Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Sarah Palin: Third party is ‘a possibility’ if GOP forgets its conservative platform

Ben Johnson Wed Aug 29 15:48 EST Abortion

Palin echoes Constitution Party founder in her reference to Republicans going the way of the Whig Party.

Abortion survivor lambasts Obama infanticide vote in ‘withering’ new ad

John Jalsevac Wed Aug 29 11:56 EST Abortion

If Melissa Ohden had been born in President Obama’s Illinois, she might not be alive today. That’s the uncomfortable implication of a hard-hitting new ad released this week.

Akin regains lead in Missouri latest polling shows

John-Henry Westen Wed Aug 29 09:34 EST Abortion

Far from being out of the race, embattled Senate candidate Todd Akin has regained his lead over Senator Claire McCaskill by a 45% to 42% margin.

Responding to CRS on employee who rammed pro-lifers with car

Patrick B. Craine Wed Aug 29 09:00 EST Abortion

How can we expect Catholic aid organizations to be agents of evangelization when they send workers into the field who oppose fundamental Gospel teachings?

‘If America is to survive, we must stop the assault on marriage and the family today’: Santorum

Ben Johnson Wed Aug 29 17:38 EST Abortion

Mitt Romney's former rival gave one of the GOP convention's few pro-life, pro-family speeches.

16,000 Colorado personhood signatures declared invalid: pro-lifers to appeal loss of ballot access

Ben Johnson Wed Aug 29 17:05 EST Abortion

"Whole petitions were discarded because of small details, like a notary error,” said a Personhood USA spokeswoman.

Boston Catholics call on archdiocese to end relationship with Obama-backing multi-millionaire

Kathleen Gilbert Wed Aug 29 16:07 EST Abortion

Jack Connors Jr. has hosted two top-dollar fundraisers on Obama behalf, one in his own home, while one of his charities is headed up by a former Planned Parenthood board member.

New San Fran bishop: HHS mandate ‘calls us to educate our people’ on contraception

Patrick B. Craine Wed Aug 29 12:29 EST Contraception

"The HHS mandate has put the Church's teaching on responsible parenthood and the legitimate regulation of birth front and center,” says Archbishop-elect Salvatore Cordileone.

Abortionist involved in secret Maryland late-term abortion scheme has license suspended

John Jalsevac Wed Aug 29 10:00 EST Abortion

The scheme involved recruiting women for extremely lucrative late-term abortions that are illegal in abortionist Pendergraft’s home state of Florida.

Planned Parenthood targets gay youth with ‘LGBTTIQQ2S’ resource explaining gay/lesbian sex

Peter Baklinski Wed Aug 29 15:46 EST Homosexuality

"It is not uncommon for a student to go through 12 years of school and not have gay and lesbian sex properly explained or have the risks or benefits taught,” said one Toronto teacher.

In Vitro Fertilization: the human cost

Arland Nichols Wed Aug 29 17:45 EST Opinion

For many, the Catholic Church’s teaching on IVF is difficult to bear because the desire to have children is so natural and strong.

Italy must allow embryo genetic screening because of unrestricted abortion law: Euro court ruling

Hilary White, Rome Correspondent Wed Aug 29 17:36 EST Bioethics

Because Italy allows parents to abort disabled babies, it must also allow them to screen out "defective" embryos said the court.

Mom who beat cancer after delaying treatment to give birth: ‘I feel like we’ve won the lottery’

Meaghen Hale Wed Aug 29 15:04 EST Abortion

Jo Powell tried for years to have a baby. Finally, in 2010, she became pregnant – only to be advised days later to have an abortion after a lump was discovered in her breast.

Demographics as the Grim Reaper: The death knell of low birth rates

Steven Mosher, President of Population Research Institute Wed Aug 29 12:48 EST Opinion

The developed countries are suffering a severe birth dearth and, as a result, an enormous shift in global power will soon be upon us.

French govt’ to bring in ‘gay marriage’ bill by October

Hilary White, Rome Correspondent Wed Aug 29 10:43 EST Family

Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was expanding on the promises by the new President, François Hollande, made during the Gay Pride festivities in July

Jean-Marc Ayrault

‘Retrogressive’ for Catholic Church to lobby politicians against abortion: Irish Labour minister

Hilary White, Rome Correspondent Wed Aug 29 10:40 EST Abortion

According to Ireland’s Labour Party Cardinal Sean Brady should have no right to engage in any campaigning against legal abortion in the country.

Three-person ‘stable union’ registered in Brazil

Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Wed Aug 29 09:19 EST Homosexuality

The decision comes on the heels of the decision to grant civil unions to homosexuals.


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