DC Sniper Executed

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

After refusing to meet with a chaplain, or to utter any last words, John Allen Muhammad, the man responsible for a three-week killing spree in Washington DC in 2002 that left 10 people dead, was executed by lethal injection in a Virginia prison on Tuesday night.

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Chinese Study Finds Significant Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Chinese researchers are reporting a 17 percent increased breast cancer risk among women who have had an abortion. The study is considered particularly valid because abortion is not stigmatized in China, nor is it connected to abortion ideology and politics.

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Obama’s Comments on Abortion Amendment Called “Phony”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

When asked about the amendment that stripped abortion out of the House health care reform bill in a recent interview, President Obama said more work needs to be done with such an amendment to be sure it doesn’t change the “status quo” on abortion, a comment some are calling “phony.”

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Pro-Abortion Lawmaker Threatens Church’s Tax Exempt Status

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

In retaliation for their successful involvement in lobbying for the passage of an amendment prohibiting the use of federal monies for abortion in health care reform, a pro-abortion lawmaker is calling for an investigation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to determine if they violated the terms of their tax exempt status.

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