Kansas top court strikes down pro-life protections against dismemberment abortions — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2024 / 18:40 pm (CNA). The Kansas Supreme Court struck down two abortion-related laws on Friday: one that banned dilation and evacuation abortions and another detailing safety regulations for abortion clinics. The court overturned a 2015 ban of dilation and evacuation, or…

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Biden administration retreats from sex-change surgeries for minors, still backs other interventions — By: Catholic News Agency

The Progress Pride flag is shown above (center flag) at a White House “Pride” celebration on June 10, 2023. / The White House, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is backing away from its previous support of sex-change surgeries for minors…

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Pontifical Academy for Life releases ‘lexicon’ for end-of-life discussions — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. / Credit: Walter Breitenmoser/CNA CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2024 / 13:10 pm (CNA). The Pontifical Academy for Life has released a guide that it says will help the faithful in discussing the “religious and moral ethical implications” surrounding euthanasia, assisted suicide, and other controversial end-of-life…

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