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Baby Boomer Values Behind Culture of Death? – Wesley J. Smith
According to Mark Steyn, our shrinking demographics are leading to catastrophic consequences. Steyn believes that our shrinking families are killing the West, including being a root cause of the ongoing financial disintegration of the welfare state.

NEW Hampshire Right to Life is suing the Obama administration for access to records about a decision to fund Planned Parenthood in violation of state rules

Abortion and mental health: science vs politics – Mercatornet
Publication in a leading psychiatry journal did not prevent a barrage of criticism for the author of a study showing the mental health risks of abortion.

Abortion Chain CEO Says Late-Term Abortion Has No “Detrimental Effect on Society”

Are we sleepwalking through the great infanticide? – Mercatornet
Staff from a horrific abortion clinic have pleaded guilty to murder. What about the rest of the industry?

What!? Look at plans for compulsory sterilization, abortion – Worldnetdaily
Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson says ‘we were not allowed to talk about it’

Perry: Communist China ‘Destined for the Ash Heap of History’ – 35,000 Abortions Every Day
Perry’s statement is true, at least according to Chinese figures. A July 2009 report in the state-controlled China Daily stated that there were 13 million abortions in China every year.

Abortion Battle Heats Up on the Hill – Fox News
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA). The measure would ban abortions done on the basis of gender or race.

Find Me Somebody to Organ-Rob—Alive or Dead By Judie Brown – ALL
As long as the “definition of death” is fluid, wrong-thinking bioethics types can do whatever they want to do, and the practices they advocate will be legitimate. In fact, the 16,000 member Christian Medical Association is working feverishly to stop government-endorsed regulation changes on the subject of organ donation after cardiac death (DCD).

A case against euthanasia: increased kindness in grandchildren – MedicalXpress

In Oregon the only help a depressed patient got was a lethal prescription intended to kill him

Canada Right to Challenge Marcia Angell Pro Assisted Suicide Testimony – Wesley J. Smith
Megan Volk, representing the federal government, told the court that Dr. Angell should not be recognized as an expert witness because she is an advocate for euthanasia and because her experience and training doesn’t involve original research.

Non, je ne regrette rien – Mercatornet
It is now all but certain that human embryonic stem cells will not deliver cures to dread diseases. Apologies, anyone?

Adult Stem Cells Use Special Pathways To Repair Damaged MuscleUniversity of Missouri researchers recently found how even distant satellite cells could help with the repair, and are now learning how the stem cells travel within the tissue.

Whistleblowers want faith community to fight ‘evil agenda’Controversy focuses on links between Girl Scouts, Planned Parenthood

Beware Anti-Humanism of Radical Population Worriers – Wesley J. Smith
Radical environmentalists plan to use the fear of human population growth as an insidious weapon turning us against ourselves.

Experts Predict Global Population Will Plateau By SPIEGEL Staff