Focused search for life issues

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (371+ words) Paul Vaughn, a Christian anti-abortion activist and father of 11, settled with the Department of Justice years after he was arrested in a terrifying predawn raid. The Thomas More Society, which represented Vaughn, noted that the 2022 FBI raid stemmed from his…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (427+ words) A 13-year-old boy with Down syndrome, Shripad, is successfully selling handmade bracelets at a shopping event, demonstrating his entrepreneurial spirit and artistic skill. Shripad's parents initiated beading as a therapeutic activity to improve his coordination and focus, but it evolved…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (842+ words) Missouri voters rejected Republicans’ top priorities at the ballot box on Tuesday, but another controversial vote lies ahead for Missourians in November: a near-total ban on abortion. Missouri voters overturned the state’s abortion ban in 2024 with a constitutional amendment proposed…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (312+ words) The Thalidomide Survivors Association (TSA) is urging the government to pause the expansion of pre-implantation genetic testing for embryos for IVF, at least until a “transparent ethical and disability rights review” is carried out. The original bill allowed testing for…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (530+ words) The campaign opposing a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri's abortion ban has raised more than $6.5 million -- including a recent $1.25 million donation from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Stop the Ban, formed last year to oppose Amendment…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (402+ words) Jana Ahmed Abbas, Founder and CEO of Heroes of 21 and Founder of the Sanadak Initiative. Official logo of Sanadak, a digital platform dedicated to supporting and empowering women through legal awareness, psychological guidance, and trusted support resources. Egyptian entrepreneur Jana…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (147+ words) On Sunday 23 August, Widnes Vikings Foundation and Down Syndrome Cheshire are joining forces for the 213 event – a special match day collaboration at our home final home game of the regular season against Workington Town. The number 213 represents the three copies…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (192+ words) ‘Pro-life’ isn’t really pro-life By cutting health care, terrorizing immigrants, gutting the U.S. Agency for International Development, turning a blind eye to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of protections, not putting limits (preconditions) on military funding to Israel, prioritizing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (274+ words) In the mid 2000s, I served as a client escort and essentially became an abortion doula at Mountain Country Women’s Clinic in Livingston. As I walked with these women through protesters into the clinic and sat with them throughout their…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (469+ words) The forced sterilization of women in 21st-century Canada? Is that even possible? Apparently, it is. According to a 2022 Senate report, Canada has a long history of using sterilization to reduce births in First Nations populations and other marginalized groups. In…...