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SPUC urges Scottish Government to respond to record abortion figures
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (349+ words) The Catholic Herald SPUC urges Scottish Government to respond to record abortion figures According to the most recent data published by Public Health Scotland, there were 18,783 terminations of pregnancy recorded in a single year. New analysis by the Society for…...
Joe Biden shares health update and urges men to get screened for prostate cancer
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (417+ words) Former President Joe Biden provided an update on his health and encouraged people to get screened for prostate cancer in a post shared on social media on September 8. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, said Biden, something that is “more…...
Government raises estimate of assisted suicide deaths by 60 per cent
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1148+ words) The new warning comes after the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, said “the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care” needs to happen before Parliament debates whether to introduce assisted suicide. Burnham said it would be deeply challenging…...
California assisted suicides rise by almost 150 per cent in five years
3+ week, 1+ day ago (501+ words) California has experienced the highest number of yearly assisted suicides on record, with a total of 1,235 deaths in 2025, a 149.49% increase over five years. Released this week, the California End of Life Option Act 2025 Data Report shows a 10.96% increase in total…...
Florida bishops defend religious freedom in dispute over school vaccine exemptions
3+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) Florida’s Catholic bishops defended their schools’ existing vaccine exemption policies in a response to the state attorney general’s threats to withhold state funding and scholarships. The letter was dated August 7, but was not shared publicly by the FCCB until August…...
‘Baby Gabriel’ to undergo first surgery for life-threatening heart defect
3+ week, 6+ day ago (310+ words) The biological parents of a child known as “Baby Gabriel” have given their permission for the first of three heart surgeries after previously requesting that the gestational carrier undergo an abortion. “Baby Gabriel” was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome…...