Recent US News

By Peter J. Smith MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled against a woman seeking joint custody of her former lesbian partner’s adopted children, saying that only legal adoptive status, not years of caretaking, provide parental rights. The District 4 Court of Appeals ruled against a woman identified in court documents as Wendy M., who was seeking legal guardianship of two children whom her partner, identified as Liz K., had adopted from Guatemala. “Wisconsin law neither provides for joint adoption of a child by an unmarried couple, nor permits same-sex couples to marry.  Thus, gay […]

DES MOINES, IA, June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Operation Rescue (OR) has filed a formal complaint with the Iowa Attorney General's office asking for a criminal investigation of a remote-controlled push-button Internet abortion pill scheme operated by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland known as “telemed abortion.” Earlier this year OR investigators found that a dozen small Planned Parenthood offices in Iowa were administering the dangerous abortion drug, RU 486, without the patient having been personally examined by a physician. Instead, an abortionist briefly addresses abortion patients through a teleconferencing hook-up from her office in Des Moines. After explaining the medical abortion […]

Tuesday May 11, 2010 Lawmakers Seek Probe of Obama Admin Push for Pro-Abort Kenyan Constitution WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal probe into whether the Obama Administration broke federal laws by promoting a proposed constitution that radically changes abortion policy in Kenya has been requested by three high ranking lawmakers with congressional oversight responsibilities. In a letter to Inspectors General of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Government Accountability Office, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) said: “Kenya’s new proposed constitution, which will be […]

Thursday June 17, 2010 Michigan Bishop Withholds CCHD Funds By Patrick B. Craine GAYLORD, Michigan, June 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another United States bishop is taking precautions in light of continuing allegations that the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty arm, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), is funding groups that support abortion and other activities contrary to Catholic teaching. Bishop Bernard Hebda of Gaylord, Michigan has decided to delay sending funds to CCHD from the 2010 collection while the organization is under review, LifeSiteNews has learned. Candace Neff, communications director for the Gaylord diocese, emphasized that the bishop has not […]

Thursday April 22, 2010 Black Minister Forms PAC to Break Dems Party’s ‘Death Grip’ on Black Community WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., retired attorney and Harvard Law graduate, is declaring political war on the Democrat Party and the liberal Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the pro-life leader announced this week. Bishop Jackson, who has fought for pro-life and pro-family causes for 25 years, formed STAND AMERICA PAC on April 1. The committee aims primarily to recruit and support conservative black candidates to run against liberals in Congressional Black Caucus districts. “The black community has been […]

By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Armed with the inspiration that comes from political desperation, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a campaign finance bill that critics on both the left and the right say will disable grassroots political opposition – including the nascent “Tea Party” movement that has been looking to sweep away liberal incumbents in November. According to House Republican sources, the House began meeting at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business and are now taking up H.R. 5175, the “Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections […]

Roswell, NM, June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Late yesterday, Liberty Counsel (LC) filed a complaint in a federal court in New Mexico to stop what they called the “censorship” of a group of students at Roswell High School and Goddard High School called “Relentless in Roswell.” According to LC, the student group had previously handed out food, hot chocolate, and candy canes to the student body and faculty without opposition or prior permission from the school. In addition, the students had helped janitors with the trash and assisted fellow students with their lunch trays. The students also distributed rocks with […]

By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Several major pro-life leaders are urging the Catholic Health Association (CHA) to back a pro-life amendment to the federal health care law, days after the organization reiterated its support for health reform, thereby breaking with the leadership of U.S. bishops who have decried the vast abortion funding embedded in the legislation. At CHA's annual summit last week, President Obama, who played an active role in convincing the group to break with the bishops' pro-life stand, praised the group for supporting the measure in a videotaped message. CHA President Sr. Carol Keehan's support […]

By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – New legislation designed to aggressively address the sexual exploitation of children by sex-traffickers was introduced into the House of Representatives this week by U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) and Chris Smith (NJ-04). The bill would add $45 million to law enforcement and victim-assistance efforts. Maloney and Smith are co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking. They said the proposed law (H.R. 5575) is a legislative response to the findings of a 2009 study called the “National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, America’s Prostituted Children.” The report details the facts of […]

By Kathleen Gilbert Updated 11:25am EST 6.25.10 SOUTH BEND, Indiana, June 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Thanks to the strain of being subjected to criminal prosecution on charges of trespassing, one of the 88 peaceful pro-life protesters arrested at the University of Notre Dame in May of last year recently suffered a heart attack. According to Dr. Therese Beste's doctor, she continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress related to the prosecution. The doctor's diagnosis has been submitted to the pro-lifers' defense lawyer as members of the group, known as the “Notre Dame 88,” continue to face prosecution and a possible penalty of up […]