Heroic News: “HHS to force Medicare benefits for gay "spouses"” plus 7 more

• HHS to force Medicare benefits for gay "spouses"
• Obama tramples states' rights on gay 'marriage'
• 'Vending machine' abortions stir heated debate in Iowa
• Girl, 10, shows no sign of sickle cell after cord blood stem cell transplant
• Rape victim finds consolation in Pope's phone call
• Running for their lives
• Seattle-based provider to omit abortion coverage on state exchange plans
• What Would MLK Jr. Say about 40 Years of Legal Abortion?

HHS to force Medicare benefits for gay "spouses" Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:22 PM PDT The Department of Health and Human Services released a statement today saying that gay "spouses" are now eligible for key Medicare benefits. The announcement is presented as "guidance" for "implementing Supreme Court’s decision on the Defense of Marriage Act."

Obama tramples states' rights on gay 'marriage' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT "Married" gay couples living in all U.S. states can file joint federal tax returns, even if local authorities don’t recognize their "marriages," the Obama administration said today.

'Vending machine' abortions stir heated debate in Iowa Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT Dr. Greg Hoversten, chairman of the Iowa Board of Medicine, suggested the telemedicine system, the first in the nation used for doctor consultations before a drug-induced abortion, amounted to an experiment on Iowa woman.

Girl, 10, shows no sign of sickle cell after cord blood stem cell transplant Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:52 AM PDT After spending three months undergoing and recovering from a risky stem cell transplant, 10-year-old Caitlyn Hill left St. Louis Children's Hospital last week without any signs of her sickle cell disease.

Rape victim finds consolation in Pope's phone call Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:09 PM PDT A 44-year-old woman from Argentina said that after writing a letter to Pope Francis telling him that she had been raped by a local police officer, the Pope called her to tell her, “You are not alone.”

Running for their lives Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:07 PM PDT The organizer of a charitable run to raise funds for orphans in China says the event has special meaning this year as her family is in the midst of adopting a child of their own.

Seattle-based provider to omit abortion coverage on state exchange plans Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:43 PM PDT Group Health Cooperative will not cover abortion in its individual health insurance plans being offered through the marketplace put in place by the Affordable Care Act, but says women who buy them will be able to access the service without paying more.

What Would MLK Jr. Say about 40 Years of Legal Abortion? Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:32 PM PDT In part because of the pro-life activism of his niece, Alveda King, this question has sparked some debate and contention.