Posts Tagged ‘HIV/AIDS’
Depo-Provera: Injectable Abortion
The Depo-Provera shot is a type of hormonal anti-fertility drug that works at times as a contraceptive, but also sometimes as an abortifacient—a drug that causes abortion in some instances. Women who receive this injection must be aware of the health risks to them and to a newly created baby. Here are the 4 key…
Read MoreIs Homosexuality Really as Healthy as Heterosexuality?
Despite the scientific evidence to the contrary, pro-homosexual groups tend to insist that living the homosexual “lifestyle” is just as healthy as heterosexuality. Some of the claims made by pro-homosexual groups are ridiculous on their face. For example, in its comically-misnamed Intelligence Report, the Southern Poverty Law Center claimed: MYTH #4: LGBT people don’t live…
Read MoreIs AIDS a “Gay” Disease?
Internally, when these numbers come out, the “established” gay community seems to have a collective shrug as if this isn’t our problem. Folks, with 70 percent of the people in this country living with HIV being gay or bi, we cannot deny that HIV is a gay disease. We have to own that and face…
Read More‘Petition on Hormonal Contraceptives’: The Real Effects of Hormonal Birth Control
Breast cancer. Cervical cancer. Depression. Mood disorders. Suicide. Multiple sclerosis. Ulcerative colitis. Venous thromboembolism. Inflammatory bowel disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Cystitis. Crohn’s disease. Urogenital effects. Cardiovascular events. Increased chance of HIV transmission. Your doctor rattled off those words like he was calling roll in a classroom. But each one made you cringe a little more…
Read MoreA Pro-Life Warrior and Everyday Hero
Here is a hypothetical question for you: What would you do if your government said they would pay you to promote the culture of death? Well, this actually happened to someone I know very well. Let me introduce you to Dr. Rene Bullecer — HLI’s country director in the Philippines. He is a faithful Catholic…
Read MorePapua New Guinea Diocese Marks World AIDS Day the Catholic Way
Agreed: Condoms Do Not Prevent AIDS Proliferation On Saturday the Catholic Diocese of Alotau, in Papua New Guinea, celebrated World HIV AIDS Day today, a day ahead of its actual celebration on 1st Dec. As a shepherd of souls for a diocese containing only 24 priests responsible for over 54,000 Catholics, Bishop Roland Santos gave…
Read MoreLikelihood of Getting an STD with a Condom
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that STDs are at a record high for the fifth year in a row in the United States. In 2018 2.4 million new cases were reported. Syphilis alone has increased 71% in the last five years (CDC). So maybe it’s time to tell the truth; the “solution”…
Read MoreContraception and Challenges of False Compassion
Troubling rumors have been swirling around Rome for months now about an alleged papal commission tasked with undertaking an “historical review” of Saint Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae. Despite initial denials about the existence of the commission, it appears that a Vatican official has just confirmed that there is, in fact, such a commission…
Read MoreDefending the Truth about Marriage and Family
Ever since St. John Paul II created the World Meeting of Families in 1994, the tri-annual event has served as a powerful celebration of the Catholic Church’s teachings on the nature and value of the family. That’s why I was so distressed to hear about the confusing information included in the newly-released parish program for…
Read MoreShould Serodiscordant Couples be Permitted to Use Condoms?
There are times when priests, ministers and pro-life activists encounter what might be called the “ultimate hard case” involving condoms. This is the situation where a husband and wife are serodiscordant; one is HIV positive and the other is not. The question inevitably arises as to whether or not they may use condoms to prevent…
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