Category Archives: HEALTH CARE

THE CONTRACEPTIVE MENTALITY DRIVES THE POLICIES OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

Posted on July 22, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! July 22, 2011 Arland K. Nichols               http://www.hliamerica.org/ Friends of life and of the family, On Wednesday, contraception again became the urgent topic du jour. What happened Wednesday? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) … Continue reading →

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SEBELIUS IS ABOUT TO STRIKE AGAIN; IS THE USCCB EQUAL TO THE CHALLENGE?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Birth control coverage proposed for most health insurance plans By N.C. Aizenman, Published: July 19 THE WASHINGTON POST http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/birth-control-coverage-proposed-for-all-health-insurance-plans/2011/07/19/gIQAcqS7NI_story.html Virtually all health insurance plans could soon be required to offer female patients free coverage of prescription birth control, breast-pump rentals, … Continue reading →

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THE CULTURE OF DEATH: THE PUSH FOR EUTHANASIA CONTINUES

Posted on July 17, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   Pressured to Die: Euthanasia Push Continues Promised Safeguards Not Working By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, JULY 17, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Euthanasia advocates continue to press their case in spite of suffering several recent defeats, including a January vote … Continue reading →

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KNOW OF ANY DISSIDENT CATHOLIC THEOLOGIANS? MORE AND MORE ‘CATHOLIC’ HOSPITALS ARE LOOKING FOR THEM

Posted on December 30, 2010 by abyssum

Catholic Hospitals vs. the Bishops Administrators shop for theologians to support practices that conflict with church teachings. By ANNE HENDERSHOTT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Thursday, 30 December 2010 The severing of ties last week between the Catholic Church and St. … Continue reading →

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NOW YOUR DOCTOR WILL DECIDE WHEN YOU SHOULD DIE

Posted on December 29, 2010 by abyssum

REVIEW & OUTLOOK DECEMBER 29, 2010 Death Panels Revisited The left won’t admit that Sarah Palin had a point about rationed care. At a stroke, Medicare chief Donald Berwick has revived the “death panel” debate from two summers ago. Allow … Continue reading →

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BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA’S NUN

Posted on October 18, 2010 by abyssum

YESTERDAY, in my Post ON HAVING A HIERARCHY OF ENTHUSIASMS I referred to the problem of religious women who dissent from the teaching of the Magisterium and thereby foment heterodoxy and in extreme cases, heresy.  Here is a case in point: … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN AND PUBLIC EXECUTION, Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2010 by abyssum

Mark Steyn has republished two articles he wrote five years ago on the occasion of the judicial murder of Terri Schiavo, here is the second of those articles: ********************************************************* HERE’S YOUR SHROUD AND WHAT’S YOUR HURRY? Five Years Ago Sunday, … Continue reading →

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OBAMACARE IS NOT ABOUT HEALTH, IT IS ABOUT POWER – IS THE USCCB LEADERSHIP TOO NAIVE TO SEE THIS?

Posted on March 5, 2010 by abyssum

I HOPE POLITICO GOT IT WRONG!  I DO NOT TRUST POLITICO; IT IS TOO FAR LEFT IN POLITICS FOR ME TO TRUST IT.  SO, WHEN POLITICO REPORTS THAT THE USCCB IS READY TO HELP PASS OBAMACARE IF ONLY AN ANTI-ABORTION … Continue reading →

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WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT ENTER A COMA; YOU ARE LIABLE TO LOOSE ALL YOUR ORGANS

Posted on February 4, 2010 by abyssum

THE GROWTH OF THE HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION INDUSTRY IS INCREDIBLE. Along with all the good that is being done by the transplanting of organs from donors to patients who are in critical need of the organs, there is mounting evidence … Continue reading →

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CATHOLIC SUPPORT FOR OBAMACARE WILL PUNISH THE POOR

Posted on January 6, 2010 by abyssum

I REALLY CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE OF THE USCCB, THE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION along with other Catholic agencies lending strong support to OBAMACARE.  On the surface it seems like the right thing to do.  After … Continue reading →

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