President Trump has signed two executive orders prohibiting the use of federal public funding for abortion services and for so-called “sex-change” irreversible medical interventions, respectively. The first order was issued on January 24 and will end the use of...
The United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care in a December 11 statement said the “emergency measures that restricted the sale of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite.” The decision to ban puberty blockers is based on “independent expert...
Missouri voters this week approved Amendment 3, the so-called Right to Reproductive Freedom initiative, which enshrines a right to abortion in the state’s constitution. Despite supporters spending over 30 million dollars compared to nearly 2 million dollars for...
On the ballot on Tuesday will be the pro-abortion Amendment 3, which seeks to enshrine a right to abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy in the Missouri Constitution. However, the amendment goes further than just allowing abortion at any time for any reason....
Curt Wichmer, Legislative Analyst at the MCC, recently spoke with Mary Varni, Director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Deb Sheppard, Director of the Life and Justice Office for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Sister Janine...
A Mexican court has ruled in favor of the Diocese of Querétaro in a lawsuit filed by an individual who identifies as transgender and demanded that the diocese change the sex indicated on the baptismal certificate. The claimant first filed a petition against the...
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) on human dignity last Monday, addressing growing concerns about pressing bioethical issues. The document affirms that being a Christian means defending human...
The “Hate Crime and Public Order Act” came into force in Scotland on Monday, raising concerns among free speech advocates. The law creates the crime of “stirring up hatred”, which means that someone who “behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to...
National Health Services (NHS) England has announced that it will ban the use of puberty blockers in children with gender dysphoria. According to an article in The Guardian, NHS determined that “there was not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical...