Providers have challenged being included in the suspension of elective procedures, arguing that their work is ‘essential’ and ‘vital.’ COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As states order suspensions of non-essential medical procedures in order to conserve resources and contain the spread of the coronavirus, abortion facilities in Ohio are calling on the courts …
https://lifelegaldefensefoundation.org/2020/03/26/special-message-about-covid-19-and-advance-health-care-directives/ How many times have we thought – or heard someone say: “I don’t want to be kept alive by a machine.” As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, the public is learning about the importance of mechanical ventilators in providing temporary breathing support for many of those infected. Ventilators are saving lives! A false understanding …
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Fr. Dwight Longenecker The new book From the Depths of Our Hearts by Cardinal Sarah and Pope Benedict XVI continues the Church’s ongoing discussion about clerical celibacy, but it seems to me that the whole topic has been kicked into a new category by the invention of artificial contraception. What has contraception to do with celibacy? The quick-witted might …
By Anne Marie Williams “Every single person is made by God for love. Every single person is made for a great and beautiful purpose.” Since their founding in 1991, the Sisters of Life, a vibrant order of Catholic religious sisters, have been sharing this message with women experiencing unplanned pregnancies or suffering in the aftermath …
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By Doug Mainwaring March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) –– Scientists who are now claiming that the Trump ban on fetal tissue usage is blocking coronavirus treatment research are using the current pandemic opportunistically to reinstate the usage of tissue derived from aborted babies at government research facilities. “A senior scientist at a government biomedical research laboratory …
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By Nancy Flanders Trisomy 18, also known as Edwards syndrome, has been labeled as “incompatible with life” by some doctors. Those doctors will often advise expectant parents to terminate their pregnancies when babies are determined to have the condition. But, as difficult as it might be, there are people living their lives every single day with …
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By Anne Marie Williams In 1940, an Italian Catholic priest known as Padre Pio announced his plans to found a “Home for the Relief of Suffering” (Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza), a hospital that would serve as “a haven of relief from suffering for all of God’s children in pain in body or soul.” The Casa’s doors opened in …
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Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy Does Not Pass from Mother to Newborn The results of a small study in China that followed four pregnant women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy, suggest that the viral infection doesn’t pass from mother to infant at birth. All four mothers in the study, which focused on the health of their …
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By Brittany Hughes (MRC-TV) Amid mass panic over the seemingly inevitable coronavirus outbreak sweeping the country, some in the abortion industry are using the widespread alarm to tout the importance of…abortion. Why? Well, that’s unclear, given that abortion has nothing at all to do with the coronavirus. Even still, several abortionists and abortion advocates have taken to Twitter …
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By Cassy Fiano-Chesser A pro-life ministry in Omaha, Nebraska, has found an innovating new way to reach the next generation. Heart of a Child Ministries has been using ultrasounds to show people the humanity of preborn children within the womb. Founded by Bernie and Nikki Schaefer in 2012, the ministry offers ultrasound presentations, along with pro-life prayer pillows, …
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health Hormonal contraceptives such as the Pill could be sabotaging women’s success, a study suggests. Women were found to give up quicker than those who were not on contraceptives when presented with both simple and difficult problem solving tasks. This in turn caused them to score worse, and it could have implications for their performance …
By Nancy Flanders | In July 2019, 20-year-old Ally Givens got out of bed to use the bathroom, collapsed, and died. She was just two days shy of her 21st birthday. Her boyfriend said she fell to the floor and he quickly called 911, but Givens was unable to be revived, and died from a pulmonary embolism caused by …
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https://www.drsusancaldwell.com/post/birth-control-in-teens-why-not-the-breast-cancer-link By Dr. Susan Caldwell In the last post, we explored how the hormones in birth control interfere with the normal process of maturation of the reproductive system in a teen girl. Doctors may have good intentions when they prescribe these medications, but most do not realize the potential harmful effects that may develop as …
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https://www.drsusancaldwell.com/post/birth-control-in-teens-why-not-part-1 Dr. Susan Caldwell In recent years, the birth control pill has become a very common medication prescribed to adolescent girls for a number of apparently good reasons. It appears to help with irregular periods, acne, ovarian cysts, premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps, and (of course) pregnancy prevention. I took birth control as a teen and …
By Patti J. Smith Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this guest submission are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Live Action or Live Action News. As a pro-life activist, I have watched young women walk into abortion facility doors, and I weep, knowing when they walk out, they will …
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3, 2020 (Lepanto Institute) — Following a year-long investigation into Catholic Relief Services (CRS) programs and documents, the Lepanto Institute has published the first of a series of reports showing that CRS was both, directly and indirectly, involved in the promotion of contraception and condoms teens and children as young as 10. …
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MICAIAH BILGER Some scientists are not happy with the Trump administration for restricting the use of aborted baby body parts in their taxpayer-funded research. Talking with The Scientist recently, they complained about the impact of the policy changes on their experiments, funding and future. “The fetal tissue that we’re talking about—if we don’t use it …
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