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D.C. Hospital Sues to Remove Boy, 12, >From Life Support
'The family of a 12-year-old New York boy is entangled in a legal fight with Children's National Medical Center over whether doctors can cease life support because they believe he is brain-dead. The dispute involves Motl Brody of Brooklyn, who was diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer. The boy has been under the care of the Northwest Washington hospital for about six months. His tumor grew progressively worse, and doctors there pronounced him dead Tuesday night after tests showed no signs of brain activity. His parents, Eluzer and Miriam Brody, are trying to prevent the hospital from taking him off life support because they say their faith does not define death as cessation of brain function alone. The parents, Orthodox Jews, have retained a lawyer who says that the boy's circulatory and respiratory systems are functioning, although with mechanical and other assistance.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/05/AR2008110504602_pf.html
When Does Human Life Begin?
Resolving the question of when human life begins is critical for advancing a reasoned public policy debate over abortion and human embryo research. This article considers the current scientific evidence in human embryology and addresses two central questions concerning the beginning of life: 1) in the course of sperm-egg interaction, when is a new cell formed that is distinct from either sperm or egg? and 2) is this new cell a new human organism—i.e., a new human being?
http://www.westchesterinstitute.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=351:white-paper&catid=64:white-papers&Itemid=113
Texas Lawmakers Propose New Abortion Regulations
Women who want to terminate their pregnancy in Texas would be required to listen for the heartbeat and get ultrasound images made of the fetus before undergoing the procedure, under new anti-abortion measures proposed Monday. It was one of dozens of measures unveiled on the first day to file bills before Texas lawmakers meet in regular session early next year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081110/tx_legislature_bills.html?.v=1
Court Turns Down Appeal To Unseal Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned aside a publisher’s challenge to court decisions sealing from public view the case of a woman who said her employer fired her for having an abortion. The justices did not comment today on their order denying the appeal of The New York Law Publishing Company. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld a trial judge’s decision to seal the case. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe in limited court filings that have been made public, has since settled the case with her employer. That may have affected the high court’s decision.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view.bg?articleid=1131363&srvc=rss
