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Queensland, Australia, reported a record number of 836 euthanasia deaths, as controversy over the deadly practice grows in the province.
Read →Euthanasia deaths in Victoria, Australia, have increased by 400% over five years, with 2,188 people ending their lives by assisted suicide or euthanasia since legalization in 2019. Significant expansions to the law are set for 2027, including extending the prognosis limit from six to twelve months and allowing doctors to raise the topic of assisted dying unprompted with patients nearing end of life.
Read →California Attorney General Rob Bonta is seeking over $25 million in fines and a permanent gag order against pro-life organizations Heartbeat International and RealOptions for their speech about Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). After a six-week trial, the Attorney General could not name any women harmed by the APR information provided by these groups, which they offer free of charge as part of their faith-based mission, and a decision is expected within 90 days.
Read →Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ), which represents Catholic religious communities including the Jesuits' northeast province and the Diocese of Albany, has two board members who also hold executive roles at Planned Parenthood. IASJ has received funding from donor groups that also support Planned Parenthood, and some of its Catholic affiliates have publicly supported LGBT ideology, raising concerns about the alignment of IASJ's activities with Catholic teachings.
Read →Bishop Robert Boxie, a new auxiliary bishop of Washington, DC, donated to pro-LGBT candidate Amanda Edwards and to ActBlue, a fundraising platform for Democrats, despite her platform supporting abortion rights and LGBTQ protections contrary to Catholic teachings. Boxie and Edwards share a history as Harvard Law graduates and former colleagues at Vinson & Elkins law firm, and Boxie identified himself as a Catholic priest when making these political contributions.
Read →Five national or statewide religious health care associations and two individual plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit filed by Thomas More Society challenging Illinois' assisted suicide law just two days before it takes effect. The lawsuit argues that the law violates constitutional rights by forcing healthcare professionals and entities to promote assisted suicide against their conscience and faith, and the plaintiffs seek to extend emergency protections previously granted to original plaintiffs.
Read →The US bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development has given over $400,000 in grants to Washington Interfaith Network (WIN), an organization led by a pro-LGBT female pastor and including leaders with strong ties to abortion advocacy and Planned Parenthood. WIN's leadership team features members such as Rev.
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