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Intern Anne Marie over at Jill Stanek’s blog presents yet another reason why not to take The Pill. Here’s an appetizer: Perhaps the best-kept secret of modern medicine is the link between oral contraceptives and increased breast cancer risk. While combined oral contraceptives, better known as The Pill, rank as Group I carcinogens according to [...]

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Kudos to Georgia Sixth District Rep. Tom Price (R) for the courage to speak his mind concerning Obamacare. Mr. Price is also an orthopaedist and is active in community affairs.

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Granted, the United States Catholic Bishops’ 1981 pastoral letter suggested a moral obligation for universal health care in the US, but is there a little more going on? This from the American Life League: HT: Jill Stanek.

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Some have questioned whether or not abortion, since it is not specifically mentioned, would be covered by the health care proposal now making its way through Congress. The Family Research Council has six proofs that it is covered: 1. The House bill specifically includes it. The Capps amendment explicitly allows abortion coverage in the public [...]

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I’m sure that this has already been reported to flag@whitehouse.gov.

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The New York Times is reporting that the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted last night 30-28 to approve an amendment, offered as a “compromise,” that essentially sets government policy regarding abortion in the House’s version of the health care bill. The proposal, offered by Representative Lois Capps, Democrat of California, was supported by most [...]

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Here’s a clip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaking (???) to CNN’s John King about abortion coverage in the health care bill (July 26, 2009): HT: National Right to Life’s blog.

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LifeNews.com reporting: The House of Representatives will not hold a vote this week on a bill for a government-run health care system that pro-life groups oppose because it would include abortion funding and mandates. That comes despite an ironclad pledge by pro-abortion House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that such a vote would happen.House Majority Leader Steny [...]

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From the UK’s Mirror: Women who have had an abortion or miscarriage are more likely to give birth to a premature baby, researchers have found. A single termination raised the risk by 20%. Two or more increased the chances by 90%. And women who have had more than one abortion double their risk of having [...]

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