| | | Today's 'palliative care' disrespects the natural law By Elizabeth D. Wickham, PhD
Celebrate Life The natural law tells us that, in the context of health care, 1) food and water are basic treatment and care, and should not be withdrawn lightly; 2) morphine must not be used aggressively to hasten death when a patient is not near the time of death; and 3) pain management must be properly titrated to avoid overdose. [ Click here to read more. ] |
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Catholics Called to Witness
Some things are more important than high gas prices or a faltering economy. They are life, marriage and freedom. Will you vote the values that will stand the test of fire? Watch this powerful video and share it with others. |
|  Judge blocks Arizona law that bars funding to
Planned Parenthood
Reuters
A federal judge blocked Arizona on Friday from applying a new law that bars Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving money through the state to provide medical care because the women's health organization also performs abortions. District Court Judge Neil Wake issued a temporary injunction after Planned Parenthood sued over the law, which would have cut off Medicaid funding for family planning and health services delivered by organizations offering abortions. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health care coverage for low-income people. |
|  Miami archdiocese sues over 'real threat' from HHS mandate
Catholic News Agency
The Archdiocese of Miami and two other Catholic entities filed a lawsuit [Friday] against the HHS mandate, adding to the dozens of lawsuits already filed in the matter. "The HHS mandate represents a real threat ... we cannot just sit back and let our religious freedoms be taken away from us," Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami told CNA October 19. The archdiocese in the person of Archbishop Wenski, Catholic Health Services, and Catholic Hospice are the plaintiffs in the suit. It challenges the mandate as a violation of Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and of three parts of the First Amendment: its free exercise, establishment, and free speech clauses. |
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