Pro-life leaders say HHS should not do away with Trump-era Title X rule
A Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen in this file photo. (Credit: Tyler Orsburn/CNS.)
The same day the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a Mississippi appeal of a lower court s decision to strike down the state s 15-week abortion ban, it dismissed suits against a Trump administration Title X policy.
WASHINGTON The same day the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a Mississippi appeal of a lower court’s decision to strike down the state’s 15-week abortion ban, it dismissed suits against a Trump administration Title X policy.
Flowers blooming, grass growing, birds chirping thereâs evidence all around us of things weâve anticipated over these long months of waiting. Spring is a beautiful reminder thereâs always hope and a new season of life waiting to bless us.
In Montana there are hopeful signs, too, that we are emerging from the worst of the pandemic. Although concerning variants persist and people continue to suffer from the virus, itâs looking like this summer may more closely resemble our pre-COVID days than the fearful, isolating summer of 2020.
But what about our spiritual health both individually and as a society?
At the moments in life when I’m feeling especially scared, I’ve noticed that Elijah is the last person I want to see.
During one dark period, without any conscious decision, I remember altering my daily Bible reading of the Old Testament ever so slightly. I had been reading through 1 and 2 Samuel, then on into 1 Kings through the life of Solomon, when suddenly I veered over to the Psalms. As I thought about it, I became convinced I was avoiding that middle section of 1 and 2 Kings because I knew who was there: a prophet called Elijah. I wanted to avoid him the same way a laid-off person wants to avoid her “Employee of the Month” neighbor or the way an obese person wants to avoid his marathon-running brother-in-law. The comparison only highlights one’s inadequacies, whether real or perceived.
The use of cell lines originating from aborted fetal tissue in the development of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has raised questions for some religious conservatives.
Catholic bishops say the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines did not use abortion-derived fetal cell lines, but that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is acceptable, if it's the only available option.