During a press conference earlier this week, Nancy Fortier Paltell, who is with the Respect Life office of the Maryland Catholic Conference, told the media that human embryonic research should be abandoned because truly positive results were coming from work with adult and cord blood stem cells.

Startling but not surprising, reseachers have just announced a new rapid screening test using DNA fingerprinting to detect genetic disorders in embryos.

New Jersey’s Board of Medical Examiners is proposing language to loosen up on regulations regarding how a doctor goes about pronouncing a patient brain dead.

In a rather interesting comment to the press, Americans United for Life President Clark Forsythe said, “Pro-life forces exist to change the law to protect human life state by state.”

The U.S. Catholic bishops made headlines today. In fact the headline I read said, “U.S. Catholic leaders approve changes in prayer.”

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards told an audience that her organization has a lot of power; power enough to change the outcome of elections.