U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Stem Cell Suit
A U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit that challenges an Obama administration policy for federal funding of some human embryonic stem cell research. The unusual suit against the National Institutes of Health, backed by some Christian groups opposed to embryo research, argued that the NIH policy takes funds from researchers seeking to work with adult stem cells. It also argues that new Obama administration guidelines on stem cell research are illegal. The three-judge federal appeals panel did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit itself, but said two of the doctors involved had legal standing to file it.
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Doctor Tied to 68 Overdose Deaths Found Guilty
A federal jury found a Kansas doctor and his wife guilty of conspiring to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to dozens of patients who later died, in a case highlighting medical treatment of chronic pain sufferers and prescription drug abuse. Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, are charged in a 34-count indictment with unlawful dispensing of drugs, health care fraud and money laundering. Jurors convicted them of a moneymaking conspiracy prosecutors say was linked to 68 overdose deaths. They were directly charged in 21 of the deaths.
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Increasing Number of Women Consider Killing Their Children 'Because of Recession'
Women in increasing numbers are considering terminating pregnancies as a consequence of the recession, according to Dublin's Well Woman Centre. Chief executive Alison Begas said yesterday that up to one in five of the 2,000 of so women who presented to Well Woman for pregnancy counselling last year cited financial concerns as the main reason why they were seeking information on having a termination. Some of the women were married and already had children, some were professionals who had had their salaries or hours cut, and some came to discuss their options accompanied by their partners who had recently lost their jobs, she said.
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No Term Limit Reduction Following Fetus Abortion Review
Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, has declined to reduce term limits for abortion following a 'bogus' study which concluded that the fetus cannot feel pain before twenty-four weeks and does not suffer distress during abortion. A scientific review in Britain found that the brain is not adequately developed to allow pain to be felt as the necessary nerve-endings have not formed. The review was undertaken by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, who were commissioned by the UK's Department of Health and contradicts evidence often put forward by those against abortion, who argue that the procedure causes pain and distress for the fetus.
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NHS Meltdown: Massive Cuts Loom as UK May Give Free IVF for Menopausal Women
Women over the age of 40 could get free fertility treatment on the NHS for the first time. The Health Service may have to scrap controversial age limits for IVF to avoid the threat of being sued under age discrimination laws. In future, trusts may decide whether women can have free IVF cycles by testing how many eggs they have left - their 'ovarian reserve' - rather than imposing a blanket ban over the age of 40. Last night critics said that encouraging women to have babies in middle age would put both mother and child at risk.
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Abortion budget cuts upset NJ Dems
Because of a tight budget, New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie has taken action on state spending for abortion facilities by eliminating their funding.
While that has prompted objections from the pro-abortion community, Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council (NJFPC), points out that pro-life pregnancy centers have not received a dime.
"Planned Parenthood, if they believe that their programs are so valuable, they should go out and raise their own funding, just like most non-profits have to do," Deo contends. "And for them to be government-subsidized, we think, frankly is disingenuous."
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit that challenges an Obama administration policy for federal funding of some human embryonic stem cell research. The unusual suit against the National Institutes of Health, backed by some Christian groups opposed to embryo research, argued that the NIH policy takes funds from researchers seeking to work with adult stem cells. It also argues that new Obama administration guidelines on stem cell research are illegal. The three-judge federal appeals panel did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit itself, but said two of the doctors involved had legal standing to file it.
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Doctor Tied to 68 Overdose Deaths Found Guilty
A federal jury found a Kansas doctor and his wife guilty of conspiring to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to dozens of patients who later died, in a case highlighting medical treatment of chronic pain sufferers and prescription drug abuse. Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, are charged in a 34-count indictment with unlawful dispensing of drugs, health care fraud and money laundering. Jurors convicted them of a moneymaking conspiracy prosecutors say was linked to 68 overdose deaths. They were directly charged in 21 of the deaths.
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Increasing Number of Women Consider Killing Their Children 'Because of Recession'
Women in increasing numbers are considering terminating pregnancies as a consequence of the recession, according to Dublin's Well Woman Centre. Chief executive Alison Begas said yesterday that up to one in five of the 2,000 of so women who presented to Well Woman for pregnancy counselling last year cited financial concerns as the main reason why they were seeking information on having a termination. Some of the women were married and already had children, some were professionals who had had their salaries or hours cut, and some came to discuss their options accompanied by their partners who had recently lost their jobs, she said.
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No Term Limit Reduction Following Fetus Abortion Review
Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, has declined to reduce term limits for abortion following a 'bogus' study which concluded that the fetus cannot feel pain before twenty-four weeks and does not suffer distress during abortion. A scientific review in Britain found that the brain is not adequately developed to allow pain to be felt as the necessary nerve-endings have not formed. The review was undertaken by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, who were commissioned by the UK's Department of Health and contradicts evidence often put forward by those against abortion, who argue that the procedure causes pain and distress for the fetus.
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NHS Meltdown: Massive Cuts Loom as UK May Give Free IVF for Menopausal Women
Women over the age of 40 could get free fertility treatment on the NHS for the first time. The Health Service may have to scrap controversial age limits for IVF to avoid the threat of being sued under age discrimination laws. In future, trusts may decide whether women can have free IVF cycles by testing how many eggs they have left - their 'ovarian reserve' - rather than imposing a blanket ban over the age of 40. Last night critics said that encouraging women to have babies in middle age would put both mother and child at risk.
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Abortion budget cuts upset NJ Dems
Because of a tight budget, New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie has taken action on state spending for abortion facilities by eliminating their funding.
While that has prompted objections from the pro-abortion community, Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council (NJFPC), points out that pro-life pregnancy centers have not received a dime.
"Planned Parenthood, if they believe that their programs are so valuable, they should go out and raise their own funding, just like most non-profits have to do," Deo contends. "And for them to be government-subsidized, we think, frankly is disingenuous."
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