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By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Chloe Kondrich and Michael O’Dowd A Pennsylvania teenager with Down syndrome and a noted disability rights activist from Ireland came together to make history on St. Patrick’s Day. High...
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation One of the pivotal events in my life occurred when I was in college, and a drunken driver demolished my parents' car. My mother and father could have been killed, since the impact of the...
By Benjamin Portelli "Women considering an abortion must be provided with accurate information about the procedure and its possible effects on their health." This is the opening line of Abortion and Women's Health: An evidence-based review for medical professionals of...
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The New Zealand government is now officially debating a bill to legalize euthanasia. Recently Stuff News published an excellent article by Claire Freeman, who writes from the disability...
By Andre Woolgar Editor’s note. This appeared on the blog of The Christian Medical Fellowship and is reposted with permission. Late in June, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) abolished the role of Disability Commissioner. This happened 36 hours before...
By Taylor Hyatt Last week, the death of 19-year-old Tommy Swales made headlines in the UK. He had been diagnosed with Friedrich’s ataxia – a rare genetic disorder that causes heart disease and a gradual loss of mobility – four years ago. The teen fell easily and...
Assisted suicide laws are at their core about disability By Liz Carr Editor’s note. Liz Carr is a British actor, comedian and disability rights activist, perhaps best known as forensic examiner Clarissa Mullery in the BBC’s “Silent Witness.” She is pro-choice, an...
By Texas Right to Life On Friday, Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) and Representative Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) filed the Disabled Preborn Justice Act in the Texas Senate and House, respectively. Senate Bill 1427 and House Bill 1971 would ban the practice...
By Jay Hobbs A child born Monday morning in a Miami hospital was given the perfect name by her mother: Destiny. After all, it wasn’t just the baby girl’s lot to enter the world on an early March day, she’s already brought her family together in ways she won’t realize...
Editor’s note. Last Friday the “Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill” had what’s called its “Second Reading” in the House of Lord. Votes, I’m told, are not ordinarily taken after the second reading and none was taken October 31. NRL News Today has carried multiple...