Wednesday, January 16, 2013
| The Down syndrome community's abortion rift By Matthew Hennessey It all comes down to abortion. That's what my late father-in-law always said. No philosophical disagreement, no policy debate, no theological quibble rivals our fundamental and unbridgeable divide on the question of abortion. No other issue carries half as much baggage in the public mind. Not taxes, not healthcare, not immigration, not war, not peace. In the final tally, it all comes down to abortion. This disease has so infected the body politic that it has begun to make bitter enemies even out of those with seemingly aligned interests. Don't believe me? Consider the strange case of the competing Down syndrome booklets. [ Click here to read more. ] |
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 Memorial sites for the victims of abortion
Pro-Life Action League
On January 22, 2013, people of faith across the United States will mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade by visiting memorial sites for the victims of abortion, including gravesites where the remains of aborted babies have been buried. It's called the "Blessed Are They Who Mourn" project. To participate, simply find the memorial site closest to you and then visit that site sometime on January 22 to mourn for the 55 million of our brothers and sisters who have [been] killed by abortionists over the past 40 years in the United States. This list of memorial sites was compiled with the help of hundreds of pro-life volunteers across the country and includes 263 sites in 40 states, including 24 grave sites. |
|  Prolonged contraceptive use could increase chances of miscarriage: Study
LifeSiteNews
Women who take the birth control pill for a period of five to
ten years could be more likely to miscarry than those who
do not, according to a recent expert study. The study found that women whose endometrium was 7mm thick or less had a nearly 600 percent higher miscarriage rate than those whose endometrium measured 7mm or thicker. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of women who had used oral contraception for 10 years or more
were found to have an endometrium of 7mm or below. Those who take the birth control pill for five years also saw a "significant difference" in endometrial
thickness. "These findings suggest a previously unidentified adverse effect of long-term combined OCP [oral contraceptive pill] use in women who are anticipating future fertility," the study's authors found, a correlation the
researchers found "highly significant." |
|  Obama admin loses 10, wins 4 contraception
mandate lawsuits
Christian Post
The Obama administration's record in cases litigated so far involving the contraceptive mandate is at 10 losses and only four wins, according to Alliance Defending Freedom, which released a "scorecard" of the more than 40 cases so far over the Health and Human Services requiring employers, including religious organizations, to provide insurance that cover contraception, sterilization and some abortifacient drugs. | |
