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What the Lindsay Clancy case tells us about our abortion culture

The Lindsay Clancy case, involving a mother who strangled her three small children, has highlighted arguments similar to those used by abortion activists and sparked debate about infanticide laws in Canada. Canadian law treats infanticide as a lesser crime than murder when a mother kills an infant under one year old due to mental disturbance related to childbirth, and experts have suggested expanding this leniency to older children, raising concerns about the implications for the value of children's lives.

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Evan Stambaugh|LifeSiteNews|

Abortion pill group works with social media influencers to promote DIY abortions

Carafem, a mail-order abortion drug distributor, is partnering with social media influencers to promote at-home chemical abortions through videos that appear as personal experiences but are likely paid advertisements. Live Action's investigation highlights concerns about the safety of mail-order abortion pills, citing data that suggests higher risks of serious adverse reactions and ongoing legal efforts to restore in-person dispensing requirements for abortion pills in the U.S.

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Leo-appointed Academy for Life president suggests Catholics may vote for pro-euthanasia law

Archbishop Renzo Pegoraro, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life appointed by Pope Leo XIV, suggested that Catholics might morally consent to an 'imperfect' euthanasia law to prevent more permissive legislation, a stance that contradicts Pope John Paul II's teaching against supporting such laws. Pegoraro's views, including his previous statements on contraception, have been controversial and diverge from established Church bioethical doctrine.

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Pressure works: Surrogacy fair planned for Warsaw ‘postponed’

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.

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Dorothy McLean|LifeSiteNews|

US bishops gave $400k to woke group with Planned Parenthood activist

The US bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development has given over $400,000 in grants to Washington Interfaith Network (WIN), an organization led by a pro-LGBT female pastor and including leaders with strong ties to abortion advocacy and Planned Parenthood. WIN's leadership team features members such as Rev.

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Raymond Wolfe|LifeSiteNews|

Gloria Steinem, the CIA, and the plot to destroy the family

Gloria Steinem, the iconic feminist and abortion-rights activist, worked for the CIA from 1958 to 1962, through the Independent Research Service, largely financed by the agency. She defended the CIA as “liberal, nonviolent and honorable.” But the question is unavoidable: How does her later role as a leader of the sexual revolution and abortion-rights movement fit with the agency’s Cold War mission? John-Henry Westen traces Steinem’s personal and political history, her 1957 abortion, her involvement with the radical feminist group Redstockings, and her eventual emergence as a prominent advocate

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Michael Heil|LifeSiteNews|