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Written by: admin 1/22/2007
Aftereffects of abortion Women who have abortions leave the clinic without their babies, but they take with them a lifetime of emotional and psychological pain that doctors don't tell them is coming. The New York Times Magazine ran a cover story on this syndrome. For some time, Catholics and the Church have spoken out about these effects and have offered post-abortion seminars, like Project Rachel, that try to help heal the pain felt by these women and their families. Is the rest of the country finally realizing that there is more to abortion than the baby. The cost of babies with birth defects With our country's obsession with money and the bottom line, it's no surprise that the latest study on children focuses on how much babies who are born with birth defects cost hospitals and families. The Associated Press reports that more than $2.5 million is spent on hospital care for these children each year. Will this study prompt more parents to abort babies who may have birth defects? Can we really put a price on babies? No siblings in China More than 400 million births in China have been prevent by the country's one-child policy, the Associated Press reports. The policy has also created an unnatural disproportion of boys to girls. China's policy and the global trend to weed out female babies in preference for males are issues Our Sunday Visitor has reported on in the past and are issues that all Catholics should be concerned with. John Paul moving to sainthood The London Times reports that two more miracles have been attributed to Pope John Paul II and accepted by the Vatican. They predict he will be canonized in 18 months. Even if he's not canonized, Pope John Paul II still is an excellent model for Catholics who are seeking to do God's will on earth.
Aftereffects of abortion Women who have abortions leave the clinic without their babies, but they take with them a lifetime of emotional and psychological pain that doctors don't tell them is coming. The New York Times Magazine ran a cover story on this syndrome. For some time, Catholics and the Church have spoken out about these effects and have offered post-abortion seminars, like Project Rachel, that try to help heal the pain felt by these women and their families. Is the rest of the country finally realizing that there is more to abortion than the baby.
The cost of babies with birth defects With our country's obsession with money and the bottom line, it's no surprise that the latest study on children focuses on how much babies who are born with birth defects cost hospitals and families. The Associated Press reports that more than $2.5 million is spent on hospital care for these children each year. Will this study prompt more parents to abort babies who may have birth defects? Can we really put a price on babies?
No siblings in China More than 400 million births in China have been prevent by the country's one-child policy, the Associated Press reports. The policy has also created an unnatural disproportion of boys to girls. China's policy and the global trend to weed out female babies in preference for males are issues Our Sunday Visitor has reported on in the past and are issues that all Catholics should be concerned with.
John Paul moving to sainthood The London Times reports that two more miracles have been attributed to Pope John Paul II and accepted by the Vatican. They predict he will be canonized in 18 months. Even if he's not canonized, Pope John Paul II still is an excellent model for Catholics who are seeking to do God's will on earth.
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