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Remembering Nancy Reagan

The past few days, with the passing of Nancy Reagan, I was contacted by the local and national media to share some reflections on the extraordinary lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The media obviously knew that I served in leadership positions with the U.S. Conference of Mayors when

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Babies or parts: What science do we want?

We have come a long way since the 2001 controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Back then, we witnessed heated public debates over whether such research should be federally funded: proponents pointed to possible cures for horrific diseases; opponents pointed to the sanctity of all human life and the danger

Abortion

Planned Parenthood to forgo payment in fetal tissue programs

NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to a furor over undercover videos, Planned Parenthood says it will maintain programs at some of its clinics that make fetal tissue available for research, but will no longer accept any sort of payment to cover the costs of those programs. Anti-abortion activists who recently released

Abortion

Congressional committee holds first hearing on Planned Parenthood

The first House Judiciary Committee hearing on an investigation of Planned Parenthood took place in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning. The the committee plans to hear expert testimony as part of its investigation into Planned Parenthood's abortion practices after a series of videos put out by the Center