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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An Arizona appeals court has lifted an injunction that blocked abortion regulationsfrom taking effect, allowing these new and potentially life-saving rules to become law immediately.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Mississippi voters were in an uproar on Wednesday when Planned Parenthood Seattle Chaplain Vincent Lachina was exposed during a Mississippi Secretary of State's Personhood Amendment hearing.

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Scientists in the UK have been accused of committing "emotional blackmail" by secretly creating human-animal hybrids in their labs while telling the public they're doing so in order to "cure every illness known to mankind."

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that strongly opposes the recommendation of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate coverage of surgical sterilization and all FDA-approved birth control in private health insurance plans nationwide.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to rule within weeks on a recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that all insurance companies be forced to provide free coverage for contraceptives, a mandate that will come with no conscience protections for health care providers in insurance plan networks who do not wish to cover these drugs.

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist According to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute, state governments have passed a record 80 pro-life regulations thus far this year, which breaks the previous record of 34 regulations passed in 2005.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A Catholic lay organization dedicated to encouraging faithful Catholics to participate in the political process is asking the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to correct confusing statements made in the document, "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship," that were distorted by dissenting groups in past elections.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

A U.S. District Court judge in New York City granted a preliminary injunction yesterday to pregnancy care centers that will block enforcement of a gag law that would have gone into effect today.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Bishop Leonard Blair of the Diocese of Toledo has issued a letter to all parishes instructing them to direct their fundraising efforts to local breast cancer centers rather than contribute to the Susan G. Komen Foundation because of its affiliation with Planned Parenthood and the possibility that it could become involved in embryonic stem cell research.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has announced plans to investigate a 37-page report issued last week by Americans United for Life (AUL) which outlines Planned Parenthood's long record of violating state laws in its abortion practice.

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