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. . . having recognized the fact that life begins at conception, and that this life is human, Kerry now falls back on the precarious and morally questionable position that, because unborn human life is not yet "a person," we are entitled to kill it. . . . Dr. Peter Kreeft from Boston University, who thoroughly demolishes Kerry's stance in the essay: "Human Personhood Begins at Conception" (Medical Ethics Policy Monograph Stafford, Virginia: Castello Institute. 1997) . . .

The world just learned that "Catholic" actress Brooke Shields is the proud mother of a new baby girl. For a long time infertility problems made it impossible for her and her husband to conceive, and after many failed attempts to conceive naturally she resorted to the technological solution: in vitro fertilization (IVF). Now she is pictured on the covers of glamorous magazines with a smiling beautiful baby girl, but some have questioned her decision to use IVF. I am one of them. Was this star wrong to have a "test tube" baby? Yes. Dead wrong. While recognizing the pain of...

John Kerry Backs Away From "Anti-Abortion" Comments on Human Life Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Though his record and rhetoric in favor of abortion is clear, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry startled voters weeks ago when he told a local newspaper in a heavily Catholic section of Iowa that he believed "life begins at conception." Kerry now says the phrase, long used by pro-life advocates to describe their desire to provide legal protection to unborn children throughout pregnancy, doesn't mean he thinks human life begins at that point. In an interview with ABC News on Thursday, Kerry told newsman Peter Jennings...

"...Kerry broke ground in an interview that ran in the Dubuque, Iowa, daily, the Telegraph Herald. A Catholic who supports abortion rights and has taken heat recently from some in the church hierarchy for his stance, Kerry told the paper: "I oppose abortion, personally. I don't like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception. "I can't take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an atheist," he continued. "We have separation of church and state in the United States of America."

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — As Sen. John Kerry campaigned across Iowa yesterday with Gov. Tom Vilsack, widely reported to be on Kerry's vice-presidential short list, both men dodged repeated questions about whether their joint appearance might be a preview of the Democratic ticket. But even as he tried to avoid making news, Kerry broke ground in an interview that ran in the Dubuque, Iowa, daily, the Telegraph Herald. A Catholic who supports abortion rights and has taken heat recently from some in the church hierarchy for his stance, Kerry told the paper: "I oppose abortion, personally. I don't like abortion. I...

Frederick T. Zugibe, M.S., M.D., Ph.D., FCAP,  FACC,  FAAFS      HOMECONTACT FORENSIC PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE Biography Publications News Public Health Psychotropic  Drugs Study   CRUCIFIXION and SHROUD STUDIES Crucifixion & Shroud Involvement Barbet Revisited Man of the Shroud was Washed Texas Lecture Paris  Lecture Turin 2000 Lecture MISCELLANEOUS: The Code for Human Life                                                          THE CODE FOR HUMAN LIFE  [Reprinted from the Catholic Answer 9: 40-45,1996]     A fertilized human egg at the moment of Conception, is the opinion of the creator that a human life at that instant, must begin.... F. Zugibe    ...

    |   Your Praises We Sing   by Bill DoddsOn the eve of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, a look at Mary's singular honor. In this article: St. Anne, St. Joachim and the Unborn Mary Lessons from the Bible and the Catechism Serious Doubts by Serious Saints St. Bernadette's Contribution   Scour the Old and New Testaments and you'll find no definitive word on Mary's being conceived without the stain of original sin.  Pore over the writings of early Christian theologians known as Church Fathers, or later saints and...

Immaculate Conception Question from Dan on 10-29-2003:Anthony, Thanks for you time and effort. Its a blessing. I was wondering do the Eastern Catholics accept the teaching on the Immucalute Concepation? Thanks! Answer by Anthony Dragani on 11-04-2003:Dan, Thank you for the kind words. Concerning the Eastern Catholic understanding of the Immaculate Conception, I will offer a very brief summary of the issue. First, the theological seeds of the Immaculate Conception originated in the East, and were later spread to the West. Since the earliest centuries the Eastern Churches have celebrated "St. Anne's Conception of the Theotokos," on December 9. Only...

Internet journalist Matt Drudge reported that most Americans believe that life begins at conception based on a Newsweek poll. Does life begin at conception?  YES  NO

Recently, two University of Pennsylvania researchers announced findings that, in the words of the Washington Post, "could blur the biological line between fathers and mothers." Writing in the online journal Science, Hans Schoeler and Karin Huebner described how they turned ordinary mouse embryonic stem cells into eggs capable of being fertilized. What’s more, the stem cells they used were from males. Thus, if the technique used by the two researchers is applicable to humans, it could be possible for a gay couple to have children "with one man contributing sperm and the other fresh eggs bearing his own genes." That...

Senate approves bill to define beginning of life By AMY F. BAILEY The Associated Press 5/1/03 3:38 PM LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Senate on Thursday approved a bill supporters say would define the beginning of life but opponents argue could prohibit abortions altogether. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 24-12, mostly along party lines, to send the bill to the House, which also is controlled by the GOP. Sens. Jim Barcia of Bay City, Ray Basham of Taylor and Dennis Olshove of Warren were the three Democrats who voted for the bill with 21 Republicans. Democratic Sen. Hansen Clarke of...

December 9, 2002Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Psalm: Monday Week 52 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Reading II Gospel Families Schools Adults Reading IGn 3:9-15, 20 After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree,the LORD God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?"He answered, "I heard you in the garden;but I was afraid, because I was naked,so I hid myself."Then he asked, "Who told you that you were naked?You have eaten, then,from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!"The man replied, "The woman whom you put here with me_she...

Three recent events - a new book by economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett, the April 15, 2002 Time magazine cover story about it, "Making Time for a Baby," and a recent "60 Minutes" story by Leslie Stahl on the same subject - have re-ignited the ongoing debate about women balancing career and family. The current furor centers on the growing epidemic of childlessness, especially among successful women. In Hewlett's new book, "Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children" (Talk Miramax Books, March, 2002), she notes that many women who put off having children until their 30s or 40s...

The July 4 issue of the scientific journal Nature reports that "Just five years ago...mammalian embryos were thought to spend their first few days as a featureless orb of cells. Only later, at about the time of implantation into the wall of the uterus, were cells thought to acquire distinct 'fates' determining their positions in the future body." Researchers tagged specific points on mammalian embryos (blastocysts) shortly after fertilization successfully demonstrating that they come to lie at predictable points in the embryo. "Rather than being a naive sphere, it seems that a newly fertilized egg has a defined top-bottom axis...

In a broad attack on legalized abortion, Kansas lawmakers voted Thursday to ask the state Supreme Court to declare that life begins at conception. Abortion opponents hope the court will rule that a fetus has basic constitutional rights, meaning abortion would be illegal because it would violate the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "This is a direct attack on Roe v. Wade," said Rep. Rick Rehorn, an attorney and Democrat who supports abortion rights. The Kansas House voted 70-50 Thursday to direct the attorney general's office to file a lawsuit asking the Kansas Supreme Court to...