Catholic Connection – December 16, 2019

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Description: "Children born after use of fertility treatment have higher risks of adverse perinatal outcomes, including prematurity, low birth weight, and congenital malformations; however, the long-term health consequences have been studied less frequently. It has been suggested that the use of fertility treatment increases the risk of cancer in children, possibly through epigenetic changes brought on by the use of fertility drugs, ART, or both, which has been supported by the finding of epigenetic changes in human oocytes, embryos, cord blood, and placentas. In addition, an unexpectedly large proportion of children conceived after the use of fertility treatment are born with rare imprinting disorders due to epigenetic changes." ...
Segment Guests:
- Dr. Barbara Golder
  Editor-in-Chief , Linacre Quarterly
- Resources:
- - Article(s):
    - Association Between Fertility Treatment and Cancer Risk in Children (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2757228?guestAccessKey=21c87a0d-e802-4b1f-b0d0-474e09385af8&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=121019)
  - Website(s):
    - Catholic Medical Association (https://www.cathmed.org)

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Description: Teresa's Two Cents
Segment Guests:
- Teresa Tomeo
- Resources:
- - Article(s):
    - Hallmark reverses decision to pull same-sex ‘wedding’ ads after LGBT celebrity backlash (https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/hallmark-reverses-decision-to-pull-same-sex-wedding-ads-after-lgbt-celebrity-backlash)

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Description: Teresa and Gail discuss John 20:21-23 -- "Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Segment Guests:
- Gail Buckley
  President & Founder , Catholic Scripture Study International
- Resources:
- - Website(s):
    - Catholic Scripture Study International (http://www.cssprogram.net)

Catholic Connection – December 16, 2019 – Hour 2