That’s the title of a post by Wesley Smith. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2012/05/12/the-trouble-with-futile-care-theory/ The post and another comment by Smith (to which he links) focuses on the very troubling Rasouli case from Canada. Here’s a comment from Smith: “Futile Care Theory is only the first step toward a coming duty to die. Think of Futile Care Theory as ad hoc health [...]
During the recent annual March for Life in Washington, most of the accompanying speeches by political leaders were delivered, as has become expected, by Republican members of Congress. I believe there were a scant two Democrats in the mix. There could be more in support of the marchers – yet the point is that we have grown [...]
Meeting with U.S. bishops in Rome on January 19, 2012, Pope Benedict urged them to mobilize “every level of ecclesial life” against cultural and political trends that threaten “humanity itself.” He called on all Catholics “to offer public witness to their faith, especially with regard to the great moral issues of our time: respect for [...]
The February 2012 issue of Contraception, The Official Journal of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and the Society of Family Planning, has a research study that investigated the safety of using digoxin for fetal demise before second-trimester abortion by dilation and evacuation (D&E). Digoxin is a powerful heart medication that when injected into the [...]
Back in December, I mentioned an intriguing debate about Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs. http://www.uffl.org/blog/2011/12/13/father-miscambles-defense-of-harry-truman/ Here, from Christopher Tollefsen, is the latest contribution to the debate (which I had not seen until recently). http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/12/4463 The debate has important implications for the pro-life cause. Richard M.
The Growing Problem of Abortion As Birth Control for Women With Children by Lynn Wardle (posted 111214) An article posted in “Slate” on October 7, 2011, presents some telling statistics about abortion in the USA. In “Most Surprising Abortion Statistic: The Majority of Women Who Terminate Pregnancies Are Already Mothers,” by Lauren Sandler, available at [...]
