Baby Shane’s “Bucket List”

Jenna kisses the hand of newborn Shane

Jenna kisses the hand of newborn Shane

A devout Catholic couple from Pennsylvania chose a unique way to celebrate the short life of their baby boy, Shane, who lived just four hours after being born with a rare fatal birth defect. Knowing he wouldn’t live long, they created a “bucket list” of all the places he would have enjoyed and visited each one while he was still in utero.

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Young Cancer Victim Lobbies for Euthanasia

brittany maynardCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

A 29 year-old newlywed who is dying of terminal brain cancer has decided to move to Oregon where she can end her life on her own terms and has vowed to devote the rest of her days on earth to fighting for the right of all Americans to access assisted suicide.

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