Recent Catholic News

Long list of MPs want to speak as debate scheduled to continue again on Feb. 24

COLORADO SPRINGS, February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As Canada grapples with the question of homosexual ‘marriage’, Focus on the Family visits four major North American cities this year to host a one-day symposium to help the public navigate the myths clouding the issue of homosexuality.  The Love Won Out conference will begin its 2003 schedule in Austin, Texas and conclude its 2003 schedule in Toronto, Ontario on September 20.  John Paulk, former homosexual and Love Won Out conference host said, “This conference exists for those seeking truth about homosexuality, who are troubled by the one-sided message presented in our culture. […]

DUBLIN, February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Over a year after it was presented to government, the Irish Bishops’ Conference has published its submission to the Government Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction. One item lacking in the otherwise strong submission was a clear condemnation of in vitro fertilization.  The submission called for regulation around IVF but did not ask that the procedure be banned.  The main Recommendations of the Submission are as follows: 1. Medical intervention on human embryos should only be permitted if it is designed to protect the life and health of the specific embryo being treated.  2. The […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A doctor in Oklahoma City is under investigation by the state Medical Licensure Board, Medical Examiner’s Office, city police and a number of other state agencies in the death of an unborn baby six weeks past the state’s legal limit.  The State of Oklahoma’s definition of a viable fetus as one that is at least 24 weeks gestation. Dr. Nareshkumar Patel is alleged to have aborted the baby at 29 to 30 weeks, well past the allowable age.  Patel was reprimanded in 1990 over a botched abortion. He was cleared of misconduct in […]

FRANKFORT, February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A bill that makes “fetal homicide” a crime passed the state Senate yesterday by a vote of 34-3.  Sponsored by Republican Sen. Richard Roeding, the bill empowers the state to prosecute someone who causes a stillbirth or miscarriage during an attack on a pregnant woman. Currently, state law says that a baby must be born alive to be considered a person.  The legislation now goes back to the state House, where similar laws have failed three times.  For local coverage see:  http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/02/12/ke021203s365523.htm

RICHMOND, Va., February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Virginia state legislator has send small plastic models of an unborn child, about 2.5 inches long (as it would be at about the end of the first trimester), to fellow legislators this month, with a covering letter explaining his motives.  The letter said, “Would you kill this child? … You can see that by the 11th week of gestation, a child is well developed and unmistakably human.” Responding to criticism from Democratic delegates, he said: “There are lawmakers, particularly the liberal Democrats, who are angered that people are allowed to know what […]

PRO-LIFERS IN KOREA COMMEMORATE 30TH YEAR OF ABORTION   http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200302/10/200302100143568779900090409041.html FERTILITY DRUG BANNED DUE TO RISK OF MAD COW DISEASE The Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) has put out a warning on a fertility drug because of a risk of contracting the human form of BSE.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2748171.stm   CATHOLIC, PRO-LIFE LEADERS PROTEST SHARPTON’S ADDRESS TO CHICAGO CHURCH http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1185043.html

Expert Warns Canadian Bill Similarly Defective

NEW YORK, February 11, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an article in its March issue (on newsstands February 11),  Popular Science magazine describes the need for long-term studies and more regulation in assisted reproductive technology (ART). The article “Sallie has 2 Mommies & 1 Daddy,” explores the science behind the risks of ART and the problems with the U.S. regulatory system that have allowed untested technologies to be used on patients for decades without oversight.  Similar lack of legislation on the matter exists in Canada.  The article notes that, one in 11 couples in the United States is infertile. The resulting […]

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