Kirsten Powers: "Some people won’t take yes for an answer. On Friday, President Obama attempted to put an end to the roar of disapproval that had been building ever since the administration released a new rule in January requiring religious institutions to provide health insurance to their employees that covers contraception, sterilization, and Plan B. … Continue reading Health-Care Critics Unmoved by Obama’s Contraception Compromise
Syrian siege of Homs is genocidal, say trapped residents
Guardian: "Residents inside the besieged city of Homs claim they are under "genocidal attack" from a Syrian regime apparently deaf to international opinion and determined to "bomb, starve and shoot" them into submission."
In shift, White House to seek to allay concerns of religious employers on birth control order
Washington Post: "Some Catholic supporters of the administration said they had noticed a shift in White House rhetoric that gave them hope a compromise could be worked out. “Publicly you can see a change in the administration,” said Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats For Life of America. “It’s very different from what was said … Continue reading In shift, White House to seek to allay concerns of religious employers on birth control order
The Media’s Abortion Blinders
Ross Douthat: "Conservative complaints about media bias are sometimes overdrawn. But on the abortion issue, the press’s prejudices are often absolute, its biases blatant and its blinders impenetrable. In many newsrooms and television studios across the country, Planned Parenthood is regarded as the equivalent of, well, the Komen foundation: an apolitical, high-minded and humanitarian institution … Continue reading The Media’s Abortion Blinders
Va. Senate approves abortion ultrasound requirement
Richmond Times Dispatch: "The Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require a woman seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound, virtually assuring the measure will become state law... The vote on the legislation, Senate Bill 484, was 21-18 in the 40-member chamber. Nineteen of the 20 Republicans and two Democrats — … Continue reading Va. Senate approves abortion ultrasound requirement
Childhood Poverty in the United States: Get Off Our Butts!
Mark Shriver: "Before President Johnson and my dad started making deep investments in anti-poverty programs like Head Start, about one quarter of all children and the elderly lived in poverty. Ten years later, that number dropped to about 15 percent for both groups. The elderly poverty rate kept decreasing and is now at a historic … Continue reading Childhood Poverty in the United States: Get Off Our Butts!
Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job
NY Times: "Three-quarters of women now entering the work force will become pregnant on the job, yet gaps in our civil rights laws leave this enormous class without the right to the modest accommodations that would protect them."
Komen defunds Planned Parenthood
Washington Post: "The Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates, where the foundation has traditionally paid for preventive screening services."
Euthanasia and assisted suicide should be banned in every country in the Continent, the Council of Europe has ruled.
Telegraph: "The amendment said that “euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit must always be prohibited”.
Why we march for life
Danielle Bean: "Some say we should allow for abortion, even if we would not choose it ourselves, because not everyone shares our religious beliefs and we “can’t legislate morality.” Young pro-lifers are quick to point out, however, that we do just that all the time. We outlaw murder, rape, slavery, and theft because all of … Continue reading Why we march for life
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