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A doctor molested three pregnant women as they were undergoing terminations at a Marie Stopes family planning clinic, a court heard today.
Dr Narendra Sharma, 51, stunned colleagues when he began using the women's hands to carry out sexual acts upon himself as they lay semi-conscious under anaesthetic, it was claimed.
One nurse reacted with 'shock, horror and utter disbelief' when she spotted anaesthetist Sharma exposing himself after holding one patient's hand and noticing 'up and down movements,' a jury was told.
The incidents occurred over an 11-day period during termination procedures at the Manchester branch of the worldwide charitable organisation which helps protect young mothers from back street abortions.
The women aged between 18 and 22 were under a 'partial' anaesthetic. They were not under a full general anaesthic but were unaware of their surroundings. . .
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The bishop recently appointed to head up the archdiocese of New York - one of the most influential positions in the U.S. Catholic Church - said in an interview yesterday that Notre Dame "made a big mistake" by inviting President Obama to receive an honorary degree and give the commencement address at the school on May 17.
"They made a big mistake ... in an issue that is very close to the heart of Catholic world view, namely, the protection of innocent life in the womb, [Obama] has unfortunately taken a position very much at odds with the Church," Archbishop Timothy Dolan told host Charlie Sykes on the "Sunday Insight" program of Milwaukee station TMJ4.
Dolan is the fifth bishop to condemn the university's decision since the March 20 announcement that Obama had accepted the invitation, and announcement sparked a wave of protest from the American Catholic community. . .