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Unsafe Abortion: More Information Needed for True Informed Consent

The Maryland Office of Health Care Quality is investigating the tragic death of 29-year-old Jennifer Morbelli, who died after a suspected

Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D.

March 4, 2013

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The Adoption Tax Credit: Progress and Prospects for Expansion

This paper surveys the current state of federal and state adoption tax credits, which provide relief to families who choose to adopt a child. The paper makes several recommendations including making the adoption tax credit refundable so that adoption is an option for more families as it is such a positive force for children, families, and the country as a whole.

Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan

March 1, 2013

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New Research Shows Abortion Poses Higher Risk of Death than Giving Birth

For years abortion advocates and researchers have been asserting that an abortion is in fact safer than carrying a pregnancy

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

February 11, 2013

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Eugenics Compensation Bill Reintroduced in NC General Assembly

Wednesday marked the first working session of the North Carolina General Assembly and already a bill has been filed to

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A

January 31, 2013

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Sick and Disabled Infants Starved and Dehydrated: Britain’s Modern Baby Doe

By Jacqueline H. Abernathy, Ph.D. A news article entitled “Now sick babies go on death pathway: Doctor's haunting testimony reveals how children are put on end-of-life plan” from the UK’s Daily Mail is commanding considerable attention to end-of-life care in Great Britain. The article cites commentary from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) by an anonymous physician, who admits that he/she oversees the intentional starvation and dehydration of infants with disabilities, a practice previously thought to apply only to the elderly and terminally-ill under the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) protocol for palliative care in the U.K.