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‘Medical conscience’ bills would let providers refuse more health care
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (1368+ words) Legislation in at least eight states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and even insurance companies to refuse to provide or pay for care " from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana and childhood vaccines " that conflicts with…...
Woman's tale of addiction and help leads effort to protect antiabortion pregnancy centers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (641+ words) Addicted to crystal meth as a sex-trafficking victim and 4" months pregnant, Jean Marie Davis said a Keene pregnancy center saved both her life and that of her unborn son. "They said they believed in Jesus. I said I didn't care…...
Supreme Court affirms rulings in Nashua activist's Right-to-Know case
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (295+ words) A panel of state Supreme Court justices has affirmed rulings previously issued by a Superior Court judge in the latest Right-to-Know case brought by Nashua resident Laurie Ortolano. Ortolano has filed dozens of petitions over nearly a decade claiming that…...
Top US Catholic cardinals question morality of American foreign policy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) Three U.S. "Catholic archbishops on Monday decried the direction of American foreign policy, "saying the country's "moral role in confronting evil "around the world" was in question and that military action must only be "used as an extreme last resort. "In…...
Pope Leo decries 'grave crime' of mistreatment of immigrants
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (260+ words) Pope Leo XIV looks on as he listens to Cardinal Michael Czerny's speech on the day of the meeting with participants in the World Meeting of Popular Movements in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, October 23, 2025." VATICAN CITY - Pope…...
Letter: Reps voted to eliminate the family planning
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (230+ words) To the Editor: Rep. Steven Kesselring and the majority of the House voted to eliminate the New Hampshire Family Planning Program, which funds access to birth control, STI testing, cancer ... Save family planningTo the Editor: Rep Steven Kesselring and the…...