Category Archives: THE RIGHT TO LIFE

BRAIN DEATH AND THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR BIOETHICS

Posted on January 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christiaan Barnard Born Christiaan Neethling Barnard 8 November 1922 Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa Died 2 September 2001 (aged 78) Paphos, Cyprus Education University of Cape Town University of Minnesota Years active 1950–2001 Known for first successful human-to-human heart … Continue reading →

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JOURNALISTS REVEAL THEIR INCOMPETENCE (EVEN WORSE, THEIR BIAS) WHEN WRITING ABOUT WHEN LIFE BEGINS

Posted on January 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 8, 2014 When Is An Abortion Not An Abortion? When the Media Says So. by Drew Belsky and Dustin Siggins http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/when-is-an-abortion-not-an-abortion-when-the-media-says-so?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Shortly before the new year, a number of religious organizations were given protection from the HHS abortion … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, EUTHANASIA, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION DOES NOT KNOW ITS RIGHT FOOT FROM ITS LEFT FOOT; IT IS SOMETIMES RIGHT BUT MORE USUALLY SINISTER

Posted on January 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Opinion Abortion Rights as a Free-Speech Flashpoint The Supreme Court has a chance to fix its mistake in this First Amendment case. By Floyd Abrams THE WALL STREET JOURNAl Updated Jan. 5, 2014 6:39 p.m. ET When Chief Justice … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, ANTI-CATHOLICISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

AMERICA MUST NOT DUPLICATE EUROPE’S ERROR IN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Posted on January 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 6, 2014 Evangelii Gaudium on Islam: Outreach or Overreach? by William Kilpatrick http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/evangelii-gaudium-on-islam-outreach-or-overreach?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Much attention has been paid to Pope Francis’ observations about economic life in Evangelii Gaudium. Relatively little attention, however, has been paid to the pope’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, INTOLERANCE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, MOSQUES, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SEX SLAVES, SHARIA LAW, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on AMERICA MUST NOT DUPLICATE EUROPE’S ERROR IN IMMIGRATION REFORM

SCANDAL: THE TEXAS BISHOPS, THROUGH THEIR TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, HAVE ATTACKED THE LEADING PROLIFE ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS, THE TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE

Posted on January 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Elizabeth Graham of Texas Right to Life at an event honoring the pro-life student college scholarship recipients. Elizabeth Graham (right) Executive Director of Texas Right to Life Last November the Texas Right to Life organization sent out to everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELATIVISM, ROE V WADE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

DON’T TRY TO COUNSEL A WOMAN OUT OF HAVING AN ABORTION IN MASSACHUSETTS

Posted on January 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Thank God that in most places, most states, it is still possible, as in Corpus Christi, for prolifers to stand at the entrance to the abortion clinic and offer loving counsel to women contemplating aborting their baby.  But in … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INFANTICIDE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, ROE V WADE, SAVING CHILDREN, THE BOSTON ARCHDIOCESE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

SOME PROGRESS IN STOPPING CHINA’S ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL HARVESTING OF ORGANS, BUT NOT ENOUGH

Posted on December 10, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 1.5 Million in 53 Countries Say ‘No’ to Organ Harvesting in China Feedback A passerby in Sydney, Australia, signs a petition calling for an end to the atrocity of forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China, on … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on SOME PROGRESS IN STOPPING CHINA’S ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL HARVESTING OF ORGANS, BUT NOT ENOUGH

A LIVING WILL CAN BE WORTHLESS OR VALUABLE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, AND DIE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Medical Futility Blog On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.   [WARNING:  Professor Pope seems at times to be an … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on A LIVING WILL CAN BE WORTHLESS OR VALUABLE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, AND DIE

A POLST HAS TEETH, BE CAREFUL IT DOES NOT BITE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! About Not Dead Yet NDY Activities NDY Blog posted   19 hours ago by Diane Coleman John Kelly Quoted in NPR Thanksgiving Day Article on POLST Filed under  Institute of Medicine, john kelly, life-sustaining treatment, Massachusetts, media coverage, MOLST, Nancy … Continue reading →

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WANT TO SELL YOUR BONE MARROW? THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS IT IS OK

Posted on December 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! This is a NOT a photo of an open-faced sandwich; it is a photo of bone marrow. OUR VIEW: Close, lock this door http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20131201/NEWS/131129803?p=1&tc=pg Published: Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 29, 2013 at … Continue reading →

Posted in ADULT STEM CELLS, BRAIN DEATH, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on WANT TO SELL YOUR BONE MARROW? THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS IT IS OK