One of the worlds most prominent - and controversial - ethicists published an op-ed in a Scottish newspaper yesterday defending abortion, claiming that just because a baby is human doesn't mean it has a right to live.
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A new study has found that a large number of U.S. fertility organizations who recruit online for egg donors do not adhere to ethical guidelines such as warning patients of the risks involved and paying extra for desirable traits.
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Witnesses say a man who shot a security guard inside the Washington DC headquarters of the Family Research Council (FRC), a pro-life lobbying group, made statements opposing the group's mission before opening fire on the guard.
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Writing on the feast of St. Maximiliam Kolbe, New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan published a response to the criticism he is receiving over inviting President Barack Obama to the annual Catholic Charities fundraiser known as The Al Smith Dinner.
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Nellie Gray, 86, the woman responsible for founding the annual March for Life, was found dead in her apartment on Monday morning. The cause of death is still under investigation.
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The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) has published guidelines for Catholic employers who are struggling to navigate the moral implications of the Obama Administration's birth control mandate, advising some business that it is more morally licit to drop the insurance than to obey the law.
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The leader of the largest grass roots pro-life organization in America has published an open letter to New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan asking him to rescind his invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at the annual Al Smith Dinner in October.
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In a ruling that is bound to be appealed, a federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that same-sex couples do not have a constitutional right to marry.
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Although most of the fire directed against the Obama Administration's birth control mandate concerns its blatant infringement of religious freedom, this rule also allows people as young as 15 to be sterilized without their parent's knowledge or consent.
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A new study has found that the use of condoms prior to a pregnancy may increase the risk of women developing a dangerous health condition known as preeclampsia, or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure.
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