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2022 Archive Articles
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2021 Archive Articles
Medics tell US Supreme Court to protect the unborn
The Christian Institute
November 30, 202130,000 Doctors Tell Supreme Court: Unborn Babies are Human Beings, They Deserve Human Rights
LifeNews.com
November 18, 2021Animal-human transplant breakthrough raises questions
World
October 28, 2021Christian Medical Group Highlights There’s ‘No Good Ethical Argument’ For Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
Christianity Daily
September 18, 2021Dr. Jeff Barrows Talks About How COVID Vaccine Mandates Affect the Patient-Doctor Relationship
Family Research Council
September 15, 2021Immune to Reason: Biden's Mandate Ignites a Nation
PrayVoteStand.org
September 15, 2021Religious Healthcare Provider Wins ACA Regulation Injunction
WGN Radio
August 9, 2021A prescription for protection
World
August 19, 2021Religious health care providers win injunction on ACA rules
NBC News
August 16, 2021Lawmakers slam Biden DOJ for dropping suit against hospital that forced nurse to help with abortion
The Christian Post
August 18, 2021Judge blocks HHS from requiring religious providers to perform gender-transition, abortion procedures
Med City News
August 17, 2021Ruling blocking HHS 'transgender mandate' called 'victory for conscience'
The Arlington Catholic Herald
August 11, 2021Rubio, Colleagues Slam Biden’s DOJ for Refusing to Help Nurse Forced to Perform Abortion Against Her Will
Marco Rubio
August 12, 2021Religious health care providers win injunction on ACA rules
Associated Press
August 13, 2021Court halts Biden’s “transgender mandate”
Aletia
August 13, 2021Ruling blocking HHS ‘transgender mandate’ called ‘victory for conscience’
Catholic Review
August 11, 2021As vaccine mandates spread, employers and colleges seek advice on religious exemptions
The Washington Post
August 9, 2021Pro-Life Win: Court Upholds 48-Hour Waiting Period, Says Tenn. Can Protect the ‘Life of the Unborn’
Christian Headlines
August 6, 2021Non-woke docs warning of purge spreading like virus
ONENewsNOW
August 2, 2021
Pro-Lifers Seek Answers on the Reported Abortion-Derived Cell Lines for the Production of Coronavirus Vaccines
Christianity Daily
April 17, 2021The Pro-Abortion “Equality Act” Will Erase Your Religious Freedom
LifeNews.com
April 6, 2021Beware the far-ranging impact of Equality Act, says medical group
OneNewsNow.com
April 5, 2021Focus of new law is protecting docs – not preventing care
OneNewsNow.com
April 1, 2021The Equality Act Would Trample on Doctors' Religious Freedom
Washington Examiner
March 29, 2021Pro-Life Groups Tell Supreme Court to Uphold Trump Rule Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding
Life News Now
March 18, 2021Christian medical groups urge conscience protections amid Covid-19 vaccination push
Catholic News Agency
March 3, 2021University Study: Hard-core Drugs Alleviate Racism
One News Now
February 17, 2021From the Mouth Flows Systemic Health Issues
One News Now
February 16, 2021Skepticism, Concern Surround Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines
One News Now
February 15, 2021Catholic Hospitals Can't be Forced to Perform Gender Transition Surgeries, Court Rules
The Christian Post
January 20, 2021Not so Fast on Marijuana Legalization in Virginia, Group Says
The Virginian-Pilot
January 19, 20213 Bioethical Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines
Christianity Today
January 13, 2021
Supporting Those Who Care for Others
Family Radio
July 9, 2021Is It Discrimination or ‘Do No Harm’? Christian Doctors Gear Up for Transgender Debates
Christianity Today
May 19, 2021A transitioning debate
WORLD
May 14, 2021Biden admin: Submit to trans ideology or else
OneNewsNow.com
May 12, 2021Religious liberty amputation
WORLD
May 6, 2021Pro-Lifers In Congress Continue To Fight For Babies Who Survive Abortions
Christianity Daily
April 17, 2021
2020 Archive Articles
Halting the virus
World Magazine
December 22, 202035 Countries Sign Declaration Saying “There is No Right to Abortion”
LifeNews.com
December 17, 2020Vice President Mike Pence Will Receive Coronavirus Vaccine Not Made With Aborted Baby Cells
LifeNews.com
December 17, 2020Trump Admin Sues University of Vermont Hospital That Forced Nurse to Kill Baby in Abortion
LifeNews.com
December 16, 2020Trump Will Withhold $200 Million in Tax Dollars From California for Forcing Christians to Fund Abortions
LifeNews.com
December 16, 2020Some workers say religious beliefs bar them from getting vaccinated
UPI
December 14, 2020New Jersey Flirts with Radical Abortion Bill
Washington Examiner
December 7, 2020Freedom from Coercion is not Discrimination
The Lancet
December 5, 2020Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines
Catholic Courier
December 4, 2020Christian Doctors Advise Against Unsafe Gatherings For Stitt's COVID Day Of Prayer
Public Radio Tusla
December 2, 2020CMDA on board with plan for vaccine distribution – but offers caveat
OneNewsNow
December 3, 2020Medical Associations Call for Ethical Production of COVID-19 Vaccines
Aleteia
December 3, 2020Four Pro-Life Medical Groups Say Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines Not Made With Aborted Baby Cells
LifeNews.com
December 4, 2020Christian health care leader urges churches to meet virtually to help slow virus
Bristol Herald Courier
December 2, 2020A Christian doctor's case for the coronavirus vaccine
One News Now
December 2, 2020Ethicists say COVID vaccines are moral to use
Baptist Standard
November 30, 2020Church organizations, Christian healthcare workers urging return to exclusively virtual services
Oklahoma News4
November 26, 2020COVID vaccines are moral to use, say ethicists, Catholic bishops
RNS
November 25, 2020Pandemic inoculations: COVID vaccines are moral to use, say US ethicists, Catholic bishops
Sight Magazine
November 26, 2020Christian medical group urges churches to stop gathering amid pandemic: Don't make church an idol
The Christian Post
November 26, 2020Stay home, evangelical medical organization tells churches as COVID spreads
RNS Religious News Service
November 20, 2020Evangelical Doctors' Group Pleads With Churches To Stay Home
NPR
November 19, 2020
Christians Ready to Help COVID-19 Vaccine Go to Neediest First
Christianity Today
November 17, 2020Is Receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Ethical?
Public Discourse
November 15, 2020Eyeing a White House Win, Angry Left Vows to Purge 'Nazis' in Name of Unity
onenewsnow.com
November 13, 2020SCOTUS asked to rule on federal abortion funding
onenewsnow.com
November 12, 2020Pro-Life Doctors Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Title X Funding Rule
ANGELUS
November 10, 2020Must be something in the water
Steve Jordahl (OneNewsNow.com)
November 4, 2020President Trump Signs Statement Declaring There is “No Right to Abortion”
LifeNews.com
October 22, 2020Christian Medical Association Lauds US Signing of Geneva Consensus Declaration
Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
October 22, 2020Lending an arm to end COVID-19
World Magazine
October 16, 2020HHS Reverses Obama Rule, Sides with Docs and Nurses
OneNewsNow.com
June 17, 2020Christian Medical Association Doctors Express Hope that HHS Gender Rule Will Uphold Medical Judgment and Conscience
Christian Medical & Dental Associations
June 12, 2020Masks, Distancing Advised as States Reopen
Chris Woodward (OneNewsNow.com)
May 11, 2020Dentistry During Pandemic
Chris Woodward (OneNewsNow.com)
April 29, 2020Transgenderism / Gender Identity / Gender Dysphoria
Crosstalk
April 22, 2020'Real Data' Needed to Make Real Decisions re: COVID-19
One News Now
April 9, 2020When Life Gets Shaken, What Spills Out is What's in the Heart
One News Now
April 7, 2020Christian Doc Offers Advice, Hope For COVID-19 (+podcast)
KLove
April 2, 2020Playing God: Pandemic Brings Moral Dilemmas to US Hospitals
Christianity Today
March 31, 2020
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Experts: Universal Do-not-resuscitate Orders are Unethical, Un-American, Unnecessary
LifeSite
March 30, 2020 -
Over 30,000 Doctors Object to Abortions During Pandemic: ‘Elective Abortion Treats no Disease’
Live Action
March 25, 2020 -
Abortion Controversy Flares Anew in COVID-19 Pandemic
MedPage Today
March 24, 2020 -
COVID-19 and the Church: An Emergency Physician’s Thoughts
Relevant
March 17, 2020 -
Coronavirus with Dr. David Stevens on Community Bridge with Jenny Burkhiser
Family Radio: Community Bridge
February 22, 2020 -
On Coronavirus; Speaking Truth Instead of Fear
Mission Network News
February 14, 2020 -
At issue: Parents' Role in Children's Smartphone 'Wthdrawal'
OneNewsNow.com
February 4, 2020 -
Doc: For Now, Flu More Dangerous for U.S.
OneNewsNow.com
January 28, 2019 -
New York Pressures OB-GYNs To Perform Abortions Or Leave Medicine
The Federalist, by Regina Frost
January 13, 2020 -
Trump Administration to Appeal Decision Blocking Conscience Protections for Medical Professionals
The Epoch Times
January 6, 2020
2019 Archive Articles
CMDA Member Dr. Rosemary Stein Comments on Tinslee Lewis and Suffering
World
December 23, 2019Social Issues Impacting Doctor Patient Relationship? – Dr. Mike Chupp Interview
LibertyTalk FM
December 21, 2019Doctors Fight Judge’s Ruling Forcing Them to Kill Babies in Abortions: We’ll Quit Before We Do That
LifeNews.com
December 19, 2019Christians led with truth and love on DC's plans to decriminalize prostitution
TheChristianPost, By Nicole D. Hayes, Voices Contributor
December 9, 2019Study Proves Resiliency of Preterm Infants 'Pretty Impressive' - Dr. John Pierce, MD
NewsNow
December 4, 2019Court’s Rejection of HHS Conscience Rule Decried
The Biblical Recorder (brnow.org)
November 8, 2019Court Decision Protects Religious Healthcare Workers
World
October 22, 2019'Civil Liberties' Group Shrugs Off Doctors' Beliefs
OneNewsNow.com
October 21, 2019Christian Doctors Can’t Be Forced to Perform Transgender Surgeries, Judge Rules
Christian Headlines
October 16, 2019Judge Vacates Obamacare Rule Forcing Doctors to Perform Sex Change Surgeries
The Christian Post
October 16, 2019Pro-life, Pro-choice Doctors Spar Over Medical Necessity of Abortion
Washington Times
October 3, 2019Dr. Karl Benzio on Family Radio Talking to Jennifer Burkhiser About the Opioid Epidemic
Family Radio
September 23, 2019Fewer Med Students Immune from the Radical Left
Tony Perkins' Washington Update
September 18, 2019Polls Show Big Support for Conscience Protections for Health Care Workers
Catholic News Service
September 18, 2019Gender Surgery? Abortion? Doctors & Nurses Say 'They'll Quit' if Forced to Violate Their Beliefs
CBNNEWS.COM, by Paul Strand
September 18, 2019Partnering in Delusion is Dangerous, Says Doctor
OneNewsNow
September 16, 2019Dr. Mike Chupp and Mark Mellinger discussing his new position as CEO
Christian Community Healthcare, Sept. 23, 2019, Fort Wayne, IN: Invitation to "A Heart for Our Community 2019"
Toothless Law Weakens Conscience Protections for Health Care Workers
By Chris Woodward
August 29, 2019Academia Today ‘Not for Faint-Hearted,’ Says Professor Who Lost His Job for Talking About Gender
By Rachel del Guidice
August 27, 2019A Prayer for Remaining Steadfast in Today’s Culture
By, Nicole D. Hayes, Voices Contributor
August 28, 2019Dr. Rosemary Stein Warns About Cell Phone Use
By, Bob Kellogg (OneNewsNow.com)
July 24, 2019CMDA Member Dr. Karl Benzio talks with Leigh Jones with the World and Everything In It about marijuana and mental health.
July 18, 2019
CMDA Dr. Amy Givler Talking about Vaccinations with MPR
By, Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LMSW
July 17, 2019CMDA Member Gets Fired
"Gender Dissenter Gets Fired" by Madeline Kearns
July 12, 2019Do we really want doctors without consciences?
By CMDA Member Steven C. Bergeson, MD
Scrutinizing the ethics of a marijuana study
July 2, 2019
Dr. David Stevens on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins on Parental Consent
June 13, 2019
We should walk with people who are dying, not lead them to it.
June 10, 2019
National Embryo Donation Center Celebrates 800th Birth.
June 9, 2019
Abortion cannot be how we deal with life.
June 8, 2019
New HHS rule on gender transition draws praise.
May 28, 2019
President Trump Issues New Rule to Protect Conscience Rights of People Who Oppose Abortion
May 24, 2019
'Conscience Law' For Health Care Providers Worries Some, Pleases Others
May 21, 2019
Federal health officials dispute connection between measles outbreak, 'conscience rule'.
May 6, 2019
What the new religious exemptions law means for your health care.
May 3, 2019
New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons.
May 2, 2019
Dr. David Stevens gives a doctor’s perspective on the crucifixion of Christ on "Mornings with Carmen LaBerge".
April 16, 2019
Technology can't replace doctors at the bedside.
March 26, 2019
Ultrasounds Saves Lives. Period.
March 15, 2019
Dr. Mike Chupp talks with Jenny Burkhiser on Family Radio about the many ministries of CMDA. [PART 1]
February 22, 2019
Dr. Mike Chupp talks with Jenny Burkhiser on Family Radio about the many ministries of CMDA. [PART 2]
February 22, 2019
It Is Never Necessary to Intentionally Kill a Fetal Human Being to Save a Woman’s Life: In Support of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
February 17, 2019
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act provides a scientifically sound, medically accurate, and respectful approach to ensure that the innocent human being who survives an attempted abortion will be treated with the same human dignity and respect that similarly aged human beings receive in the course of good neonatal medical care.
New Abortion Law a Sign of the Times: Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Gene Rudd Speak Out
February 11, 2019
A pro-lifer could now be held accountable legally for violating the law.
The World and Everything In It Radio interview with Dave Stevens: "The Cost of Care"
February 7, 2019
Starting January 1st of this year, hospitals must publish their prices online. This is all part of an effort to encourage competition in healthcare with transparency in pricing. The ultimate aim is to cut costs.
Sin-fighting Strategies that Don’t Work | OB/GYN Responds to New Abortion Laws
February 6, 2019
Dr. Tim Walsh reveals popular sin-fighting strategies that don’t work–and how to truly overcome. Then Dr. Omar Hamada (who’s delivered over 2,500 babies) responds to radical new abortion laws and why we have the responsibility to protect life...
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