Liberals and Abortion
During the recent annual March for Life in Washington, most of the accompanying speeches by political leaders were delivered, as has become expected, by Republican members of Congress. I believe there were a scant two Democrats in the mix. There could be more in support of the marchers – yet the point is that we have grown […]
Greenpeace pushes EU to restrict stem cell patents
AP reported yesterday that a ruling of the EU’s top court severely restricts biotech companies from turning a profit on stem cell patents in which embryos are used. Surprisingly, the court responded not to religious groups or anti-abortion groups, but to the environmental group Greenpeace. Greenpeace had challenged a 1997 patent on a technique developed by […]
Wisconsin Budget Redirects Funds away from Planned Parenthood
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently signed a budget bill which redirects $1 million in state and federal family planning funds away from Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin toward other providers of family planning services. According to LifeNews.com , “in 2010 Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin received more than $18 million in federal and state family planning funds that […]