DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, November 22, 2010

ALL Pro-Life Today: Health care must respect every human being's life from his or her biological beginning: Pope Benedict XV

Monday, November 22, 2010

COMMENTARY

THE POPE: CONDOM-MANIA v. CATHOLIC TRUTH

Much controversy surrounds the recent comments made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding AIDS and condom use. Reactions range from disbelief and shock to approval. But has the media given readers all the information and do we know all that the pope meant when he discussed the topic? Read today's commentary and Judie Brown will help you come to a full understanding.

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HEADLINES

The New York City Council takes (bad) aim at crisis pregnancy centers

National Review Online
The New York City Council is trying to target crisis pregnancy centers with legislation that would force New York CPCs to state in all their advertising that they do not offer abortions and that they do not have licensed medical staff on their premises (if in fact they don't). They would also have to post similar signs at their offices. This is a case of the strong trying to oppress the weak, as matters of abortion always are. But judging by Tuesday's hearing before the council's Women's Issues Committee, the bill's advocates may not be as strong as they thought, and the weak not as weak as they imagined.

Health care must respect every human being's life from his or her biological beginning: Pope Benedict XVI

Life Site News
In a letter to participants at the 25th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, Pope Benedict said that "the world of health may not evade the moral rules" and must avoid a consumerist "cult of the body." The pope listed destruction of the human embryo and euthanasia as examples of a failure of justice and charity in health care. Charity requires justice, the pope said, and "justice must be among the health agendas of governments and international institutions."

Adult stem cell could provide brain tumor treatment

Cath News
Recent research by a South Korean Catholic hospital has shown that adult stem cells can provide a highly effective treatment for malignant brain tumors and other types of cancer, vindicating the Church's stance on using these or artificially derived ones rather than embryonic stem cells, reports ucanews.com.