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Illinois and New York Advance Assisted Suicide, Claiming It Means Dignity For The Dying

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European Parliament Backs Abortion Travel Fund As Prelude to ‘Abortion Rights’

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Illinois and New York Advance Assisted Suicide, Claiming It Means Dignity For The Dying

  Illinois and New York became the latest states to legalize the intentional killing of those believed to be terminally ill. This means 13 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., will allow for assisted suicide beginning in 2026. “This legislation will be thoughtfully implemented...
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European Parliament Backs Abortion Travel Fund As Prelude to ‘Abortion Rights’

  In a move that signals a growing effort to impose abortion access across Europe by indirect means, the European Parliament voted to endorse a proposal that would use European Union funds to underwrite abortion travel — despite the EU’s lack of authority over national...
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Pope Picks Flix Mix

  One of the most searched persons online this year, and apparently one of the best dressed, is not a typical celebrity and has, we recently learned, rather ordinary, even traditional, tastes in movies and fashion. Yes, I am referring to Leo XIV, the first American pope, who...
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Pastoral Reflections

Film Life

  Over the past few years, I have occasionally written in this space about films in which we see the persistence of pro-life concerns. These are worth noting, for the film industry, like most of our high culture, subsists within a largely progressive environment. My view is...
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NEW YORK STATE’S EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: A Revolutionary Camel

    A camel is a horse designed by a committee. Once a camel gets its nose into your tent, the rest of its body will soon follow, thus wrecking your tent. [1]   Introduction Rushed through the NYS legislature with little public debate,[2] an “Equal Righ...
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BOOKNOTES: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN: THE CASE FOR THE BODY IN PUBLIC BIOETHICS

  WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN: THE CASE FOR THE BODY IN PUBLIC BIOETHICS O. Carter...
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What the Abortion Argument Is About

Malcolm Muggeridge was one of Britain’s best-known authors, a prolific writer...
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Scheidler’s Supreme Victory

“Pro-life action news: Mark Wednesday, Feb. 26, in red letters because it is one big...
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The Slide to Auschwitz

  In July the City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts, voted to petition...
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