NFP Awareness week begins on Sunday, July 23, and because so many women are turning away from artificial contraceptives because of dangerous side effects and a desire to live free of harmful chemicals, it’s the perfect time to speak up about fertility awareness-based methods.
Category Archives: Pro Life
Charlie Gard Gets US Legal Residency
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US Lawmakers passed an amendment yesterday granting permanent residence status to the terminally ill Charlie Gard and his parents should a UK court allow the family to travel to the US to pursue experimental therapy.
Nigerian Woman Takes on Melinda Gates
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The announcement that the Gates Foundation is contributing $375 million for family planning efforts in Africa has sparked the ire of a Nigerian pro-life leader who is irked by the idea of a billionaire telling African women what to do with their bodies.
Court Appoints Euthanasia Lawyer to Charlie Gard Case
Victor Butler-Cole (www.familylaw.co.uk)
The parents of Charlie Gard, the 11 month-old baby who is dying of a mitochondrial disease in a London hospital, were horrified to learn that the court appointed lawyer who has been representing their son in court is the chairman of the pro-euthanasia group, Compassion in Dying. Read the rest…
Breakthrough in Charlie Gard Case
(Facebook)
During a second day of hearings, Justice Nicholas Francis, the judge presiding over the case of Charlie Gard, an 11 month old baby who is dying of mitochondrial depletion syndrome, has agreed to allow a New York doctor to examine the child to assess the efficacy of further treatment before rendering his decision on July 25.
Inside Charlie Gard Court Proceedings
Sky News is publishing a minute-by-minute blog on today’s court proceedings involving 11 month-old Charlie Gard, including the dust-up between Charlie’s parents and the judge as well as testimony from a US expert who describes the kind of treatment he is proposing to improve the boy’s life.
Deadly Teen Suicide “Game” Claims Another Life
Isaiah Gonzalez
A 15 year-old boy was found hanging in his closet in his San Antonio, Texas home last weekend after playing the deadly “Blue Whale Challenge” game that involves youth completing dangerous tasks for 50 days with the final “challenge” being to commit suicide.
12 Hours of Prayer for Charlie Gard Begins Tonight!
Believers from around the world are committing to pray for 12 hours for 11-month old Charlie Gard, who is dying of mitochondrial depletion syndrome in a London hospital, whose fate may be decided tomorrow at England’s High Court.
Court Reconsiders Charlie Gard Case Today
(Facebook)
NOTE: Important update at end of article.
A British High Court is reconsidering the case of Charlie Gard, the 11 month-old infant who is dying of a rare mitochondrial syndrome, after researchers at the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu hospital provided additional evidence that new therapies could help the child.
Vatican & U.S. Hospitals Offer to Take in Charlie Gard
The Vatican’s Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital in Rome is offering to take in 10 month-old Charlie Gard, the British infant who is suffering from a terminal disease in a UK hospital that has won the right to discontinue his life support. Another hospital in the U.S. has also offered to take in the child and treat him free-of-charge.
