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LIFE DIGEST: Adult stem cell success in Illinois woman
Therapy with adult stem cells has another success story to report.
Jennifer Osman, 38, of Plainfield, Ill., has undergone an almost total recovery from the debilitating effects of a neurological disorder known as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 2, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Science, Bioethics
3 abortion doctors face legal problems
Abortion doctors and their clinics continue to be the targets of legal investigations.
The following accounts were reported by major newspapers in recent days: more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 1, 2010
ERLC: Obama plan has abortion funding
The Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy entity has expressed disappointment with President Obama’s health-care reform proposal, saying it opposes the plan in its current state. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 24, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Russian writer promotes killing of disabled newborns
A Russian journalist has prompted an outcry in his home country by advocating for the killing of disabled babies.
Parents of newborns with disabilities should have the legal choice to euthanize their children, Aleksandr Nikonov wrote, according to a report in RT, a global TV network from Russia. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 9, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Disabled, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship
Land urges defeat of Johnsen nomination
Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land has strongly urged U.S. Senate committee leaders to reject confirmation of a controversial nominee to a top Justice Department position. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 5, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
LIFE DIGEST: Euthanasia booths on street, novelist proposes
Euthanasia booths should be available on the street so the elderly can have their lives ended, a well-known British novelist says.
“How is society going to support this silver tsunami?” Martin Amis said in an interview published Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 2, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Science
LIFE DIGEST: Clinics can destroy embryos showing minor ills
British fertility clinics have the government’s permission to eliminate human embryos with essentially minor hereditary conditions.
The Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Science, Bioethics
Pro-lifers march; Roe will be reversed, SBC’s Land says
Tens of thousands of pro-life Americans marched in the U.S. capital on the anniversary of the nationwide legalization of abortion with fresh encouragement for their cause. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
LIFE DIGEST: Korean doctors confess, seek to end illegal abortions
Some of South Korea’s doctors have asked for forgiveness for performing illegal abortions for years and are working to cut the number of the procedures done in the Asian country. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 19, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Issues,
SANCTITY OF LIFE: Pro-lifers to pray at what could be nation’s largest abortion clinic
Pro-life advocates will gather Sunday and Monday in Houston, Texas, to pray at the location of what they say will soon be the largest abortion clinic in the country. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 15, 2010
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship