Children - news
TIMELINE: Partial-birth abortion
In September 1992, Martin Haskell, an Ohio abortion doctor, described a second-trimester abortion method he named “dilation and extraction” (D&X) in a paper presented at a National Abortion Federation-sponsored seminar. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 18, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Bill to ban gay foster parents dies, lottery amendment fails to surface
A bill that sought to reinstate an Arkansas ban on gay foster and adoptive parents has failed to win the approval of a House committee. The ban previously had been overturned by the state Supreme Court. more »
By staff - Apr 5, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Children, Parenting, Adoption, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Senate to vote on stem cell bill
The United States Senate is expected to vote to fund stem cell research that destroys embryos shortly after it returns from its Easter recess. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 4, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Adoption, Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
House eyes vaccines for sexually-transmitted virus
Sixth grade girls in Missouri will have to be vaccinated against sexually-transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV) if proposed legislation is passed during the current legislative session. more »
By Barbara Shoun - Apr 3, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Education, Living, Health, Parenting, Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: German infanticide on the rise
An outbreak of infanticide this year has prompted German cities to urge mothers in crisis to leave their unwanted babies in hatches at hospitals in order to save the children’s lives. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 2, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Cloning, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Land: Moral solution needed for immigration
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land called March 29 for Congress to approve comprehensive reform legislation that addresses the immigration problem in a “moral way.” more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 30, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National
Child porn ruling gets court review
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a decision invalidating a federal restriction on child pornography.
The justices announced March 26 they would hear arguments in U.S. more »
By staff - Mar 28, 2007
Topic: Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children, Sexual Purity, Pornography
9 million uninsured children: coalition calls for action
Providing 9 million uninsured children access to quality healthcare should be a top priority for the country’s government officials, Southern Baptist ethics specialist Richard Land and a variety of other religious leaders say. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 8, 2007 - (1)