Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 - US/Headlines-LifeSite News

Thursday, January 05, 2012 Donate to LifeSite - Subscribe to LifeSite Daily News - Send us News Tips Click here to View Full Text, With Photos, of all Today's Stories On One Page Today’s blog posts: FLOTUS Karen Santorum’s cause, the sanctity of human life? - Jill Stanek BBC Sherlock series loses fans as it uses nudity in new episodes - John-Henry Westen President Obama and same-sex ‘marriage’ — the dance continues The Editors Thu Jan 05 19:10 EST Opinion New York Magazine stated the obvious with this headline: “President Obama Won’t Say if He’ll Stop Pretending to Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Before the Election.” Full Story 77 years later, rape victim reunites with daughter given for adoption John Jalsevac Thu Jan 05 17:24 EST Family When 16-year-old Minka Disbrow gave birth to her daughter Betty Anne in 1929, she fell in love. It didn’t matter to Disbrow that her child was the daughter of a rapist. Full Story Shock: 40% of New York pregnancies aborted Peter Baklinski Thu Jan 05 17:49 EST Abortion With the highest abortion rate in the nation, nearly double the 23% national average, New York continues to be a place that babies in the womb cannot love. Full Story Washington State governor proposes legalization of gay ‘marriage’ Christine Dhanagom Thu Jan 05 16:46 EST Homosexuality Gregoire signed a law creating same-sex domestic partnerships in the state in 2007, and now hopes Washington will become the seventh state to sanction gay “marriage.” Full Story New York parents shut down Planned Parenthood sex ed for middle schoolers Kathleen Gilbert Thu Jan 05 15:58 EST Abortion A group of parents complained about the group's promotion of oral sex as a form of "abstinence" and class demonstrations on how to put on a condom. Full Story Culture of life is winning, says Canadian Primate Peter Baklinski Thu Jan 05 17:35 EST Abortion Lacroix is convinced that the most effective way to build up a culture of life is with a “one-on-one” encounter. “We need to train our people more and more to be effective on a very local level,” he said. Full Story Pro-life groups unite behind politician’s call to reopen Canadian abortion debate Patrick B. Craine Thu Jan 05 16:09 EST Abortion “It is time to bring the law into sync with the 21st century and recognize that the child in the womb is a human being," said Mary Ellen Douglas of Campaign Life Coalition. Full Story 67% of Canadians support physician-assisted suicide: poll Patrick B. Craine Thu Jan 05 10:02 EST Euthanasia Euthanasia opponents argue that more in-depth polling shows Canadians are not clamoring for legislative change, with the vast majority putting greater priority on improving end-of-life care. Full Story 5 best and worst biotechnology developments of 2011 from a pro-life perspective Rebecca Taylor Thu Jan 05 18:47 EST Opinion Is the return of Captain America the worst development in biotechnology of 2011? Rebecca Taylor thinks so Full Story ‘Biased,’ ‘seriously flawed’: Pro-life groups slam UK report calling for assisted suicide Thaddeus Baklinski Thu Jan 05 16:28 EST Euthanasia The commission was chaired by Lord Charles Falconer, an ardent assisted suicide advocate, and was composed almost exclusively of well-known euthanasia and assisted suicide advocates. Full Story U.S. Office LifeSiteNews.com, Inc. 4 Family Life Lane Front Royal, VA 22630 USA Canada Office LifeSiteNews.com 104 Bond St, third floor Toronto, Ontario M5B1X9 Copyright (C) 2010 LifeSiteNews.com All rights reserved. Legal Information - Privacy Policy - Contact