| HEADLINES |  |  The real 'War on Women' is called the pill
Catholic News Agency
How many more articles have to circulate condemning the side effects of the birth control pill before feminists, reproductive health agencies, and the Obama administration take note? When is enough enough? The latest report out of Germany states that women who take the birth control pill may actually be ingesting chemicals that make their bodies more hospitable to staph bacteria. What does that mean? In simple terms, it means that the pill can be a factor in the possibility of harboring staph in nasal passages. If so, these women will become sick from an infection at a higher rate than non-pill users. So where is the media, always concerned as they are about the phony war on women? We have heard no alarms emanating from their ranks, nor are we likely to hear them. |
|  Federal judge upholds ordinance targeting
pregnancy centers
Citizen Link
A federal judge recently upheld a San Francisco ordinance that could limit the free speech of pregnancy centers in the city. First Resort, a licensed pregnancy consulting health clinic, sued the city and county of San Francisco last November over an ordinance regulating pro-life pregnancy centers' speech. Under the new ordinance, passed last October, such centers may not provide information that could be "false" or "misleading," according to court documents. Abortion businesses are not regulated under the ordinance. |
|  Atlanta Archdiocese tells parishes to end support for Komen
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Archdiocese of Atlanta has directed its parishes, missions and schools to end support or participation in activities related to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In a memo dated Monday, the archdiocese acknowledged the beneficial work of Komen to raise awareness about breast cancer and treatment, but it criticized grants given by some Komen affiliates to Planned Parenthood because of that organization's role as an abortion provider. The memo called any support for Planned Parenthood "an occasion for scandal." |
|  Crash victim with broken neck wakes from coma, finds out she's pregnant, refuses abortion
LifeSiteNews
After Natalie Lander's car spun out of control on a wet manhole cover and crashed, doctors didn't know whether she would survive. With her back broken in four places, her neck in two, her vocal chords crushed, and traumatic brain injuries, the odds seemed against it. "The doctors told me to prepare for the worst," says Natalie's husband, Marcus. But it was when doctors did a routine scan to find out whether Natalie was pregnant, that they realized they were fighting for more than just one life. She was four weeks pregnant. Natalie, who had just woken from a drug-induced coma when she learned the news, says that she was "torn between being overjoyed and terrified." | |
