“This event was traumatic for our family, especially for me. I know we are not alone. End of life experiences can put families in very difficult situations. They receive advice from medical professionals that can often be more harmful than helpful.
Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center
“Legally, though, embryos in the U.S. generally are not adopted, because states do not classify them as children under adoption law. Instead, they are often transferred by contract as personal property.” - The Conversation
PCUSA declares support for trans surgeries for kids
“Debate over the measure was brief, as one of the moderators noted that none of the delegates queuing up to comment on the proposal intended to speak against the overture.” - CPost
Why Trump’s revival of HHS Conscience Division is a win for religious freedom
“the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division at HHS [is] a federal watchdog tasked with defending healthcare workers and patients whose faith is increasingly under siege in American medicine.” - CPost
Supreme court protects mail-order, telehealth abortion pills as lower courts wrangle
“The high court extended its earlier stay of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had required in-person doctor’s appointments expressly in Louisiana and Texas – but effectively nationwide – for mifepristone prescriptions.” - Baptist Press
Why Are Medical Groups Now Opposing Gender Surgeries for Minors?
“Within days of each other, the American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons have issued recommendations that gender-related surgeries for minors be deferred until adulthood.” - TGC
The Rise of Consumer Eugenics
“Killing the sick before they’re born is no moral way to deal with disease” - World
Let's stop pretending human beings are dead when they are clearly alive
“But the esoteric nature of the debate is no excuse for anyone who cares about human rights or life issues to skip it entirely, especially as the definition of what constitutes death is currently changing.” - RNS
Death with dignity? Americans split on physician-assisted suicide
“Half of Americans believe a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor for help in ending their life. Legal approval has outpaced the growth in public support.” - The Baptist Paper
Don’t Call This MAID (the plague of euthanasia)
“Many here in the United States advocate for legalized euthanasia…. Thankfully, there are other voices opposing it. For instance, the American Medical Association has stated, ‘Euthanasia is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks.’” - P&D