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May 30, 2005

Another Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough Although adult stem cell research continues to produce concrete therapeutic applications and has shown feasibility in the treatment of many major diseases, media attention has been dismal. Instead, overtly positive articles focus on embryonic stem cell research, which requires the...

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May 27, 2005

Abortions Have Not Increased Politicians from Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Howard Dean have recently contended that abortions have increased since George W. Bush took office in 2001. This claim is false.

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May 26, 2005

Putting her Unborn Children First Vanessa Love delayed treatment on her potentially fatal Leukemia so her unborn twins could live. [HT: JackLewis] According to her blog, she is in complete remission from the leukemia, as well as enjoying her twins....

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May 24, 2005

Take Action Against HR810 - Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research Christian Coalition of America urges Christian Coalition activists to immediately call their Congressmen to urge them to vote against H.R. 810 -- a bill which will destroy human embryos -- sponsored by left-wing Congressmen Michael Castle, (R-DE) and Diana DeGette,...

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Bush Gets it Right on Embryonic Stem Cell Research President Bush again promised to veto legislation that would fund embryonic stem cell research using federal tax dollars. "The deliberate destruction of unique living self-integrated human persons is not some incidental tangent of embryonic stem cell research. It is the...

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May 23, 2005

Important Message from LifeNews Please publicize this message from LifeNews Editor Steve Ertelt:Dear Pro-Life Friends, This week features two of the most important Congressional battles in years. The outcome of these votes could impact policy on key pro-life issues for years to come. In...

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The Bioethics of Therapeutic Cloning: Joe Carter at the Evangelical Outpost has a great primer on cloning that is filled with information and links. He writes:The primary moral objection to cloning for research is that it creates human life solely for the purpose of destroying...

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May 20, 2005

Bush Would Veto Embryonic Stem Cell Research WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said on Friday he would veto legislation that would loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and expressed concern about human cloning research in South Korea. The so-called "restrictions" are actually limitations on ESC funding...

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Pro-Life College Student Claims Abortion Clinic Harassed Him The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has filed a lawsuit against a Washington-area Planned Parenthood and a security guard at the abortion business. The suit has been filed for a pro-life college student who says he was tackled...

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TX - House panel advances abortion consent bill Other than abortion, parental consent is required for virtually every other medical procedure performed on a minor in Texas. For example, parents must consent before a minor can have her ears pierced. Parents must consent before a school nurse can...

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May 16, 2005

The Darfur Collection The people of Sudan have suffered considerably in plain view of the international community. Save Darfur reports that 400,000 people have died in Dafur following the inception of the conflict two years ago. According to the Washington-based Coalition for International...

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Pro-choice Ads Removed from Nickelodeon The pro-choice ads that had been running on Nickelodeon and other networks in Grand Rapids area have been removed from stations aimed at children. JivinJehoshaphat, who covered the story from the beginning, writes:My contact, who sent a letter to Nickelodeon,...

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Press Release: Senate Committee to Hear Pharmacists Conscience Clause Bill Wisconsin Bloggers take note: Convenience should not trump conscience, says Pro-Life Wisconsin The Senate Committee on Labor and Election Process Reform will hold a public hearing Tuesday, May 17 at the State Capitol highlighting legislation to provide much needed job...

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Abortion Increases Risk of Premature Birth A new study in France shows that an induced abortion can increase the risk by premature birth in subsequent pregnancies by as much as 70 percent. That's because the abortions can damage the lining of the uterus, where unborn children...

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Couple Found Guilty for Refusing to Seek Medical Treatment There are no winners in the sad case of a husband and wife who did not seek medical attention for their gravely ill newborn:A Johnson County jury found a husband and wife guilty of reckless homicide refusing to seek medical...

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May 13, 2005

Another Ambulance Visits Tiller's Abortion Clinic in Wichita Pro-Lifers Suspicious of Activity, Fear Another Abortion-Related Death! (AgapePress) - Pro-lifers in Wichita are reporting that another ambulance visit to a notorious abortionist's clinic on Wednesday "increases suspicion" that another woman may have died from abortion complications. According to reports...

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May 7, 2005

Nickelodeon Running Pro Abortion Ads? A pro-abortion group is apparently reaching out to children by airing advertisements on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network. Previously, the organization targeted older audiences on cable stations that are supportive of abortion, such as Oxygen, E!, MTV, and VH1. According...

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May 3, 2005

Florida ends fight against abortion for 13-yr-old - Updated MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida dropped its fight on Tuesday to prevent a 13-year-old girl in state care from having an abortion in a case that marked the state's second recent foray into controversial personal rights issues. Weeks after it unsuccessfully...

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May 2, 2005

BREAKING NEWS: Planned Parenthood Flouting Illinois Law for Fun and Profit John C.A. Bambenek sends this information and asks for your help:I was skimming through LiveJournal and came across this:Free Emergency Contraception!! Emergency Contraception is for you when you want it. The Great EC Giveaway May 11 5:30-7:00 p.m. At Planned...

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