Covenant Marriages

FOXNEWS.COM, Nov. 9 — Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife plan to renew their marital vows in a “Covenant Marriage” ceremony on Valentine's Day. He hopes to encourage the Covenant Marriage Movement, which requires couples to obser ve a waiting period before marr ying and to complete pre-wedding counseling — thereby reducing the divorce rate.

Doctors Unite With Church

EWTN, Nov. 15 — Joining forces with Chile's bishops, the Medical Federation of Ecuador has denounced the abor tifacient nature of the “morning-after” pill and announced its suppor t for calls to have the drug removed from pharmacies. Despite the claims of the manufacturers, Luis Sanchez, president of the medical federation, said the drug works as “a micro abor tion.” The bishops have petitioned the national Ministr y of Health to take the drug off the market.

Islamic ‘No’ to Euthanasia

NATIONAL POST, Nov. 11 — The death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has highlighted the opposition of Muslims to euthanasia. After his visit to Arafat's sickbed the day before his death, top Palestinian Islamic cleric Tayssir el-Tamimi rejected media speculation that he was there to authorize the termination of life suppor t, saying, “It is against Islamic law.”