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Tiller Defends Himself in Late-Term Abortion Case

Tiller Defends Himself in Late-Term Abortion Case

Late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller testified Wednesday against charges of an illegal financial relationship with a physician who provided the required second opinion for the procedures. .

  • NSW MP Outrages Parliament with Petrol Shop Titles

    A NSW Labor MP, Greg Donnelly, has outraged colleagues after a parliamentary speech in which he read out the explicit titles of obscene X-rated magazines previously available at petrol outlets. Mr Donnelly has now been referred to Parliament\'s privileges committee, where he could face disciplinary action.

  • Multifaith Earth Hour Vigils This Weekend

    The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change is organising a series of multi-faith vigils in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane this weekend in support of Earth Hour while China\'s Baoding Catholic diocese is promoting the event as part of Lenten abstinence.

  • Easing Access to 'Morning-After' Pill Raises Concerns

    Christian and pro-life groups quickly voiced concern on Monday after a federal judge ordered that the Food and Drug Administration allow minor 17-year-old girls to obtain the Plan B "morning-after" pill without a physician's prescription.

  • Marry for Life But Divorce is OK Say Aussies

    Marriage is for life, right? Most Australians agree with the proposition. But most also think it is perfectly all right for unhappy couples to divorce, even if they have children. The apparently contradictory attitudes emerged in a survey of 11,325 Australians, published in the latest Family Relationships Quarterly newsletter. Roughly half the men (51 per cent) and women (56 per cent) agreed either strongly or moderately with the statement that \"marriage is a lifetime relationship and should ne

  • Federal Government Moves to Curb Corporate Executive Greed

    Treasurer Wayne Swan has moved to cap the level of \"golden handshakes\" available to departing company directors. The current law allows termination payments to reach up to seven times a director\'s total annual remuneration package before shareholder approval is required. In making the announcement Mr Swan said the Government would \"significantly lower\" the threshold in amendments to the Corporations Act. However, the new laws won\'t apply retrospectively, so won\'t prevent existing termina

  • Statistics Debunk NSW MP's Claim That Mum and Dad Families aren't the Norm

    A NSW MP's questioning of whether most Australian children are still brought up by a mother and a father has been laid to rest by Federal Government statistics showing this is by far the most common family type.

  • Multifaith March for Muslim Prayer Room at RMIT

    Socialists, Jews and Christians joined Muslims yesterday in a Melbourne city protest march over RMIT student demands for more dedicated Muslim prayer rooms rather than more multifaith facilities.

  • Men Responsible for Prostitute Abuse

    Banning brothels in residential areas would be a welcome first step to curbing prostitution but laws need to go further by making it illegal to pay for sex, Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey says.

  • Late-Term Abortion Doctor Faces Criminal Charges

    The nation's most notorious abortion doctor, George Tiller, went on trial Monday to defend himself against 19 counts of illegal late-term abortions.

  • Scottish Church Group Helps Ex-homeless with Healthy Eating on a Budget

    Scottish Churches Housing Action has launched a new cookery book to promote healthy eating on a budget.

  • U.S. Supports U.N. Declaration on Homosexuality

    The Obama administration announced this week its endorsement of the U.N. declaration decriminalizing homosexuality, a move former President George W. Bush had rejected.