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Christian leaders, led by Sen. Josh Hawley and over 30 pastors, have issued a Declaration for Life calling for a ban on the abortion drug mifepristone and affirming the dignity of unborn children from conception, with 100 faith leaders and 50,000 citizens signing the declaration.
Read →The Casablanca group of experts and the French NGO Juristes Pour l’Enfance have requested the United Nations to recognize surrogacy as a new form of slavery involving women and children, based on the 1926 Slavery Convention's definition of ownership over a person. They argue that surrogacy reduces the child in utero to an object and subjects the surrogate mother’s body to control by third parties, with several UN bodies and the Catholic Church also condemning the practice and calling for its abolition.
Read →A study published in the Journal of the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine found that women pressured into abortion face high risks of negative outcomes, yet abortion providers rarely screen for coercion, which the authors call medical negligence. Experts quoted in the article emphasize the need for full disclosure of abortion risks and recommend pre-abortion counseling to help women consider alternatives and address coercion, while noting that high-volume abortion clinics often limit time for such screenings.
Read →A federal judge issued a temporary order blocking Illinois from enforcing its assisted suicide law against the Archdiocese of Chicago and two Catholic religious sister groups while a federal lawsuit proceeds. The lawsuit argues that the law infringes on religious liberty by compelling Catholic healthcare providers to participate in assisted suicide, and similar lawsuits have been filed by other Catholic healthcare organizations and professionals in Illinois.
Read →Ilva Myriam Hoyos Castañeda has been appointed as Colombia's new Minister of Education, succeeding Vivian Morales, and is known for her pro-life and pro-family stance as well as her previous advisory role to the Pontifical Council for the Family. She faces challenges including reviewing school textbooks to remove 'woke' ideology, addressing educational quality declines, restoring earthquake-damaged infrastructure, and managing debates over religious involvement in public education.
Read →On September 11, 2026, British members of Parliament voted 286-270 to reject a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide in England and Wales for people with a prognosis of six months or less to live. Catholic leaders, including Archbishop John Sherrington and Archbishop Richard Moth, opposed the bill, emphasizing the importance of supporting vulnerable people through care and solidarity rather than assisted suicide, and advocating for improved palliative and end-of-life care.
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