Topic: medicine

Embattled breast cancer awareness group Komen for the Cure has announced the selection of a new CEO, Judith A. Salerno.Salerno (at left in photo) currently serves as executive director and chief opera ... discuss

The following article was originally published by Dr Peter Saunders, the campaign director for the Care Not Killing Alliance in the UK, on June 17, 2013 on his blog. It was originally titled: Belgium ... discuss

House Passes Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeksby Steven Ertelt  The House of Representatives today approved a that bans abortions from after 20-week ... discuss

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians urge Canadians to Talk About Hospice Palliative Care FirstThe French version follows after the englis ... discuss

Syria is turning out to be a sort of Spanish Civil War of our age, with Hezbollah and Iran playing the role of fascist Italy and Germany, and the Islamic nations and jihadists that of Stalin’s Rus ... discuss

  Belgium and the Netherlands escalate t ... discuss

Washington D.C., Jun 19, 2013 / 04:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic Medical Association has seen “steady growth” in membership, providing fellowship for Catholic medical professionals ... discuss

Vatican City, Jun 18, 2013 / 11:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis tackled Jesus’ teaching that Christians must love their enemies by asking a series of provocative questions, such as, how can ... discuss

Recently, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Editorial Board interviewed Senate Leader Chris Larson on several issues, the first being abortion. The issue of contention is over a Republican sponsored bill ... discuss

   ‘What happens to women who are denied abortions?’ 95% live happily ever after by Kirsten Andersen NEW YORK CITY, June 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – T ... discuss

I was privileged to be invited to speak on behalf of Cornerstone Policy Research at today's Standing Up for Religious Freedom rally in Concord. I hope the other speakers will post their remarks as wel ... discuss

   I have heard many people who are pro-choice make the claim that Pro-life people do not really care anything about the women that we only care about the babies. Really most of them ... discuss

By Denise Hunnell, M.D. I am the wife of an Eagle Scout and the mother of three Eagle Scouts. I spent many years as a Cub Scout leader, my husband did a stint as a Scout Master, and one of my sons ser ... discuss

New Study of PVS Patients Casts Increasing Doubt on Terri Schiavo’s Deathby Steven Ertelt | WASHINGTON, DC | LIFENEWS.COM | 2/19/10 9:00 AM New Study of PVS Patients Casts Increasing Do ... discuss

Experts: Abortion Not Medically Necessary to Save the Life of a Mother | LifeNews.comby Committee for Excellence in Maternal Healthcare and The Life House | Dublin, Ireland | LifeNews.com | 9/11/12 6: ... discuss

October 28, 2012. Today in the New York Times Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel (Rahm’s brother), a famous bioethicist, wrote a similar column called “Four Myths About Doctor-Assisted Suicide.” W ... discuss

by Jane St. Clair Author of Walk Me to Midnight I wrote “Thirty Logical Reasons to Vote No on Assisted Suicide” when the issue was on the ballot in Washington state.  It’s now on th ... discuss

Jerome Lejeune was born in France in 1926. Captivated at the age of 13 by Dr. Benassis, the hero of Balzac's novel 'The Country Doctor', he too wanted to become a country doctor, dedicated to the care ... discuss

 In 1974, a certain Dr. Bernard Nathanson wrote an article for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) titled “Deeper into Abortion.” In this article, he articulated his growing doubts and ... discuss

My First Call.It is my third day as an intern. I started with Neurosurgery and I am still learning the basics; there are actually a lot to learn. A strike by doctors just started a few days ago and p ... discuss

Giancarlo Rastelli who died in 1970 at the age of 36, was a pioneer cardiac surgeon who developed a classification of atrioventricular canal (defects) and a novel surgical procedure that revolutioni ... discuss

“An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. ChestertonRecently, the Department of Health (DoH) in the UK released the statistics of t ... discuss

I read an interesting op-ed from the Washington Post yesterday. It was written by a doctor talking about our unrealistic view of death. In part, she bought into Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' myth that there ... discuss

--- 1 ---This is a couple days late because I was traveling this weekend. I've left MO where I've been for the past month visiting friends and family to go back to NY. I'm homesick already. ... discuss

 What Really Happens to Women who are not Denied Abortions? Best not ask Joshua Lang By Priscilla K. Coleman, PhD[1] Editor’s note. The following analysis from Prof. Coleman beg ... discuss

In 2012, Ted Cruz was elected as the 34th U.S. Senator from Texas. Prior to that, he served for five years as Solicitor General of Texas and was for five years a partner at one of the nation’s large ... discuss

The National Post received and printed several excellent letters explaining why Quebec is wrong to decriminalize euthanasia. It is also very wrong that the Quebec government is defining euthanasia as ... discuss

The following article was written by Wesley Smith and published on his blog under the title: Government Funded Euthanasia Coming to Quebec.Wesley SmithBy Wesley Smith, June 12, 2013A bill to legalize ... discuss

Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2013 / 02:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Citing the health and wellbeing of young girls, critics slammed the Obama administration’s decision to allow children of any age to pur ... discuss

Several radical pro-abortion organizations came together in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for a “vigil” to pray for “safe, legal, affordable abortion.” This blasphemous display was ... discuss

For updates about the relationship between governmental policy and bioethics (with a Catholic focus), the National Catholic Bioethics Center published the Washington Insider.  It is produced quarter ... discuss

The Obama administration will, as expected, comply with Judge Edward Korman’s order to allow all underage girls, and their rapists to purchase Plan B without restrictions..dtr3{position:absolute ... discuss

NURSING FACULTY Healthcare/Medicine, FT EmployeeSt. Catharine College (St. Catharine, KY)Nursing Faculty Position The School of Health and Human Sciences is seeking full-time faculty for its Associate ... discuss

I'm a bit busy today so... A blood test for Down Syndrome is turning out to be more reliable than traditional methods. The research is led by Kypros Nicolaides, a name you should remember. He is kn ... discuss

Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Seminary - “When I started seminary in 2009, I didn’t know anybody who had done it before and was too thick-skulled to ask for advice. So while I t ... discuss

Tweetfest Lobbies Officials for Proper Burial for Babies Gosnell Killed Leading pro-life advocates spearheaded a tweetfest on Twitter today to lobby the Philadelphia medical Examiner’s office to ... discuss

An article that is written by Giuseppe Valiante and published by the Sun News Network on June 7, is reporting on how a group of Quebec doctors plan to fight a euthanasia bill that is expected to ... discuss

Judge Intervenes to Help Dying Girl Have Transplant After Sebelius Balks A federal judge has intervened to give hope to a young girl who needs a lung transplant as doctors have only given her weeks ... discuss

  The fetal brain and fetal pain Prof. Maureen L. CondicTestifying before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 23, Prof. Maureen L. Condic presented the scientific evidence c ... discuss

This column by SFLA President Kristan Hawkins originally appeared on Townhall.com Pro-abortion zealots want you to believe that convicted killer Kermit Gosnell was an exception. That his “Ho ... discuss

Did doctors in a country that bans abortion under any circumstances manage to terminate the pregnancy without violating the law?… , doctors removed Beatriz’s fetus — which had a severe defe ... discuss

TweetBy Stephanie GrayOn the back of yet another tragic case of human pain and suffering, some abortion advocates try to push through their agenda of widespread access to killing the littlest amongst ... discuss

Baltimore, MD – Operation Rescue has learned that The Maryland Board of Physicians has suspended the medical license of a third abortionist associated with the notorious Steven Chase Brigham after a ... discuss

  National Health Service (NHS) “Quality of Life” Kills Disabled PatientsBy Wesley J. SmithTina Papalabropoulos with her mother Christine, who says doctors treating people with disabil ... discuss

"Not With a Bang, But a Whimper: After more than a decade of research on embryonic stem cells, scientists are quietly moving on to greener pastures."Michael Cook, editor of MercatorNet, has a superb r ... discuss

  Louisiana poised to become thirteenth state to rein in Webcam abortions By Dave Andrusko Pro-life Gov. Bobby JindalAs soon as pro-life Gov. Bobby Jindal affixes his ... discuss

Elisabetta Pittino of the “One of Us” Campaign interviewed Professor Justo Aznar Lucea, Doctor in Medicine from the University of Navarra and Director of the Life Sciences Institute at the ... discuss

On May 14, 1884, a young woman arrived in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on the train from Quincy, Illinois. She was so terribly ill that the conductor of the train telegraphed for authorities to have a carriag ... discuss

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "Never let a good crisis go to waster." Though others have not articulated it quite that clearly, he summed up a political and social strategy that the abortion advoca ... discuss

Two for the price of one. Yesterday Wesley Smith published on his blog two excellent articles concerning the Dutch and euthanasia. The Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002 after their courts - def ... discuss

The photo at the left may seem a bit over-dramatized to accompany the following story.Or is it?For there is no doubt that the aggressiveness of "progressive government" to take away freedoms of religi ... discuss

Now we are rather inclined towards thinking that DNA from aborted fetal parts is a major autism trigger in vaccines (MMR and Shingles/Chickenpox for example) but Age of Autism makes a compelling ... discuss

  May 31, 2013   Embryonic Stem Cells Not with a ... discuss

The political theater in El Salvador has ended as doctors prepare to decide when the best time is to perform the c-section that life advocates had been advocating for all along to protect the ailing m ... discuss

Mary Ellen Legge, a 24-year-old department store clerk, died June 1, 1938, from a criminal abortion. Otto Lucy, an Oklahoma City psychiatrist and teacher, was sentenced to 25 years after pleading g ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The woman from El Salvador whom abortion advocates have been claiming (for weeks) would die if she didn’t get an abortion will have an early Caesar ... discuss

Tweetby Alanna GomezThis past week, my colleague Jonathon and I met the international best-selling author Khaled Hosseini. We waited in line outside Indigo in downtown Toronto, got seats in the fourth ... discuss

Delaware's attorney general has filed a complaint against abortionist Timothy Liveright based on the testimony of former Planned Parenthood nurses.  Liveright was presumably fired from his duties ... discuss

If you are in the San Francisco area, please join us at the 2013 UFL “Life and Learning” Conference.  Registration is available from 12 to 5 p.m. at the University of San Francisco From ... discuss

 Suicide views depend on how question phrased, Gallup finds By Burke J. Balch, J.D., director of NRLC’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics Americans’ views on legalization of a ... discuss

Prof. David Jones (left) with Abp. Vincent NicholsProfessor David Albert Jones, director of the Anscombe Centre for Bioethics, is reported by The Tablet (16 May 2013) to be offering the reassuring new ... discuss

The embryos killed are the first class of victims; the second class of victims will be the rest of us. by Samuel Aquila, National Review Online: Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is the s ... discuss

Abortionist CarhartThe Kermit Gosnell verdict and Live Action's release of the Carhart video offer us a chance to reflect on how the Partial Birth Abortion (PBA) Ban changed and didn't change abortion ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat Andrea Mrozek writes about the death of notorious Canadian abortionist Henry Morgentaler: Abortion is the “choice” in that critical moment i ... discuss

by Josua Mercer, CatholicVote: Ban abortions after 20 weeks. Nationwide. That’s what legislation debated in a House subcommittee yesterday would do. The bill was introduced by Rep. Trent Franks, R ... discuss

The Supreme Court in El Salvador has denied the petition of a woman with a high-risk pregnancy who requested an abortion and by noting that the threat to her life"is not actual or imminent, but rath ... discuss

HLI President applauds decision The Supreme Court of El Salvador ruled 4-1 on Wednesday to uphold the country’s life-protecting laws and denied a petition to allow doctors to perform an abortion on ... discuss

  Premature Twins Thrive with a “Rescuing Hug”By Liz Townsend Editor’s note. We received some very nice feedback to yesterday’s ... discuss

May 29, 2013/Baltimore, MD/Operation Rescue -- Operation Rescue has learned more about the death of an abortion patient at a shoddy Baltimore abortion clinic located in a residential condo complex. T ... discuss

  UNFPA to war-torn, disaster-ravaged countries: we’ll send you birth control by Kirsten Andersen KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, May 29, 2013 (LifeSiteN ... discuss

     All signs are that Gosnell will plead guilty June 6 to illegally writing thousands of pr ... discuss

Yesterday, I blogged about the parents of 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, who are fighting immoral federal organ donor rules, which are preventing her from getting the lung transplant she needs to save h ... discuss

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CLINICAL COORDINATOR Healthcare/Medicine, PT EmployeeSt. Catharine College (St. Catharine, KY)The School of Health and Human Sciences seeks application for part-time Surgic ... discuss

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAIR Healthcare/Medicine, FT EmployeeSt. Catharine College (St. Catharine, KY)The School of Health and Human Sciences seeks application for Surgical Technology Chair for its Assoc ... discuss

Today I am pleased to publish a reflection by Anthony McCarthy on the desecration of the human body, promoted by those who are lobbying in support of legalised abortion - not least at present in Irela ... discuss

  No charges against Carhart in extremely late-term abortion death of kindergarten teacher by John Jalsevac ... discuss

Testifying before a U.S. House committee on May 23, Dr. Maureen L. Condic presented the scientific evidence concerning the development of the human brain and nervous system and the ability of unb ... discuss

This article was written by Paul McHugh, a former psychiatrist in chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This article was printed on page A13 of the US edition of the Wall Street Journal on May 25, 201 ... discuss

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Kenneth R. Stevens, Jr., M.D., FACR*Abstract: This is a review and evaluation of medical and public literature regarding the reported emotional and psychological effects of participation in physi ... discuss

May 24, 2013/Washington, DC/Operation Rescue -- During a House Judiciary Committee Hearing discussing the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 1797) held on May 23, 2013, Rep. Trent Franks ( ... discuss

  The Holocaust was far worse than we thought. What will be said of abortion? by Matt Lockett March 8, 2013 (Bound4Life.com) - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum&nb ... discuss

  Rep. Franks: “Protecting pain-capable unborn babies is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. It is rather a test of our ba ... discuss

MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER Healthcare/Medicine, FT EmployeeCulture of Life Family Services (San Diego, CA)Administrative Office Manager (San Diego) Culture of Life Family Services (COLFS) is a 501(c)3 non ... discuss

Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends, Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to determine whether or not prayers can be offered at government meetings (lo ... discuss

24 May AD 1543 — Transferred to 23 May Mikołaj Kopernik was born in Poland in 1473. His parents died when he was twelve and his uncle Lucas Watzenrode assumed responsibility for him and his th ... discuss

“This terrible decision from the 9th Circuit ignores the growing body of evidence that late-term abortions are dangerous for women” noted AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest. “And yet a woman receiving ... discuss

A woman I met recently told me about this article and sent it to me.  Every freedom loving American should read it and pass it on to friends and family.“I am a witness to history. “I cannot t ... discuss

The "brave new world" of human cloning apparently has arrived, and critics are waving the warning flags.Oregon-based scientists reported Wednesday (May 15) they had cloned human embryos, reportedly th ... discuss

   ‘What could I do? I killed the baby,’ abortionist told nurse about baby born aliveby Sarah Terzo Note: T ... discuss

The oxymoron of “safe” abortions by Christina Martin Liberal blogger Amanda M ... discuss

The following articles has been edited from its original version that was published by LifeSiteNews on May 20, 2013.By Georges BuscemiNearly 2000 people converged on the Quebec Capital on a brilliant ... discuss

Vermont has legalized assisted suicide, and hospitals in the state are delaying implementation on premises. From the AP story: Vermont's new aid-in-dying law, which allows doctors to prescribe le ... discuss

The saint of the day for May 20th is St. Bernardine of Siena. A Franciscan friar and preacher, St. Bernardine is known as “the Apostle of Italy” for his efforts to revive the country's Catholic fa ... discuss

Barbaric: Scientists Clone Human Embryo for the First TimeThe cloning technique used by scientists at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and the Oregon National Primate Research Center was a ... discuss

Susan Levy was 30 years old when she underwent a safe and legal abortion at the Family Planning Associates in Mission Hills, California on April 9, 1992. FPA is a member of the National Abortion Feder ... discuss

History may have been made last week when federal prosecutors used the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA) to indict a man who is alleged to have killed his own unborn child.  It is quite likel ... discuss

Once induced pluripotent stem cells hit the scene, human cloning slowly faded away. Why clone embryos with human eggs (exploiting women in the process) to get \"patient-specific\" embryonic stem ... discuss

Hopefully by now you have heard the news about Kermit Gosnell. He has been found guilty of first degree murder of three newborn infants, and third degree manslaughter in the death of a mother, and gui ... discuss

Another story of a mother's unconditional love, hope and triumph. Sad to think many women in this young moms position would have chosen abortion than life saving medical treatment.While President Obam ... discuss

Much has been made lately of the mainstream media's "see no evil" attitude toward covering the appalling, gruesome, and spectacularly newsworthy trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The MSM have gotte ... discuss

Florida’s abortion industry exhibits a similar pattern “Unfortunately, you do have rogue providers that prey on the most vulnerable of women … Gosnell is an extreme outlier whe ... discuss

When you hear stories like this after the recent lock down in Massachusetts following the manhunt for one terrorist in Boston, it makes you wonder if this is still America, land of the free and home o ... discuss

When Dr Jerome Lejeune discoverd trisomy 21 in 1959, the cause of Down syndrome, he intended to focus research in how to prevent the third copy of chromosome 21 from causing the congenital defects ass ... discuss

Former PE teacher Carla Hale It would be easier for everyone if, like Rainbow Sash, we all wore some form of distinctive clothing to signify to the Catholic Church leadership what sins we were ... discuss

One of the great Americans of our time, Constitution Party founder, Howard Phillips, passed away this past Sunday, April 21 of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 72. Howard i ... discuss

It is strange that we have to read between the lines to learn what the news actually is. Despite the so-called decision made by the Government on 18th December 2012 to bring in abortion legislation ba ... discuss

Today was another horrific day for America and foreign tourists who came to run in and watch one of the most popular US marathon's...The Boston Marathon, which is often held on "Patriot's Day" in Bost ... discuss

Today was another horrific day for America and foreign tourists who came to run in and watch one of the most popular US marathon's...The Boston Marathon, which is often held on "Patriot's Day" in Bost ... discuss

One reason Potts completely melted down in front of 600 of his students was that I hit him very hard in his own area of expertise—embryology—demonstrating that he either did not know his science o ... discuss

For going on seven years, I have lived in Rockford, IL—a city with a fairly miserable reputation around the country. Whenever you find a “Top Ten Worst Cities” list, you’re al ... discuss

For going on seven years, I have lived in Rockford, IL—a city with a fairly miserable reputation around the country. Whenever you find a “Top Ten Worst Cities” list, you’re al ... discuss

John A. Gallagher, Ph.D.Corporate Director, EthicsCatholic Health PartnersCincinnati, OhioDear Dr. Gallagher,The fourth edition of the USCCB's Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care ... discuss

Excellent computer repair service for MEDICINE HAT,  AB and the surrounding areas.  http://marvelcomputers.ca/MAC  LAPTOP Repair a speciality. ... discuss

from Jill  Stanek.comby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jills ... discuss

From Alan Graebner, Birth Control and the Lutherans—The Missouri Synod as a Case Study, Journal of Social History, Vol. 2, No. 4, Summer 1969, pages 320-22:"In this case he [Rehwinkel] was much a ... discuss

In the first few years after its legalization, studies were taken to determine the cost of an abortion. The findings were that the price of a first-trimester procedure was generally around ... discuss

"Follow the Money" and Follow RomeIn our defense of conscience protections, it often seems that we neglect to point out that medicine which is consistent with Catholic ethics happens to be health care ... discuss

The Autumn 2013 Stayin’ Alive Pro-Life Training Day will be held in Christchurch this Saturday 16 March 2013. Matt will be speaking twice. 8:15am Rego’s and tea & coffee (YouTube videos in m ... discuss

We noted last week that Whole Woman's Health in Minneapolis may soon offer RU486 abortions remotely via telemedicine. These "webcam abortions" are already offered at the Planned Parenthood facility in ... discuss

Jackson, Mississippi – 03/05/2013 – Today, Mississippi resident and post abortive mother Anne Reed filed a Life at Conception Citizen’s Initiative, which states: “The right to life begins a ... discuss

If so, join us at the annual Friends for Life Boot Camp in Fort Wayne June 26-27. You'll get one-day of support raising training and one day of pro-life apologetics training. Great combo!We've added t ... discuss

Imagine:  You’re in a small town miles from anywhere when your car breaks down.  There’s only one repair shop.  Your repair bill includes three diagnostics — one at the beginni ... discuss

Maggie Fox of NBC News writes about a group of researchers who published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine exposing seven myths about diet and exercise.  The researchers, Fox say ... discuss

All of you sports fans are familiar with sports injuries and players with seemingly career-ending injuries return after surgery or treatment to perform at a high level.  What, say you, does this have ... discuss

The so-called "mainstream media" (I rather like Glenn Beck's new term "fringe media") is finding out the hard way that ignoring a story doesn't make it go away. It only serves to reveal just how out- ... discuss

The Colorado Independent is one of numerous news outlets reporting on the tragic case of Lori Stodghill, her preborn sons, and Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives.... "Lori Stodghill was 31-years ... discuss

A widely reported item about Denver Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives has received some confirmation by Colorado's Catholic bishops."A Catholic hospital in Colorado is arguing in court docum ... discuss

There are a few headlines that caught my eye the past couple days and they are relate to American workers, Jobs & Unions Or lack of them. First off: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs The g ... discuss

Monopoly?Six "Catholic" hospitals operate within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Organizationally, 1) Holy Redeemer stands alone;  2) Mercy Fitzgerald, 3) Mercy Philadelphia, 4) Mercy Subur ... discuss

I can't believe it's almost been a week since my last post here. Time has flown by really fast and it's already the sixth day of 2013, already the Feast of the Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christ ... discuss

Monopoly?As you know, six "Catholic" hospitals operate within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Organizationally, 1) Holy Redeemer stands alone;  2) Mercy Fitzgerald, 3) Mercy Philadelphia, 4 ... discuss

“This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make you ... discuss

As we are about to turn the calendar on another year, it's been quite a ride, leaving more questions than answers. The year began with a contentious start of a GOP presidential primary season, a growi ... discuss

Greetings:On page A11 of the 12/12/12 Bucks County Courier Times, an ad appeared for St. Mary's maternity services.  Noting "24 OB/GYN specialists" and "high-risk pregnancy management e ... discuss

The complete lecture notes for my sessions are here and the links to the videos are below. (Dr. Scott Rae taught the other half of the course. His sessions, dealing with reproductive technologies and ... discuss

FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Locations and Executive Orders article source: http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1062   There over 800 prison camps in the United States, ... discuss

First, a little background.In one session of a National Abortion Federation Risk Management Seminar, a participant indicated that when he pulled bowel (extracted part of a patient's bowel through a p ... discuss

Your Excellencies:Inarguably, there are hospitals for whom the label "Catholic" seems tantamount to false advertising.  Such mislabeling endangers the physical and spiritual h ... discuss

Your Excellencies:There is at least one hospital within the geographic boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, for which "Catholic" is a mislabeling that endangers the physical and sp ... discuss

The following article was written by Sun Newspaper Columnist, Michele Mandel and published in the Toronto Sun on December 7, 2012 under the title: Sunnybrook doctors' ability to cut off life support g ... discuss

The following is Part 7 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss

When was the last time your doctor said, "Eat as much of your favorite food as often as you want?" To those of us whose teeth are almost permanently sweet, this is a welcome but fanciful idea. Yet thi ... discuss

The London Daily Mail published an explosive report in June citing claims from a top neurologist that elderly patients who are not dying are being euthanized – as many as 130,000 of them. Profes ... discuss

 A very interesting article about the future of health care in the United States. Photograph by Ryan Lowry for Bloomberg Businessweek Shelagh Fraser, Craig Veatch, and the other doctors at Pr ... discuss

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2012/Christian Newswire -- On December 4, 2012, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., an impressive and diverse group of experts and witnesses with personal experience ... discuss

Glenn Beck put a bobblehead doll of President Obama in a jar of what appeared to be urine during his show on Nov. 27, 2012 (hopefully it's dog piss). And he calls it art! Surely liberal progress ... discuss

In case you missed it the first time around, I’ve re-published my article The Catholic Church is No Enemy of Science or the Infertile over at Ignitum Today: Because of her opposition to third p ... discuss

The following article was written by Dr. Sinéad Donnelly, a consultant in palliative care from Wellington New Zealand. The article was published in the Journal of the New Zealand Medical As ... discuss

Top stories:Savita Halappanavar death tragic but abortion doesn’t save women’s livesThe death of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is tragic but does not justify allowing abortion, says SPUC. SPUC ... discuss

Manta Rays, Rebecca Pilkington-Vincett, shamelessly pinched from here. I'm no fan of Descartes, but we could sure use some clear and distinct ideas. As opposed to this example of fuzzy thinking: ... discuss

With regard to practitioners of morally excluded services, it cannot be legitimately argued that Holy Redeemer is MERELY providing hospital privileges, under some sort of supposed legal dure ... discuss

Celebrating his 2nd birthday today, but even more excited about his first Thanksgiving not in the hospital! Here’s a note from the FYG: 2 years ago, Striderling was born. He spent his first 2 Th ... discuss

Madeleine and I flew back to New Zealand from Milwaukee on Tuesday having both attended the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, ... discuss

Last week, Abort73 posted a new video titled Girls Are…  which highlights the tragedy of sex-selection abortion. Many of the comments that were posted to the video were variants of, “If ... discuss

Following the sad death of Savita Halappanavar and her unborn child in Galway, Ireland's Health Services Executive (HSE) has announced that Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, the head of obstetrics ... discuss

Further to SPUC's statement and my blog on the sorrowful death of Savita Halappanar and her unborn child, Anthony McCarthy, SPUC's education and publications manager, has written a letter to The Catho ... discuss

Mad Men Being Purged by Contributing Author Ralph Benko and Co-author Andresen Blom: The American electorate, in an act of magnificently creative destruction, just purged the Republican Party of the ... discuss

Phyllis Schlafly by Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum: We heard a lot of loose talk during the presidential campaign about getting tough with Communist China. Since both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney cr ... discuss

By Denise Hunnell, M.D. (Zenit.org) – Caleb Beaver died at age 16 on Christmas Day in 2011 due to a previously undiagnosed congenital malformation of his blood vessels. His devastated parents a ... discuss

On November 16, 1905, 18-year-old Dorothy Spuhr died in County Hospital in Chicago from an abortion performed on November 13. A woman named Julia Gibson, aka Timmons, was arrested and held by the co ... discuss

Join Jen and the other Quicktakers over at the Conversion Diary 1. I hope that when my kids leave home, they have treasured memories of reading books with mom - as teenagers!! Because I have real ... discuss

From Pro-Life Ireland: The death of Dr Savita Halappanavar last month in University Hospital Galway was a tragedy. It is all the more shocking because essential medical treatment in pregnancy is gu ... discuss

SPUC has responded to claims that Savita Halappanavar’s death was due to a hospital's refusal to abort her unborn child by inducing labour. According to reports, Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks’ p ... discuss

London, 14 November 2012: The death of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is tragic but does not justify allowing abortion, says leading pro-life group the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children ... discuss

Congratulations to everyone who voted for Barack Obama for president. Yippee for you. The rest of us are beginning to sympathize with Doomsday preppers. You will note that Republican predictions are b ... discuss

My biggest concerns about another four years with Obama in the Oval office: 1. The Supreme Court. 2. Medical Care. 3. Defense. Sure, the economy will likely go down the tubes, but that is something fr ... discuss

Gregg Cunningham A message from Gregg Cunningham, Executive Director of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR): CBR is an educational organization whose principal purpose is to discourage and ultimat ... discuss

Philip NitschkeThe following article was written by Byron Kaye and published in Australia's Medical Observer under the title: Nitschke left 'high and dry' without cover.Recently Nitschke, in his newsl ... discuss

The Pontifical Council for Culture, together with NeoStem, the Stem for Life Foundation, and STOQ International have announced next year’s Vatican-hosted conference on adult stem cell research. ... discuss

On July 4, 2010, the National Archives announced that they had just discovered an original draft of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. In it, the young member of the Continental Congres ... discuss

From the BBC: Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians See photos here. Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the la ... discuss

Abortionists take fetal lives. Fetal surgeons save them. I'm happy for the existence of fetal surgery and grateful for the contributions of Michael Harrison, but I'm ambivalent about the field of ... discuss

The following position on ballot Question 2 (assisted suicide) was published in Bostoncitypaper.org a free paper that is distributed throughout Boston. The article is excellent.On November 6, voters w ... discuss

I may be forced to become a vaccine hater just because of this story convincing me once and for all that most medical reporting isn't worth a warm bucket of hamster spit. Women overestimate effective ... discuss

Vatican City, Nov 3, 2012 / 06:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Next year the Pontifical Council for Culture and an adult stem cell research foundation will host the second international Vatican conference to ... discuss

="MsoNormal">Barbara Curtis, beloved by husband, children, family, and friends worldwide died suddenly this week of a hemorrhagic stroke.  In death as in life, hers was orchestrated by Our Heave ... discuss

I’ve talked here before about how science fiction is not so fictional anymore, even when it comes to human cloning. Lately, some other, smarter people have also been taking notice. First, over a ... discuss

Dr Judy Mascolo and daughter Christina Anne LeI first met Dr Mascolo online through my blogs and she has become a good friend and trusted physician to my family. She speaks  on Culture of Life is ... discuss

An article written by Laura Krantz and published today in the Metro West Daily News is entitled: Support plunges for assisted suicide Question.The article states: Support has plummeted for a ball ... discuss

Editing video is hard! Since Rebecca Taylor and I had such a good time chatting with each other last month, we decided to try it again (and we’re hoping to make it a regular thing). Introducing ... discuss

28 October, New Testament On the various New Testament lists of the Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13), the tenth and eleventh places are occupied by Simon the Zea ... discuss

The following article was written by Ezekial Emanuel and published in the New York Times on October 27, 2012 under the title: Four Myths About Doctor-Assisted Suicide.Ezekial Emanuel is director of th ... discuss

The following is Part 2 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss

I was debating one of the leaders of the euthanasia lobby yesterday and she stated that - where euthanasia is legal, it is regulated, therefore there is less abuse. I reacted by presenting the informa ... discuss

Prof. Patrick PullicinoEarlier this week senior pro-life medics and experts have issued a joint statement (full text below) which raises serious objections to the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), in repl ... discuss

THE REMNANT NEWSPAPER: Pro-Choice Senate Candidates Believe in Spontaneous Generation. Click it!   The author, Chris Jackson notes that two Connecticut Senate candidates have purported the idea  th ... discuss

By Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory Baylor Most supporters of the HHS contraceptive mandate suggest that shifting financial responsibility for the cost of contraception from users t ... discuss

Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America By Colonel V. Doner Paperback: 346 pages Publisher: Samizdat Creative (May 15, 2012) When I first saw the title of this ... discuss

by Hilary White October 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life advocates are debating the awarding of the Nobel Prize for medicine to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the discoverer of induced pluripotent stem ... discuss

The campaign group promoting euthanasia – euphemistically called Dignity in Dying – has just sent out a circular saying that 2013 is the year in which they intend to change Britain’s l ... discuss

Anyone who has followed the cases of Tony Nicklinson, Diane Pretty and Debbie Purdy – whose personal tragedies can leave no sane man or woman untouched – will inevitably ask the question is it pos ... discuss

PEDIATRICIAN Healthcare/Medicine, FT ContractMary M. Nave MD. Inc (Templeton, CA)Catholic pediatrician seeking a like minided pediatrician to work in a small group practice located on the Central Cali ... discuss

A recent article in a local Daily Herald, reported that a new study on the Gardasil vaccine, given to women and young girls to protect against cervical cancer, does not cause young girls to become pro ... discuss

In comments made before the presidential debate this past Tuesday, Chris Matthews claimed that Gov. Romney’s position on abortion was “almost like Sharia,” stating, “You’re saying to the cou ... discuss

Today is the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. It is believed that St. Luke was born a Greek and a gentile. A physician at Antioch, and a painter, St. Luke became a convert of Saint Paul and afterward ... discuss

18 October, New Testament Saint Luke the Evangelist was a physician (Colossians 4:14) and a companion of St. Paul on some of his missionary journeys (see Acts 16:10ff; 20:5ff; 27-28). Material found i ... discuss

Here's a whole new (and terribly frightening) take on the "drugs in school" problem.When Dr. Michael Anderson hears about his low-income patients struggling in elementary school, he usually gives them ... discuss

A recent complaint filed by the Florida Department of Health on August 20th, 2012 against abortionist Randall Whitney recommends one of the several penalties, including revocation or suspension of hi ... discuss

When embryonic stem cell research was being hyped during the last decade, MSM would often omit the word “embryonic” when reporting on the issue. When talking of the hope for cures, they wo ... discuss

I couldn’t believe my eyes.  Some school psychologists are giving children drugs for ADD who have not been diagnosed with the condition. From the NYT story: When Dr. Michael Anderson hear ... discuss