BIOETHICS NEWS AND ISSUES

Father of Potential Euthanasia Victim Lauren Richardson Asks Gov for Help
Dover, DE (LifeNews.com) -- The family of Lauren Richardson continues to press her case and is now calling on the governor of Delaware for help to save her life. Richardson has become the next Terri Schiavo as her parents engage in a massive legal and philosophical debate about whether she should live or die.

California Stem Cell Research Agency Bashed for Spending 750M on Buildings
Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- When California voters approved Proposition 71, they were promised the $6 billion program would be spent on finding cures for patients. With no cures from human cloning or embryonic stem cell research on the horizon, the agency the measure created is financing the construction of new buildings.

Western Australia Legislative Council Defeats Bill to Allow Human Cloning
Perth, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- Western Australia's Legislative Council defeated a bill that would allow scientists to clone human beings and destroy them days later to use their stem cells in unproven research. The measure follows a December 2006 vote in the Australian Parliament to overturn the nation's human cloning ban.

Stowers Stem Cell Research Institute Still Won't Expand After Missouri Ruling
Kansas City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- Friday's ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals, that will likely make it so an amendment won't appear on the November ballot to close the pro-human cloning loophole in Amendment 2, won't pave the way for the Stowers Institute to move ahead with an expansion.

Australian Women Plead Not Guilty to Assisted Suicide in Nitschke Case
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- Two Australian women have pleaded not guilty in a New South Wales Supreme Court to murdering Graeme Wylie. The women are accused of following the advice of Australian euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke, who suggested they give Wylie a lethal dose of Nembutal.

Michigan Doctors' Group Neutral on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding
Lansing, MI (LifeNews.com) -- The Michigan state group for doctors ended five years of supporting taxpayer funding for embryonic stem cell research and will take a neutral position on an upcoming ballot proposal to make taxpayers pay for it. The Michigan State Medical Society changed its position Sunday at a state meeting.

California Legislature Expected to Vote This Week on Bill Promoting Euthanasia
Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Undaunted by their repeated failure to get the California legislature to approve a bill legalizing assisted suicide, the sponsors of the bill are moving forward with a new measure that promotes euthanasia in limited circumstances. Pro-life groups are asking for phone calls to defeat the bill.

Missouri Measure to Close Loopholes on Human Cloning Won't Make Ballot
Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- A measure that responds to the 2006 Amendment 2 proposal Missouri voters narrowly approved will not make the ballot this November. The measure would prohibit somatic cell nuclear transfer, a type of human cloning practice used by scientists to create and kill human beings for research purposes.

Australia Prime Minister Opposes Euthanasia, But Will Allow Conscience Vote
Sydney, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he is opposed to voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide but says he will allow members of the Australia Parliament to have a conscience clause. Russ said he's concerned that overturning laws prohibiting assisted suicide would lead to elderly and disabled patients thinking they are a burden to their loved ones.

Scientist Says British Human Cloning Bill Would Allow Human-Chimp Mating
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A leading scientist says the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill the British parliament is considering is so grisly that it would allow scientists to mate humans and chimps. Dr. Calum MacKellar says he's worried the bill, which promotes human cloning, would allow interspecies mating.

Haleigh Poutre Testifies About Abuse After Nearly Becoming Euthanasia Victim
Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- A young girl who doctors claimed was in a vegetative state after she was abused by her adoptive parents has made such a strong recovery she appeared has been able to tell officials more about the problems. One bioethicist says there are lessons to be learned about writing off patients who are supposedly too far gone.

British Pro-Life Group Wants Abortion Debate Dropped to Focus on Cloning Bill
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A leading pro-life group in England says it hopes pro-life organizations and MPs will drop attempts to include an amendment to limit abortions to a bill that advances human cloning. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children says it will be hard enough to defeated the cloning bill.

Pro-Life Groups Back Congressional Bill to Ban Human-Animal Hybrid Clones
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life groups are backing a new Congressional bill that would ban the creation of hybrid clones with both human and animal parts. Rep. Chris Smith introduced the bill last week in the House of Representatives at a time when British lawmakers are considering allowing the practice.

Ohio Senate Committee Holds Fifth Human Cloning Hearing Ban Without Vote
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- The Ohio Senate Judiciary Civil Justice Committee held its fifth hearing on a measure to ban all forms of human cloning without taking a vote. Several pro-life advocates testified on behalf of the bill and opponents testified for the first time, but the chairman, Sen. David Goodman, again refused a vote.

Number of Netherlands Euthanasia Cases Increase, Not All Deaths Included
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- The official number of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands is on the rise, but not all cases of killing patients are included. The official report mentions only three cases involving physicians who didn't follow the proper protocols when killing the patient.

Scientists Turn Ethical Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Into Heart, Blood Cells
Los Angeles, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Stem cell researchers continue to make progress with induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells, which are embryonic-like stem cells that don't require the destruction of human life to obtain. After their discovery last year, pro-life groups hailed the cells as an ethical alternative to embryonic stem cell research.

British Parliament Could Vote on Human Cloning Bill as Early as May 12
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The British parliament could vote on the long-awaited and hotly-debated Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill as early as May 12. The measure would allow scientists engage in grisly human cloning projects involving the combination of human and animal parts.

Washington Assisted Suicide Opponents Educate Residents Across State
Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) -- A possible vote on the November ballot in Washington to legalize assisted suicide may be several months away, but members of the group spearheading the opposition are wasting no time in setting up educational events across the state.

World's First Cloned Dog Will Participate in First Breeding of Cloned Dogs
Seoul, South Korea (LifeNews.com) -- Next month, the world's first cloned dog will become the first cloned canine to breed. Snuppy, the cloned Afghan hound created by some of the same researchers that participated in a controversy surrounding falsified embryonic stem cell research, will become a father.

Artificial Reproduction Could Soon Take Place With Pill in Women's Bodies
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A new report indicates artificial reproduction could take place with a capsule inside a woman's body rather than using traditional treatment at a fertility clinic. Pro-life groups are concerned that the "progress" in fertility treatment continues to commodify human life.

California Stem Cell Research Agency Wrongfully Takes Credit for Success
Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- The California agency created to fund stem cell research and human cloning projects is taking credit it doesn't deserve for a recent success with stem cells. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine took credit for funding a human trial involving adult stem cells that it funded very late in the process.

Louisiana House Backs Legislation Banning Tax Funding for Human Cloning
Baton Rouge, LA -- (LifeNews.com) -- The Louisiana House approved legislation that would ban state funding for any form of human cloning by a lopsided bipartisan margin. The House signed off on the bill with a 90-9 vote and now the measure goes to the Senate for a debate and vote.

Ohio Committee Chairman Again Postpones Vote on Human Cloning Ban
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- Once again, Senator David Goodman has upset pro-life advocates by postponing a vote on a bill that would ban both forms of human cloning. Goodman heads the Senate Judiciary Civil Justice Committee and the panel held a fourth hearing on the bill to allow opponents to testify.

Second Bioethics Watchdog Says New Human Cloning Technique is Hype
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A second bioethics watchdog has told LifeNews.com that claims the new announcement of a supposedly easier method of human cloning is hogwash. Yesterday, mainstream media outlets in Britain and the U.S. trumpeted a supposedly new method of making human or animal clones.

Claims of New Human Cloning Technology Are Media Hype, Bioethicist Says
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The British media, with their American counterparts quickly following suit, promoted claims of a new human cloning method on Monday. The media reports claim the new technique is safer than the one used with Dolly the sheep, that resulted in hundreds of dead embryos and its euthanasia.

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Largely Avoid Assisted Suicide Question
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- During the faith debate at Messiah College on Sunday night, pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama largely avoided a question about whether patients should be allowed to have a right to assisted suicide or euthanasia.

British Polls Show Conflicting Results on Hybrid Human Cloning Research
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Polls of Britons show conflicting results on whether they support hybrid human cloning research that involves the infusing of animal and human DNA. A new London Times poll with suggests popular support for the cloning process but a previous survey of Scotland residents finds strong opposition.

Respected European Oncologist Opposes Euthanasia After Cancer Battle
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- A respected European oncologist has changed her mind about euthanasia after battling cancer. Sylvie Menard's change of heart has one leading anti-euthanasia activist to urge people not to abandoned the elderly and disabled patients who need love and support the most as they battle medical problems.

Ohio Pro-Life Groups Worried Human Cloning Ban Stalled, Hearing Tuesday
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- Ohio pro-life groups are concerned an Ohio Senate committee may stall the progress on getting a comprehensive ban on human cloning approved this legislative session. The Ohio Senate Judiciary Civil Justice Committee held a hearing on the bill last weed and postponed a vote until Tuesday.

Pro-Life Senator: FDA Shouldn't Allow Human Embryonic Stem Cell Trials
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Sen. Sam Brownback, a leading pro-life advocate, is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to reject bids from two human cloning companies to start trials on humans with embryonic stem cells. Brownback says there are moral issues involved and medical risks for patients.

Louisiana Panel Approves Bill Limiting Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funds
Baton Rouge, LA (LifeNews.com) -- A Louisiana House panel approved a bill on Wednesday that would limit state taxpayer funding for embryonic stem cell research. Pro-life advocates oppose such research because it requires the destruction of human life - they prefer alternatives like the use of adult stem cells.

Terri Schiavo's Brother: Misinformation About Her Euthanasia Death Remains
Princeton, NJ (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo's brother Bobby Schindler has been on a speaking tour this week that's taking him to colleges and universities across the country. Schindler was at Princeton University on Tuesday and he told students there that misconceptions still exist about his sister's euthanasia death.

FDA Examining Requests to Use Embryonic Stem Cells in Human Trials
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering a request from two biotech companies to begin human trials involving human embryonic stem cells. The two companies involved have been claiming for years they were ready to start human trials but pro-life advocates are concerned problems still remain.

Catholic Franciscan University of Steubenville Installs Pro-Life Bioethics Chair
Steubenville, OH (LifeNews.com) -- At most colleges and universities the bioethics department is a rubber stamp for the kinds of scientific practices that concern pro-life groups -- like embryonic stem cell research and human cloning. At Franciscan University of Steubenville, the new bioethics chair is fully pro-life.

British Pro-Life Groups Challenge Scientists' Hybrid Human Cloning Licenses
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Two British pro-life groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the two licenses awarded by the government to scientists allowing them to create hybrid human clones. Comment on Reproductive Ethics and the Christian Legal Centre are behind the suit to revoke the licenses for the grisly practice.

Study Shows Rise in Deep Sedation Used as Euthanasia in the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- A new study of the use of euthanasia in the Netherlands finds the number of patients killed via deep sedation is on the rise. Deep sedation involves using drugs to make terminally ill patients unconscious until death and the study finds doctors and patients are substituting it for euthanasia.

Scientists Admit Embryonic Stem Cell Research Hasn't Been Successful
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- While pro-life advocates have repeated the mantra for years that embryonic stem cell research hasn't helped a single patient while adult stem cells have already been used in humans afflicted with dozens of diseases, a leading scientist in England is beginning to admit defeat.

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Alternative Jumps Ahead With Parkinson's Success
Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- When two research teams last year created embryonic-like stem cells that could be ethical alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, pro-life advocates were hopeful about their potential. Now, scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have used the reprogrammed cells to successfully treat Parkinson's in mice.

Anti-Euthanasia Activist Says Hillary Clinton Clearly Supported Assisted Suicide
Salem, OR (LifeNews.com) -- Comments pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made over the weekend have drawn significant attention from those opposed to euthanasia. Clinton gave a convoluted answer to a local Oregon newspaper's question on assisted suicide but appeared to support the grisly practice.

French Woman at Center of Euthanasia Case Refused Treatment for Five Years
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- The French woman Chantal Sebire who is at the heart of an international debate over euthanasia, refused medical treatment for her condition. Sebire wanted help to take her own life because she had a rare sinus tumor that was ravaging her face and she unsuccessfully pressed for France to allow the practice.

Hillary Clinton Offers Convoluted Support for Oregon Assisted Suicide Law
Salem, OR (LifeNews.com) -- Campaigning over the weekend, local media asked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton about Oregon's first-in-the-nation law legalizing assisted suicide. Depending on your perspective, she either largely sidestepped the question or offered convoluted support for Oregon's law turning suicide into medicine.

Former German Politician Makes Suicide Machine to Help Patients Kill Themselves
Berlin, Germany (LifeNews.com) -- A former German politician has made what he calls a suicide machine that he wants to use to help disabled and terminally ill patients kill themselves. Roger Kusch has modified a perfusor, a machine normally used to help patients by allowing the injection of medicine over a long duration.

British Researchers Make Human-Animal Hybrid Clones Before Embryo Bill OKed
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The British Parliament hasn't yet approved an embryo bill allowing the practice, but that hasn't stopped researchers from making hybrid clones featuring both human and animal parts. Embryos that are mostly human but have some animal DNA combined with them have apparently been made for the first time.

Oregon Newspaper Challenged on Presentation of New Assisted Suicide Report
Salem, OR (LifeNews.com) -- The head of the statewide pro-life group Oregon Right to Life is challenging the Eugene Register Guard newspaper over its presentation of the state's new report on assisted suicide. The new report found the number of people who died is on the rise and showed the number of patients getting drugs to use in taking their own lives also increasing.

James Dobson Wants McCain to Oppose Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Plans to Vote
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life leader James Dobson said on Monday that he plans to vote for president this November, but he declined to say whether he will support eventual Republican nominee John McCain. He also said he wished McCain would oppose embryonic stem cell research, saying he can't be fully pro-life without doing so.

Terri Schiavo's Family Calls for Observance of Terri's Day to Honor Disabled Woman
St. Petersburg, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo's family and a leading pro-life group are calling on people to honor the disabled woman whose husband took her life in a painful euthanasia death. Together with Priests for Life, the Schindler family has established the observance of “Terri’s Day” each March 31.

France Poll Finds Support for Assisted Suicide After Chantal Sebire's Death
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll of French people conducted just before the death of Chantal Sebire finds more than 90 percent favor legalizing assisted suicide there or are learning towards it. Sebire, a French euthanasia advocate, took her life last week on the heels of this new poll whose data only came to light on Friday.

French Euthanasia Advocate Chantal Sebire Died of Suicide Drug Overdose
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- French euthanasia advocate Chantal Sebire died of an overdose of narcotic drugs, authorities have determined, in what appeared to be a suicide. Sebire wanted help to take her own life because she had a rare tumor that was ravaging her face and she unsuccessfully pressed for France to allow the practice.

Liberal Columnist Nat Henthoff Blasts Barack Obama on Terri Schiavo Flip-Flop
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama made headlines last month for flip-flopping on whether or not the federal government should have helped Terri Schiavo's family to save her life. Now, Obama is coming under fire from liberal columnist Nat Henthoff for saying he should have opposed the bill allowing the Schindler family to help their beloved daughter.

Belgium Lawmakers Want Teens, Mentally Disabled to Have Assisted Suicides
Brussels, Belgium (LifeNews.com) -- Lawmakers in Belgium are pushing the nation to open its assisted suicide law to teenagers and the mentally disabled. Members of the Belgium coalition government say parents should have the right to subject their terminally ill children to euthanasia and take their lives.

"The View" Hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar Defend Jack Kevorkian's Murder, Suicides
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, longtime hosts of the chatty television program "The View," praised Jack Kevorkian in a recent episode. Following news that Kevorkian has planned a Congressional bid, they praised him for killing more than 130 people in assisted suicides and murdering a disabled patient.

Nebraska Approves Human Cloning Funding Ban, Governor Heineman Signs
Lincoln, NE (LifeNews.com) -- The Nebraska legislature gave final approval to a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to pay for either kind of human cloning. Afterwards, the legislature sent the measure to Republican Gov. Dave Heineman, who signed it immediately.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Will Allow Free Vote on Human Cloning Bill
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finally bowed to pressure from pro-life groups and Catholic Church leaders to allow a free vote on a bill that would allow human cloning. The British Parliament will soon vote on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that allows the cloning of human-animal hybrids.

Assisted Suicide Crusader Jack Kevorkian Makes Congressional Bid Official
Detroit, MI (LifeNews.com) -- Convicted murderer and assisted suicide crusader Jack Kevorkian made his candidacy for a Detroit-area Congressional seat official on Monday. Kevorkian says his main agenda as a member of the august body would be promoting the Ninth Amendment as allowing a right to assisted suicide.

Scientists Excited Bush Stem Cell Research Policy May Change After Elections
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Scientists who engage in stem cell research are excited that the policy President Bush has put in place about the practice could be overturned with the election of a new president. Bush prevented making taxpayers fund any new embryonic stem cell research with their tax dollars because it involves the destruction of human life.

Netherlands Pro-Euthanasia Psychiatrist Publishes Do-It-Yourself Suicide Guide
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- A Netherlands psychiatrist who assisted in the suicide of a grieving mother that ultimately led to the Dutch Supreme Court ruling that the depressed should have the right to kill themselves has now published a do-it-yourself guide to committing suicide.

French Euthanasia Advocate Didn't Die of Natural Causes, Autopsy Indicates
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- French euthanasia advocate Chantal Sebire did not die of natural causes, according to an autopsy done on her body following her death last week. Sebire wanted help to take her own life because she had a rare tumor that was ravaging her face and she unsuccessfully pressed for France to allow the practice.

Elderly Australian Man Creates Suicide Robot to Kill Himself, Used Internet Guide
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- In another case of someone using information gathered from the Internet to take their own life, an elderly man from Australia killed himself after making a robot. Francis Tovey, 81, lived alone and wanted to kill himself after enduring repeated requests from family to move to an assisted living facility.

Scotland Catholic Cardinal's Plans to Criticize Gordon Brown on Cloning Bill
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Scotland Catholic Cardinal Keith O'Brien plans to criticize British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his Easter sermon for advocating legislation that would promote human cloning. Brown is behind the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that would allow scientists to clone human-animal hybrids.

France Sees Euthanasia Debate After Woman Pressing for Assisted Suicide Dies
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- France is embroiled in a contentious euthanasia debate following the death of a woman who pressed for a law there to legalize assisted suicide. Chantal Sebire wanted help to take her own life because she had a rare tumor that was ravaging her face and she unsuccessfully pressed for France to allow the practice.

Oregon Assisted Suicide Report: Deaths Increase, No Psychological Referrals
Salem OR (LifeNews.com) -- Oregon officials have released their tenth statewide report on the status of assisted suicide there and it found the number of people who died is on the rise. The report also showed the number of people getting drugs to use in taking their own lives is increasing as well.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Faces More Backlash on Human Cloning Bill
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing more backlash on the embryo bill that would allow the cloning of humans with animal DNA infused. He's already faced a rebellion from Catholic MPs upset he won't allow a free vote and now MPs from Scotland have started a backlash as well.

Robert Latimer Wants New Trial in Murder-Euthanasia Case, Won't Lobby Govt
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- Robert Latimer, the man who murdered his disabled daughter by forcing her into the cab of his truck and letting exhaust fumes kill her, has already been paroled. Now he says he wants a new trial to clear his name in the so-called mercy killing case that horrified pro-life and disability rights groups.

John McCain Open to Pro-Life Perspective on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Though he has a pro-life stance on abortion, John McCain's votes for embryonic stem cell research funding have given some pro-life people pause. Yet, a pro-life Arizona attorney who has spoken with the senator on the subject says McCain is excited about alternatives and agrees with the pro-life movement on some aspects of the debate.

Canadian Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Could Come After Next Elections
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- Leading opponents of euthanasia in Canada are concerned that another bill to attempt to legalize assisted suicide could come after the next national elections. They worry that the case of Robert Latimer, the man who killed his disabled daughter and was recently paroled from prison, could prompt another attempt.

Pro-Life Group Hosts Briefing on Successes of Adult Stem Cell Research
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A top Washington-based pro-life group hosted a bipartisan briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday to tout the latest successes of adult stem cell research. The Family Research Council's event featured several patients and the doctor who treated them with adult stem cells.

Jack Kevorkian Plans Run for Congress in Michigan Against Pro-Life Advocate
Detroit, MI (LifeNews.com) -- Convicted murderer and assisted suicide crusader Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress from his hometown in the Detroit area. The former pathologist has admitted to killing more than 130 people, including the televised death of Thomas Youk netted him a 25-year prison sentence.

John McCain Addresses Terri Schiavo Debate After Barack Obama's Flip-Flop
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Presidential candidate John McCain addressed the debate over Terri Schiavo's euthanasia death but added little to his position other than to call the ordeal "very sad." His comments are the first since Barack Obama came under intense criticism saying he regretted supporting a bill to help her family prevent her ex-husband from killing her.

Ohio House Holds Hearing on Human Cloning Ban, Pro-Life Groups Supportive
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- An Ohio House committee held a hearing Tuesday on for the second time on a bill that would ban all forms of human cloning in the state. The Ohio Senate Judiciary Civil Justice Committee heard discussion on the measure, S.B. 174, but did not take a vote on it.

Federal Government Upholds Two More Embryonic Stem Cell Research Patents
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Some say the battle over embryonic stem cell research funding is the main source of contention in the stem cell research debate. However, for scientists, it's about patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upheld two more patents following a decision in February upholding another.

British Pro-Life Catholic MPs May Continue Pressing for Free Vote on Cloning Bill
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Several members of the British Parliament who are pro-life Catholics and object to a bill that would allow human-animal hybrid cloning may press for a free vote on the bill. The British Labour government has given them the opportunity to abstain from voting on the bill but that may not be good enough.

North Country Gazette, June Maxam Attacks LifeNews.com on Terri Schiavo
In today's political culture, exploitation has unfortunately become more common. Unfortunately, we're seeing it again with the tragedy of the euthanasia death of Terri Schiavo.

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