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* Note: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of LifeSiteNews.com. They are presented only for your information.   Robert Drinan, Infanticide, and the “Unthinkable”  https://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=717   The Frenchman who discovered trisomy 21 was heroically professional when he insisted it could be cured.  https://www.mercatornet.com/articles/saintly_scientists_hate_the_disease_love_the_diseased/   Virginia Tech: Stopping the Violence  https://www.catholicexchange.com/node/61357   Ultrasound Deemed Too Emotional by Pro-Abortionists  https://www.opinioneditorials.com/guestcontributors/kroeten_20070427.html   Is the pro-abortion community so steadfast to preserve infanticide?  https://www.cwfa.org/articles/12865/CFI/life/index.htm   Partial-Birth Bigotry – The know-nothing left blames the latest abortion ruling on Catholicism  https://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010004   A Short & […]
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Research Provides New Clues about How Adult Stem Cells Work

By Hilary White   WASHINGTON, DC. April 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study shows that not only do stem cells from the patient’s own body readily repair all sorts of damaged tissue, they stimulate the growth and differentiation of existing stem cells. Dr. Darwin J. Prockop, Director of Tulane University’s Center for Gene Therapy says his research suggests multiple strategies to treat diseases using adult stem cells.   Injected stem cells taken from bone marrow transfer mitochondrial DNA to existing local cells whose own mitochondria are inactive and stimulates those cells to start working.    While scientists and doctors […]
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German Authorities Decree Ceasefire in Homeschooler Case – For Now

By Peter J. Smith ERLANGEN, Germany, April 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – German authorities have decided to leave 16 year old German homeschooler Melissa Busekros and her family in peace for now reports the International Human Rights Group (IHRG).   In a letter to the family’s attorney, the Erlangen Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office), which was responsible for seizing Melissa from her home in February – affirmed that they were going to “de-escalate” the situation and allow Melissa to remain with her family as long as the Busekros family would continue to dialogue with the authorities. “This is a great victory for the […]
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License Prevents Dutch Abortion Boat from Operating in Countries Outlawing Procedure, Pro Life Group

By Gudrun Schultz   Malta, April 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Dutch abortion boat that was granted a license from the Netherlands government to enter international waters does not have an open door to operate in countries where the practice is outlawed, according to a report published April 28 by the Times of Malta.   The boat’s license restricts abortion activity to countries where a “cooperation agreement has been reached with a regional hospital in the country of whose shores the facility is operating,” Paul Vincenti, CEO with Gift of Life, told the Times. “This boat is simply part of […]
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Threats Escalate with Bullet Mailed to Italian Cardinal Opposing Same-Sex Civil Unions

By Gudrun Schultz   GENOA, Italy, April 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Homosexual activists mailed a bullet to the office of Genoese Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco Friday, in the latest threat against the senior church official over his opposition to same-sex civil unions.   Police bodyguards were assigned to protect Archbishop Bagnasco several weeks ago, after threatening graffiti appeared on his cathedral and other buildings across the city. “Death to Bagnaso” and “Shame on you, Bagnasco” were spray painted, along with insults against Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Camillo Ruini, previous head of the bishops conference.   Pornographic images of the Virgin […]
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YouTube Pulls Videos Showing Homosexual Indoctrination of Elementary School Children

By Hilary White   CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A video has been removed that was posted to the online video service, YouTube, showing teachers using homosexual materials in class to promote the normalization of homosexuality to young children.   The film, “It’s Elementary”, was made in 1996 by Women’s Educational Media, a San Francisco-based group that claims the film “has served as a catalyst for schools all over the world to become more proactive in addressing anti-gay prejudice in the classroom.”     The link to the site on YouTube where the video was, now carries a message saying, “This […]
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