When I first read the story of a wrongful birth lawsuit in Illinois, I could not believe my eyes. I thought it was a cruel parody, then I found out it wasn’t.

About three years ago, a lesbian couple in Ohio wanted a child, so they contacted a sperm bank in Illinois. But according to columnist Mitch Albom, even though the couple selected donor No. 380, a white, blonde-haired, blue-eyed man, apparently someone misread the number as 330, which was an African-American donor.

Killer’s assistant. Abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s assistant was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison last week for his involvement in killing babies born alive in the Philadelphia abortion facility dubbed a “house of horrors.” 

Many churches across the country recognize tomorrow as Sanctity of Life Sunday, an annual observance tied to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, with pastors and churches turning their attention to issues related to abortion and euthanasia.

AUSTIN-Only the occasional whir of the respirator in the corner interrupts the steady hum of medical machinery. Lines and numbers flash frenetically on a series of monitors. A game show plays, unwatched, on a television mounted on the wall of a cold room at St. David's North Austin Medical Center.

In the room Binh Trinh stares intently at his wife, Lang Yen Thi Vo, but she lies motionless on a bed. They have been married for 38 years. He leans over her, brushes her thinning hair, and tells her in Vietnamese, "I love you. Come back."