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Daily News Summary - Friday February 26, 2010
by Leslie Tignor
Released February 26, 2010
Obama Challenged on Abortion in Health Care at Summit, but Dismisses Subject
After hours of back and forth sparring between Democrats and Republicans over health care reform during Thursday’s public health care summit, the topic of abortion funding was broached by House Minority Leader John Boehner, but dismissed by President Obama.
Jury picked in trial tied to activist's death
A jury has been selected in the murder trial of a trucker charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner in a small Michigan community.
2010 Olympic Gold Medalist: "No Medal Compares to Having a Child"
"No medal compares to having a child," said Anna Boulygina, 30. "I think children are the main thing women are designed to do. Having a family is an enormous help to me and it is due to their support that I am able to achieve this result, so the answer is yes, it helps."
Pro Life Film 'Sarah's Choice' has World Premier Feb. 27th on TBN
The film, "Sarah's Choice," starring Grammy Award winning Christian singer Rebecca St. James in the controversial role of a young single career woman facing the decision of 'choice' in the life of her unborn child, will make its' television debut this Saturday.
Canadian Doctor: 'Baby Isaiah's Status as Human is on Trial in Canada'
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, February 25, 2010 - A Canadian doctor has stated in an editorial in the Winnipeg Free Press that the controversy surrounding the fate of Baby Isaiah May is ignoring the fundamental issue at stake - the status of the child as a human being. Dr. Joel B. Zivot, an associate professor in the department of anesthesiology, University of Manitoba, and the director of the intensive care unit, cardiac sciences program, at St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, said, "What has been reported is information that misdirects the public from the fundamental issues. … Although the issue before the court is the degree of brain injury incurred by Isaiah, I realize that it is Isaiah's status as a human being that is on trial."
English Catholic Bishops ‘Welcome’ Assisted Suicide Guidelines Condemned by Pro-life Movement
LONDON, February 25, 2010 – Despite urgent warnings from the British pro-life movement and shouts of triumph from euthanasia campaigners, a statement from the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales has “welcomed” newly published legal guidelines on the prosecution of assisted suicide cases, saying they have given “greater protection” to vulnerable people. The new guidelines will allow relatives to help loved ones commit suicide without being prosecuted as long as they have not gained personally by doing so.
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