LifeZine No. 610: 12th Aug 08
Free Resources from Family & Life!
Whether it is Family & Life’s DVD on the ethics of stem cell research, “Life—A New Revolution”, information leaflets such as our new one, “Vaccinating Your Child—What You Need to Know”, booklets like, “The ICGP’s Redefinition of Medical Care”, publications including “The Core Issue”, videos such as “The Lost Soul of the Twentieth Century”, or prayer cards for the Day for Life, the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, Matt Talbot, Novena Prayer Cards etc., we have them in the “Free Resources” section of...
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RCOG Say Many Women Need Medical Attention after Telemedicine Abortifacients from WOW
Women are risking their health by using an internet abortion service to buy drugs enabling them to have an abortion at home, according to a BBC report. One of the main websites, Women on Web, which is part of the Women on the Waves pro-abortion company provided abortion drugs to women in Northern Ireland and over 70 other countries . However, a “British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology” review of 400 customers found that nearly 11% had needed a surgical procedure after taking the drugs. The Woman on the Waves website says it can help reduce the problems linked with unsafe abortions. But pro-life campaigners have expressed deep concern about the development of such websites. Josephine Quintavalle, from the group Comment on Reproductive Ethics (CORE), said: "This is very worrying indeed. It represents further trivialisation of the value of... Details: CLICK TO READ MORE.....
Pro-Life GP Cleared of Breaking Medical Guidelines
A doctor in western England who suggested to patients that they should consider alternatives to abortion has been cleared of professional misconduct. Dr Tammie Downes has persuaded some women not to go ahead with abortions. The General Medical Council investigated a complaint after Dr Downes described her views to a newspaper. She reportedly refuses to refer for... Details: CLICK TO READ MORE.....
Dutch Study Finds Caffeine Linked to Low Fertility
Women with fertility problems can make matters worse if they drink more than three cups of coffee or tea a day, Dutch researchers told the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Drinking alcohol, being overweight and smoking were also negative factors. French scientists told the conference that male fertility declines significantly after 40 and that the likelihood of miscarriage increases from age 35. The team claims that, while its survey covered subject who were being treated for infertility, the findings are relevant for... Details: CLICK TO READ MORE.....
John McCain Meets Pro-Life Catholic Leaders, Pledges to Oppose Abortion
US Presidential candidate John McCain met with pro-life Catholic leaders in Philadelphia recently. Senator McCain also had a private meeting with Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, who said McCain had pledged to carry the pro-life mantle. McCain will hold other meetings with Catholic and pro-life leaders in other parts of the US as he seeks to build support for his candidacy within the pro-life community. The first issue addressed by McCain at the meeting was abortion. McCain said the "noblest words ever written" were "the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". He said he believes those words "apply to the unborn." McCain reminded the Philadelphia Catholics of his pro-life voting record, adding that he would “maintain that commitment' if... Details: CLICK TO READ MORE.....
Brazil Rejects Abortion
Brazilian parliamentarians have rejected a government attempt to decriminalise abortion. Only four MPs supported the measure which would have removed the threat of imprisonment for illegal abortions. Abortion is legal in Brazil after rape and in cases where the mother's life is endangered. Church leaders had opposed... Details: CLICK TO READ MORE.....