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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- US News & World Report contributing editor and PBS television show host Bonne Erbe came under fire for her celebration of abortion increases in light of the sour economy. Now, the media wallah is defending her position after hearing news that the use of food stamps has risen.
The use of food stamps, according to Agriculture Department figures, rose in all but four states during January and three states saw usage rise more than five percent.
"I blogged earlier this week about the rise in birth control usage and abortion due to the recession," Erbe writes today. "These figures back up my assertion that the last thing young, unemployed, or already large families should be doing is creating more mouths to feed."
Erbe complained more abortions are needed because "foods banks nationwide are reporting shortages and it's only going to get worse."
Earlier this week, Erbe celebrated the fact that women are turning to abortions who believe they can't afford to have a baby. . .
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HELENA — While a district court judge has ruled it is a right protected in the state constitution, life-ending treatment has proved elusive for many patients in Montana, an advocacy group said Friday.
One such patient is Janet Murdock of Missoula, a 67-year-old woman who is dying from ovarian cancer and has asked doctor for a prescription that would bring about her death to no avail.
Murdock, through the Denver-based advocacy group Compassion and Choices, released a statement Friday in hopes of highlighting the issue that a spokesman for the group said is not unique.
“I feel as though my doctors do not feel able to respect my decision to choose aid in dying,” Murdock said in the statement. “Access to physician aid in dying would restore my hope for a peaceful, dignified death in keeping with my values and beliefs. . .