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Louisiana and Mississippi Shut Down Remaining Abortion Facilities in Aftermath of Roe v Wade Repeal (USA)
The last 3 abortion facilities in the US state of Louisiana are about to be closed down following the reversal of Roe v Wade earlier this year. Mississippi has also closed all such facilities following its landmark case Dobbs v Jackson. After the “momentous” overturning of Roe v Wade, US States such as Louisiana and … Read more
Half of US States will ban Abortion in “Stunning Turnaround” for American Unborn (USA)
Half of US States are expected to ban or limit abortion after the US Supreme Court overruled the infamous 1973 ruling that imposed abortion throughout that nation. Abortion will now be limited or banned outright, except in rare cases. Michael Robinson, executive director (Public Affairs and Legal Services) said, “Potentially millions of babies will now … Read more
New South African Studies on cannabis/dagga (Press Release)
Correlation between Cannabis legalisation and road accident increase
The Motionless Walker (France)
Le Promeneur immobile (The Motionless Walker), by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. Published 31/8/22. The French autobiography denounces the “tyranny of performance and autonomy” which would like to eliminate, out of selfishness, the “weight” of disability. In a story he explains the difference between his two lives, that of the able-bodied man and that of the … Read more
Are we really free when death is better than life? (France)
President Macron wishes to establish a “legal framework” concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide which has been illegal in France until now. In this context, two philosophers and a journalist comment: Euthanasia is an anthropological rupture: Society is not just a juxtaposition of individual freedoms. We are bound. A law can be repressive, but it is … Read more
Adolescents’ views on pornography (UK)
After 30 qualitative studies were examined to determine young peoples’ views on pornography, the following conclusions derived: Young people consider porn as normal; They see porn as a tool for pleasure; They see it as a form of information; Young people do become distressed by misogynistic (strongly prejudiced against women), racist, homophobic, transphobic, or violent … Read more
Uruguayan Lower House committee okays euthanasia bill (Uruguay)
On Tuesday 6th September 2022, The Health Committee of Uruguay’s Lower House has passed a bill approving euthanasia. “Any person of legal age, psychically fit, who suffers from one or more chronic, incurable and irreversible pathologies or health conditions that seriously undermine their quality of life, causing them unbearable suffering, has the right to be … Read more
Where Most People Die by Assisted Suicide (USA)
Official data shows that the number of people dying with assistance has been rising much faster in Canada over the past three years than in other countries where assisted suicide or euthanasia are legal. The Netherlands and Belgium which, like Canada, allow both have seen numbers rise more slowly. The United States also saw a … Read more
Judge agrees: the conscience rights of doctors violated in California (USA)
U.S. District Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha for the Central District of California ruled that California Senate Bill 380, which passed last year to amend the End of Life Option Act, that legalized assisted suicide in California violates the First Amendment rights of doctors by requiring them to participate in assisted suicide. SB 380 required a doctor who … Read more