What's at stake in the 'same-sex marriage' debate?
LifesiteFebruary 29, 2012
by Melanie Baker The law cannot be divorced from reality, from nature. The moment this happens, law becomes arbitrary, the whim of the ruling power: it becomes tyranny. Last week, the Maryland Senate passed the Civil Marriage Protection Act by a 25–22 ...more »
Why women's rights are under siege
SalonFebruary 29, 2012
... to know” laws across the nation, which require a woman seeking an abortion to hear from her doctor a litany of warnings that have been disproven by medical evidence: that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, future infertility, depression, ...more »
Convicted Surrogacy Attorney: I'm Tip of Iceberg
NBC San DiegoFebruary 29, 2012
The woman convicted and sentenced for her role in a baby-selling ring said there need to be changes in the surrogacy industry and in state law to avoid similar illegal operations in the future. Surrogacy and adoption in California is a “billion-dollar ...more »
IVF And Religion
The Jewish Week (blog)February 29, 2012
That term does not appear in the official Catholic News Service report, and it seems that what the Pope may essentially have been saying was that clinics who turn to IVF as a first resort, rather than trying to address and treat infertility to allow ...more »
Religion news in brief
NECNFebruary 29, 2012
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated church teaching that children should be conceived only through sex between a husband and a wife.more »
Religion news in brief
Washington PostFebruary 29, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation VATICAN CITY — Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated church teaching that children should be ...more »
Religion news in brief
Fox NewsFebruary 29, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation VATICAN CITY (AP) — Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated church teaching that children ...more »
Religion news in brief
San Francisco ChronicleFebruary 29, 2012
(02-29) 11:16 PST , (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged infertile couples to shun artificial procreation VATICAN CITY (AP) — Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated church ...more »
Religion news in brief
San Jose Mercury NewsFebruary 29, 2012
By AP VATICAN CITY (AP)—Speaking at the end of a three-day Vatican conference on diagnosing and treating infertility, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated church teaching that children should be conceived only through sex between a husband and a wife.more »
Health briefs for Feb. 29
North County TimesFebruary 29, 2012
Sydney Kennedy, an expert in senior housing and services, speaks on free services to help families find care facilities or in-home care. Call June at 760-940-2763. OBSTETRIC FISTULA: Learn about the world's first successful method to prevent obstetric ...more »
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Winnipeg Free PressFebruary 29, 2012
Manitoba Chapter of the Infertility Awareness Association of Canada holds support groups on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. If you are infertile and need support, call 488-2673 or mbiaac@hotmail.com for time and location.more »
Natural Foodie: Homemade baby food offers nutrition, safety, savings
Press HeraldFebruary 29, 2012
BPA, or bisphenol-A, is a chemical used in plastics that has been linked to learning disabilities, obesity, cancer, early puberty in girls and male infertility. The study tested three baby food varieties from leading manufacturers Gerber, Beech-Nut, ...more »
DC Considers Making Pesticide History
eNews Park ForestFebruary 28, 2012
In a remarkable session on behalf of the DC Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation the tenured professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University drilled relentlessly into the nuances of a bill, B19-643, “The Pesticide ...more »
'Personhood' debate ratchets up in state
Tulsa WorldFebruary 28, 2012
On Friday, medical professionals and infertility patients descended on the Capitol to make a vocal - and persuasive - case against Senate Bill 1433, which would establish that "the life of each human being begins at conception" and provide that embryos ...more »
Frozen embryo 'open adoption' raises hopes, questions
msnbc.com (blog)February 27, 2012
She went through years of infertility treatment and IVF, then a difficult pregnancy, to have her twins. And as her twins turned four, she realized that two kids were enough. But she still had four frozen embryos from her last IVF cycle.more »
