When the ladies of Rylstone Women’s Institute produced their calendar of sepia-toned nudes in 1999, they couldn’t have known the actions they took would resonate so strongly with the public that they’d raise more than six million pounds for Blood Cancer UK and their story would inspire countless interviews and articles, more calendars, books, a movie, a musical.
BOSTON In Massachusetts, where abortion is protected in law and promoted in culture, it is rare to see the words unborn child used by the courts or mainstream media. But that was what happened on Feb. 13-14, prompting both praise and criticism from local pro-life leaders.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a defendant who was charged with murder after killing his girlfriend and her unborn child.