Global Life and Family News

The Canada Euthanasia Law (MAID) Kills Human Dignity

By Marisa Cantu / December 18, 2023 /

Canada’s euthanasia laws are an affront to human dignity. Euthanasia, also referred to as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, first began after Carter v. Canada in February 2015. This court case decided that the laws prohibiting euthanasia were unjustifiably in violation of the rights to life, liberty, and security of the person. So,…

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Abortion in El Salvador Could be Legalized with this Case

By Marisa Cantu / December 5, 2023 /
baby angel statue with candle and flowers

Beatriz, a 22-year-old from El Salvador, was diagnosed with lupus in 2009. Her lupus had damaged her kidneys. In 2011, she became pregnant. Beatriz experienced complications with the pregnancy and delivered via C-section pre-term. She had had anemia, lupus, pneumonia and preeclampsia. The child had complications, as well, but eventually both mother and child were…

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HLI Missionary Saves Women from Satanists

By Marisa Cantu / November 27, 2023 /
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One of HLI’s missionaries, Marie, had a horrifying experience this Halloween. Marie counsels women at a pregnancy center. A woman, Annie, came in on Halloween and was 36 weeks pregnant. Marie took Annie to get an ultrasound of her baby. But Annie revealed to Marie that she was going to ritualistically sacrifice her baby for…

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Indi Gregory: An Innocent Child Dies

By Marisa Cantu / November 16, 2023 /
Indi Gregory baptism. Photo Credit: Christian Concern

The UK has a health law in place that has caused unspeakable pain. In the UK, parents and guardians generally have a say over their child’s medical treatments. However, the law states that when a doctor believes that the parents’ or guardians’ wishes are not in the best interest of the child, the case goes…

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Abortion in Russia: Where It Stands Today

By Marisa Cantu / November 9, 2023 /
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Abortion in Russia has a complicated history. Russia is the country with the highest numbers of abortions. Abortion was illegal in the Russian Empire, when Tsar Nicholas II was in power, and when he and his family were executed in 1918. In 1920, the Bolshevik regime legalized abortion, only to have it banned again in…

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Idaho Abortion Case: Rachael and Kadyn Swainston

By Marisa Cantu / November 1, 2023 /
Pro-Life Rescuers Face Years in Prison

Idaho mother and son, Rachael and Kadyn Swainston, are being charged with second-degree kidnapping after they allegedly took an underaged girl to Oregon to obtain an abortion. An Idaho abortion would have been complicated. Idaho has abortion bans in place, as well as a law that prohibits taking minors across state lines for an abortion…

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HLI’s Mission Work Helps Ugandan Girls

By Marisa Cantu / October 31, 2023 /
Father Opio, country director for HLI Uganda

HLI has helped save teenage girls in Uganda. The teenage pregnancy rate in Uganda is high. About a quarter of Ugandan girls aged 15-19 are pregnant, or are already mothers, according to a UNICEF survey. To combat this, a policy was proposed to the Ugandan government to distribute birth control to teenage girls. Yet this…

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Malawi Planned Parenthood Chased Out of School

By Marisa Cantu / October 25, 2023 /

Malawi high school students chased Malawi Planned Parenthood out of their school in September. Human Life International’s missionaries had been to the Natola high school before for chastity training and information on contraception and abortion. Since HLI’s trainings, there have been no pregnancies in the school – a fact that the Natola teacher attributes to…

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Abortion in Texas: Lubbock Ban

By Marisa Cantu / October 23, 2023 /

Abortion in Texas is banned. But women find ways to travel out-of-state to get an abortion. Lubbock has become the fourth Texas county to ban abortion travel. After Dobbs vs. Jackson overturned Roe vs. Wade, Texas banned abortion completely in the state. Related: Planned Parenthood vs. Casey Summary: The Essential Facts However, Texans began traveling…

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Enoch Burke: Freedom of Speech?

By Marisa Cantu / October 23, 2023 /

Enoch Burke is experiencing the effects of compelled speech in a “democratic” society. A history and German teacher in Ireland and a Christian, he was suspended from his school after refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns. Since then, he received a court order to stay away from the school. But he failed to follow…

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