Healthcare Archives

February 2, 2016

Zika Virus: What PMCs Need to Know

The map above showing the reported active transmission of the Zika virus is from the CDC website (http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/index.html), and updated January 26, 2016. Countries where Zika has been reported are also listed. CDC’s site has extensive information on the emerging health concerns regarding the Zika virus, and continually updates it. On the heels of hearing that Ebola has mostly been eradicated, the Zika virus emerges as a worldwide health concern with rapid onslaught. The landscape […]

February 29, 2016

Going to the Least of These.

“The strategy of Jesus is not centered in taking the right stand on issues but rather in standing in the right place – with the outcasts and those relegated to the margins.” – Gregory J. Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The power of Boundless Compassion According to the FBI, 293,000 American youth are at risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation; in 2015 over 5,500 human trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking […]

March 11, 2016

ZIKA HYSTERIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE UNBORN

(Photo taken from CDC Website.) As of March 2, 2016, there are 153 cases of travel-associated cases of Zika in the US, with no local transmission. PMC personnel who believe in the sanctity of all life will pay close attention to media created hysteria on Zika spreads, and the implications for the unborn’s right to life. Here are updates on Zika since our last Beyond the Pregnancy Test blog on Zika on February 2, 2016: […]

March 28, 2016

HIV Among Women – Facts from the CDC

Did you know… Approximately 1 in 4 people living with HIV in the United States are women? Most new HIV diagnoses in women are attributed to heterosexual sex? Between 2005 and 2014, the number of new HIV diagnoses among women declined 40%? According to the CDC, “Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, compared with women of other races/ethnicities. Of the total estimated number of wome living with diagnosed HIV at the end of […]

October 21, 2020

Anne O’Connor in Caffeinated Thoughts: “Pro-life Pregnancy Centers Served Almost Two Million People in 2019”

“The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), an organization that provides legal counsel to pregnancy centers, commented on the report. ‘Pregnancy centers and medical clinics exist to empower mothers to choose life. They provide invaluable education as well as physical, medical, emotional and financial support,’ said Anne O’Connor, NIFLA Vice President of Legal Affairs. ‘This report quantifies the impact of their work on a national scale. Pregnancy centers provide these services at no […]

October 22, 2020

Anne O’Connor in The Catholic Telegraph: “Serving Life: How Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Are Making A Difference”

“Pro-life groups warn that women would experience a steep decline in available health care centers if they had to close clinics; they also say that federally-funded health clinics around the U.S. would not be able to replace them amid a surge in women clients. ‘They provide invaluable education as well as physical, medical, emotional and financial support,’ said Anne O’Connor, NIFLA’s vice president for legal affairs. “Pregnancy centers provide these services at no cost, saving […]