Archive - Tom Strode
Miers withdraws nomination to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (BP)—Embattled nominee Harriet Miers withdrew Oct. 27 as President Bush’s selection for associate justice of the Supreme Court.
Bush said in a written statement he “reluctantly accepted” Miers’ decision and would submit a new nominee in “a timely manner.” more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 27, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
LIFE DIGEST: Senate stem cell vote delayed until 2006; Mo. clinic closes
WASHINGTON (BP)—The Senate apparently will not vote until next year on legislation that would liberalize President Bush’s policy barring federal funds for stem cell research that destroys embryos. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 24, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research
Hate crimes language removed, but floor battle forthcoming
WASHINGTON (BP)—The U.S. Senate’s version of a bill toughening supervision of sex offenders gained committee approval Oct. 20 without including language that would expand hates crimes protections to encompass homosexuality. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 21, 2005
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Land: Miers’ record will be nearly identical to Roberts’
WASHINGTON (BP)—Richard Land predicts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers not only will be confirmed, barring an unexpected revelation, but her record will be nearly identical to that of new Chief Justice John Roberts. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 19, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
New stem cell method worthy of study, pro-life bioethicists say
WASHINGTON (BP)—One of two new techniques aimed at producing stem cells without harming a human embryo is worthy of further study through research on animals, some pro-life bioethicists are cautiously saying. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 18, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
LIFE DIGEST: Wisconsin gov. vetoes conscience clause bill
WASHINGTON (BP)—It doesn’t pay to be a healthcare provider in Wisconsin and have a pro-life conscience.
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has vetoed for the second year a bill that would have helped protect doctors and other medical professions from being forced to participate in such procedures as abortion, embryo-destructive research and assisted suicide. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 17, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Poll: Half of conservative Christians favor embryonic research
WASHINGTON (BP)—Two-thirds of Americans, including half of conservative Christians, approve of stem cell research that destroys human embryos, according to a recent survey. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 17, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
ERLC fellows urge Romania to protect religious liberty
The fellows of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Research Institute adopted a resolution Sept. 21 urging the government of Romania to heed concerns about potentially restrictive church-state legislation under consideration. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 14, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Land, others urge action on RU 486
ERLC President Richard Land and six other pro-life, pro-family leaders have called on a House of Representatives committee chairman to make a bill to remove the abortion drug RU 486 from the market a priority. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 14, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Oregon, U.S. battle over authority on assisted suicide
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 about whether the authority of the federal government or a state should prevail in the matter of physician-assisted suicide. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 14, 2005