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By Dave Andrusko It is as clear a signal as you could ever ask for of the ethos of those determined to dismantle the protective abortion laws in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland that the preferred battering ram is unborn babies diagnosed with...
The British rom-com wraps a poison pill in sparkly cellophane By Xavier Symons It’s rare to find a film about euthanasia as euphemistic as the new British film Me Before You. This romantic odd-couple comedy about a small-town girl and a rich, paraplegic guy topped the...
By Dave Andrusko Over the years contributors to NRL News Today have had the pleasure of writing stories about Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche , a community of people with intellectual disabilities and those who assist them, who share their lives together. A friend...
Editor’s note. This comes from our friends at the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children—SPUC. Heidi Crowter is a 20-year-old woman from Coventry who happens to have Down's syndrome. She lives independently, works in a hair salon and loves to laugh. Last week...
By Kathy Ostrowski, Legislative Director, Kansans for Life Editor’s note. I am re-running this terrific post because earlier this month West Virginia passed its Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. There are now three states which have this law on...
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Editor’s note. Charles J. Chaput is Archbishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia. This is his March 13, 2015, column for CatholicPhilly. Archbishop Chaput references what was then the upcoming March 21 Mass Honoring the Gifts...
By Niamh Ui Bhriain Editor’s note. Ms. Ui Bhriain is a spokeswoman for the Irish pro-life organization, The Life Institute. Fine Gael is an Irish political party. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Irish Parliament. In the past week we’ve seen the Minister for...
By Stephen Mendelsohn Editor’s note .This article was published on the Not Dead Yet website. This is likely a first from the mainstream suicide prevention community: The Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board (CTSAB) recognizes that legalizing assisted suicide encourages...
By Anthony Ozimic Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, taught many wise and noble principles that have served humanity well down the centuries. One exception, however, was his principle “let there be a law that no deformed child shall live”. Likewise, Roman law...
By Baroness Jane Campbell Editor’s note. This article was published by BBC News as part of “For and against assisted suicide.” Baroness Campbell is a disability leader and founder of Not Dead Yet UK, a network of people with disabilities in the UK who oppose...