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 Fertility is not a disease
Truth and Charity Forum
Throughout scripture, fertility is seen as one of God's greatest blessings. For example, just look at the sorrow of the great women of the bible who suffered from infertility----Sarah and Elizabeth. When these mothers of two key figures in salvation history, Isaac and John the Baptist, miraculously conceived in their later years, there was no doubt in their mind that God had pity on them and heard their cry. These women rejoiced at being freed from the curse of barrenness. Fast forward
to the 21st century and we see a world turned upside down. Fertility----a sign of health and source of blessing----is now viewed by society as a disease. To the Christian, this worldview is unconscionable. The most recent attacks on our common sense shockingly came last month from what should be the least likely sources of such distress, when two prestigious medical organizations issued
very troubling statements. |
|  Judge keeps Planned Parenthood out of Texas program
Reuters
A Texas judge on Friday denied a Planned Parenthood request
to be allowed to offer health services to low-income women through a state program. Texas now excludes abortion providers and affiliates from the program and Planned Parenthood has
been fighting to become a provider again. State District Judge Stephen Yelenosky, who issued a temporary ruling in favor of Planned Parenthood in November, said on Friday it was unlikely Planned Parenthood would succeed at trial. |
|  Abortion clinic misses deadline
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi's only abortion clinic missed a Friday deadline to comply with a 2012 state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges----a law the governor said he signed with the hopes of shutting the clinic down. The state Health Department won't immediately close the clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization. The department will set an inspection later, and if it orders a shutdown, the clinic can appeal. Clinic administrator Diane Derzis said every Jackson-area hospital where the clinic applied for privileges said no. | |
