President Obama to Catholic Press: On Abortion
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:37 PM
President Barack Obama holds a roundtable briefing with Catholic press in the Roosevelt Room July 2, 2009. (Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson)
During the course of the Catholic press interview of President Obama, Paul Baumann of Commonweal magazine asked the president about the forthcoming report on efforts to seek common ground on abortion.
“What are your realistic hopes for this group?” asked Baumann.
The president responded that the group has met, received a range of perspectives, gathered comments, and will deliver a memo to the... READ MORE
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Movie Continues to Save Lives
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:39 AM
It’s not often that a work of art has an eternal impact, but three years after the world first heard about the motion picture Bella, when it won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award, the film is continuing to change and save the lives of others.
At least 70 babies’ lives have been saved by the film. It gives new meaning to the Jewish expression: “If you’ve saved one... READ MORE
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The U.N.'s Unhealthy Approach
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, June 19, 2009 10:41 AM
'Reproductive health' clinic in Kenya. (hewlett.org)
A pair of new studies conclude that U.N.-sponsored health programs may have been a multibillion-dollar boondoggle.
“In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries,” Associated Press reports. “But just what the world’s gotten for its money isn’t clear, according to two studies published Friday in the medical... READ MORE
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Colleges Lobby Bishops on Abortion Speakers
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:08 AM
In the wake of the University of Notre Dame scandal and the Cardinal Newman Society report naming 10 Catholic universities that actually promote abortion by recommending student internships at pro-abortion organizations, comes the story that Catholic college leaders are lobbying the U.S. bishops to withdraw their 2004 policy banning pro-abortion speakers.
In the Association of Catholic Colleges... READ MORE
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Ten Catholic Colleges That Promote Abortion
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:00 AM
Parents wondering what their hard-earned money is supporting at Catholic colleges and universities might be interested in the latest findings from the Cardinal Newman Society.
The organization has discovered 10 Catholic colleges and universities that are promoting student internships with organizations whose missions or activities are directly opposed to the Church’s moral teachings on issues... READ MORE
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Obama’s Pro-Life Concession
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:49 PM
The debate over whether President Barack Obama is really interested in trying to reduce abortions through the introduction of social programs to assist pregnant women can’t be answered now.
A more conclusive judgment must await the introduction of the actual programs and an assessment of their effects. But in the meantime pro-lifers have every reason to be skeptical, given the concrete... READ MORE
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Sex Selection and Abortion
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:00 AM
News that an at-home test to determine the sex of an unborn child is being marketed by a Texas company is causing angst among some pro-abortion advocates.
That’s because it is feared such tests will trigger many abortions, if they indicate the unborn baby is a girl. A preference for boys exists among both men and women across almost all cultures, and it is especially strong in some Asian... READ MORE
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