decades-Long Decline in Abortion Rates Comes to a Halt

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The decades long decline in the number of annual abortion rates appears to have stalled, with numbers indicating a spike in chemical abortions and in the number of clinics now performing abortions at 20 -24 weeks may be to to blame.

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After Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, Transgendered Want Same Privileges

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Now that Congress has repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell, the policy that prevented homosexuals from serving openly in the military, transgendered groups are now clamoring for the same privileges.

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