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    LETTER: Right to choose comes before the 'act'  Oct 10, 2008
    People are grasping wrote on Oct 8, 2008 2:56 PM:" Ed miller--A human? I agree. What else could two humans produce besides a human?A life? Not quite. Until that fetus is born, able to physiologically support itself, or has been given the opportunity to develop into a life it is NOT *A LIFE*. It's working on developing that life with the life support of the woman. If a fetus were indeed a life--it wouldn't need to use a viable human in order to survive. Now, before some jump on the "but there are... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Safe Blood Test For Down Syndrome  Oct 10, 2008
    These confirmatory tests mean inserting a needle into the womb to sample amniotic fluid (amniocentesis) or snipping off a small piece of the placenta for analysis (chorionic villus sampling or CVS). The vast majority of the time these tests go smoothly. (CBS News)

    Obama supports aborting babies  Oct 10, 2008
    Unbelievably, Obama continues to refuse to address the disproportionate killing of African American babies in their mother's womb ... If the circumstances matter once a child is out of the womb, why dont they matter when he or she is in the womb. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Pumpkins and apples are staples in fall recipes....  Oct 10, 2008
    She practically came out of the womb bouncing a ball, Lisa says. You just can t take that away from her. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    16 comments  Oct 10, 2008
    "Sen. O'Malley," Obama said near the beginning of the discussion, "the testimony during the committee indicated that one of the key concerns was -- is that there was a method of abortion, an induced abortion, where the -- the fetus or child, as -- as some might describe it, is still temporarily alive outside the womb." Obama made three crucial concessions here: the legislation was about 1) a human being, who was 2) "alive" and 3) "outside the womb." He also used an odd redundancy: "temporarily... (Human Events Online)

    Are you worried about food tainted with melamine in U.S.?  Oct 10, 2008
    Bear in mind too if you re a mother age 34 or older, odds are your mother probably drank and smoked while you were in the womb; see how you turned out. The human body is pretty tough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    New to the Stable: Two Champion Clones  Oct 10, 2008
    In some species, notably cattle, clones have died in the womb or just after birth with dire health problems, though not enough data are available yet to know if that will be true in horses. "We applaud the Thoroughbred industry and other segments of the horse industry that are shunning this practice," said Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society, in Washington. (Yahoo News -- Cloning)

    Scientists hail unborn child Down's Syndrome test  Oct 8, 2008
    This involves inserting a long needle through the mother s abdomen and drawing off fluid from the womb. As well as being uncomfortable and inconvenient, amniocentesis carries a small risk of miscarriage or infection. (Times Online)

    'Safer' test for Down's developed  Oct 7, 2008
    One of the current ways of confirming the syndrome is amniocentesis, in which a needle is used to take a sample of the fluid within the womb ... A similar invasive procedure that takes a tissue sample from inside the womb, called chorionic villus sampling, carries a miscarriage risk of two in 100 ... DOWN'S SYNDROME TESTS Screening only identifies women at increased risk of having a baby with Down's based on the woman's age, proteins in her blood and a scan of the baby Existing diagnostic tests... (BBC News)

    Faith in the campaign  Oct 7, 2008
    A child in the womb can be nothing else. Don t beat around the bush. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Nearly 80, nursing coach still teaches moms how to breastfeed  Oct 7, 2008
    "Babies are born very well nourished," Wogec said, and they tend to sleep a lot during the first day out of the womb. "She's really not that hungry yet. She'll set her own feeding schedule. Feed her when she's hungry.". (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Small-town values aren't qualification for holding office  Oct 6, 2008
    hetfield wrote on Oct 5, 2008 12:35 PM:" Liberals! they cant stand what scottie calls 'home town values.' What these values really are are conservative principles this country was founded on. My goodness, how terrible to think we should raise responsible children. what a terrible thing to have JC and God in our lives. What an awful ideal we share in thinking unborn children should be given life, and not ripped to shreds in the womb. how terrible to think people have the ability to make it on... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    India to tighten laws on rent-a-womb surrogacy  Oct 5, 2008
    The surrogacy business is thriving as an increasing number of foreigners seek to take advantage of the lack of restrictions and relatively cheap costs involved in securing an Indian woman willing to rent out her womb. Critics say the proposed law will only serve to encourage "medical tourism" at the cost of 00004000 women's health and promote invasive and expensive technologies over adoption. (Economic Times)

    LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 3, 2008  Oct 4, 2008
    Just watch the many documentaries that feature videos of children in the womb ... Ms. Chris wrote on Oct 3, 2008 7:24 PM:"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, and I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were... (North County Times)

    Voting Biblical values  Oct 3, 2008
    20 But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have defiled yourself by sleeping with a man other than your husband"- 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse of the oath-"may the LORD cause your people to curse and denounce you when he causes you to have a miscarrying womb and barrenness ... 27 If she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then when she is made to drink the water that brings a curse, it will go into her and cause bitter... (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Study links birth size and breast cancer  Oct 3, 2008
    The study adds to evidence that, at least in some cases, something that happens in the womb may cause cancer later in life. Previous research into links between birth size and breast cancer have proved inconsistent, but the findings published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine are strong evidence that the two may be related. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Big babies 'risk breast cancer'  Oct 3, 2008
    One theory is that a larger baby may be exposed to more oestrogen and other hormones in the womb. The data analysed by Professor Isabel dos Santos Silva showed birth weight, length and head circumference were all linked with breast cancer risk. (BBC News -- Health)

    First U.S. Uterus Transplant Planned  Oct 3, 2008
    Now, doctors are planning the first womb transplant in the United States ... They note that thousands of women cannot bear children because they were born with a malfunctioning uterus or their wombs were damaged by cancer, accidents, pregnancy complications or other problems. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)

    Abortion takes a heavy toll  Oct 3, 2008
    Of all places possible, a child should be safest within the confines of it s mothers womb ... "The Bible places no value on fetuses or infants less than one month old. Lev 27:6And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.Fetuses and infants less than one month old are not considered persons. Numbers 3:15-163:15 Number the children of Levi after the house... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Democrats brought on current crisis (1080)  Oct 3, 2008
    Retired Navy wrote on Sep 29, 2008 7:52 AM:" Why I am a Republican.I am a Republican because of my beliefs my mom and dad installed in me as a child.1. I believe in a strong defense of America, Our Armed Forces, and an all Volunteer Force, of which I volunteered for the armed forces, 1975 to 2007.2. I believe in the 2nd amendment, the right to bear arms. Guns dont kill people, people kill people. 3. I am a Pro lifer. Babies in the womb are humans at conception, period. Use birth control. If a... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Supporting life the No. 1 issue  Oct 3, 2008
    Pro-Life Democrat wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:24 PM:" What surprises me with supposedly "pro-life" people is that as soon as the child is out of the womb, these kids are pretty much out on their own. There are 9 million children in this country that don't have health insurance. How many kids die each year simply because their parents can't afford to take them to the doctor's office? Whatever it is, we all know that it's far too many.And how about the millions of poor elderly who have to make the... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Our plastic world  Oct 3, 2008
    In hundreds of experiments, animals exposed to hormone disruptors in the womb went on to develop breast cancer, early puberty, diabetes, obesity, behavioral problems and other health issues. What we know is that BPA and phthalates disrupt hormones, and that hormones are necessary for normal human development, brain development and reproductive development, says David Wallinga, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Food Policy s Food and Health Program in Minneapolis. (Science News for Kids)

    Dyslexia gene is carried by 15% of population  Oct 3, 2008
    It was already known that a particular DNA pattern, or haplotype, in one variant of the KIAA0319 gene is associated with reduced activity of the gene during development in the womb. The mutation affects development of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for thought processes. (Belfast Telegraph)

    Birth size linked to breast cancer  Oct 3, 2008
    The authors suggest that exposure to oestrogen in the womb both affects growth and, in some way, increases future cancer risk. This study found that the increase in breast cancer risk due to birth size was moderate or small. (NHS Choices)

    Antidepressants 'may harm sperm'  Sep 25, 2008
    In couples undergoing IVF, studies have found that couples where the man's sperm has higher levels of DNA damage produce fewer embryos, and their embryos are less likely to implant successfully in the womb. More work needed. (BBC News)

    Recent letter on Obama brings chills--Sheila Hobein  Sep 25, 2008
    He fully embraces the murder of unborn children, and as indicated by Ms. Carlson, even advocates for the death of those outside of the womb. This kind of extremism is not the change we want. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    First Rights: Abortion wars crescendo  Sep 25, 2008
    "That powerful preacher was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who later became pro-choice. He supports Obama. Opposing Obama is conservative black Los Angeles minister, the Rev. Jesse Peterson. Protesting outside a Planned Parenthood office in April, he told the crowd: "Before you go to bed tonight, more than 1,500 babies will be killed in a black woman's womb. "No matter who is elected president, this war will not cease.Nat Hentoff is a nationally renowned authority on the First Amendment and the Bill of... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Depression pill may damage men's chances of having children  Sep 25, 2008
    Similar levels of damage are known to affect the formation of embryos and their ability to implant in the womb to create a pregnancy. Seroxat slows sperm through the male reproductive system, which may give it more time to develop flaws. (Daily Mail)

    Bullying won't result in transformation  Sep 24, 2008
    Tom P wrote on Sep 24, 2008 12:24 AM:" I, like Joe Biden, believe that life begins at conception. But I believe that the infant doesn't magically get passed a soul as he/she exits the womb. I think it would be a stretch to assume the "thou shalt not kill" provision of God's top 10 only applies to His children outside of the womb. It's not bullying, it's conviction. ". Pro-Choicer wrote on Sep 23, 2008 10:22 PM:" The right to life people seem so self-righteous and judgemental. Putting down those... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Editor's Mailbag (Sept. 19)  Sep 24, 2008
    Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.God causes the man to sleep, and creates a woman from his rib. The man names her "Woman" (Heb. ishshah), "for this one was taken from a man" (Heb. ish). "On account of this a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his woman. "Sorry, but those are God's words. So that must mean he is homophobic too.... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Letters to the Editor  Sep 24, 2008
    The court-created right to abortion ends once the child is born and is no longer in the mother's womb. No matter how one tries to stretch the right of privacy about which the right to abortion was based, it is not implicated once there is no more privacy, once the child is outside the mother. (Rockport Pilot, TX)

    EPA Failing on Children's Environmental Health Issues  Sep 24, 2008
    One notable research effort being assembled is the , an epidemiological study that will track more than 100,000 children from the womb to age 21. The study "will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development" of children, according to the study's website, with the goals of identifying preventable environmental causes of disease and developing preventative actions to improve children's health and health care. (OMB Watch)

    FOXSexpert: The Vibrator - What's All the Buzz About?  Sep 23, 2008
    From the time of Hippocrates all the way to Freud, doctors stimulated orgasms in women and girls to relieve them of what was thought to be their "starved" or "misplaced" womb. Historically, people thought that hysteria ("hyster" is Greek, meaning "womb") was a condition where the uterus was revolting against sexual deprivation. (Fox News)

    Don’t point fingers  Sep 23, 2008
    Patriot wrote on Sep 23, 2008 9:32 AM:" Jim - I understand the visceral need that liberals have to believe that Obama's support for infanticide is a great lie. They simply cannot face the reality that their nominee has such a radical (and frightening) position on something as important as life. They refuse to accept reality - although you and I know that liberals like Dana and Murray know the truth about their candidate. His radical, pro-choice views are an abomination to most Americans. No... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Horse happy - Ravalli County rodeo queen has an equine addiction  Sep 23, 2008
    Given her natural horse sense - among the many Zacha family stories is the one about Ciara and how she first learned to ride in the womb - lessons from her mom and time spent with the Bitterroot Saddlebusters 4-H Club, finding her seat wasn t a challenge, and she quickly picked up where she left off. During a July show in Corvallis, Zacha s grace on a horse so impressed Suzanne Nebeker of Salmon, owner of Checkmate s HMS Ark Royal N, that Nebeker asked if the young woman would be interested in... (Missoulian, MT)

    There goes ... Larry  Sep 23, 2008
    Listened to Larry since I was in the womb (vibrations then, mostly), and graduated from UGA nearly ten years ago and still listened when I could. Unfortunately the TV delay got so bad with the advent of satellite I couldn t listen to Larry much anymore and still watch, but it will never dampen the memories of old. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    LETTER: I believe child in womb is entitled to life  Sep 21, 2008
    Nevertheless, the child in womb has committed no injustice to anyone and I feel with my whole being that he/she is entitled to the right to life. To me this is a very important issue. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Tapestry offers help to parents of colicky babies  Sep 20, 2008
    For new parents, it's frustrating, said Miriam Irwin, registered dietitian, Somerset Tapestry of Health WIC. They don't know how to stop their baby's crying (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Natural Childbirth Linked To Stronger Baby Bonding Than C-sections  Sep 20, 2008
    (July 1, 2008) Impaired contraction of the uterus (womb) may play a part in the association of advancing maternal age with increased cesarean rates. Researchers analyzed a large Scottish data base to characterize. (Science Daily)

    Finger Lengths Linked To Voluntary Exercise  Sep 20, 2008
    While both situations were first thought to have been caused by exposure to elevated levels of prenatal testosterone in the womb, research conducted using lab mice yielded no concrete evidence to support that original hypothesis ... Given the results, the findings suggest that prenatal stress rather than prenatal testosterone levels in the womb, forms a component of the inherent desire for physical activity. (Science Daily)

    First frozen embryo baby born in Bangladesh  Sep 20, 2008
    Opshora, the baby girl, was born by caesarean at Modern Hospital in the city in the afternoon, after being in the mother's womb for 37 weeks. "Opshora is doing well. At birth, her weight was 3.2 kilograms," Dr Rashida Begum, who led the caesarean operation, said at a press conference here on Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Palin Derangement Syndrome: Obama's Worst Enemy?  Sep 19, 2008
    As he noted: Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, wrote that Palin's "greatest hypocrisy is in her pretense that she is a woman" and denounced "the Republican Party's cynical calculation that because [Palin] has a womb and makes lots and lots of babies -- she speaks for the women of America. "Carol Fowler, the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, said that Palin's "primary... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    FOXSexpert: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Men and Sex  Sep 19, 2008
    Research out of the University of Liverpool in England indicated the size of a man s ring fingers and genitals are directly related to how much testosterone he received in the womb ... If a man s ring fingers are longer than his index fingers, this means there were healthy testosterone levels in the womb. (Fox News)

    It's time to reclaim our government for the people  Sep 19, 2008
    Maybe Mr. Fairhurst feels that he should be taken care of from womb to tomb, as do all liberals. " TOP JOBS RELATED STORIES: 1 | | | | Copyright ? The Montana Standard; a division of Lee Enterprises Copyright ? 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Regional Lee Papers. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Emergency pill for Chilean girls  Sep 19, 2008
    It works by stopping or delaying ovulation, or by stopping an egg settling in the womb. SEE ALSO 12 May 04 | Americas. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    Abortion allies show their ignorance  Sep 19, 2008
    When the embryo exhausts its food supply and does not implant in the wall of the mother's womb, it will die ... The nine months that the baby (or fetus) is in the womb are perilous, as the mother's immune system treats the baby as a foreign object in the body and tries to kill it ... They knew very little of biology and nothing of genetics, so considered quickness, the first movements of a baby in the womb, as the start of life. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    * [POP STOP]  Sep 19, 2008
    The women also went to a Buddhist temple and prayed that Leungs magical seed would plant itself in Laus womb forthwith. Despite unceasing speculation over when the Leung-Lau superfetus will finally come into being, Lau has taken a much more pragmatic attitude toward childbearing, telling reporters: getting pregnant and having a baby is a matter of fate. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Anti-abortion groups to buy ads on Google  Sep 18, 2008
    What grows in the womb of a preganant woman ... Beyond that, the baby's body is "walled off" from your body by the womb,a membrane that separates your body from the baby's body- otherwise your body would reject it. (Times Online)

    Pregnancy alert  Sep 18, 2008
    When silent infection is provoking premature labour, treatment with low doses of antibiotics might only suppress rather than eradicate infection from inside the womb, prolonging pregnancy and allowing the unborn baby continued exposure to a "hostile" environment, they say in The Lancet journal. What advice is being given in light of the findings. (BBC News -- UK)

    Down's test miscarriage warning  Sep 18, 2008
    To confirm or rule it out, a further test is offered - either amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, both of which use a fine needle to take tissue or fluid from inside the womb. However, the charity suggests that the risks linked to these invasive tests, and the high number carried out, lead to 400 miscarriages in pregnancies unaffected by Down's. (BBC News -- Health)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 17, 2008  Sep 18, 2008
    "Well, she's had one interview with Charlie Gibson, and tonight, as i understand it, she will have an interview with Sean Hannity.What is the problem for Marilyn Davey? Like all leftists, She doesn't watch Fox. But, I'll tell you what this "why doesn't she give more interviews" is really all about by the left.The want to press to destroy her, for them. They are as afraid as they have ever been, cause they know they had this thing. And now... it's gone.She is simply a target of opportunity. Palin... (North County Times)

    New to the Stable: Two Champion Clones  Sep 18, 2008
    In some species, notably cattle, clones have died in the womb or just after birth with dire health problems, though not enough data are available yet to know if that will be true in horses. "We applaud the Thoroughbred industry and other segments of the horse industry that are shunning this practice," said Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society, in Washington. (Yahoo News -- Cloning)

    Heart Disease in Infants  Sep 17, 2008
    When a baby takes its first breath of air outside the womb, a flap closes over the foramen ovale due to the pressure. If this does not occur then blood is able to seep through the atrial septal defect. (Suite101.com)

    Research shows spike in IVF babies  Sep 17, 2008
    Male sperm serve a number different purposes duri 00004000 ng fertilisation, some are swimmers that fertilise the egg, other sperm clogg the womb and vaginal passge to prevent other males from fertilising the female. These sperm were never intended to produce an embryo yet IVF treatments cannot ensure they are not used during fertilisation. (ABC Online)

    I won't tell my sons I've got cancer, says Jade Goody  Sep 16, 2008
    "I don't want to start suing them or stuff like that because I don't think it's morally right to sue an NHS hospital. "I just think, 'It's not going to get my womb back, it's not going to get my health back, so what's the point. " A doctor told Goody she had cancer while she took part in the Indian version of Big Brother. Her interview, Living With Jade, is on TV tonight at 9pm. Share this article Site Tools Related Stories Sep 13 2008 Sep 9 2008 Sep 8 2008 Sep 6 2008 Sep 4 2008 Sep 3 2008... (Glasgow Daily Record)

    New Method Identifies Meth Hot Spots  Sep 16, 2008
    16, 2008) A researcher at Oregon State University has used a new method of combining multiple sources of data to identify counties in Oregon with high numbers of methamphetamine-related problems per capita, giving officials a new tool in fighting the illegal drug. The study, presented today at a toxicology conference in Canada, examined statistics from four sources then identified five counties with the most meth-linked incidents per capita, such as deaths, poisonings and places where meth is... (Science Daily)

    Could Yoga Help Control Diabetes?  Sep 16, 2008
    "Weight's been on my mind since I came out of the womb," Kain said. "You lose the weight and then you gain that and more.". (ABC News)

    The pastor who clashed with Palin (159)  Sep 16, 2008
    Halacha (Jewish Law) does define when a fetus becomes a nephesh (person), a full-fledged human being, when the head emerges from the womb. Before then, the fetus is considered a "partial-life". (Salon)

    Jade shelters kids from news  Sep 15, 2008
    Doctors discovered Goody's cancer had spread further than expected during the eight-hour operation to remove her womb, the Sunday Mirror reported. The cancer was discovered in a ligament behind her uterus, when doctors had thought it was contained in her womb. (TeleText)

    MUSIC THERAPY:  A healing grace note for patients  Sep 15, 2008
    As a clinical director and music therapist at Beth Israel's Louis and Lucille Armstrong Music Therapy Program, Stewart specializes in working with premature babies, children and patients with trauma in this case, showing parents Rick Mei and Shan Liew how to use instruments that mimic heartbeats and womb sounds, as well as their own voices, to comfort their newborns. The goal on this day: to encourage the babies to sleep, become calm and alert, and prepare for feeding. (USA Today)

    Catholics and Obama  Sep 15, 2008
    lodisafeway wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:52 AM:" Is this the same Barack Obama for President who indicated that his own daughter should not be "punished" for making a mistake should she somehow find herself with an unwanted pregnancy? You can call it "pro choice" all you want, if that makes the "pro abortion" crowd feel a little bit better about themselves. The fact is the Catholic Church is pro life and Obama is not.Anyone who believes that bringing a new life into the world is "punishment" has no... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Jade Goody's cancer has spread further than expected  Sep 14, 2008
    Jade Goody s cancer has spread further than expected, doctors have discovered during an eight-hour operation to remove her womb. Medics who carried out the hysterectomy found that the cancer had reached Stage Three a term used to describe when it has moved beyond the womb ... Before the operation, when they thought it was contained in her womb, the reality TV star was given 95 per cent odds of making a full recovery. (Sunday Mirror)

    Semen Analysis  Sep 14, 2008
    Intra-uterine Insemination - with this technique, only the best quality sperm are selected to put back in your partner's womb, giving her the best chance of getting pregnant. Sperm Donation - If you don't have any sperm or are unable to use the ones you do have, then you might consider sperm donation, where a sperm sample from an anonymous and thoroughly tested donor will be used to help you have a family. (Suite101.com)

    John McCain and abortion  Sep 14, 2008
    Considering, of course, that Oblahma would allow the slaughter of a full term infant in the mother s womb and, if said infant should survive having a hole drilled in it s head, he would leave it to die a slow, torturous death ... So if a baby breaths its first breath of oxygen it then becomes a soul (even though it can smell, taste, see, feel and hear in the womb plus the brain waves). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Unusual eight-hour surgery to save Jade  Sep 14, 2008
    Each year, 2,700 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer, which develops from cells lining the neck of the womb. Many deaths have been prevented because of the introduction of regular screenings by the National Health Service. (Calcutta Telegraph)

    Taking care of rescued pooches takes extra patience, time, effort  Sep 13, 2008
    A 10-year-old black-and-white cocker spaniel, which had emergency surgery because her babies had died in her womb, is slowly warming up to kennel staff, but she spends much of her time huddled in the back of her cage. Lhasa apso mothers busy nursing their puppies warily peer out from their enclosures as strangers pass. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Pregnant drinking  Sep 13, 2008
    It wasn't until her daughter was five or six that doctors established that she had in fact been brain-damaged by her natural mother's drinking in the womb and she was diagnosed with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) ... She has a catalogue of health problems relating to the womb damage including a squint, repeated ear infections, poorly developed teeth and finds tasks such as doing up buttons very difficult ... Now the UK's first centre has opened in London to support children who were... (BBC News -- UK)

    Arthritis knee op 'does not work'  Sep 13, 2008
    Page last updated at 08:03 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 09:03 UK. Arthritis knee op 'does not work. (BBC News)

    Broccoli 'may help protect lungs'  Sep 13, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:05 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 00:05 UK. Broccoli 'may help protect lungs. (BBC News)

    New abortion law - Part 2  Sep 13, 2008
    Four, an experiment or medical procedure on a developing child in an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not related to the beneficial treatment of the developing child ... Abortion Survivor wrote on Sep 9, 2008 4:39 PM:" Comfort? Because my children are dead rather than adopted and raised here? No, that doesn't give me any comfort. How do you sleep at night after suggesting such a thing?Though many like you attempt to use the word "fetus" to take away the humanity of these... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    First U.S. Uterus Transplant Planned  Sep 13, 2008
    Now, doctors are planning the first womb transplant in the United States ... They note that thousands of women cannot bear children because they were born with a malfunctioning uterus or their wombs were damaged by cancer, accidents, pregnancy complications or other problems. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)

    Not what she claims to be  Sep 13, 2008
    Pelosi was basing her argument on scholastic debates over the moment of animation (infusation of the soul), which, some believed to occur at the quickening of the child in the womb ... Chaput further quotes the eminent Lutheran theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer (who died by hanging in a concentration camp for opposing the nazi extermination of the Jews), that: Destruction of the embryo in the mother s womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed on this nascent life. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Home-birth baby dies  Sep 13, 2008
    The baby's father told The Sun-Herald the doulas had told him the baby was stillborn due to an infection contracted inside the womb ... Against medical advice, she made a last-minute decision to leave hospital and go home and soon after the baby died in the womb. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Women 'more prone to nightmares'  Sep 13, 2008
    Page last updated at 11:11 GMT, Thursday, 11 September 2008 12:11 UK. Women 'more prone to nightmares. (BBC News)

    Let's get real on abortion laws  Sep 12, 2008
    When medical sciences advance and it is 100% possible for a child to survive outside the womb at 20 weeks conception or after, it is very inhumane and barbaric to kill it through abortion ... It is not easy when you believe in God, through no fault of your own, to learn that you have laid in the Womb, grown and been born where others have laid but been terminated. (ABC Online)

    Sue Nelson has all the banter from the BA Science Festival  Sep 12, 2008
    1400: The X-Change team is everywhere - listening in on sessions about binge drinking, the new shape of science in the Islamic world and womb wars. Robert Winston, the man with the most recognisable moustache in Britain, is naturally involved. (BBC News -- Science)

    Govt may raise legal time limit to abort baby  Sep 12, 2008
    Nikita, well into her 25th week of pregnancy, was informed by doctors that the foetus in her womb had a congenital heart block, indicating that the child would be born with severe congenital deformities. The Bombay HC had disallowed aborting the foetus after observing that the plea to terminate the pregnancy was equivalent to mercy killing. (Times of India)

    SC Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn't had abortion...  Sep 11, 2008
    Ms. Fowler can't imagine a feminist who isn't an ardent supporter of ripping an unborn child from one's womb. This thinking is far more responsible for the non-advancement of women in the past 40 years than any patriarchal system. (The Drudge Report)

    How 1-a-month drug could end the misery of miscarriages  Sep 11, 2008
    Doctors told her there was nothing they could do. But after reading about the pioneering research at Liverpool on the internet, the couple travelled from their York home to meet Dr Siobhan Quenby. (This is London)

    Abortion Dilemmas: Perfect Baby, Imperfect Society  Sep 11, 2008
    Observes well-known gynaecologist Dr. Kiran Coelho, "I do feel sorry for the couple. Certain kinds of cardiac malfunctions are made out between the 20th-24th week and sometimes later, when it is too late for an abortion. But after the 24th week, it is really dangerous for the mother to undergo an abortion. And what of the ethical issues? Suppose the foetus, which is viable outside the womb after the 20th week, is born alive? What are doctors going to do with it?". Reproductive technologies, like... (Gorkhapatra)

    Study Finds Connection Between Pollution and Childhood Obesity  Sep 11, 2008
    If babies are exposed to a range of common chemicals while still in the womb they are more likely to become bulky before they turn ten, the study suggests. Findings of this groundbreaking Spanish study that links chemical contamination in the womb with obesity are published in the current issue of the journal Acta Paediatrica. (TheMedGuru)

    Drug Could End Miscarriage Misery  Sep 11, 2008
    More blood vessels meant an elevated oxygen supply in the womb during the early weeks of pregnancy, a time when low oxygen levels are needed for proper implantation of the embryo against the uterus wall, Quenby explained. In the preliminary trials of the steroid - Prednisolone, 30 of the 40 women suffering from repeated miscarriages, all with high NK levels, went on to have successful pregnancies. (TheMedGuru)

    'Healthy' Individuals May Be At Risk For Heart Disease  Sep 10, 2008
    (May 13, 2005) There is emerging evidence that the diet that our mothers consume while we are in the womb and also when breast feeding may lead to health risks associated with. (July 25, 2003) There is more to losing weight than diet and exercise, according to investigators the Research Institute at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). (Science Daily)

    Bitter abortion debate in Victoria  Sep 10, 2008
    Among the amendments is a proposal to reduce the cut-off for abortion on demand from 24 weeks, when critics say a foetus is viable outside the womb to 20 weeks. Under the legislation two doctors must decide if an abortion post 24 weeks is appropriate, based on the women's current and future physical, psychological and social circumstances. (Sky News Australia)

    Letters to the editor  Sep 10, 2008
    CarpeDM wrote on Sep 9, 2008 12:44 PM:" Roscoe....why have the right to abort stop at the point the last inch of a baby leaves the womb ? that is until it commits a crime in which case killing is wrong..... What if your mother thought like you do....and acted on it...... "male unbalanced world" ??? Hey! we have a victim looking for a cause here... " ... VH wrote on Sep 9, 2008 2:30 PM:" CarpeDM said: "why have the right to abort stop at the point the last inch of a baby leaves the womb. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

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