Friday, April 6, 2012

Heroic News: “Halting deadly Down Syndrome discrimination” plus 7 more

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Halting deadly Down Syndrome discrimination

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:56 AM PDT

The challenge in preventing abortion of Down syndrome fetuses is not convincing mothers that their child is a human being with a right to life, but of assuring expectant mothers there will be support for their children after they are born.

Pro abort pregnancy discrimination on the rise

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Disdain for pregnant women in the workplace is at a record high in our nation. Pregnancy Discrimination cases are on the rise. In the past ten years the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC has resolved pregnancy discrimination cases totaling $150.5 million in damages for over 52,000 women.

Homosexual angst: is society or behavior to blame?

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:50 AM PDT

A study of the mental health of homosexual Australians, called the Private Lives 2 survey, purports to show that the much higher rate of psychiatric treatment sought by homosexuals, compared to heterosexuals, is due to discrimination and lack of societal “acceptance.” At the same time, other studies have come to repeated conclusions indicating that “the male homosexual lifestyle itself” is a primary cause of these mental health issues.

"If you can afford a trip to the Caribean, you can buy your own condoms"

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:49 AM PDT

A state representative is criticizing the University of Wisconsin at Madison for giving away free bags to students before spring break containing lip balm, suntan lotion – and condoms.

Archbishop Chaput: mandate debate centers on religious freedom, not contraception

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Echoing the statements of Chicago’s Francis Cardinal George, who in February warned that the HHS birth control mandate will close Catholic hospitals and universities or force them to secularize, Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said in a National Review interview that the “mandate debate has serious implications,” and that “shutting down services is very much a possibility if the circumstances require it.”

Planned Parenthood Miss. 'sick' over new pro life law

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT

A bill requiring higher standards for those who perform abortions passed the Mississippi state senate on Thursday, leading its defenders and opponents to contemplate a future where the state is free from abortion.

Xavier University to halt contraception, sterilization coverage

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Xavier University president Fr. Michael J. Graham, S.J. has directed the Jesuit school to stop its health plan's insurance coverage of contraception and sterilization.

Idaho: Stanton Healthcare Vandalized After Performing Live Ultrasounds in State Cap.

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Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Stanton Healthcare is a life-affirming medical clinic reaching out to women and their children in crisis and unexpected pregnancies, and is located right next to a Planned Parenthood abortion facility.