WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will move to loosen its restrictions on blood donations from homosexual men, provided that they are abstinent from sexual activity for at least one year. “The agency will take the necessary steps to recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has uphold a lower court ruling that struck down a North Carolina law that required mothers to obtain an ultrasound prior to proceeding with an abortion, stating that the requirement was unconstitutional because it violates the right to free speech. As previously reported, lawmakers in North […]
PLANO, Texas — A mother in Texas is thanking God for what she calls her “miracle baby” after being diagnosed with a malignant brain cancer this past May. Julie Prater is a 32-year-old nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano and has also been studying at Baylor University to become a nurse practitioner. In the […]
MANILA, Philippines — Football great and college football analyst Tim Tebow opened a children’s hospital in the Philippines on Wednesday through his non-profit charitable organization known as the Tim Tebow Foundation. “From a very early age, my parents instilled in me the importance of God’s word, the salvation we have in His Son Jesus and […]
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House of Representatives has approved a state version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) despite opposition from those who claim that the bill will give license to people of faith to “discriminate.” HB 5958 cleared the House Judiciary Committee 7-4 on Thursday, and then moved on to the full House, […]
WASHINGTON — A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Division of Reproductive Health shows that over 200 babies are aborted for every 1,000 live births in America. The report, released on Friday, analyzed information provided by nearly all 50 states for the year 2011. The information is broken down into various […]
France is celebrating its first successful fetal surgery after a baby girl was born Nov. 9 at full term and in good health. Nearly four months earlier, in July, doctors at Armand Trousseau Hospital in Paris operated on the 20-week-old fetus with spina bifida while inside her mother’s womb. To prevent brain damage, doctors recommended […]
ENGLAND — An ultrasound image showing a seven month old baby smiling in the womb is drawing amazement as it clearly captures the child’s distinct and happy grin. The ultrasound was taken when mother Amy Cregg, 24, went to Babybond Ultrasound Direct in Burnley for a 4D scan at 31 weeks. The increasingly popular form […]
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey state Assembly approved a bill to legalize assisted suicide on Thursday, leaving the matter now in the hands of the Senate and Governor Chris Christie as to whether or not the proposed legislation will become law. The “Aid in Dying for the Terminally Il Act” cleared the assembly by […]
TOLEDO, Ohio — Over twenty years after pleading guilty to sex crimes against teenage girls, an Ohio abortionist has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Thomas Michaelis, 69, of the Capital Care Network in Toledo has been charged with possession of child pornography in both receiving and distributing pornographic material. According to local television […]