By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Despite repeated claims to the contrary, a California Congresswoman admitted that abortion is indeed included in the current health care reform bills circulating on the Hill.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A huge surge in maternal deaths in South Africa – with many of these deaths attributed to abortion complications – is challenging the pro-abortion mantra that abortion decreases maternal mortality.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Catholic League president Bill Donohue says the extreme pro-abortion views of the Obama Administration is the only possible reason why abortion coverage remains in current health care reform bills despite overwhelming opposition.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has found that the average age of women giving birth for the first time rose from age 21 in 1970 to 25 in 2006.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As many people feared, the same-sex marriage debate has opened the door to people involved in other “alternative lifestyles” who want mainstream acceptance. A recent article appearing in
Newsweek glorifying polyamory is a perfect example of how far some of them have come.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The pro-life world is mourning the passage of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, one of the few members of the Kennedy family who refused to abandon her belief in the sanctity of life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While applauding two amendments to the House health care reform bill that will protect certain state laws regulating abortion and existing federal conscience rights, the changes are not enough, says the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the most extensive studies ever taken of homeschooled student achievement found that students schooled at home score, on average, 37 points higher than public school students on standardized achievement tests.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new Rasmussen poll has found that problems with Congressional health care reform have become so pervasive that Americans no longer believe they can trust the federal government with their health care.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the many little-known programs included in the Obama Administration’s health care reform package are “home visitation programs” for families with young children or who are expecting children to “educate” them on child behavior and parenting skills.
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