Not so as Fr. Euteneuer explains in the first of a series of video emails explaining common contraception msiconceptions. As I said in the comments section of my previous post on this subject, the Sean Hannity contraception flap is not just about Sean and Fr. E. knows it. That is what prompted this video series. As he mentioned in on … Read More
Adult Stem Cell Stories You Aren’t Hearing About
I haven’t done any adult stem cell success stories in a few weeks so here’s a bunch: Heart Attack Patients Treated With Novel Stem Cell Therapy Experience Significant Improvement in Heart and Lung Function Science Daily — Heart attack patients who received an new intravenous adult stem cell therapy, Provacel™, experienced a lower number of adverse events, such as cardiac … Read More
A Small Victory and Big Thank You to Rep. Cooper
I saw the President of Missouri Right to Life at Mass this morning and she informed me that HJR 11, the resolution to put a cloning ban on the Missouri ballot in ’08, passed out of committee, where it has been stuck for a number of weeks. Honestly I did not think there was much hope for that to happen … Read More
Elizabeth Edwards
Probably because her breast cancer has returned, Elizabeth Edwards is campaigning for the expansion of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research while also campaigning for her husband, Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards. It is generally expected that if you, or someone you love, has a disease or disability they must always be in favor of this research, and the … Read More
Keep This Woman – and Her Child – In Your Prayers Today!
Last week I told you about this woman who had scheduled an abortion and was having what she called a “meltdown” about it. She was feeling guilty already because she fully realized that she was carrying a child and that she was, in fact, going to kill it. Today is the day she scheduled her abortion, so please say some … Read More
Feinstein-Hatch Fiasco
Two weeks ago I told you about the bogus “cloning ban” that Senators Dianne Feinstein and Orin Hatch introduced, the craftily worded Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Protection Act. Today Wesley Smith weighs in on the Daily Standard. This bill eerily reminds me of Amendment 2, mostly in the way that it falsely defines human cloning as the implantation of … Read More
The Fiat Heard Round the World
Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she had found favor with God and would conceive and bear a son who would be called the Son of the Most High. This day calls to mind two very specific moments which correspond with the culture of life. The first is … Read More
A Godsend For Sure
I really like this story about umbilical cord blood banking from ABC news: Umbilical Cord Cells: Godsend or Gimmick. I think it provides a practical approach to to the subject without being overly negative. I am very much in favor of cord blood banking, but I would not say that it is necessarily for absolutely everyone. First of all, it … Read More
Where Does Your Church Stand?
The Center for American Progress has an article on embryonic stem cell research and the differing viewpoints in some of the major religious denominations. What position does your church hold? Assemblies of God: The Assemblies of God oppose embryonic stem cell research, saying, “Potential medical benefits do not justify destroying human life at any stage of development.” The Assemblies also … Read More
Baby Killers
Kevin McCullough, at Townhall, has a video response to the outrage over terrorists using children at suicide bombers in the Middle East: This isn’t to get into an argument or a judgment over which killing is worse, but to remember that we are also killing our own children over here in the United States.