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Assisted suicide akin to ‘state-sanctioned execution,’ pro-lifer says
Dozens of advocates, including a quadriplegic woman with cerebral palsy, made their voices heard March 25 in the New Jersey Statehouse as the Aid in Dying bill went to a vote in the legislature.
Bishops condemn bills to expand abortion, repeal conscience protection
The bishops from Illinois' six dioceses March 28 made a decisive stand against state legislators' efforts to remove all abortion restrictions in the state, as well as the right of physicians to object to the practice.
Catholics, Muslims urged to work for peace by respecting ‘the other’
The way to peace runs through seeing one another as brothers and sisters, Catholic and Muslim leaders confirmed March 25 at a session of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue held at Catholic Theological Union.
Actress who stars in ‘Unplanned’ thinks film is ‘going to change history’
Ashley Bratcher portrays Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became an outspoken pro-life activist, in "Unplanned."
‘Unplanned’ movie rating shouldn’t deter family viewing
The film about Abby Johnson's life as an abortion clinic director turned pro-life advocate gets an R rating because it depicts the actuality of abortion. That's a good reason to bring young people, she says.
Maryland Senate’s tie vote leads to defeat for assisted suicide measure
The bill would have allowed doctors to prescribe lethal medication in pill form to patients diagnosed as terminally ill and deemed mentally capable.
University students urged to help change hearts, minds about abortion
The nation's early feminists who fought for women's suffrage and other rights totally rejected abortion, Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, told the Cardinals for Life student group at The Catholic University of America.
In battle for Amazon, church officials unite with indigenous communities
The Catholic Church has been present in the Amazon for centuries, but that presence has not come without errors, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno.
Call to end Affordable Care Act is ‘immoral,’ says CHA president
An effort by the Department of Justice to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the courts is "unconscionable and immoral," said Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
Church culture’s role in abuse crisis probed at conference
Experts explored how organizational behavior -- including the roles of bishop as CEO of a complex organization and spiritual leader of a flock -- may have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis.