First Presidential Debate Squares Off Candidates on Economy, Obamacare and Big Government

First Presidential Debate Squares Off Candidates on Economy, Obamacare and Big Government

Presidential incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney participated in the first of three presidential debates last night, squaring off on everything from the economy to Obamacare and big government. The debate took place at the University of Denver and was moderated by PBS News Hour host Jim Lehrer. Lehrer presented a number […]

Nazarene Pastor Petitions Hobby Lobby to Drop Suit Opposing Obamacare’s Morning-After Pill Mandate

Nazarene Pastor Petitions Hobby Lobby to Drop Suit Opposing Obamacare’s Morning-After Pill Mandate

A Nazarene pastor, a liberal faith-based group and others are voicing their objection to the recent lawsuit filed by the arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby, which was the first Christian business to challenge Obamacare’s morning-after pill mandate, stating that the drug is a necessary form of birth control. However, Hobby Lobby is contending that […]

Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Pharmacists’ Right to Refuse Sale of Abortion-Inducing Drugs

Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Pharmacists’ Right to Refuse Sale of Abortion-Inducing Drugs

An appeals court in the state of Illinois has upheld a lower court ruling, which declared that pharmacists in the state have the right to refuse to sell abortion-inducing drugs to their clients. The opinion, released by a three-judge panel of Justices Knecht, Steigmann and Pope, is part of a seven-year battle fought by pharmacists […]

International Symposium Concludes Abortion Never Necessary to Save Mother’s Life

International Symposium Concludes Abortion Never Necessary to Save Mother’s Life

An international symposium on maternal healthcare in Dublin has concluded that abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of a mother. Eamon O’Dwyer, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at NUI Galway and a conference organizer, said its outcome would provide “clarity and confirmation” to doctors and legislators dealing with these issues. The […]

Romney: I Would Keep Parts of Obamacare

Romney: I Would Keep Parts of Obamacare

Health care grabbed the spotlight Sunday with less than two months until Election Day in the deadlocked race. Mitt Romney said he would retain some popular parts of the new health care law he has pledged to repeal, while President Barack Obama focused attention in all-important Florida on the Republican ticket’s stand on Medicare, an […]

Reagan and Bush-Appointed Judges Uphold Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday refused to order the Obama administration to stop funding embryonic stem cell research, despite complaints the work relies on destroyed human embryos. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court decision throwing out a lawsuit that challenged federal funding […]

Obamacare Contraception Mandate Takes Effect; Time Running Out For Christians to Comply

The Obama administration’s contraception mandate takes effect Wednesday to cheers from liberal women’s groups and protest from religious freedom advocates. Tuesday the administration heralded the implementation of eight facets of Obamacare’s preventative-care coverage for women, the contraceptive mandate among them. “President Obama is moving our country forward by giving women control over their health care,” […]

Colorado Federal Judge Acts to Block Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate

Colorado Federal Judge Acts to Block Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate

A federal judge has moved to block the enforcement of a section of Obamacare that was stated to conflict with Christian and religious values. Senior Judge John L. Kane of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted a preliminary injunction against the health care mandate on Friday, specifically the requirement that […]

American Cancer Society: ‘Planned Parenthood Delivers More Children Than Any Other Medical Practice’

American Cancer Society: ‘Planned Parenthood Delivers More Children Than Any Other Medical Practice’

The American Cancer Society recently claimed that the abortion provider Planned Parenthood “delivers more children than any other medical practice in the U.S.” Its comments came in the form of a letter of response to a pro-lifer that expressed disapproval of the organization’s financial support of Planned Parenthood when she received correspondence requesting a monetary […]