This is a beautiful song by a group called Flipsyde about the lead singer’s remorse over ending his child’s life by abortion. I don’t listen to any sort of rap or hip/hop music so I found out about this on LifeSite News. Apparently Kenny Rogers also wrote a song about a man regretting an abortion called “Water and Bridges.” I … Read More
Testimonies, Letters and Speeches, Oh My!
As I am working on my testimony for a possible Senate hearing about the joint resolution to ban cloning here in MO, I thought I would post my previous letters and testimonies on this subject, in case you’re interested. I will also put them on an information page to your right. SB 160 a ban on human cloning in Missouri: … Read More
The Good News Just Keeps on Comin’
Science Daily — Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have found a set of “master switches” that keep adult blood-forming stem cells in their primitive state. Unlocking the switches’ code may one day enable scientists to grow new blood cells for transplant into patients with cancer and other bone marrow disorders.
Abortion Has Progressed to Infanticide
Jill Stanek, who is one of the most prominent pro-life leaders today, tells the story of “Baby Rowan” on her blog, Pro-Life Pulse. Baby Rowan was scheduled to be aborted on April 2, 2005 by a procedure known as “induced-labor” or “live birth” abortion. Please excuse me, but I have never heard of this before. I have been involved in … Read More
Mind Reading Computers
Here is something a little off topic. The movie Minority Report is about a cop in the future working in a division of the police department – the “pre-crime division” – that arrests killers before they commit the crimes courtesy of some future viewing technology. I saw it a couple of times and really enjoyed it. It was a very … Read More
Who Needs Stem Cells?
Here is a story from March 2006 about Dr. John McDonald who is using restoration therapy to help paralyzed patients get back on their feet. “A major effort that we’re working on is using the concept of patterned activity in order to optimize someone’s ability to self repair their own nervous system and recover function,” Dr. McDonald tells DBIS. WHAT … Read More
Adult Stem Cell Study With Fat Tissue
Science Daily — This week, for the first time in humans, a heart failure patient received adult stem cells – taken from his own adipose (fat) tissue – which were processed and injected directly into the heart muscle with a special catheter. Francisco Fernandez-Avilés, M.D. performed the procedure in Madrid. The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital is … Read More
News Flash: The Federal Government Funds ESC Research
If you listen to the media you would think that no federal money is currently spent on embryonic stem cell research. That’s what Sen. Arlen Specter thinks. Speaking at a press conference about federal funding for ESC research, he said: “It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to … Read More
We Aren’t Going Anywhere
“The anti-abortion movement is brilliant and very committed. These people aren’t going anywhere.” That’s a quote from Mary Ann Sorrentino, former director of Rhode Island Planned Parenthood and author of the book, “The A Word: Abortion: Real Women, Tough Choices, Personal Freedom.” In an interview with the Providence Journal she gave her opinion on abortion, sex education and the right … Read More
Pro Life T-Shirt Day
April 24 is National Pro Life T-Shirt Day so now is a good time to start organizing your youth groups or other church/pro-life groups to order t-shirts for that day. My goal is to get it into our public high school here. The Catholic high-school is doing it, but I think it will make the most impact at the public … Read More