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Assisted suicide Euthanasia

Wesley Smith comment on suicide obsession

Here is an interesting item from Wesley Smith entitled “Modern Suicide Obsession a Troubling Sign of Nihilistic Times.”  http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/05/23/modern-suicide-obsession-a-troubling-sign-of-nihilistic-times/ Richard M.

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Opinion polls

Encouraging Gallup Survey on Abortion

Here is a National Right to Life News story on an encouraging Gallup poll on attitudes on abortion.  http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2011/05/gallup-survey-finds-opposition-to-most-abortions-belief-that-abortion-is-morally-wrong/ Here is Wesley Smith’s comment on the survey. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/05/23/americans-becoming-much-more-anti-abortion/ Richard M.

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Fetal anomolies and disabilities

Melissa Clouthier’s column on “aborting imperfection”

Here is a powwrful column by Melissa Clouthier on aborting children with disabilities. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/23/aborting-imperfection-abortions-on-disabled-babies-are-dead-wrong/ Richard M.

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Stem cell research

Wesley Smith on the litigation over ESCR

Here is a link to discussion by Wesley Smith of the litigation concerning embryonic stem cell research. See http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/05/19/of-embryonic-stem-cell-research-politics-and-the-rule-of-law/ Richard M.

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Politics Ultrasound

“Five Signs the Pro-Life Cause is Winning”

That’s the title of a recent column on Patheos by Trevin Wax. See http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Five-Signs-the-Pro-Life-Cause-Is-Winning-Trevin-Wax-05-16-2011.html Here’s the conclusion: “The abortion debate will not go away. The fundamental issue at stake is not reproductive freedom but the desire to extend human rights to all — even the smallest and most vulnerable human beings among us. Those who continue […]

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Conscience protection

Ms. Magazine on Conscience Rights

The Spring 2011 issue of Ms. Magazine has an article on conscience rights entitled “Treatment Denied.” According to the article, substandard care is becoming rampant in the US because of protections for conscience. I haven’t seen the full text of the article yet. Most such access claims are greatly inflated. For example, in the Storman’s […]

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Conscience protection

Obama Administration Defends its Position on Conscience Rights

Here is a LifeNews report on the Obama Administration’s defense of its position on conscience rights. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/10/obama-admin-defends-dropping-doctors-conscience-protections/ Richard M.

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Legislation Planned Parenthood Taxpayer funding

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act

Here is the latest from National Right to Life on the ongoing debate about the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act. http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2011/05/no-matter-what-pro-abortionists-say-this-is-what-the-%e2%80%9cno-taxpayer-funding-for-abortions-act-means/#more-1680 Richard M.

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Literary Treatment

Frank Zapatka on McInerny’s “The Search Committee”

Here is another post by Frank Zapatka (Emeritus, American U). Here Frank comments on passages in one of Ralph McInerny’s novels. The late Ralph McInerny (Philosophy, Notre Dame) in “The Writing Life”( First Things, 3.2006:) suggested that mystery novels “function as fictional Kleenex—one use and they’re gone” (p. 26). But, I would suggest that his […]

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Europe International Legislation

European law doesn’t force Czech Republic to allow abortion

Here is a LifeNews report on this matter. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/09/european-law-doesnt-force-czech-republic-to-offer-abortions/ The Alliance Defense Fund, in an opinion sent to the Czech government, explained that neither international law nor European law requires that the Czech Republic make abortions available to women from other countries. This ADF effort is in part the work of Roger Kiska, who has been doing […]