Recent US News

Friday July 23, 2010 ‘Partial Victory for Life’ as Pennsylvania Abortionist Shuts Down Two Clinics By Peter J. Smith PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Pennsylvania abortionist whose repeated violations of state law prompted the health department to close down his facilities has managed to keep two of them in operation by transferring ownership to another entity; but the other two sites will cease performing abortions for good, reports Operation Rescue. The pro-life watchdog group says the Pennsylvania Health Department’s order for Dr. Steven Chase Brigham’s clinics represents a “partial victory for life” as Brigham’s facilities in Erie […]

Tuesday July 20, 2010 School District Pays $35K to Teen over Same-Sex Prom Date Ban By Kathleen Gilbert JACKSON, Mississippi, July 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A school district has agreed to pay over $35,000 to a teenager whose insistence on bringing a same-sex partner to her high school prom prompted the district to cancel the event. The district also agreed to follow a “non-discrimination” policy regarding teens who call themselves homosexual, a move the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called precedent-setting. Constance McMillen has won acclaim from the homosexualist movement after suing the Itawamba County School District over the affair. […]

Monday July 12, 2010 29 States File to Defend National Day of Prayer in Court AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, leading a multi-state coalition of 29 attorneys general, took legal action on Thursday to defend the annual National Day of Prayer. An amicus brief authored by Attorney General Abbott urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling, which held that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. The National Day of Prayer statute was established by Congress in 1952. Since then, presidents have issued proclamations […]

Thursday July 22, 2010 Health Order Shuts Down Pennsylvania Abortion Clinics By Peter J. Smith PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After two decades of playing fast and loose with state laws and medical licensing rules, one abortion provider in Pennsylvania has been ordered to permanently close four of his facilities; at the same time, unpaid taxes may forfeit the rest of his abortion business to pay off the Internal Revenue Service. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Health has ordered Dr. Steven Chase Brigham (a physician whose medical license, as the Inquirer reports “has been […]

ADF lawyer slams attempt to shift scandal to diocesan agreement with university

Thursday July 22, 2010 Poll: More than Half of Americans Favor Abortion Restrictions By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Over half of U.S. adults say they would favor some form of abortion restrictions, according to a new poll by Angus-Reid Public Opinion. Forty-six percent of respondents said they believe abortion should be legal “only under certain circumstances,” while an additional 15% said that abortion should be illegal regardless of the circumstances. However, a solid 30% of respondents said they believe abortion should be completely legal. This marks a 3% increase from an Angus Reid poll […]

Thursday July 22, 2010 Poll Finds Majority of Californians Supporting Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ By Kathleen Gilbert SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two polls released this week found 51% of California voters saying they favor same-sex “marriage” – a number that is relatively unchanged from polling in the lead-up to the vote to include a same-sex “marriage” ban in the state constitution. Forty-two percent of voters in the Field Poll released Tuesday said they supported Proposition 8, California’s constitutional same-sex “marriage” ban, while 45% in the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) survey released Wednesday said the same. The news […]

Wednesday July 21, 2010 Montana Personhood Amendment Only 6,000 Signatures Short of Reaching Ballot By James Tillman HELENA, Montana, July 21 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Montana Personhood Amendment Initiative fell only 6,000 signatures short of the required 48,674 signatures necessary to put the amendment on the 2010 ballot. “We have barely begun the fight for the rights and liberties of unborn babies, and we will keep working at it until their personhood is established in our Montana Constitution,” promised Dr. Annie Bukacek, the initiative organizer. “All unpaid volunteers, this grassroots prolife network will work to influence the November elections and bills […]

Wednesday July 21, 2010 Sperm Bank Offers Celebrity Look-A-Like Donors By James Tillman LOS ANGELES, California, July 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — California Cryobank, a 30-year-old fertility business, has launched a “Donor Look-A-Like” program which allows women to search for sperm donors that the company claims resemble Tom Cruise, Viggo Mortensen, Will Smith, and other celebrities or athletes. The program has drawn harsh criticism from pro-life quarters for effectively turning children into commodities to be bought and sold. Dr. David Stevens, Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) that the “program is another step down […]

Tuesday July 20, 2010 Elena Kagan Nomination Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of 13-6, after two hours of further debate. The full Senate will now have to take up the task of confirming Kagan, President Obama’s choice to succeed the retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) broke ranks with fellow Republicans on the committee to cast the only GOP vote in favor of Kagan. Graham […]