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Kirsten Gillibrand was applauded by many in the media as the Democratic presidential candidate focused on “women’s rights,” or, more specifically, abortion. But, in the end, that wasn’t enough to win Democratic voters – never mind general-election voters. On August 28, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ended her presidential bid after failing to qualify for the next Democratic presidential candidate debate, scheduled for September 12. “I wanted you to hear from me first, that after more than eight incredible months, I am ending my presidential campaign,” she announced to her supporters in a video posted on social media. While the...

The ethical storm over abortions has been renewed as it emerged that terminations are being carried out for minor, treatable birth defects. Late terminations have been performed in recent years because the babies had club feet, official figures show. Babies are being aborted with only minor defects. Other babies were destroyed because they had webbed fingers or extra digits. Such defects can often be corrected with a simple operation or physiotherapy.

WASHINGTON - Researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center, a Catholic institution, are using cells derived from aborted fetuses in medical research. Catholic doctrine opposes abortion, but the university decided to let researchers who have been using the cells continue their work into treatments for illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites), diabetes and cancer. The university's medical center said in a statement that the researchers did not know the origins of the cell lines, which are between 25 and 40 years old. Of the 18 researchers using the cell lines that were derived from aborted fetuses, 14...

VOTE ONLINE FOR PARENTAL NOTIFICATION We need everyone to VOTE! Florida House of Represenatives Speaker Johnnie Byrd is conducting a poll on Parental Notification -- go to http://www.myfloridahouse.com/. Please go to the web-site and vote . . . but, only vote once, we believe in accountability and fairness. Poll question ask: "Do you agree with the recent Florida Supreme Court ruling that parents do not have a right to notification of a minor daughter's intent to have an abortion?" -- VOTE NO! Parental notification is a serious issue . . . parents need to make medical decisions for their children!...

Press Release Source: Cassidy Messina & Laffey  New Jersey Appellate Court Clears Way For Jury to Decide Whether First Trimester Abortion Terminates Life of Living Human BeingTuesday October 29, 12:53 pm ET  RANDOLPH, N.J., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A New Jersey Appellate Court issued an opinion today which clears the way for a trial which requires a jury to determine if a first trimester abortion terminates the life of a living human being. In reversing the decision of the trial court, the case is historical because it marks the first time that a jury, at the direction of a court...