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Love You Forever Author Prepares to Die by Euthanasia 

  Canada’s foray into state-sanctioned euthanasia serves as a powerful case study into how quickly society abandons morality and ethical norms when the law fails to enforce them. It’s also a reminder of the humility necessary to embrace the beauty of life.  Medical...
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The “Right” Way to Have a Baby

  The following article was first published by The Dispatch on Sept. 13, 2025. You can read the original here.   Rebecca Smith (a pseudonym) wanted to give a family “the same love I found in becoming a mom,” so she became a surrogate. But when baby Leon died...
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 Looking Beyond Disability—to Joy!

  When our sons were diagnosed with autism, I knew life would change for my husband and me—but not in the ways most people imagine. Yes, there were challenges: sleepless nights, therapies, learning new ways to communicate, and adapting our world to theirs. But there were...
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Simply Being the Church: Witness for Life

  The church witnesses for life simply by being the church. By gathering for worship, hearing the Word of God, celebrating the Sacraments, and observing the Christian Year, the congregation declares that innocent human lives are to be recognized and defended.  Without...
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The Ethics of Fetal Implants

In September 1987, an operation took place at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico...
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The Long Road of Eugenics: From Rockefeller to Roe v. Wade (Fall, 2004)

  The infamous Roe v. Wade1 decision relies directly and indirectly on the work...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Forty Years after Roe: Onward We March

   “No issue in U.S. history has produced such an impressive and sustained outpouring...
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Active and Passive Euthanasia

  Because of recent advances in medical technology, it is today possible to save...
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