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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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Pot Shops and Snark Tanks

  As I walk through clouds of pot smoke on New York City sidewalks and scroll through the comments section of internet newsfeeds, the figure of speech “Bread and Circuses” comes to mind. Credit for this phrase belongs to Juvenal, a Roman poet of the late first and early...
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    The gift of life has a paradoxical heart, in that the lives we have been given are, every one, mortal lives. I speak here as a Christian: to be a witness to life entails witnessing to mortal life, life that ends in the sadness and pain of death. Nonetheless, at a...
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