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Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (641+ words) Posted February 24, 2026 11:30 am. OTTAWA " Parliament must pass legislation to criminalize non-consensual sterilization, survivors said Tuesday in a press conference on Parliament Hill. Bill S-228 passed the Senate last fall, and is scheduled to have its first real debate in the House…...
Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) Posted November 5, 2025 4:09 am. The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in U.S. custody should have, U.S. military attacks on suspected drug…...
French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, inventor of the abortion pill, dies at 98
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (580+ words) Posted May 31, 2025 1:25 pm. Both a doctor and a researcher, Baulieu was known around the world for the scientific, medical and social significance of his work on steroid hormones. Born Etienne Blum in Strasbourg on Dec. 12, 1926, he took the name "mile…...