Critics: Death stats in Canada, some U.S. states hide euthanasia, assisted suicide numbers — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA). The method used by the Canadian government and several U.S. states to record assisted suicide deaths leads to incomplete statistics and less accountability, anti-euthanasia advocates said this week.  The issue was thrown into sharp relief late last month when, in a Nov. 28 X…

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‘Groundbreaking’ gene-editing therapy receives ethical thumbs up — By: Catholic News Agency

In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol, National Catholics Bioethics Center President Dr. Joseph Meaney discusses the first-ever therapy approved by the FDA using CRISPR, a genome editing technology. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” CNA Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). A new gene-editing therapy called Casgevy, which is designed…

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Court documents reveal Father James Jackson said he was sexually abused as a child — By: Catholic News Agency

Father James Jackson, FSSP, appearing at a Nov. 15, 2021, arraignment before the Rhode Island District Court. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Boston, Mass., Dec 11, 2023 / 17:52 pm (CNA). New court documents reveal that Traditional Latin Mass priest Father James Jackson, who pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge in June, told authorities…

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