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Slovenian Government Wants Referendum on Euthanasia

By Marisa Cantu / March 12, 2024 /

The Slovenian government recently defeated a bill that would have legalized euthanasia. This bill had been proposed by an organization called Silver Thread, which collected signatures and demanded “dignity” for the dying. Though the defeat of the bill is a victory for pro-lifers, the government intends to hold a referendum on the subject of euthanasia…

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Forced Sterilization for Inuit Women and Disabled Women

By Marisa Cantu / March 14, 2024 /

143 Inuit women in Greenland are suing Denmark over forced and non-consensual contraceptive implants in the 1960s and 1970s. According to these women, the Danish government allegedly had a program that aimed to decrease the population via forced sterilization. At the hands of “healthcare professionals,” these women had coil implants inserted (a type of contraceptive…

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WPATH Files Show Startling Truths About Transgenderism

By Marisa Cantu / March 22, 2024 /

Transgenderism is not strictly a “private issue” without any negative ramifications for anyone else. Some may try to claim that if someone chooses to “transition,” they are not “hurting anyone,” and therefore that person should be allowed to do so. But common sense tells us this is far from the truth. Such a radical and…

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Woman With Unplanned Pregnancy Finds Hope and Healing with HLI’s Program

By Marisa Cantu / March 25, 2024 /

Chisomo of Malawi got pregnant from her boyfriend. Her parents were church leaders and were most concerned about their public image. When they discovered their daughter’s pregnancy, they chased her out of their home, worried what others would say. Chisomo’s boyfriend also abandoned her, leaving without a trace upon finding out that he was a…

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HLI Rwanda Isn’t Backing Down From Anti-Life Challenges

By Marisa Cantu / March 28, 2024 /

HLI Rwanda is continuing to educate youth about the dangerous effects that masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexuality have on one’s life, and leading the charge is the director of HLI Rwanda, Aloys. He teaches participants how life is a gift from God, that sex is a powerful and intimate expression of true love meant to…

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Fr. Matthieu Raffray Being Investigated for Speaking Truth

By Marisa Cantu / April 11, 2024 /

Update 4/30/24 The Paris prosecutor’s office dismissed the case made against Fr. Matthieu Raffray in response to his calling homosexual tendencies sinful. The notice from the prosecutor’s office stated: “After a careful examination of the comments…it does not appear that there is any infraction sufficiently characterized to justify any criminal procedure against him.” The document…

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Poland Debates Abortion While the EU Says There is a “Right to Abortion”

By Marisa Cantu / April 12, 2024 /

Poland is famously very pro-life – but that may be dismantled in the coming weeks. Abortion is currently legal only in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life or health is endangered. While it is not criminal for a woman in Poland to have an abortion, anyone assisting her is committing a crime.…

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Chastity Training Helping Youth in Lesotho

By Marisa Cantu / April 15, 2024 /
Fr Francis Makheta

Women in Lesotho are in a dire situation. Recent estimates say that, between 2015-2019, 67% of all pregnancies in Lesotho were unintended. 24% of unintended pregnancies resulted in an abortion. According to these estimates, about 15.9% of all pregnancies ended in an abortion. Abortion in Lesotho is only legal in “necessary situations” (such as to…

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Beautiful Results of Pro-Life Movement in the Philippines

By Marisa Cantu / April 16, 2024 /

HLI’s work in the Philippines is yielding beautiful results! Dr. Rene Bullecer, HLI’s country director in the Philippines, recalls meeting Attorney Ramon and Mrs. Victoria Bayan in Iloilo City for the National Family & Life Congress. The two embraced Dr. Bullecer and recalled a conference in 2018 in Baguio City. At this pro-life conference, Dr.…

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The HLI Rome Library is Bringing the Faith to Students, Lay and Religious

By Marisa Cantu / April 18, 2024 /
seminarians from poland at HLI Rome library

The HLI Rome Library, which is celebrating its 36th year, holds more than 7,600 volumes, many magazines, and digital resources. This library is unique as it is strictly pro-life and pro-family, specializing in topics related to the culture of life and family issues. These issues range from abortion, euthanasia, and contraception to transhumanism, marriage, artificial…

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