Better Off Dead? 
Human life is always precious and should be looked at as a blessing and a gift from God. It is not for humans to decide who should live and who should die. Today's guest commentary offers a wonderful perspective on this and teaches us how to be thankful for the blessings in our lives-no matter what kind of package they come in. [ Read the full article here. ]
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| HEADLINES |  | | U.S. bishops consultant has ties to homosexual lobby Life Site News A consultant for the USCCB's Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, which oversees the controversial Catholic Campaign for Human Development, has been a public supporter of pro-homosexual legislation that was actively opposed by the country's bishops, LifeSiteNews has recently learned. | | Will contraception mandate force IUDs on more women? Slate
For years now, the IUD has supposedly been poised for its big comeback. Doctors, reproductive health advocates, and countless articles in the popular press have sung its praises for being more effective than the pill, lauded its safety and ease of use, and encouraged women to look past its unfortunate history. But while its popularity has inched up over the years-fewer than 1 percent of contraceptive users relied on the IUD in 1995, but by 2006-08, 5.5 percent used it-it is still a distant when compared to blockbuster reversible contraceptives like the pill, chosen by 28 percent of contraception users and the male condom, favored by 16 percent of contraception users. | | How I helped my mother starve to death: retired New York Times reporter pens book Life Site News A recently retired New York Times reporter has penned a book in which she details how she followed through on a shocking pact to help her 88-year-old mother, Estelle, starve to death. In an excerpt from the book, "A Bittersweet Season," published recently in the Daily Mail, Jane Gross describes her mother's increasing dissatisfaction with life as her health deteriorated, and her mounting desire to die, despite the fact that she was not terminally ill. | |
