I can do everything through him who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13

2008 Life and Family News Review


The following compilation of major life and family issues news releases is arranged by month for the year 2008.

January 2008

  • Same-Sex Civil Unions Begin in New Hampshire
  • Schiavo-Type Case Heats Up Over Bronx Teen
  • Supreme Court Turns Down Michigan Appeal on Partial-Birth Abortion
  • Oregon's Domestic Partnership Law for Same-Sex Couples on Hold
  • South Dakota Abortion-Ultrasound Bill Introduced
  • Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Since 1974
  • FDA Issues Warning on Birth Control Patch Risks
  • Federal Judge Rules Missouri Must Issue 'Choose Life' Plates
  • February 2008

  • Australia's Dr. Death Arrested in New Zealand
  • British Scientists Clone Embryos from Three Parents
  • Oregon Court Records Indicate 'Mercy Killing' Victim Was Not Terminally-Ill
  • UCLA Study: Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Embryonic Stem Cells
  • South Korean Firm Begins Commercial Dog Cloning
  • Luxembourg Adopts Bill Legalizing Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
  • Suicide Rate Increase Among Middle Americans Baffles Health Officials
  • March 2008

  • Federal Judge Dismisses Suit on Barr's Morning-After Pill
  • South Dakota Gov. Signs Abortion-Ultrasound Regulation
  • 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has Sexually-Transmitted Disease, Gov't Study Reveals
  • Report Shows 49 Oregonians Took Their Lives by Assisted Suicide in 2007
  • U.S. Ruling Upholds Wisconsin University's Embryonic Stem Cell Patents
  • Ohio Abortion-Ultrasound Bill Signed Into Law
  • Man Pronounced Dead Continues Recovery After ATV Accident
  • French Woman Denied Assisted Suicide Dies from Barbiturate Overdose
  • April 2008

  • Nebraska Enacts Law to Ban State-Funded Human Cloning
  • British Scientists Create First Hybrid Embryos
  • British Pro-Life Groups File Suit Challenging Hybrid Cloning Licenses
  • Idaho Gov. Signs Anti-Coercion Abortion Measure Into Law
  • Second French Woman Calls for Right to Assisted Suicide
  • Okla. Legislature Overrides Abortion-Ultrasound Bill Veto
  • Federal Study Reveals Decline in Teen Pregnancy, Abortions
  • So. Carolina Approves Abortion-Ultrasound Bill
  • So. Dak. Abortion Ban To Be Placed on Nov. Ballot
  • May 2008

  • Kansas Senate Fails Veto Override of Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
  • Dutch Euthanasia Rates Rise Again, Bioethicist Questions Numbers
  • CDC Report Shows Suicide Rate Highest Among Seniors
  • Human Cloning Measure Defeated in Southern Australia
  • Michigan Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Traditional Marriage
  • FDA Urged to Remove Birth Control Patch from Market
  • CA Supreme Court Rules to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
  • Canada Eyes OTC Sales of Morning-After Pill
  • Disgraced Scientist Begins Animal Cloning Business
  • Pres. Bush Signs Bill to Ban Genetic Discrimination
  • June 2008

  • Oregon Patient Informed State's Health Plan Covers Assisted Suicide, Not Cancer
  • California Supreme Court Rules to Allow Same-Sex Marriages
  • CDC Report Shows Slight Increase in Teen Sexual Activity
  • Adult Stem Cell Findings Advance Parkinson's Treatment
  • Ohio Gov. Vetoes Ban on Human Cloning Funding
  • Average U.S. Life Expectancy Tops 78 Years
  • Michigan Governor Vetoes Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
  • Court Allows Enforcement of South Dakota Abortion Notification Law
  • July 2008

  • Wisconsin Abortions Drop for 4th Straight Year
  • Assisted Suicide Initiative Gains Necessary Ballot Signatures
  • Father's Age Confirmed as Key Factor in Reduced Fertility Rates
  • Over Half of Gun Deaths Involve Suicide
  • Brazilian Lawmakers Reject Measure to Legalize Abortion
  • South Dakota Abortion Informed Consent Law Takes Effect
  • Oregon Man Told State Will Pay for Assisted Suicide, Not Medical Care
  • Vote Clears Way for Out-of-State Same-Sex Couples to Wed in Massachusetts
  • August 2008

  • South Korea Denies Disgraced Scientist's Cloning License
  • Norwegian Study Shows Abortion-Depression Link
  • South Korean Firm Delivers First Commercial Dog Clones
  • Anti-Euthanasia Leader Warns Washington Assisted Suicide Drive Gaining Ground Towards Legalization Throughout U.S.
  • Calif. Supreme Court Ruling Bars Doctor Discrimination Based on Religious Beliefs
  • Illinois Transcript Reveals Obama Backed Infanticide
  • Michigan Embryonic Stem Cell Proposal Approved for Nov. Ballot
  • Reported Euthanasia Cases in Netherlands Climb Ten Percent in 2007
  • September 2008

  • Assisted Suicide Measure Defeated in Australia's Victoria
  • Aussies Issue First License to Clone Human Embryos
  • Down Syndrome Test Risky for All Babies, According to British Study
  • Abortion Trend Shows Significant Profile Change
  • British Baroness Expresses "Duty to Die" for Dementia Sufferers
  • Parental-Notification Laws Reduce Abortions, Study Finds
  • Russian Official Reveals Alarming Abortion, Infertility Rates
  • Study Finds Prenatal Testing Results Often Lead to Abortion
  • October 2008

  • Study Shows Another Increase in National Youth Suicide Death Rate
  • Ortho Evra Birth Control Settlements Exceed $68.7 Million
  • Connecticut Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
  • President Bush Signs Largest Adoption Incentives Bill In Decade
  • Breakthrough Research: Quick, Effective Production of Ethical Stem Cells From Human Hair
  • UK Rugby Star's Suicide Fuels Euthanasia Acceptance
  • Embryo and Cloning Bill Easily Passes in British Commons
  • November 2008

  • World's First Mouse Cloned from Frozen Cell
  • Scottish Politician Ready to Launch Assisted Suicide Bill
  • Study: TV Sexual Content and Teen Pregnancy Linked
  • Many Washington Doctors Oppose New Assisted Suicide Law
  • Non-Terminally Ill Increasingly Seek Swiss Assisted Suicide
  • Oklahoma Abortion-Ultrasound Law Stalled Until March
  • Uruguay President Vetoes Abortion Bill
  • December 2008

  • New Study Links Abortion with Increased Mental Health Problems
  • Montana Becomes Third State to Allow Assisted Suicide
  • British TV Airing of Man's Assisted Suicide Sparks Uproar
  • Same-Sex Marriage Fight Moves to New Jersey
  • Study Shows Single Adult Stem Cell Can Self-Renew Tissue in Live Mammal
  • China Increases Financial Stipend for One-Child Families
  • Doctors Report First Successful Ovary Transplant to Reverse Infertility
  • Study Shows Success of Children Living With Married, Church-Going Parents
  • Luxembourg Parliament Narrowly Passes Euthanasia Law

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