Global Issues & HLI's Mission
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are expanding worldwide — from Canada’s MAID program to proposed laws in the UK and France. In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet breaks down the alarming global trends, including: As countries debate “safeguards,” we examine why guardrails never actually work — and why the Catholic Church teaches that euthanasia and assisted…
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For more than 50 years, the United States government has used foreign aid as a tool to export population control policies across the globe—often pressuring nations to abandon their own cultural and moral values. Is that era finally coming to an end? In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet discussed the United States’ newly announced America…
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What happens when foreign aid collides with culture, faith, and the dignity of human life? In this episode, Emil Hagamu, Regional Director for Human Life International in Anglophone Africa and Country Director of Pro-Life Tanzania, shares firsthand insight from over 22 African nations on the realities of defending life, family, and culture. Emil explains how…
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Fr. Shenan Boquet explains how the Hyde Amendment limits federal abortion funding and why pro‑lifers see it as a cornerstone of U.S. pro‑life policy. What is the Hyde Amendment — and why is it back in the news? In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet joins us to discuss this bipartisan federal policy that has prevented…
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Luis Martinez, HLI’s Director for Intergovernmental Organizations and Diplomatic Missions breaks down the Samoa Agreement—a massive international treaty between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific nations. With 106 countries involved and impacts lasting 20 years, this agreement could shape global policy on abortion, contraception, LGBTQ ideology, and UN voting power for decades to…
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Monica Gatsi and Veronica Chawasemerwa, long-time HLI missionaries working in Zimbabwe, join us to discuss their mission to bring chastity education to youth in rural villages. Zimbabwe’s youth are increasingly targeted by well-funded Western organizations that offer humanitarian aid—such as textbooks, clean water, and food—while simultaneously promoting contraception, abortion, and anti-family ideologies. We discuss how…
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Fr. Shenan Boquet discusses China’s severe birth rate crisis and why efforts to reverse population decline are failing. Drawing from decades of pro-life work, Fr. Boquet connects China’s demographic collapse to deep cultural, moral, and structural issues also seen across Western nations. The conversation explores the legacy of China’s one-child policy, the rise of IVF…
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In this special Thanksgiving episode, we sit down with Michelle Francis, Human Life International’s Mission Network Manager, to look back at 2025’s biggest global pro-life victories and the inspiring stories behind them. Michelle Francis manages our missionary network across the world and brings powerful firsthand updates from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and even war-torn…
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Dr. Ligaya Acosta, HLI’s Regional Director for Asia and Oceania, discusses the growing push to legalize divorce in the Philippines. Right now, the Philippines is facing immense pressure from Western governments, foreign-funded NGOs, and pro-divorce activists to legalize divorce. On this episode, Dr. Ligaya Acosta explains why the Filipino people overwhelmingly reject divorce, how outside…
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Is the EU Undermining Pro-Life Laws? The Rise of Abortion Tourism
In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet joins us to break down a major development in Europe: a new European Union decision that could expand abortion tourism across member states. What does this ruling mean for countries like Poland that have strong pro-life laws? How does this decision impact women, families, and national sovereignty? And why…
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