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LIFE DIGEST: Morning-after pill battles spread to Wal-Mart
Updated Feb. 9
WASHINGTON (BP)—A new front has opened in the war over pharmacists’ freedom not to dispense abortion-causing contraceptives. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 6, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Suicide
Assisted suicide win at Supreme Court suggests doctors’ changing role
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 17 ruling that the federal government cannot bar Oregon doctors from prescribing lethal amounts of drugs for people seeking to commit suicide is another dangerous step in the wrong direction, said Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 13, 2006
LIFE DIGEST: Congress passes pro-life stem cell bill
WASHINGTON (BP)—Congress has passed legislation to fund stem cell research supported by pro-life advocates.
A bill providing federal funds for the collection, testing and storage of stem cells from umbilical cord blood gained passage in the Senate and House of Representatives Dec. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 19, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Suicide
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
Oregon, federal government clash at Supreme Court over assisted suicide
WASHINGTON (BP)—Oregon and the United States squared off before the U.S. Supreme Court over physician-assisted suicide Oct. 5, with the state government arguing its legalization of the practice is covered by its right to regulate medicine and the federal government contending its control of drugs trumps such authority. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 6, 2005
High court to rule on assisted suicide case
The Supreme Court will decide if the federal government can prevent drugs from being used in assisted suicides.
The high court announced Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 28, 2005
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide
High court declines Kevorkian’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian, shutting down his attempts to convince the judiciary to overturn a murder conviction that resulted in a prison sentence of 10 to 25 years. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 15, 2004
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide
Appeals court refuses to rehear assisted suicide case
Appeals court refuses to rehear assisted suicide case
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the Justice Department’s request for reconsideration of the court’s May decision blocking a federal ban on the use of drugs to aid patients in committing suicide in Oregon. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 13, 2004
Rehearing on assisted suicide ruling requested
The Department of Justice has urged a federal appeals court to reconsider its May decision blocking a federal ban on the use of drugs to aid patients in committing suicide in Oregon. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2004
Appeals court supports drugs for assisted suicide
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled federal Attorney General John Ashcroft does not have the authority to prohibit the use of federally regulated drugs for the purpose of aiding patients in committing suicide. more »
By Tom Strode - May 31, 2004
Topic: Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide