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Eliminating the Impoverished Does Not Eliminate Poverty
On Nov. 8, 2014, Dr. R.K. Gupta set about performing tubal ligations on 80 women at a mass sterilization camp in…
Author Denise J. Hunnell, M.D
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Down Syndrome Does Not Make Life Disposable
The Holy Father’s universal prayer intention for September was, “That the mentally disabled may receive the love and help they…
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Authentic Compassion Does Not Include Assisted Suicide
The British Parliament is currently considering the legalization of assisted suicide. The act under consideration was introduced by Lord Falconer…
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Be Not Afraid! St. John Paul II’s Key to Building a Culture of Life
The recent canonization of Saint John Paul II offers an impetus to reflect on both his life and his papacy.…
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Artificial Reproductive Technology: Constructing a Dystopia
Both the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the 1997 science fiction movie “Gattaca” are classified as…
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Cloaking Infanticide With Medical Respectability
During a testy exchange with a Weekly Standard reporter, United States Representative Nancy Pelosi, a self-professed “devout Catholic,” called the discussion…
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Do No Harm?: Medical Journals Show Increasing Support for Euthanasia
Primum non nocere. First do no harm. This edict has been part of medical ethics since the time of the…
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Natural Family Planning Builds a Culture of Life
Pope Benedict XVI offered an encouraging message to the recent meeting of the Equipes Notre Dame (translation: Teams of Our…
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Young Women Exploited by Fertility Industry
Why Is Selling Eggs an Exception to Law? Catholic teaching is consistent and clear. The sale of human organs and…
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Medical Journal Says Nuns Should Use Oral Contraceptives for Cancer Prevention
On December 8, the Solemn Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the British medical journal, The Lancet, published a most puzzling commentary, in…