Recently added articles from Conscience:
Editor's note.
Mar 22, 2009; Nolan, David J. ... WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITED NOTRE DAME IN MAY, a routine commencement speech became a media circus, thanks in part to a campaign by some marginal ultra-conservative groups that caught the media's attention. When the smoke cleared, we had heard a thoughtful speech that talked the talk ...
Values behind development aid.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; Gulbrandsen, Hakon ... SEXUAL RIGHTS ARE controversial in many countries. In many international arenas there are also strong forces that resist strengthening women's rights and recognizing the rights of sexual minorities. The 1978 Norwegian Abortion Act was a milestone in women's fight for economic ...
PEPFAR.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; Castagnaro, Kelly ... "NEGOTIATING WITH People's Lives" (Winter 2008-2009) provides a clear and honest depiction of how women's rights and health are compromised to appease PEPFAR grant recipients. The irresponsible decision was made to allow US taxpayer funds to go to organizations that make choices for ...
Election results.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; Crane, Donna ... JON O'BRIEN'S ARTICLE, "Catholics, the US Election and the Next Four Years," (Winter 2008-2009) is an excellent summary of recent Catholic voting behavior. Antichoice politicians and their support groups have increasingly attempted to harangue Catholic voters--directly and indirectly, ...
Reproductive justice.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; Leonard, Toni M. Bond ... SUSAN COHEN'S "ABORTION and Women of Color" (Winter 2008-2009) is a must read for all of us concerned about the rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion among women of color, especially Black women. Ms. Cohen raises much for discussion with respect to addressing the racial and ethnic ...
Dr. George Tiller.(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... On May 31, 2009, longtime abortion provider and advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights, Dr. George Tiller, was killed. Gathered at a meeting in Washington, DC, the President and Board of Directors of Catholics for Choice issued the following statement: "Catholics ...
Brazilian bishops condemn family and doctors in rape case.(The Church and Abortion)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... BRAZILIAN BISHOPS caused an outcry around the world when they condemned a nine-year-old girl, her family and the doctors who treated her when she had an abortion following a rape by her stepfather. Catolicas pelo Direito de Decidir, CFC's sister organization in Brazil, asked the question, ...
Spain to liberalize abortion laws.(The Church and Abortion)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... IN FEBRUARY, LEGISLATORS in Spain took a step towards liberalizing the country's abortion laws. Under the current law, abortion is only legal in the case of rape during the first twelve weeks or in the case of fetal malformation during the first 22 weeks. The proposed legislation would ...
Northern Ireland health department issues guidelines on abortion.(The Church and Abortion)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... THE DEPARTMENT OF Health in Northern Ireland has published guidelines on abortion for health professionals. Under the current law, abortion is only legal in cases where the pregnancy is likely to damage the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman. While these guidelines will not ...
Surveys show most US Catholics support access to abortion.(The Church and Abortion)(Statistical table)(Survey)
Mar 22, 2009 ... WHEN THE UNITED STATES Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) did a poll on the opinion of US adults on abortion, they sought to hide the results by releasing them on December 30th when few journalists were paying attention. The results, which the bishops have failed to make available in ...
Archbishop Burke forced into humiliating apology.(The Church and Abortion)(Raymond Burke)
Mar 22, 2009 ... ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND Burke, the former bishop of St. Louis and current head of the Vatican's highest court, was forced to make an embarrassing retreat after giving an interview in which he criticized US bishops for neglecting to withhold Communion from prochoice politicians. While ...
Come again?(The Church and Abortion)(condom use)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... When Pope Benedict denounced condom use as a means to prevent the transmission of HIV in March, media from around the world took notice. When Agence France-Presse turned to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to support the pope's statement, no one was available. The AFP ...
Italy liberalizes assisted reproductive technology law; bishops protest.(The Church and Bioethics)
Mar 22, 2009 ... IN 2004, ITALY PASSED A law restricting the use of assisted reproductive technology. One part of the law limited the number of embryos that could be implanted in a woman to three. However, after a series of decisions by lower level courts, the Constitutional Court in Italy ...
Vatican absolves Charles Darwin.(The Church and Bioethics)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... A CENTURY AND A HALF after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, the Vatican has come out in support of Darwin's theory, long thought to be incompatible with Catholic teachings. In doing so, the Vatican warded off any speculation that Pope Benedict might come out in ...
President Obama lifts stem-cell research restrictions; Catholics are in support.(The Church and Bioethics)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... ON MARCH 9, 2009, us President Barack Obama lifted many of the restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research imposed by the Bush administration. The US bishops immediately denounced the measure as "a sad victory of ...
Catholics decry Pope's denunciation of condom use to prevent HIV.(The Church and Contraception)(Benedict XIV)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GOVERNMENTS AND organizations around the world were quick to respond to Pope Benedict's denunciation of condom use as a mean to prevent the transmission of HIV made en route to Cameroon. Both the French Foreign Ministry and the German Health ...
Come again?(The Church and Contraception)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... In March, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released guidelines, after 10 years of research, evaluating Reiki as an alternative therapy. The guidelines state: "For a Catholic to believe in Reiki therapy presents insoluble problems. In terms of caring for one's ...
Bishops support refusal clauses on false pretenses.(The Church and Contraception)(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... AS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION prepares to review refusal clause regulations introduced by the Bush administration at the very end of its term, the US Catholic bishops tried to encourage the new administration to retain these regulations. The USCCB'S press releases, editorials and ...
US bishops misuse federal dollars; ACLU speaks out.(The Church and Contraception)(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, American Civil Liberties Union)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... IN JANUARY, THE AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union filed a case contesting the government's allocation of funds from the Trafficking Victim Protection Act to the USCCB on the basis that taxpayer dollars should not be used to impose religious beliefs on victims of trafficking. The ...
Legionaries of Christ founder led double life; Vatican visitation announced.(The Church and Sexual Abuse)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009 ... IN FEBRUARY, REPORTS broke throwing an even bigger cloud over the life of the founder of the Legionaries for Christ. It was revealed that the late Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, forced in 2005 by Pope Benedict to leave public ministry because of several accusations of sexual abuse, also ...
