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by Tony Perkins June 18, 2013 (FRC) - In the midst of so many crises, it's comforting to know that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is focused on what matters: genderless bathrooms. Unfortunately, that's just one effect of a sweeping proposal that could destroy personal freedom in the American workplace.…

by Thaddeus Baklinski VANCOUVER, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Archbishop of Vancouver has once again held the archdiocese's Pro-life Sunday on Father's Day, recognizing the "wonderful gift of fatherhood" and connecting it to the importance of celebrating and protecting life. This year Archbishop J. Michael…

by Johanna Dasteel INDORE, Madhya, Pradesh, India, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A 60-year-old Indian woman shocked doctors, and herself, when she unexpectedly gave birth to a healthy 3.5 kg (7 lb 11 oz) baby girl last Thursday.  Only identified as Lilabai, the mother of (now) four children presented…

by The Editors HUIZHOU, Guangdong China, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Chinese government has given notice to citizens of the city Huizhou that all women of childbearing age must be fitted with Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) or be permanently sterilized via tubal ligations. Women who are currently…

by Michelle Kaufman, New Zealand Correspondent AUCKLAND, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - “We must provide students with an ideal to strive for, one that offers them the healthiest option physically and emotionally.  The healthiest ideal is to postpone sexual activity until adulthood, and ideally, until marriage.” This is the recommendation…

by Sierra Champion Mom, Dad, I’m pro-life. The day I “outed” myself to my ultra-liberal family, I was terrified. These are the people who basically tried to bully me into aborting my son (aka, their grandson) back in 2011. Lord knows I love them, but I was seriously considering taking this to the grave.…

by Patrick B. Craine TORONTO, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An “alternative” school dedicated to “equity” issues has opened the Toronto District School Board’s first co-ed washroom. Intended primarily for students identifying as “transgender,” the washroom was set up after…

by Peter Saunders When two Glasgow midwives won the right to opt out of supervising abortions last April I suggested that the General Medical Council (GMC) needed to revise its professional guidance on the matter which now seemed to be at odds with the law. At the time Niall Dickson (pictured), the GMC's…

by Peter Saunders June 18, 2013 (PJSaunders) - In this last week both Belgium and the Netherlands have taken major steps towards euthanasia for children. A consensus among members of the Belgian Federal Parliament has reportedly formed in support of legislation to allow children to choose to undergo euthanasia…

by Peter Baklinski OTTAWA, Ontario, June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) amended its “Partnership, Sponsorship, and Donations” policy last week after repeatedly facing parental backlash over choices of school trips, events, and speakers that parents say were hostile…

by Eric Metaxas June 18, 2013 (Breakpoint.org) - Last week, the President threw America's parents and their daughters under a bus. And I'm hopping mad about it—and not just because I have a young daughter of my own. First, a little history: In 2011, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius…

by Calvin Freiburger June 18, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh delivered a powerful monologue (transcript, video) asserting that in addition to its innate monstrousness, abortion is “at the root of our cultural decay” as a nation, its impact stretching from respect for…

by Jonathon van Maren Nothing quite gives a pro-life activist the opportunity to find out where our culture is at and how wounded it is as being out on the streets, discussing abortion with our generational counterparts. The first thing that always strikes me is how much hurt and how much pain is out there, and how badly…

by Priscilla K. Coleman June 18, 2013 (Mercatornet.com) - On June 12 the New York Times published an article by graduate student Joshua Lang, “What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?” Mr Lang is currently enrolled in UC Berkley’s Joint Medical Program, a five-year Master of Science/Medical…

A system which uses giant holograms to help medical students master their subject has been pioneered by two London-based junior doctors. (BBC)

The eyes of people with neurological conditions, including ADHD and Parkinson’s, have a distinctive motion that could form the basis of clinical diagnosis. (Scientific American)

A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. (Los Angeles Times)

In her new book, “What Doctors Feel,” Dr. Danielle Ofri tells the unforgettable story of a pediatrician she interviewed, a woman she calls Eva. In taut, vivid prose, Dr. Ofri describes a tragic event that occurred during Eva’s residency. She helped deliver a baby doomed to asphyxiation within minutes of birth because of a severe lack of amniotic fluid in the womb. (New York Times)

Despite India’s enormous population, it would be cost-effective to fight its growing AIDS epidemic by testing all 800 million sexually active adults in the country every five years and treating all those infected, a new statistical study has concluded. (New York Times)

The beleaguered Susan G. Komen Foundation has named a nationally known health policy and research expert in Washington, D.C. to replace founder Nancy Brinker as its chief executive, the breast cancer charity announced Monday. (Washington Post)