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Report: Children ‘let down’ by a lack of research on use of puberty blockers
A landmark report published April 10 in the United Kingdom said children had been “let down” by a lack of research on the use of puberty blockers.
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair: ‘Dignitas Infinita’ speaks truth in love with ‘clarity’
A new Vatican declaration on human dignity presents “clarity” in charity, amid “so much confusion,” the chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee told OSV News.
Virginia governor vetoes, approves abortion-related measures
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced April 5 that among more than 100 pieces of legislation considered by the Republican governor, he had vetoed and approved a number of bills related to abortion.
Trump attacks pro-life critics after video arguing abortion must be left to the states
After announcing his position that abortion should be left to the states to legislate, former President Donald Trump attacked pro-life critics of that position on his social media platform.
Everyone has the same human dignity no matter what, cardinal says
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being — independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin — possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected, said the dicastery’s prefect.
U.S. Catholic pastoral leaders welcome Vatican document on human dignity
A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key — and contentious — issues.
Trump says abortion should be left to states, disappointing pro-life advocates
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, issued a video statement April 8 arguing abortion should be left to individual states to legislate and declining to back federal restrictions sought by pro-life activists.
Vatican calls for proactive defense of human dignity in digital realm
The protection and preservation of human dignity must extend into the digital realm, the Vatican said in a new document on human dignity.
Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document.
Human life becomes commodity with surrogacy, say global ban advocates
A broad cultural shift is needed to recognize surrogacy is not a “right” but a violation of human dignity and of the rights of women and children, several experts said during an international conference in Rome advocating a universal ban on surrogacy.
Economist: Addressing freefalling global fertility rates requires changing hearts more than policies
For plummeting worldwide fertility rates to change course, people must find courage to “do the hard thing” of raising large families, and that courage comes from faith, said Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, an economist at The Catholic University of America in Washington.