in this issue: abortion: DEPRESSION / WORDS OF CHOICEabortion alternatives: WEB HELPalito watch: ABORTIONbirth control patch: DEATHScondoms: FLAWSeugenics: BAYLOR UNIVERSITYliving will: WARNINGpersonhood: RIGHT TO LIFE ACT planned parenthood: TARGETru-486: AUSTRALIAstem cell research / ethical: HOPEstem cell research… Read More »Communique – Nov. 18, 2005
in this issue: abortion: INTERRUPTING PREGNANCY / POLITICSchina: FORCED BRUTALITYfetal rights: RIGHT TO PRIVACYsex education: FRUITSstem cell research: BONE MARROW / GENE DEFECTSwisdom: POPE BENEDICT XVIreflection: PATH TO CHRIST abortion INTERRUPTING PREGNANCY: Researchers… Read More »Communique – Nov. 11, 2005
in this issue: hot button issue: ALITOabortion: MEDICAL MANAGEMENTabortion and rape: NEVER JUSTIFIEDabortion and state law: MISSOURIin vitro fertilization: WASTAGEpersonhood: ARIZONA / RIGHT TO LIFE ACTstem cell research: IMMORALvaccines: CLARIFYINGweb news: DEFEND LIFE /… Read More »Communique – Nov. 4, 2005
hot button issue: APPROVE ALITO / CELEBRATE LIFE / ROCK FOR LIFEcatholic bishops: BOSTON / SAN ANTONIOmedia: ABORTIONIST PROFILEpersonhood: RIGHT TO LIFE ACT ru-486: FEDERAL STUDYsperm banks: FAMILY TIESstem cell research: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS… Read More »Communique – Nov. 30, 2005
in this issue: catholic education: CALIFORNIAeuthanasia: LIVING TO THE ENDhuman cloning: MISSOURIin memoriam: WELLINGTON MARAmorning-after abortion pill: REMINDERpersonhood: RIGHT TO LIFE ACT planned parenthood: KATRINA / WORLD POPULATIONpolitics: OREGONpractitioners: NEW JERSEYrhetoric: NARALru-486: CALIFORNIAstem cell research / ethical: CANADAstem… Read More »Communique – Oct. 28, 2005
in this issue: hot button issues: EMILY’S LISTabortion: DOWN’S SYNDROMEcatholic action: CHARLESTON / FARGO / SACRAMENTOdark side: ARCC / NARAL / PLANNED PARENTHOODmorning-after abortion pill: REMINDERpersonhood: RIGHT TO LIFE ACT philippines: ABORTIFACIENTSru-486: AUSTRALIAstem cell… Read More »Communique – Oct. 21, 2005
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If you or a loved one have entered a health care facility in the last few years, chances are you’ve been asked to sign some… Read More »End of Life Care: Should I sign a ‘living will’?
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We’ve probably heard this question before. No one wants to be hooked up to machines against their will–and no one should be forced to be… Read More »End of Life Care: Do I have to spend my last days hooked up to machines?