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Land: New U.N. council like fox guarding hen house
ERLC President Richard Land joined other American advocates for human rights in criticizing a new body established by the United Nations to address the issue. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights
Scalia: This court unlikely to overturn Roe v. Wade
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia said recently he doubts the current Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade and doesn’t know if it ever will, thereby dampening the hopes of some that South Dakota’s new ban on abortion would be the vehicle for a reversal of the 1973 opinion. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Pressure on Frist for vote on destructive stem cell research
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is receiving pressure from Democrats and some Republicans for a floor vote on legislation to fund stem cell research that destroys human embryos. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
Two more deaths elicit calls for RU 486 suspension
The deaths of two more American women after taking RU 486 have again prompted calls for the abortion drug to be pulled from the market.
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced March 17 it had been informed verbally by Danco Laboratories of the deaths. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Land to Bush: Southern Baptists want immigration laws enforced
Richard Land told President Bush March 23 most Southern Baptists want the country’s immigration laws to be enforced before a type of guest-worker program is adopted. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration
ERLC to seek gains for life, marriage, human rights
WASHINGTON (BP)—Efforts to advance the sanctity of human life, human rights and protection for marriage top this year’s legislative agenda of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 14, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Life, Cloning, Citizenship, Human Rights
Human Cloning
When the public hears talk about cloning, many dismiss the concept as silly science fiction, something out of Hollywood or Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. more »
By Heather Brant - Mar 14, 2006
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In the long list of bioethical topics, stem cell research is one of the most relevant and prevalent topics. Hardly a day passes without the mention of stem cells somewhere in the media, whether in the morning paper or on the evening news. more »
By Heather Brant - Mar 14, 2006 - (3)
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
Tobacco - Underage Smoking
“A teenager couldn’t have dreamed up a cooler cigarette: it’s hand rolled, wrapped in a leaf and looks like a joint. But like candy, it comes in such flavors as grape, chocolate and root beer. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - (3)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Statistics
- An estimated 70.8 million Americans reported current (past month) use of a tobacco product in 2003. This is 29.8 percent of the population aged 12 or older, similar to the rate in 2002 (30.4 percent). more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
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