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NEWS ABOUT: morals

morals stories: 4 news summaries

Rule Protecting Anti-Abortion Staffers Sparks Furor

Obama, agencies protest Bush plan that gives more leeway to moral objections

Nov 18, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A host of hospitals, pharmacists, state officials and lawmakers—including President-elect Barack Obama—have slammed a last-minute Bush administration rule to protect health care providers from having to perform procedures they find morally objectionable, the New York Times reports. The plan would block federally funded hospitals, drugstores, and other organizations... More »

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Bush administration • health care • abortion • morals • Mike Leavitt • health workers • President Obama

 Live Longer: Be Conscientious 

Researchers find industrious types live lengthier and less stressful lives

Nov 1, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The key to a longer life could lie in an individual's personality, the Los Angeles Times reports. University of California researchers analyzed 20 studies and discovered that conscientious people—disciplined, hardworking, and responsible folks—tend to live an average of 2 to 4 years longer than their more slapdash counterparts.... More »

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health • psychology • morals • personality • longevity • morality

Embryonic Stem-Cell Issue Still Dogs GOP

Pols can't nix research and back in-vitro
clinics: Time writer

Dec 2, 07 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Last week's breakthrough in stem-cell research—the creation of cells from skin rather than embryos—is a tremendous scientific advance, writes Michael Kinsley in Time magazine. But the new science doesn't let hypocritical GOP politicians dodge the controversy over embryonic stem cells: They will still be risking human lives with... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • in vitro fertilization • GOP • Parkinson's disease • embryo • morals

GAO Warns of Decline & Fall .... of America

US problems are the same that destroyed Roman Empire, chief declares

Aug 14, 07 3:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's dire state resembles that of the Rome just before its fall, the head of the General Accountability Office has warned in a grim new report. "Declining moral values and political civility at home, an over-confident and over-extended military, and fiscal irresponsibility," could lead to disaster here at... More »

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health care • Rome • America • modernization • morals • David Walker • GAO • Government Accountability Office • Social Security

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