Recent Catholic News

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – US Secretary of State Colin Powell, outraged conservatives and pro-family groups with comments on a global forum with young people broadcast internationally by MTV. Sounding more like a Planned Parenthood representative than a Representative of the Bush Administration and Republican Party, Powell pontificated: “It is important that the whole international community come together, speak candidly about it, forget about taboos, forget about conservative ideas with respect to what you should tell young people about. It’s the lives of young people that are put at risk by unsafe sex. And, therefore, protect yourself.” On condoms, […]

AUSTIN, February 15, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Researchers at the Texas A & M University have cloned the first domestic cat. The two-month-old kitten named Cc: is the only surviving animal of 87 kitten embryos created by cloning. The experiment published in the Nature journal reports that the 87 cloned embryos were transferred into eight recipients, resulting in one failed pregnancy and one live clone. “This is comparable to the success rates obtained for other cloned species” says the report.

REVISED HIPPOCRATIC OATH FAILS TO INCLUDE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE Drafted by the American Board of Internal Medicine:  http://www.annals.org/issues/v136n3/pdf/200202050-00012.pdf Christian Medical Association warns against the new oath:  http://www.cmdahome.org/?CONTEXT=art&cat=221&art=1338&BISKIT= DAY CAMPAIGN CLEARED OF ALLEGED FRAUD FOLLOWING SIGN-UP RULES http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20020215/64541.html HOMOSEXUAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MP TO LEAD ‘GAY’ PARADE IN MONCTON The Moncton Times and Transcript reports today that B.C. MP Svend Robinson will be the parade marshall at the annual Moncton Gay Pride Parade on June 22. UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL TAX PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED AT MEXICO CONFERENCE http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20020207-38044200.htm STUDY SAYS SLEEP 6-7 HOURS, MORE CAN DO HARM http://www.thestar.ca/NASApp/cs/ContentServer? pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1013727732843&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News&pubid=968163964505&StarSource=email

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS CAN’T EVEN AGREE TO BAN HUMAN CLONING http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20020215/1025446.asp LEGAL CHALLENGE LAUNCHED AGAINST NY STATE AG’S TARGETING OF CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS http://www.aclj.org/news/pressreleases/020214_ny_prolife.asp KENTUCKY ABORTION NUMBERS DECLINE SINCE INFORMED CONSENT LAW http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/02/14/loc_abortions_decline.html COLORADO DIVERTS FUNDS FROM PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFTER ABORTION SUPPORT DISCOVERED http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53%257E396029,00.html

NEW YORK, February 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The World Youth Alliance (WYA), a global coalition of young people and youth organizations committed to promoting the dignity of the person at the international level, has developed a Declaration on Responsible Stewardship. The Declaration, which incorporates statements in support of life, was presented to delegates at the second preparatory committee meetings (PrepCom II) of the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) (Rio+10). It outlines a person-centered approach to environmental stewardship and development. “We must foster responsible stewardship in every society. Each human being is called to recognize his or her personal responsibility […]

TORONTO, February 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) in Canada has expressed concern over statements by the administration of the Canadian Alliance and Liberal Parties suggesting intolerance against religious and/or ethnic groups. “In the Canadian Alliance, orthodox Jews, pro-life Catholics and evangelical Christians are alleged to be manipulating the party’s leadership race, to its detriment. In the federal Liberal party, a fight has broken out over the merits of soliciting members from particular ethnic or religious groups, as the party commissars decree such influence may be dangerous,” explained the CCRL in a recent release. CCRL President […]

LONDON, February 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – High Court hearings on a legal challenge to the reclassification of the morning after pill, as available from pharmacists without a doctor’s prescription, which began Tuesday were completed yesterday. Mr Justice Munby, presiding, said that there was so much to consider that he needed time to prepare his judgment, which may not be delivered until after Easter (the 31st of next month). Health ministers and the leader of the House of Commons have asked to see the judgment five days before it is published in order to prepare to address any public policy implications. […]

DUBLIN, February 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – As both the ‘yes’ and the ‘no’ campaigns were launched in Ireland yesterday to urge citizens for or against the March 6 abortion referendum, Irish Health Minister Michael Martin confirmed that a ‘yes’ vote would guarantee the availability of the abortifacient morning after pill. The referendum proposes a constitutional amendment to do away with the Irish Supreme Court ruling in the ‘X’ case which allowed abortion in cases where the mother threatens suicide, however it also falsely defines abortion as only after implantation rather than from fertilization. The abortion referendum debate in Ireland is […]

Women Who Delay First Pregnancy Into 30’s Are At Increased Risk LONDON, February 14, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Having a miscarriage does not increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer at any age, according to one of the largest ever studies on the link between reproductive factors and the disease, published in the British Journal of Cancer Tuesday. The research confirms the writings of Dr. Joel Brind, a world expert on the link between abortion and breast cancer, who noted that miscarriage does not lead to breast cancer as abortion does. In the new study, researchers tracked women over a ten-year […]

FORMER ALLIANCE MP PESCHISOLIDO MAY FACE FORCED BY-ELECTION FOR SWITCH TO LIBERALS http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20020214/54193.html UK WOMAN AWARDED COMPENSATION FOR BIRTH OF HEALTHY BABY AFTER FAILED STERILIZATION http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1820000/1820144.stm AUSTRALIAN EUTHANASIA CAMPAIGNER WANTS TO MEET WITH PREMIER http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/2002/02/14/FFX8LMOFNXC.html