NEWS SHORTS FOR WEDNESDAY
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Obama: Embryonic Stem Cells 'Cure for Global Warming'
Hailing a new era "when science is restored to the proper side of the political aisle," President Barack Obama on Monday promised miraculous cures for a wide range of ailments when he signed an executive order expanding the scope of Bush-era federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. As he directed more tax dollars to such studies, the president said stem cells from embryos could be at the forefront of the battle against man-made global warming.
http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/columns/scottott/Embryonic-stem-cell-study-promises-cure-for-global-warming-41013047.html
Pro-Life Groups Fear Abortion Pill Could Endanger Women's Health
Abortion pills could soon be more widely available for New Zealand women. The Family Planning Council has applied for a licence to distribute the pills, which eliminate the need for a surgical procedure. Anti-abortion protester Paul Clarke, who has demonstrated outside Wellington Hospital for three hours a day over the last 10 years, is angry that Family Planning has made this decision. “It’s a bloody scandal. They’re killing little babies and you can’t be sympathetic towards that,” says Mr Clarke. The pills known as RU486 can be taken in the first nine weeks of pregnancy.
http://www.3news.co.nz/News/HealthNews/Pro-life-groups-fear-abortion-pill-could-endanger-womens-health/tabid/420/articleID/94901/cat/58/Default.aspx
Obama To Create Women's Council In The White House
The White House plans to create a group of experts to advise Obama on women's issues. Obama plans to name friend and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett as the head of the group. A White House spokeswoman says Obama official Tina Tchen (CHEN) will run the group's day-to-day operations. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAHK-ee) says the creation of the group is timed to Women's History Month. Obama plans to sign the executive order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_women_s_council
Nearly 500 teens to mark Abstinence Day at U.S. Capitol
On Wednesday the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) is sponsoring Abstinence Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. by bringing nearly 500 teens to the U.S. Capitol.
The NAEA reported in a statement that the diverse group of teens will describe the positive benefit that abstinence education has made in their lives and to ask lawmakers and the White House to continue funding such programs.
Abstinence Day events include meeting with Congressional Offices, attending a youth-centered workshop and participating in an event designed to encourage peer-to-peer support of abstinence as the best choice.
“This is the ultimate Yes We Can message,” said one teen who registered for the event. “I hope our voices will be heard.”
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15334
