ALL Pro-Life Today: The Worth of a Human Life

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 The worth of a human life By Rob Gasper It is difficult to wrap our heads around abortion and what it means on a societal level. The numbers are simply too staggering. We are already beginning to feel the economic effects from the demographic shift caused by the elimination of 55 million citizens over and above the already lowered birth rate caused by the general acceptance of a contraceptive mindset. Some pro-life thinkers have pointed to the probable loss of brilliant leaders, artists, and scientists among the millions dead from abortion, and ponder the societal cost this entails. Abortion supporters and their allies instead point to the supposed benefits that abortion brings to society. Of the millions aborted, a large number would be in need of state and federal support. Families would have the extra economic burdens inherent in raising a child, and those born with handicaps would place an even larger burden on families and society. Perhaps it would be better to look at abortion in a different context. Large numbers and economic considerations, while at times valid and enlightening, can also serve to obscure and complicate something best examined in finer detail. We would not want to miss the trees for the forest.  [ Click here to read more. ]

HEADLINES The never ending saga of NOW v. Scheidler Pro-Life Action League Seven years ago today, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Joe Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League in the landmark NOW v. Scheidler case. The case had been to the Supreme Court three times. Originally filed in 1986, NOW v. Scheidler first reached the high court on December 8, 1993, where justices considered whether the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) law could be used against protesters. As victors, Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League were entitled to recover the out-of-pocket expenses of the trial and appeals. The National Organization for Women is expected to repay the League for the extremely high cost of defending oneself in a federal lawsuit. Stem cells used to repair knees, joint damage WCNC.com As Baby Boomers age, the number of joint replacements is going up. But even those from Generation X are now wearing out their joints, and replacements don't last forever. Paul Lyon of Gig Harbor went to Colorado looking for a better solution. Lyon says even climbing the stairs was difficult for him, but he didn't want to get a knee replacement. So instead of surgery last September, he headed to a clinic near Denver that specializes in stem cell repair. The Regenexx procedure allows you to take your cells and try to heal your body. Dr. Christopher Centeno pioneered this less-invasive procedure eight years ago. People in a vegetative state may feel pain New Scientist It is a nightmare situation. A person diagnosed as being in a vegetative state has an operation without anaesthetic because they cannot feel pain. Except, maybe they can. Alexandra Markl at the Schön clinic in Bad Aibling, Germany, and colleagues studied people with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS)----also known as vegetative state----and identified activity in brain areas involved in the emotional aspects of pain. People with UWS can make reflex movements but can't show subjective awareness.