52+ min ago  (721+ words) The parliamentary building in the Republic of Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.) On Wednesday, a bill was defeated in the Irish parliament that sought to abolish the mandatory three-day waiting period before an abortion. Proposed by the Social Democrats, the Reproductive Rights…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (761+ words) Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.) Since Monday, the French Senate has been debating whether to approve controversial legislation that will allow for assisted suicide, with the vote due to take place…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (618+ words) Following a spate of attacks against premises belonging to pro-choice organizations, the French government has said there is a "general mobilization" against the actions of pro-life movements and activists. The Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Aurore Berg, spoke in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (852+ words) Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: "Government of Death. (Credit: Paul White/AP.) The bishops of Spain have condemned the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo, the 25-year-old woman who died Thursday evening…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (920+ words) A young woman who has been paraplegic since 2022 after a failed suicide attempt is due to be euthanised on Thursday in Spain after her father unsuccessfully fought several legal battles to try to prevent it from taking place. Noelia Castillo,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (546+ words) A Bill that would legalize assisted suicide has been rejected by the parliament in Scotland, a vote which Scottish bishops say "serves to protect some of Scotland's most vulnerable." Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) made their final vote on…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (867+ words) LEICESTER, United Kingdom " On Tuesday, the Scottish Parliament is scheduled to vote on a Bill that would legalize assisted suicide, something the Catholic Church in Scotland says would cause "a serious threat to vulnerable Scots." It is the final vote…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1322+ words) As the legalization of "assisted dying" increases around the world, there are risks the practice could be expanded beyond the terminally ill to people suffering different kinds of non-terminal illness. There are at least 12 U. S. states that have legalized assisted suicide,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (601+ words) LEICESTER, United Kingdom " As Scotland nears a final vote by the Scottish Government's Assisted Dying for Terminal Ill Adults Bill, the country's bishops are expressing "deep concern" about the proposal. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bishops noted the…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1461+ words) ROME " One Peruvian bishop who was recently in Rome for official meetings with Pope Leo and Vatican departments is determined to carry forward the pope's push for social action, specifically through prison reform. Speaking to Crux, Bishop Jorge Izaguirre of…...