Gardasil Bill Approved by California Legislature
During the wee small hours of Wednesday evening [8/31/11], the California state Senators, on a partisan vote, gave final approval to AB 499, the mandated Gardasil vaccination for minors.
Human Rights for All Justifies Labor Day
This weekend we will take time out of our busy schedules to recognize the value of the worker, the just wage and, on a practical level, time with family and friends.
A Beast
It can stalk us, bite a slice out of our lives, return again and bite again, and even as we bleed and hobble, we prefer to believe nothing has happened.
Planned Parenthood’s Construction Job
The headlines are teeming with the news that in one state after another, Planned Parenthood is falling prey to common sense.
Obama’s Rebuke of Public’s Right to Know
It is always interesting to receive e-mail alerts from my friend Patrick J. Reilly, president and founder of The Cardinal Newman Society.
Planned Parenthood’s Amnesia
Stop Planned Parenthood International’s (STOPP) Defund Planned Parenthood Action Center generates a lot of interest, enthusiasm and, at times, skepticism.
A Dogma of Absolute Dissolution
Crises abound in the world today whether they are in the streets of London, the hallways of Congress, or the state capitals that house men and women hell-bent on dictating behavioral norms for all of us.
Irving Response to Mississippi ‘Personhood’ Initiative
Pro-life deserves to know that formal legal definitions, such as those proposed here, are usually legally required to be interpreted by the courts as “exclusionary”—that is, only precisely what is included in the definition is covered by the law; anything not precisely included in that definition is not covered by the law.
Consumerism in the Womb
It was with a heavy heart that I read a recent article in the New York Times about an expectant mother’s decision to have one of her twins killed in utero.
Are Human Rights Just Mere Words?
Recently we reprinted an outstanding article entitled “The Erosion of Human Rights” that had been published in the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.
The Missing Buddies
Many cities across the nation hold annual Down syndrome Buddy Walks which promote “acceptance and inclusion” of people with Down syndrome.
The Constitutional Prescription for Debauchery
The administration’s decision results from an Institute of Medicine recommendation less than a month ago that argued that the use of birth control would curtail the number of unwanted pregnancies and thus reduce the abortion rate.