Search Results: Human trafficking

Human Trafficking: The Hidden Assault on Human Dignity

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / January 22, 2018 /
teenage girl in blanket

…fully agree. St. John Paul II called human trafficking, “a shocking offense against human dignity and a grave violation of fundamental human rights.” He also identified it as “one of…

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“Sound of Freedom” Exposing the Violence of Human Trafficking

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 17, 2023 /
Violence of Human Trafficking: Is abortion okay after rape or incest?

…people, and human trafficking itself goes unperceived. While most people would insist that they are firmly opposed to human trafficking—in particular the sex trafficking of children—it is easier to forget…

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“Sound of Freedom” and the Root Causes of Human Trafficking

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / August 31, 2023 /

2023’s unexpected box office hit, Sound of Freedom, exposed the horror of human trafficking. This modern-day slavery encompasses everything from labor to sex trafficking. So, what’s feeding this industry? Fr….

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Abortion’s Twisted Relationship with Sexual Abuse

By William Lawyer / July 16, 2022 /
Violence of Human Trafficking: Is abortion okay after rape or incest?

…director of the Department of Health and Human Services Human Trafficking Program, “The mortality rate for someone in commercial sexual exploitation is 40 times higher than for a non-exploited person…

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China’s Disastrous One Child Policy Wants You to Think it Changed – It Didn’t

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 30, 2018 /

…hidden perhaps than trafficking for brides, is the growing demand for prostitution and pornography. Both of these are linked to human trafficking and other human rights abuses. As usual, the…

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Is Abortion a Constitutional Right?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / April 19, 2023 /

…2023. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252376/chloe-cole-leading-fight-to-protect-children-from-transgender-surgeries. [13] “Sex Workers’ Rights Are Human Rights.” Amnesty International, October 11, 2021. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/08/sex-workers-rights-are-human-rights/. [14]“Legal Prostitution and Human Trafficking in the Netherlands.” European Centre for Law and Justice, April…

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A Day of Prayer and Reparation for the Murder and Abuse of Unborn Children

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 17, 2021 /

…Therefore, human beings are to be treated as “ends” and not as “means.” Human life must be valued infinitely and be treated with the respect due to a human person…

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Pope Francis Calls for Surrogacy Ban, Affirms Human Dignity

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / January 15, 2024 /
surrogacy arrangement surrogate mother

…than a human person. And just as troubling is the fact that the child is reduced to terms of buying and selling as an object of human trafficking,” rendering the…

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The Visitation, Pro-life Work, and Creating Structures of Virtue

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 29, 2023 /
The Visitation, Pro-life, and Creating Structures of Virtue

…solution. The violence of abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, human trafficking, pornography, the exploitation and commercialization of preborn children (i.e., IVF, selling of baby-body parts, genetic engineering), etc. are…

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Surrogacy Ethics: What Did Pope Francis Say?

By Marisa Cantu / January 15, 2024 /
man handing cash

trafficking: “The surrogacy trafficking trade used the same network that was used for domestic work and sex trade from the poor regions of India into urban areas. These unmarried girls…

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