Archive - Tom Strode
Land: Quality of life would suffer under bill
Both the quality and duration of life for America’s next generations will suffer if President Obama’s health-care reform proposal becomes law, Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land says. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 8, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare
LIFE DIGEST: RU 486 death toll for women at 29
Use of the abortion drug RU 486 has resulted in the deaths of 29 women worldwide, according to a new report.
Exeglyn, the European manufacturer of RU 486, reported the total, which is more than twice the previous estimate, to the Italian Pharmaceuticals Agency (AIFA), LifeNews.com said in a July 31 article based on news media sources. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 4, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation, National
Democrats block pro-life effort on health care bill
A U.S. House of Representatives committee protected abortion services in a proposed government health-care plan Thursday in a turn of events that saw it first approve, then defeat an amendment to prevent required coverage of the lethal procedure. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 31, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Induced stem cells as potent as embryonic ones, studies show
Researchers in China have shown induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are as powerful as embryonic stem cells while avoiding their ethical problems. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 28, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Religious Liberty, Science, Bioethics
Land: critical time on health care reform
The delay in congressional action on health-care reform provides pro-life Americans and others with a timely opportunity to affect the controversial legislation, Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land said July 24. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 24, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
Science czar denies coercive population control views
President Obama’s science czar coauthored a book in the 1970s that raised coercive measures as possible means of curbing the human population.
The Senate confirmed John Holdren March 19 as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), but quotations on involuntary population control in a 1977 textbook he coauthored now have come under scrutiny. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 23, 2009
Topic: Life, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Unborn babies have memories, study says
Unborn children have memories, according to a new study from The Netherlands.
Researchers at two medical centers found unborn babies at 30 weeks gestation show short-term memory, according to The Washington Times. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 21, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics, Issues,
Health care reform threat to unborn, pro-lifers warn
Pro-life advocates in both political parties, as well as leading anti-abortion organizations, are calling for abortion coverage to be explicitly excluded from health-care reform legislation, with some warning the current proposals present the greatest threat to unborn children since the 1973 Roe v. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 20, 2009
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
Senate includes homosexuals in hate crimes protection
The U.S. Senate passed legislation July 16 to expand hate crimes protections to include homosexuals and transgendered people.
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act gained approval as an amendment to a Department of Defense authorization bill, which is expected to be voted on the week of July 20-24. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 18, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
House approves funds for D.C. abortions
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill July 16 that will restore government funding for abortions in the District of Columbia. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 18, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation