by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new nationwide poll has found that 87 percent of adults believe healthcare professionals should not be forced to participate in procedures to which they have moral objections.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A mail room worker at the White House has confirmed receipt of a “deluge” of more than 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing lives snuffed out by abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In an attempt to respond to the avalanche of criticism Notre Dame is facing for inviting President Obama to be this year’s commencement speaker, they have distributed “talking points” to their Board of Trustees to help them defend the embattled institution.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a recent appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show, the popular cardiovascular surgeon and television personality, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced to a stunned audience that due to advances in adult stem cell technology, the debate over embryonic stem cells “is dead.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Vermont became the fourth state in the U.S. to recognize same-sex marriage yesterday when both houses of the state legislature garnered enough votes to overcome Republican Gov. Jim Douglas’ threatened veto.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Reiki practitioners at two Catholic medical centers in South Jersey are shocked and upset after being told that in response to the new ruling by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) calling Reiki “unscientific and inappropriate for Catholic institutions,” they will no longer be permitted to practice Reiki in those facilities.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A priest from the Diocese of Austin, Texas who disappeared while preparing a retirement home in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been found dead.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a perfect example of the reality of the “slippery slope,” the Swiss euthanasia group, Dignitas, is seeking permission from the courts to euthanize a perfectly healthy woman who wants to die at the same time as her terminally ill husband.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The poor economy is being blamed for a surge in the number of women seeking abortions and men requesting vasectomies because they can’t afford to have more children. Pro-life groups say the family planning industry is exploiting the situation to promote their business.
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