The United States government announced this week that it has extended a number of federal benefits to homosexuals in the military. The announcement was made by outgoing Department of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who states that he would like to see the accommodations implemented by October 1st, if not before. Among the benefits, of which […]
Austin, Texas — A bill proposed in Texas legislature would grant medical doctors power to decide whether to administer or deny CPR to patients, reports state. Bill 303 is sponsored by Texas state Senator Bob Deuell, the vice chairman of the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. “This is about getting a better […]
Houston, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has sued her parents in an effort to stop them from forcing her to have an abortion. The 16-year-old, who is only cited as R.E.K. in the lawsuit because she is still a minor, is two months pregnant. She asserts that both her mother and father “are […]
New York, New York — A New York City hospital has agreed to change its policies and procedures requiring medical personnel to participate in surgical abortions after it was investigated by the federal government. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a nationally recognized legal organization, contacted the United States Department of Health and Human Services in March […]
Washington, D.C. — Barack Obama recently nominated what could be the nation’s first openly homosexual federal circuit judge to the bench. Justice Department attorney Todd M. Hughes was announced as Obama’s pick on Thursday, along with Raymond T. Chen, a move that homosexual advocacy groups are applauding. The nomination marks the second of its kind, […]
Miami, Florida — A judge in Florida has ruled that a homosexual hairstylist who fathered a child via artificial insemination may be listed on the girl’s birth certificate, along with the two lesbian women that are raising her. The matter ends a two-year legal battle between the women and their friend, who they approached to […]
Farmington, Utah — A school district in Utah has agreed to settle with the American Civil Liberties Union and place a book promoting homosexuality back on the shelves of its elementary schools. The Davis School District was sued last year by the ACLU after a parent complained that the book In Our Mothers’ House had […]
Germantown, Maryland — A young mother and her baby both died last week at the hands of a notorious abortionist who has licenses in several states across the country. Reports state that 29-year-old Jennifer McKenna Morbelli of New Rochelle, New York died on Thursday following complications from a botched abortion. Morbelli was 33 weeks pregnant […]
Washington, D.C. — The executive director of Barack Obama’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has decided to step down. Joshua DuBois, 30, had joined the office in February 2009 by the choosing of the president. He had previously served as Obama’s religious affairs director during his 2008 presidential campaign. DuBois is also a licensed […]
Trenton, New Jersey — An Assembly panel in New Jersey has approved a measure that would place the issue of assisted suicide on the state ballot. The 7-2 vote by the Health and Senior Services Committee means that the bill, entitled the Death With Dignity Act, will now pass on to the House and Senate. […]