Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Heroic News: “Bishops protest advance of Philippines contraception bill” plus 5 more

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Bishops protest advance of Philippines contraception bill

Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III. Credit: D. Myles Cullen-DOD.

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 07:12 AM PDT

A “reproductive health” bill that would mandate sex education in schools and subsidize contraceptives will be “tragic and catastrophic” for Filipinos if it is passed into law, the Philippines’ Catholic bishops said.

Former IVF doc: 'My conversion began with a confrontation'

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 07:11 AM PDT

One former in-vitro fertilization (IVF) expert’s difficult moral journey towards becoming the first of his kind to embrace a new vision of fertility treatment, one in line with his religious faith, began with the intervention of a Catholic priest.

Obama's Planned Parenthood obsession

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT

For the third time in a month, Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has attacked Mitt Romney as an anti-abortion extremist.

Gov. Christie to Romney: 'Pick a pro-life VP'

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT

New Jersey governor Chris Christie has advised Mitt Romney to steer clear of a vice presidential pick that supports abortion.

Gender Bender: Male Contraception

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 06:19 AM PDT

In the past, the typical male contraceptives included chemicals extracted from plants, as well as using heat to suppress spermatogenesis (the process of sperm cell development).

Industry journal admits IVF-related technologies not tested, unsafe

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Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:47 PM PDT

Calling the benefits of the various technologies already in use “dubious,” an article appearing in the latest edition of Reproductive Biomedicine Online, has called into question the safety and efficacy of artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilization.