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Why must Catholic bishops insist on trying to control women's lives?
The argument by Catholic bishops and other conservatives that providing contraception and reproductive health services for all women is a denial of Catholics' religious freedom is without merit ("O'Brien's quixotic fight," Feb. 9). The law is not...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Republican Party, Christianity, Family Planning, Health Treatments
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Jean Marbella: On health care, freedom for or from religion?
I once met a smart and delightful young woman who was making her way through a demanding college program despite being a single mother of two. From what I could tell, she was quite a loving mom and her kids seemed happy. But just watching her juggle...Tags: Government Health Care, Vatican City, White House, Health and Safety at Work, Family Planning
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Obama's birth-control compromise wins some support
Washington Bureau– For days President Obama had been hammered by critics — including Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien of the Archdiocese of Baltimore — over a regulation in the healthcare law that required religiously affiliated hospitals, charities...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Freedom of Religion, Symptoms, Family Planning, Birth Control
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Maryland seeks to improve support for mothers to breast-feed
Breast-feeding didn't come easy at first for Sharalyn Webre, who struggled through five months with her first child.
But with more experience, patience and family support, feedings were less complicated with her next two children, including a baby girl...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Diabetes, Science, UNICEF, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Catholics, contraception and the heretic faithful
One of my most conservative friends is Catholic, but he is not a "conservative Catholic." In my book, he'd only be a conservative Catholic if he opposed the death penalty (he supports it), opposed abortion (he believes women should have the right to...Tags: Rituals, John Paul II, Vatican City, Family Planning, Religious Events
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free cookbook The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health has a new healthful eating kit that features a free cookbook and tips that will help you select foods high in fiber and low in fat and sodium. Recipes are also quick, easy and...Tags: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Anne Arundel County, Colon Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Preventative Medicine
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Fetus found in Dumpster near Bel Air Tuesday night
A fetus was found in a Dumpster Tuesday evening near Seasons at Bel Air apartments.
Police received a call around 6 p.m. Tuesday from someone reporting that a mother had placed a stillborn baby in a metal trash container in the 900 block of Sablewood...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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North Baltimore city crime log: Man sought in attack on pregnant woman
Art Museum Drive Unit block, between 10:15 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. Jan. 30. Garmin GPS stolen from vehicle. North Calvert Street 3200 block at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 29. Garmin GPS, charger, CD, Gatorade, peanuts stolen from unlocked vehicle. Calvin Avenue 400...Tags: Theft, Chrysler Group LLC, Garmin Ltd., Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Abusive Behavior
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Home birth supporters seek to ease midwife rules
More than 500 Maryland moms delivered babies at home last year, but as such births become more popular, a dispute is brewing over whether to make the process a more viable option in the state.
Home births are on the rise in the United States with...Tags: Stress, Concerts, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Cesarean Section
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Lawyers in abortion murder case say fetal deaths occurred in N.J.
Lawyers for a doctor charged with killing five viable fetuses at an Elkton clinic said in a court motion filed Friday that Maryland lacks jurisdiction because the deaths occurred in New Jersey, and the charges should be thrown out. Steven C. Brigham,...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Laws, Prosecution, Criminal Laws
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The power of light
It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Symptoms, Arthritis, Greece
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Abortion not cause of population decline
Diana Schaub's recent commentary missed the facts ("Abortion and population," Jan. 23). To blame Baltimore's population decline on abortion is misleading at best. It is a broad statement that fails to deeply consider the varied reasons women choose to...Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Abortion
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