Stories tagged with: life digest

• LIFE DIGEST: Tiller’s clinic unveiled by woman; Dr. Death granted parole; Chinese province bans sex-selection abortion

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, December 18, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Kelly Dickerson has pulled the curtain back a little further on George Tiller’s late-term abortion business. Appearing on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” Dec. 12, Dickerson described having an abortion at Tiller’s Wichita, Kan., clinic an unspecified number of years ago as a 14 year old. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: War against baby girls going global, expert tells United Nations

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, December 11, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--The war against baby girls is not limited to certain localities but has developed into a global event, a specialist in demographics said recently at the United Nations. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Adult stem cell hopes grow, while reality sets in for California supporters of destructive research

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, December 04, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Reports of success using adult stem cells continue to mount, while reality is setting in for advocates of destructive embryonic research -– at least in California. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Congressional supporters of destructive embryonic stem cell research hopeful; ...

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, November 27, 2006 (17 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Promoters of embryonic stem cell research are predicting they could have the votes in the next Congress to overcome a presidential veto and provide federal funds for the destructive experimentation. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: British council rejects ‘active euthanasia’ for newborns

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, November 20, 2006 (17 years ago)

  "This may open a whole new therapy concept to the treatment of congenital heart defect.'"

  Univ. of Zurich official on non-embryonic stem cell research breakthrough

  WASHINGTON (BP)--A British bioethics council rejected a suggestion for “active euthanasia” of severely disabled infants but recommended babies born before 22 weeks into pregnancy not be treated.

        The Nuffield Council on Bioethics issued its report Nov. 15 after a request by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists produced worldwide anticipation. The ob-gyn group urged the Nuffield council “to think more radically about non-resuscitation, withdrawal of treatment decisions, the best-interests test and active euthanasia.” As a result, the bioethics council agreed to include euthanasia of “extremely premature and seriously ill babies” in its consultation. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Kansas A.G. inquiry into abortion clinics to continue; court outburst ‘unproductive,’ pro-life lawyer says

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, November 13, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Kansas voters removed Attorney General Phill Kline from office in the Nov. 7 election, but that apparently will not halt his investigation into two abortion clinics. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Doctors urge euthanasia of newborns; headlines absent for liver creation using non-embryonic stem cells

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, November 06, 2006 (17 years ago)

  Permitting doctors to determine whose life is worth living “changes medicine into a form of social engineering where the aim is to maximize the benefit for society and minimize those who are perceived as worthless."

  John Wyatt, University College London Hospital

  WASHINGTON (BP)--A British medical organization has called for the consideration of “active euthanasia” for severely disabled infants.

        The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists urged the Nuffield Council on Bioethics to include newborn euthanasia in its consultation on care for “extremely premature and seriously ill babies.” The council is to release its report Nov. 16.

  In its request, the college called on the council “to think more radically about non-resuscitation, withdrawal of treatment decisions, the best-interests test and active euthanasia.” The college said it has not formally endorsed euthanasia for newborns but wants it to be weighed by British society. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Embryonic stem cell research suffers another setback; British hospital disposes of babies in trash incinerator

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, October 30, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Devastating flaws continue to afflict embryonic stem cell research. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: Hillary Clinton aids foes of California parental notice initiative; ad campaign calls for blacks to vote pro-life

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, October 23, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--Sen. Hillary Clinton, D.-N.Y., softened her tone on abortion nearly two years ago, but she now has loaned her voice to the effort to defeat a California ballot initiative that would require a minor female to notify her parents before aborting the child. Read More

• LIFE DIGEST: ECT’s new statement urges work for ‘culture of life;’ Oregon boy emerges from coma after nearly two years

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, October 16, 2006 (17 years ago)

  WASHINGTON (BP)--The project known as Evangelicals and Catholics Together recently released a new statement, this time on a subject that has made the two groups allies in American culture during the last three decades. Read More