Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff JournalistIn a tragic example of why members of Congress should keep the pro-life amendments in the budget proposals being debated on the Hill, a family planning raid on a man's home in Linyi City, Shandong Province in China resulted in a government official stabbing a man to death for defending his family.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A state court in Illinois delivered a decisive victory to pro-life pharmacists in Illinois when it struck down a state law that compels pharmacy owners to dispense Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception, even when doing so violates their religious moral beliefs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As of yesterday, 41 Senators have stated that they plan to block any spending bill that cuts Planned Parenthood funding, a number large enough to sustain a filibuster.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Belgian couple who could not imagine life without one another after one was diagnosed with terminal cancer, were euthanized together this week, even though the spouse was in good health.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Less than a week after the pro life group, Children of God for Life,
announced a boycott of companies associated with Senomyx, a biotech firm that uses aborted fetal cell lines to test their artificial flavor enhancers, a second company has announced that they have disaffiliated themselves with the firm.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that pro-life laws are part of the reason why abortion rates have declined in the last two decades.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With several amendments to defund Planned Parenthood pending on the Hill, a new poll has discovered that the public is split on whether or not the abortion giant should continue to receive federal funds.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Children of God for Life (COG) is calling for a public boycott of major food companies such as Pepsico, Kraft Foods, Solae, and Nestle who are partnering with Senomyx, a biotech company that produces artificial flavor enhancers using aborted fetal cell lines to test their products.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of its aggressive campaign to convince lawmakers who want to defund them that they provide health services to low income women, a new report on Planned Parenthood facilities in the U.S. has found that they have actually cut back these services in the past year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As lawmakers head back to the Capitol this week for an epic budget battle that could end with the defunding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood, a flood of pro-life and pro-family bills are already sweeping through state houses as newly elected conservatives begin to take action.
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