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NS loses last Catholic hospital
Interim Staff: Nova Scotia’s last Catholic hospital, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish changes its name to the Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital Oct.
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Euthanasia bill defeated in United Kingdom
Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: The United Kingdom House of Commons has voted down the latest attempt at legalizing assisted suicide in England and Wales. On Sept.
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Kentucky Abortion Law Cut Abortions From 4441 to Five Then a Plane Buzzed the State Fair
Planned Parenthood did not perform a single abortion anywhere in Kentucky in 2025. But the state's official count never included the Kentucky women being steered somewhere else.
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Bishops condemn Scottish Greens’ up-to-birth abortion proposals
Bishop John Keenan said proposals backed by the Scottish Greens would remove existing legal safeguards and allow abortion up to birth
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Opinion: The words of Justice Samuel Alito show why he is so important on the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has published a collection of his speeches and writings under the title “So Ordered.” In Chapter 10, we read what turned out to be a controversial after-dinner speech that Alito gave at a 2022 conference in Rome on freedom of religion.
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4 women, 4 states: What mail-order abortion pills did to us
We are four women from four different states. Two of us got abortion drugs online and two in person, but we share one conviction: women deserve to know the risks.
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Canadian woman approved for euthanasia after losing ability to cook
A woman in her 70s who felt she no longer offered value to her family because she lost her cooking ability was reportedly approved for euthanasia in Canada, prompting doctors in Toronto to raise alarm at the ease with which Canadians can undergo physician-assisted suicide.
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Belgium euthanasia data. Almost 25% of those who die are not terminally ill.
Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The Belga News reported on October 7, 2026 that almost 25% of all Belgium euthanasia deaths are people who are not terminally ill. Belga News reported: Almost a quarter of euthanasia cases in Belgium involve patients who are not terminally ill, meaning their death is not expected in the near future.
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'Swords disguised as shields': Lawsuit goes after states protecting lawbreaking abortion businesses
A lawsuit filed by AL, AR, & LA challenges abortion “shield laws” in NY, CA, and MA, calling them "swords disguised as shields and driven into pro-life states."
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Collins, Jackson clash in first Maine Senate debate: 3 takeaways
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson faced off Tuesday in the first debate of their neck-and-neck Senate race in Maine.
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Pro-life group urges support for bill to stop euthanasia for mentally ill in Canada
Campaign Life Coalition is asking Canadians to contact MPs ahead of an October 7 vote on a bill that would prevent assisted suicide's expansion to those experiencing any form of mental illness.
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Will Germany Lift Its Surrogacy Ban?
Altruistic surrogacy can avoid the extremes found in its commercial form, such as material exploitation and inhumane contract terms. However, the fundamental problem of surrogacy remains: a child is conceived in the interest of others; the biological mother is merely a means to an end.
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Biden Receives Pro-Abortion Award as U.S. Bishops Work to Oppose Referendums in Four States That Support the Killing of Babies
On November 3, voters in Virginia, Nevada, Idaho and Missouri are expected to decide measures that could significantly reshape abortion policy in their states. Catholic bishops and state Catholic conferences have responded with educational materials, videos, prayer cards, lawn signs and public statements, attempting to persuade voters that protecting unborn children should remain a political and moral priority.
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Canadian woman approved for MAiD because she could no longer cook Sunday dinner
Assisted suicide is ‘no longer an option of last resort,’ two psychologists wrote in the New York Times, adding that ‘too many’ are not given ‘the opportunity for careful reflection.’
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‘The Truth Is Pro-Life’: March for Life’s 2027 Theme Combats Pro-Abortion Propaganda
The pro-life advocacy group March for Life announced its 2027 theme, which will guide and frame the organization’s activities in the new year: “The truth is pro-life.” “Last year, our theme, ‘Life is a gift,’ spoke to the heart,” Hayden Sledge, March for Life’s chief of staff, said in a virtual press conference on Tuesday. […] The post ‘The Truth Is Pro-Life’: March for Life’s 2027 Theme Combats Pro-Abortion Propaganda appeared first on LifeNews.com .
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Kentucky Abortions Drop From 4400 to 3 After State Bans Abortion
In 2025, five brick-and-mortar abortions were reported in Kentucky by the state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. After Roe v.
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Planned Parenthood Votes adds $1M to ad campaigns in Maine, Michigan
Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen.
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Psychiatrists who support euthanasia say it’s out of control in Canada
'(A)ssisted death is no longer an option of last resort. Too many people are receiving the procedure without the opportunity for careful reflection about it with a health provider,' two psychologists wrote in The New York Times.
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They Are All “Our” Children
By Joleigh Little, Volunteer Director/Writer
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Pope Leo Faced a Sea of Wheelchairs in Lourdes and Rebuked France’s New Euthanasia Law
On August 19, France made it legal for doctors to kill the seriously ill. On September 27, the first American pope arrived at Lourdes, the French shrine famous for miraculous healings.
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Fort Worth Diocese Presses FedEx on Risk of Shipping Mifepristone to States That Restrict Abortion
Bishop Michael Olson said he hopes to ‘further the culture of life’ by urging the company to consider whether it’s violating federal law by mailing abortion pills to pro-life states.
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FDA Must Update Court on Deadly Drug. Critics Have Low Expectations.
The pro-life movement has low expectations ahead of the deadline for the Food and Drug Administration to provide an update on its abortion pill safety review, leaders tell the Daily Signal. “I’m not expecting much,” Tom McCluskey, director of government affairs at CatholicVote, told the Daily Signal.
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“Support the Death Penalty and You’re in Sin” – Kristan Hawkins Turns on Catholic Teaching?!
Kristan Hawkins, head of Students for Life of America, posted on X: “For my Catholic friends on X, if you know the church’s opposition to the death penalty yet gleefully advocate for it, you are in sin.” The statement is stunning, because the Church’s teaching on capital punishment, as with all definitive teachings on faith and morals, is unchanged and unchangeable. The Catechism of the Council of Trent teaches that lawful slaying belongs to civil authorities, who punish the guilty and protect the innocent.
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City of Snyder in Texas becomes 100th ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ in US
On Oct. 5, the City Council of Snyder, Texas, voted unanimously to become the 100th city in the US and the 83rd in TX to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion.
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Snyder, Texas Becomes 100th City in America to Ban Abortion
On Monday, October 5, the City of Snyder, Texas (pop. 11,251) adopted a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance banning abortion and abortion trafficking.
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Lawmakers Ask HHS to Investigate Planned Parenthood Fraud
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, and U.S.
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Abortion, gay marriage and felon voting referendums add a twist to midterm ballot in Virginia
Virginia voters will decide on the November ballot whether to safeguard access to abortions and same-sex marriages, as Democrats attempt to insulate the state from a conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
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Fort Worth Diocese presses FedEx on risk of shipping mifepristone to states that restrict abortion
Bishop Michael Olson said he hopes to “further the culture of life” by urging the company to consider whether it’s violating federal law by mailing abortion pills to pro-life states.
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A Critical Analysis of the FDA’s 2021 Mifepristone REMS Modification Rationale Review
Abstract Mifepristone was first approved in 2000 in conjunction with misoprostol to induce abortion, and both its initial approval and subsequent regulation have been controversial. In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) undertook a full review of the mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program, with the aim of assessing the necessity of […] The post A Critical Analysis of the FDA’s 2021 Mifepristone REMS Modification Rationale Review appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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New York lets its stockpile of abortion pills expire
The abortion pill stockpile in New York has expired without distributing a single pill, and Governor Kathy Hochul seemingly does not plan to replace them.
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