One More Soul

Month: February 2010

Euthanasia and the sanctity of life

Language that has been used in support of a Bill to legalize euthanasia has almost always been worded so as to appear most humane.  Words such as “compassion”, “autonomy”, “dignity”, and expressions like “medical assistance in dying” or “medically recommended course of treatment” often pad the arguments and, unfortunately, deceive the unwary.  Consider the expression: …

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Test-Tube Babies May Face Greater Health Risks Than Naturally Conceived Children

Since the birth of the first “test tube baby” in 1978, more than three million children have been born with the help of reproductive technology. Most of them are healthy. But as a group they’re at a higher risk for low birth weight, which is associated with obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes later in …

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Oregon Planned Parenthood to Begin Selling Women Dangerous Abortion Drug

Eugene, OR (LifeNews.com) — A Planned Parenthood affiliate in southwestern Oregon will begin selling the dangerous abortion drug to women that has already claimed the lives of more than 13 women worldwide and injured thousands more. Planned Parenthood of Southwest Oregon will sell the mifepristone drug to women starting next month. A study last year …

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Newly-Unveiled Obama Health Bill Proposal Even More Pro-Abortion: NRLC

WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new health care bill proposed by President Obama Monday threatens to expand abortion even more drastically than the health care bills stymied in Congress over the past several months, says the National Right to Life Committee. The White House is threatening to ram the proposal through the …

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Officials Find Dozens of Frozen Dead Babies After Legal Abortion Death Probed

Philadelphia, PA (LifeNews.com) — Officials investigating an abortion business in Philadelphia after a woman died from a botched legal abortion last November have made a grisly discovery. They found dozens of apparently late-term unborn children who were killed in abortions as long as 30 years ago. The “Shop of Horrors” case involves the West Philadelphia …

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Ave Maria University to Host National Mass for Terri’s Day

New Findings on “PVS” Underscores Importance for Terri’s Day Mass Contact: Margaret Sciarrino, Priests for Life, 718-980-4400 ext. 251; Bobby Schindler, Terri’s Foundation, 727-490-7603 NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /Christian Newswire/ — Terri’s Foundation and Priests for Life are happy to announce that Ave Maria University will once again host “The National Mass for Terri’s Day” at …

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Pro-life doctors challenge proposed New Zealand abortion guidelines

Aukland, New Zealand, Feb 21, 2010 / 06:09 pm (CNA).- Pro-life doctors have gone to court to challenge new medical guidelines that require doctors to advise patients who have doubts about continuing a pregnancy that abortion is one of their options. One of the doctors challenging the guidelines is believed to be Mary English, who …

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Latest 40 Days for Life Campaign Spares 45 Unborn Children From Abortions

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The latest 40 Days for Life pro-life prayer campaign is only six days along, but organizers say reports from local pro-life advocates show it has already saved the lives of 45 unborn children from abortions. The campaign has thousands of pro-life advocates helping women at abortion centers nationwide. “Thus far during …

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Video Shows Tenth Planned Parenthood Abortion Center Hiding Sexual Abuse

Milwaukee, WI (LifeNews.com) — New undercover video footage shows the tenth Planned Parenthood abortion center across the nation engaged in covering up a potential case of sexual abuse of a minor. The video shows staff at a Wisconsin facility counseling a purportedly 14-year-old girl to not divulge how a 31-year-old man impregnated her. The video …

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Idaho Senate Passes Bill to Protect Conscience Rights of Pro-Life Medical Workers

Boise, ID (LifeNews.com) — An Idaho state Senate committee approved a bill today that would create statutory protections for health care professionals in specific areas of medical practice. The Senate State Affairs committee voted 6-3 to send SB 1353 to the Senate floor with a recommendation that the Senate pass it. The legislation makes it …

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Catholic Bishops hold fast in rejecting fertility technology

(via Washington Post) – “Be fruitful and multiply,” God instructed Adam and Eve, and men and women have heeded those words ever since. But over the years, God’s creatures have become sophisticated enough to rewrite the rules of being fruitful, and most of the new rules don’t sit well with leaders of the Roman Catholic …

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Canadian Parliament Report Sounds Alarm: Low Birth Rate + Aging = Financial Crisis

OTTAWA, February 18, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of the first official reports to indicate the disastrous consequences of Canada’s long-term below replacement birth rate was released in Ottawa today by Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page.  While pro-life leaders have been warning of the impending disaster for years as abortion and contraception have wreaked demographic havoc, …

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Problems with the morning-after pill

(via WashingtonPost.com) Raegan McDonald-Mosley’s complaint [“The right reversal on contraception,” letters, Feb. 11], that pro-life groups exaggerate the abortive effects of emergency contraception, warrants a response. Praising the Pentagon change to allow the morning-after pill, Dr. McDonald-Mosley argued that the pill prevents ovulation and prevents life before it begins. The problem is, when they administer …

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A New Frontier in Pro-Life Stem-Cell Research

(via her-menutics) A team of researchers at Georgia’s health science university, the Medical College of Georgia (MCG), announced last week that they are conducting a clinical trial using stem cells from umbilical-cord blood as a treatment for cerebral palsy. The trial will build on a successful series of past tests using adult stem cells in …

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The Pill vs. NFP

In this article Dr. Fernandez describes the spiritual struggle of removing contraceptives and sterilization from his practice. He then explains the damage (physical, emotional, and relational) from contraception, and the corresponding benefits from Natural Family Planning.

Homilies from Called to Give Life

This is a collection of resources for pastors and other pastoral leaders to help present the ancient and powerful wisdom of the Christian church on married sexuality.Includes a collection of homilies addressing these concerns; background from the Church fathers, Scripture, and magisterial teaching; and practical pointers for transmitting this wisdom.

Divorce Rate Graph and History Table

When use of the contraceptive pill saturated US society during the years 1960 through 1980, there was an increase in the US divorce rate that followed the increase in pill use with remarkable conformity. Various social scientists have concluded that this is no coincidence. This document includes a graph of the US divorce rate from 1880 to 2002 and a table of historical events of these times that shed some light on the story the graph tells.

Getting Beyond “I Can’t”

Frs. Habiger and McCaffrey tour the United States giving parish missions that introduce people to the Church’s teachings about marriage, sexuality, and contraception. They have talked with hundreds of pastors about these issues, and in this booklet they discuss common reasons why pastors don’t teach about these issues from the pulpit.

Teaching Fertility Appreciation

This article gives the necessary tools for teaching a changed lifestyle to clients of a pregnancy support center. It is also an effective tool for presenting chastity to young adults and other single people. The program teaches just how precious our procreative powers are, and how to manage them in a way that builds up our lives.

Why Is Contraception Immoral?

Contraception is often presented as a mere flaw in an otherwise loving and fruitful marriage relationship. This article, taken from the book Called to Give Life, shows exactly how and why contraception obstructs and defeats the generous flow of love between the spouses and God and from one spouse to the other.

Sensible Sex

The article is the true story of one couples struggle with contraception. Ruth tells how contraception, followed by sterilization, filled their marriage with bitter self-centeredness. Later, through repentance and conversion, they found renewed hope and joy.

La Solución

Cómo llegamos de la anticoncepción por razones “serias” al aborto (aún al aborto por parto parcial/infanticidio) por cualquiera y toda razón, y cómo recobrar la cordura, este folleto describe la historia de gran éxito del movimiento anticonceptivo en nuestro tiempo. Entonces describe estrategias factibles para regresar a la forma que era antes.

Matrimonio: Una Comunión de Vida y Amor

Basándose en las Escrituras y en el sentido común, el Obispo Galeone comparte la sabiduría antigua y poderoso de la Iglesia sobre el matrimonio y la sexualidad. El trata extensivamente con las preguntas sobre la anticoncepción y la Planificación Natural de la Familia. Frase clásica: “¿Es normal para una esposa que se ponga tapones en los oídos mientras está escuchando a su esposo?”

El riesgo de cáncer de seno debido al Aborto

Información contenida en el libro Breast Cancer, It’s Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill, presentada en forma breve y muy persuasiva. Hemos recibido cartas y llamadas telefónicas contándonos que las vidas de varios bebés fueron salvadas cuando sus madres, quienes consideraban el aborto, leyeron este folleto.

The Cure

This pamphlet describes the history of the contraceptive movement’s overwhelming success in our day, and describes workable strategies for turning this around.

Day Gardner calls on blacks to recognize impact of abortion during Black History Month

Washington D.C., Feb 17, 2010 / 08:08 am (CNA).- Day Gardner of the National Black Pro-Life Union has said that during Black History Month Americans should acknowledge abortion’s disproportionate impact on blacks and should see abortion advocacy as a form of “ethnic cleansing” that targets the black community. “Abortion providers are still being located for …

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Over one million signatures supporting life sent to Spanish government

Madrid, Spain, Feb 17, 2010 / 02:59 pm (CNA).- This week, Spanish pro-life organizations delivered more than one million signatures to their country’s government supporting life and opposing Spain’s new law on abortion.  The petition predicts that the new law “will only bring more death and suffering to thousands of women.” A total of 1,067,315 …

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Filipino Bishops: “Condoms and Irresponsible Sex Increases Spread of AIDS”

MANILA, February 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have condemned the government’s initiative to distribute free condoms in its attempt to fight the spread of AIDS in the poorest parts of Manila and other regions of the country. The distribution of condoms started on 13 February at the initiative of Eric …

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Obama Gives Planned Parenthood Abortion President Frequent White House Access

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Visitor logs reveal what pro-life advocates suspected would happen once President Barack Obama took over as presdient. He and his administration have allowed the Planned Parenthood abortion business unfettered access to the White House and top staffers. The visitor logs reveal Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards has visited the White House …

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Missouri Bill Gives Women Info on Baby’s Abortion Pain, Installs Waiting Period

Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) — A new bill in the Missouri legislature would provide women considering an abortion information on the pain the unborn baby feels during the procedure. The bill also installs a 24 hour waiting period to allow women a chance to consider positive alternatives. Republican Sen. Rob Mayer of Dexter is the …

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Catholic Church cuts formal ties with St. Charles-Bend Medical Center

(via KTVZ.com) In “a difficult decision for all those involved,” the Bend-based Catholic Diocese of Baker announced Monday its intention to dissolve the official sponsorship relationship of St. Charles Medical Center-Bend by the Catholic Church over sterilization procedures performed at the hospital. Here’s the rest of the statement, provided by the hospital under the letterhead …

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50 Lawsuits in Indiana Exposing Dangers of Birth Control

Washington, DC (16 February 2010 – American Life League) – Over 50 women in Indiana are filing lawsuits against Bayer Pharmaceuticals charging that use of the company’s Yaz and Yasmin hormonal birth control pills caused conditions ranging from gallbladder-related injuries to strokes. There are now over 25,000 similar reported cases across the United States. “We’re …

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Latest 40 Days for Life Pro-Life Campaign Kicks off Wednesday in 165 Cities

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The latest 40 Days for Life pro-life campaign is set to begin nationwide on Wednesday with pro-life advocates reaching out to their local communities. The pro-life campaign kicks off in 165 cities across the United States and also cities and towns in Canada, Australia, and Northern Ireland. Some of the local …

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Birmingham Planned Parenthood clinic has been placed on probation.

(via Cassy Fiano) Breaking news: a Birmingham Planned Parenthood clinic has been placed on probation due to Lila Rose’s undercover work with the Mona Lisa project. A Birmingham abortion clinic that was targeted in an undercover sting by anti-abortion activists has been put on probation by the state. State health officials tell The Associated Press …

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Ohio Speaker Reverses Decision, Will Allow Honor for Pro-Life Teen

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ohio House Speaker Armond Budish (D-Beechwood) has reversed a decision to disallow the presentation on the House floor of a routine legislative honor to a local pro-life teen, and will make room in the Ohio General Assembly’s schedule for the honor, according to the speaker’s office. Ohio teen Elizabeth Trisler …

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Atlanta Billboards Educate Motorists on How Abortion Targets Black Americans

Atlanta, GA (LifeNews.com) — Atlanta drivers will soon see billboards all over the city that educate them about the racist component of abortions — that pro-life advocates point out target black Americans. In a city with a large African-American population, the billboards are already sparking controversy and they’ve not been put up yet. The Radiance …

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Day of Purity Urges Youth to Take Abstinence Pledge Before Valentine’s Day

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — As Valentine’s Day approaches and many youth and young adults decide whether or not have to have sex for the first time, the Day of Purity presents a pro-abstinence response. A project of the Liberty Counsel, the projects asks youth to make an abstinence pledge on February 12. The Day of …

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Holy See at UN: Solution to poverty found in population growth, not population control

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, has told a UN commission that population growth, rather than population control, can help societies overcome poverty. Archbishop Migliore made his remarks on February 8 at a meeting of the Commission for Social Development of the UN’s Department of …

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New Country Music Star Born as Pro-Life Ballad Climbs the Charts

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new country music star has been born – and with a pro-life ballad, no less, that is steadily climbing the country music charts. Matt Kennon’s debut hit single “the Call” has risen to No. 39 on the Billboard 200 list of top country music hits and packs a compelling …

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Planned Parenthood Pushes Intensive Sex Education for Kids as Young as 10

(FoxNews.com) A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex’s pleasures. The report, “Stand and Deliver,” charges that religious groups, specifically Catholics and Muslims, deny their young access to comprehensive sexual programs and education. “Young people’s sexuality …

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Colts Coach Clyde Christensen Spared From Abortion Like Tim Tebow

Miami, FL (LifeNews.com) — When tens of millions of people around the world tune in for the Super Bowl tomorrow, they will finally get a chance to see the commercial celebrating the life of Tim Tebow. But viewers may not know Clyce Christensen, the assistant head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has his own potential …

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A Peek Behind the Pages – Dr. Tom Curran’s upcoming exclusive interview with Author Brian J. Gail

Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, Fatherless takes the reader on an unforgettable journey inside Fortune 500 boardrooms and Madison Avenue screening rooms, behind one-way mirrors in America’s heartland and two-way screens in church confessionals, to the very peak of Ireland’s highest mountain and inside the papal dining room of John Paul II in Rome. Hear and …

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New Maryland county rule targets pro-life pregnancy centers, archdiocese says

Washington D.C., Feb 4, 2010 / 06:20 am (CNA).– The Montgomery County Council in Maryland on Tuesday voted to require pregnancy counseling centers to post a disclaimer saying they do not have medical professionals on staff. Pro-life advocates said the centers are being unfairly targeted because they do not provide abortion or contraception. The county …

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More than 50,000 show support for Tebow pro-life ad

(ChristianTelegraph) Over 50,000 people have reportedly submitted comments to a website in support of college football star Tim Tebow’s appearance in a pro-life Super Bowl ad, reports Catholic News Agency. The Susan B. Anthony List set up the site BlockHardForTebow.com to show support for the ad, in which Tebow and his mother Pam discuss how …

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Pro-life groups voice concern about new Ellaone ‘emergency contraceptive’

London, England, Feb 2, 2010 / 08:31 am (CNA).- A new “emergency contraception” pill called Ellaone is being distributed in the U.K. and claims to be effective up to five days after sexual relations. Some pro-life groups have opposed the drug, saying its use could kill a newly conceived human being. Dr. Donna Harrison, president …

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Christian Doctors Group Says Abstinence Study Conforms to What Parents Want

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A national Christian doctors organization is applauding a new study showing how abstinence education is more effective than either comprehensive sexual education or teaching only about contraception. They say the results coincide with polling data showing parents favor teaching their children abstinence. Dr. David Stevens, the head of the 16,000-member Christian …

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Study finds focus on abstinence in sex-ed classes can delay sexual activity

(Washington Post) Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can convince a significant proportion to delay sexual activity, researchers reported Monday in a landmark study that could have major implications for the nation’s embattled efforts to protect young people against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. In the first carefully designed …

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Over 30 States Push to Establish Personhood for Unborn

(Christian Post Reporter) Three additional states have taken up the “personhood” cause in a push to guarantee the constitutional rights of the preborn. Iowa, Virginia and Kansas are now among more than 30 states pursuing personhood amendments – a move pro-lifers view as their best chance of ending abortion in the U.S. “Personhood is a …

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