(The Christian Institute) — More than 1,000 New Zealand doctors have signed an open letter opposing proposals to legalize euthanasia. In their letter, they urged politicians to let them focus on saving lives and providing palliative care, rather than taking lives. The bill will legalize euthanasia for adults assumed to have less than six months […]
LOANHEAD, Scotland (Edinburgh News) — When Carly-Rose sets off for her first day at school in a few weeks time, her lunchbox in her satchel will likely weigh more than she did she was born. At just 1lb 3oz and an astonishing 17 weeks premature, the tiny tot was not expected to survive the night. […]
MASON, Mich. (Lansing State Journal) –– Richard Scott watched as his little boy’s breathing slowed. Brenden Scott, then 9, lay on his belly in the middle of the road, legs splayed at unnatural angles. His eyes were open but he was unconscious, not seeing anything. A minivan moving at more than 40 miles per hour had […]
KENT — A Christian doctor in the United Kingdom is again under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after the National Secular Society (NSS) told the entity that an unnamed “highly vulnerable” patient could be exposed to the doctor’s alleged practice of “promoting Christianity” during office visits. Richard Scott is a general practitioner (GP) at […]
(The Christian Institute) — A little girl who was born before Britain’s legal abortion limit has celebrated her second birthday despite doctors branding her “not viable.” Edie Madoc-Jones survived after battling a bleed on the brain, collapsed lungs and a hole in the heart. Twin boys are also celebrating their first birthday after having in-womb […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother has shared how she refused to have an abortion even though doctors offered it ten times after diagnosing her baby with a disability. Natalie Halson explained that doctors persistently pressured her to have an abortion because of baby Mirabelle’s diagnosis of spina bifida — a condition where the spine […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it has decided to allow its contract with the University of California San Francisco to expire, a project that utilized the remains of aborted babies to make “humanized mice” in order to study potential HIV cures. The government entity has also discontinued […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Post-Gazette) — A new type of fetal surgery to repair the most common and severe type of spina bifida has been done for the first time in Pittsburgh and now three months after being born, the little patient is showing almost completely normal leg function. Surgery was done by a team of specialists […]
(New York Post) — A Dutch teen who was sexually assaulted at age 11 and raped at 14 chose to end her life because she couldn’t deal with the anguish anymore. Noa Pothoven, 17, who lived in the Netherlands, wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post about her heartbreaking decision to stop eating — leading to […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (PEOPLE) — The world’s smallest baby is finally heading home! Saybie, who was born at just 8.6 ounces, or 254 grams, is the tiniest baby ever to survive, according to the official Tiniest Baby Registry, maintained by the University of Iowa. She was born at 23 weeks and 3 days, weighing […]