| HEADLINES |  |  Planned Parenthood and the government v. religious liberty and women's well-being
The Public Discourse
[There] is an unprecedented type of campaign against religious liberty in the United States. It is characterized by a formidable alliance, bolstered by money, power, and market branding, between the White House and so-called "women's advocates," in particular Planned Parenthood. Despite emerging legal questions about Medicaid fraud, and its unapologetic cheerleading for legal abortion, Planned Parenthood remains a powerful brand as a "women's advocate." Obama frequently associates himself with it by name. Little surprise that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of dollars from federal and state governments; in 2009-2010, such grants and reimbursements totaled nearly $475 million. (First in a three part series) |
|  Studies show abortion may increase premature death, breast cancer risk
New American
A recent study out of Denmark appears to show a higher incidence of premature death among women who have had an abortion than for women who give birth. The study tracked a group of Danish women over a 25-year period, finding that those who had undergone a single abortion had a 45-percent higher mortality rate over that time period than those who had carried babies to full term. The death rate among women rose dramatically for subsequent abortions, with women who had two abortions having a 114-percent greater likelihood of mortality during the study period, and women with three or more abortions facing a 192-percent chance of premature death. |
|  Mother recalls son waking from coma as best Christmas gift
EWTN News
After spending ten years in a comatose state, a young Italian man named Maximiliano Tresoldi woke up on Christmas of 2000 to dry the tears of his mother, Lucrecia. In an interview with EWTN News, Lucrecia recounted how Maximiliano----Max to his friends----was only 20 years old when he was injured in a car accident on Aug. 15, 1991. He was diagnosed by doctors as paralyzed "with no chance of recovery," she said. Over nine years later on Dec. 28, 2000, Lucrecia tucked Max into bed as she had each night since he came home from the hospital. Overwhelmed with depression and sadness, she didn't follow her usual routine of taking his hand to make the sign of the cross. "I just can't do any more tonight, I don't want to pray or anything," she told him. However, Lucrecia said, "the sign of the cross was really his salvation," and at that moment Max found the strength to console his mother. He raised his hand and made the sign of the cross himself. Then he gave her a hug. | |
