Three documents needed to ensure proper care
January 15, 2004
According to Barry Bledsoe, president of Baptist Foundation of Alabama, there are three documents every adult should have: a durable power of attorney, an advanced
Ohio law banning partial-birth abortion upheld
January 8, 2004
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court based in Cincinnati ruled Dec. 17 that an Ohio law banning partial-birth abortion is constitutional. In a 2–1 decision,
FDA urges sale of new ‘morning-after’ pill
January 1, 2004
WASHINGTON — Federal government advisers have recommended approval for over-the-counter sales of a “morning-after” pill that pro-life advocates contend can cause abortion. Two advisory committees,
American Baptist churches send clergy to gym
December 11, 2003
Valley Forge, Pa. — The American Baptist Churches USA have awarded 35 “wellness grants” to ministerial leaders to use toward such health-related activities as a
Request denied to ban pastor from giving drug talk
December 11, 2003
MARION, Ill. — A federal judge has denied a request to ban a Texas pastor from delivering a secular, anti-drug speech to public school students
Arab volunteers save Orthodox Jewish infants
December 11, 2003
JERUSALEM — Two dozen Arabs are being credited with helping to save the lives of Orthodox Jewish infants Nov. 7 after Israel’s Ministry of Health
CDC reports drop in abortions through the ’90s
December 4, 2003
WASHINGTON — The U.S. abortion rate dropped during the 1990s, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal
Canadian bill banning human cloning wins
December 4, 2003
TORONTO — A bill that bans human cloning and sets guidelines on stem cell research won approval Oct. 28 in Canada’s House of Commons, according
