Though millions of Americans sign forms in their doctors’ offices which claim their personal health information is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a new ObamaCare rule requires federal and local agencies and health insurers to
As the House prepares to vote Tuesday on a bill that would ban abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy, President Obama has issued a threat to veto the legislation. The White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) Monday
During his radio show on Friday, Rush Limbaugh told his listeners, “I think abortion is at the root of so much that has and is going wrong in this country.” The conservative host went on to discuss that the reason
A new telephone survey published by the Pew Research Center finds that Americans expect fathers to be more of a “moral teacher and emotional comforter” rather than a “breadwinner or disciplinarian.” Entitled “The New American Father,” the survey, based on
During his daily celebration of Mass in the chapel of his apartment residence, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church can be hindered by dual temptations of wanting to remain in the past and “adolescent progressivism.” The pontiff warned of
Within a week after the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that Connecticut’s GDP has decreased for the second year in a row, the same agency has declared that the state’s high cost of living has slashed personal
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney would not answer a reporter’s question regarding President Obama’s position on a bill the House will vote on next week that proposes to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Weekly
Pro-life organization Project Defending Life has released a new video exposé featuring an undercover telephone call placed by a young woman to Planned Parenthood of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The caller, who gives her age as 14, states she is
After claiming that a bill to outlaw abortions after 22 weeks is “disrespectful to women,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday refused to answer a question put to her by Weekly Standard reporter John McCormack, who asked her, “What
In a move that sends the message that her role is a powerful one, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has required health insurers to include Planned Parenthood as an “essential community provider” along with other doctors and
Administrators of the University of Chicago (UC) have permanently removed pews from an 88-year old campus chapel in order to accommodate Muslim students. According to NPR affiliate WBEZ News, rows of pews were removed from the university’s Bond Chapel in
A recent Girl Scout-sponsored event in New York City, billed as one that would “celebrate women and girls,” featured a live screening and panel discussion of the documentary MAKERS, a feminist, pro-abortion video account of prominent women who are described
Abortionist Timothy Liveright, who faces having his state medical license permanently revoked by the state of Delaware, claims that he was “scapegoated” by Planned Parenthood. Despite testimony before the state senate by two former nurses employed by Planned Parenthood regarding
Pope Francis spoke to a general audience in Rome on Wednesday- which also happened to be World Environment Day- about the “culture of waste.” The pontiff put forward the concept that our world’s “culture of waste” has led to a
As dissatisfaction with the U.S. public school system grows, apparently so has the appeal of homeschooling. Educational researchers, in fact, are expecting a surge in the number of students educated at home by their parents over the next ten years,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled half of its three-day charity races for 2014 due to a decline in participation. The announcement comes a year and a half after a controversy embroiled Komen stemming from the organization’s decision
Five church schools in Gaza are facing closure by the Hamas government if it follows through with an order forbidding co-educational institutions. The Catholic Herald reports that the director general of Latin Patriarchate Schools in Palestine and Israel is gravely
Former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Matt Birk declined a White House visit with the rest of his team for the annual congratulatory invitation extended to the Super Bowl winners because of President Barack Obama’s support of Planned Parenthood. The pro-life former
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would radically expand abortion-on-demand in his state. Cuomo likened his 10-point plan, called the “Women’s Equality Act,” to a “bill of rights.” The bill, which is aimed at strengthening women’s
The medical licenses of two abortionists in Maryland have been suspended following the death of Maria Santiago, a 38-year old woman who stopped breathing and suffered cardiac arrest while she was left unattended immediately after her abortion in February. The
Despite a directive from a leader of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), prohibiting scouts from advocating political or social positions, some scouts and adult supporters of Scouts for Equality wore their uniforms Sunday
Congress will soon begin consideration of the renewal of the Farm Bill, which has been portrayed by big government politicians and lobbyists as a critical “safety net” for struggling small farmers. According to the Heritage Foundation, however, much of the
Though many Americans have long considered France to be the epitome of liberal social attitudes, in no other country has the world seen the magnitude of a movement whose cause it is to defend traditional marriage and family. Philip Lawler,
Two nurses who were former employees of Planned Parenthood of Delaware testified in the Delaware state senate this week, claiming they repeatedly contacted authorities over many months to alert them to the “absolute nightmare” of dangerous and unsanitary conditions at
In a statement published on May 22nd, Planned Parenthood criticized the adoption of a House amendment that would deny taxpayer funding for the abortions of illegal immigrants. Referring to the amendment as “another attack on women’s health,” the press release
