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Smith argues that suicide-prevention campaigns inconsistently exclude assisted suicide and euthanasia from their concerns. He contrasts that exclusion with prevention strategies promoted by the World Health Organization.
Read →A federal judge denied a request from disability rights advocates to block the Illinois assisted suicide law from going into effect on September 12, 2026, rejecting arguments that the law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and other protections. The judge noted that one plaintiff, a quadriplegic woman, did not demonstrate harm under the law and questioned the standing of the plaintiffs, while giving them 30 days to appeal the decision.
Read →Tuns summarizes reporting on British Columbia's euthanasia oversight records, distinguishing documentation errors from more serious compliance concerns. The article presents critics' arguments for stronger independent oversight and more transparent reporting of enforcement actions.
Read →Drawing on his family's experience caring for relatives with Alzheimer's disease, Smith argues that dementia should not diminish a person's claim to compassionate care. This excerpt introduces his criticism of changing end-of-life attitudes and links readers to the complete column at The Epoch Times.
Read →Centrum Żoliborz, the venue in Warsaw initially cited for a surrogacy fair organized by the Ukrainian company BioTexCom, refused to rent its premises to the company and stated the event scheduled for September 12–13 was postponed due to client safety concerns. Despite the postponement, BioTexCom continues to promote the event on its website and has shifted to offering individual online consultations, indicating ongoing activity in the Polish market that requires continued vigilance and opposition.
Read →Poland's Catholic bishops have condemned surrogacy as gravely immoral, emphasizing concerns about the commercialization of motherhood and childhood, the dignity of the child, exploitation of women, and potential links to human trafficking, while urging authorities to prevent its practice domestically and abroad. Concurrently, the bishops are contesting new Ministry of National Education regulations that reduce religious instruction to one hour per week and schedule classes at the beginning or end of the school day, arguing these changes hinder students' ability to attend and marginalize religious education in Polish schools.
Read →Disability rights organizations petitioned a federal judge to block the Illinois assisted suicide law scheduled to take effect on September 12, 2026, arguing it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and discriminates against disabled people due to potential physician bias and coercion. Additionally, Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich and two orders of Catholic nuns filed a lawsuit claiming the law infringes on constitutional protections for free speech and religious freedom, while a judge is expected to decide on the law's legality before its implementation date.
Read →Flanders recounts Stephanie Levesque Murphy's allegation that intended parents pressured her to abort after a prenatal heart-condition diagnosis. Murphy describes refusing abortion, losing support, and being left without information about the child after birth.
Read →Flanders argues that remote access to abortion pills has enabled use later in pregnancy than the FDA-approved regimen. She discusses reported cases and criticizes the removal of in-person dispensing requirements.
Read →The Ukrainian company BioTexCom will hold a surrogacy fair from September 12–13 in Warsaw.
Read →One of the gravest evils facing the modern world is that of surrogacy. More than 100 years ago, Americans fought...
Read →The Polish Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on August 27 condemning surrogacy, calling it "evil and incompatible with the Christian faith and morality." The statement reportedly comes as some seek an expansion of commercial surrogacy in the country.
Read →Smith responds to coverage of a planned New York assisted-suicide clinic by warning about financial conflicts of interest. He argues that provider revenue and healthcare cost pressures could undermine protection of vulnerable patients.
Read →“A click, signature, or brief review should not magically transfer responsibility from an AI developer or platform to a physician,” a reader tells STAT.
Read →The twins' parents didn't arrive, and it was painful to hear them cry with no one to hold them. She was sent home after delivery & the $20k payment never came.
Read →A major article in the Journal of Health & Biomedical Law argues that doctors have an ethical obligation to inform patients about voluntary stop eating and drinking (VSED) as a means to hasten death and to provide palliative care to ease the suffering caused by this method, even if it conflicts with their moral conscience. The article also supports the use of advance directives to refuse nourishment during VSED and suggests that caregivers should deny food or drink if the patient becomes confused and requests it, framing this as a duty under the principle of non-abandonment.
Read →Gordon Friesen By Gordon Friesen President, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition One of our great friends and allies, Wesley J. Smith, has recently written about the British Medical Association's newly minted policy and other bioethics articles which require doctors to collaborate with patients who are attempting to kill themselves through hunger and thirst. This practice is commonly euphemized as ‘voluntarily stopping eating and drinking’, which ungainly expression is then replaced with the more slick-sounding acronym ‘VSED’. However we must unfortunately note (as usual) that the most important fa
Read →Down syndrome was not in the plans for Debora and Cameron Engen, but God had bigger plans when He gave them baby Charlotte. Now, Debora documents her family’s joyful journey in loving their first child, Charlotte, even after her surprising them by having Down syndrome. Debora speaks candidly on her platforms about how Charlotte has […] Source
Read →For more than two decades, the Center for Bioethics and Culture has warned that surrogacy is not simply another way to “build a family.” It is a practice that turns pregnancy into a service, places women’s bodies under contract, separates children from their birth mothers by design, and has created a global industry that profits […] The post The World Is Waking Up to the Harms of Surrogacy appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
Read →Flanders argues that abortion pills should not be described as healthcare because their intended outcome ends prenatal life. She also presents safety and regulatory claims that require medical and primary-source review before republication as factual guidance.
Read →DeMarco defends Andorra's restrictions on abortion against international pressure to liberalize its laws. He argues that financing abortions abroad would undermine the country's stated commitment to protecting unborn life.
Read →Flanders critiques a published account of a woman who became pregnant while a surrogate was carrying another child for her family. She questions the account's framing of the subsequent abortion as necessary and discusses the overlap between infertility treatment, surrogacy, and abortion.
Read →Hawkins uses the Lindsay Clancy case to discuss mental illness, maternal crisis and the way the pro-life movement speaks about mothers and children. She argues that defending life requires both moral clarity and compassion toward women facing severe psychological distress.
Read →Smith joins Simon O'Connor to defend clinicians' freedom to decline participation in assisted suicide and euthanasia. The discussion also challenges a consumer-service model of medicine that treats professionals as obliged to provide any requested intervention.
Read →Smith criticizes proposals that would require clinicians to facilitate a patient's decision to stop eating and drinking to hasten death. He highlights conscience concerns and the particular implications of such proposals for people with dementia.
Read →By Judie Brown A recent editorial in The Hill contains the following about the personhood of the preborn baby: “Personhood advocates are the hard-core, no-compromises wing of the anti-abortion movement, insisting that fertilized eggs deserve full legal and constitutional rights from the moment of conception. A defining trait is their opposition to any exceptions for rape or incest in laws… Read More » When Wise Guys Opine The post When Wise Guys Opine appeared first on ALL .
Read →In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon shares good news coming out of Missouri (USA) around babies born alive; a UN representative calling Australia out for its gender madness and surrogacy laws; and new research showing that cannabis use harms young people. The post Solid Ground – 25 August 2026 appeared first on Family First NZ .
Read →On Wednesday, August 12, a baby boy was born three weeks early in a hospital near Dallas. This is hardly an unusual event. However, that this particular child was born was a near miracle. Baby Gabriel had been the target of a conspiracy against his life that nearly resulted in his destruction, and which has… The post Baby Gabriel and the Abortion Clause: The Dark Reality of Surrogacy appeared first on Human Life International .
Read →Van Maren recounts the abortion prosecution of British physician Aleck Bourne and its influence on subsequent legal changes. He traces Bourne's later opposition to abortion and links to a longer version published by Canadian Physicians for Life.
Read →Baby Gabriel is alive and recovering from his first major heart surgery in his biological parents’ custody while they sue the surrogate who refused to abort him. The case captured national attention when it broke about two weeks ago, raising serious questions about IVF, commercial surrogacy and what happens when adults disagree about whether a […] The post Update: Baby Gabriel Survives First Heart Surgery; Biological Parents Sue Surrogate appeared first on Daily Citizen .
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