June 21, 2026

04a Faith

Persecuting Christians has never been more Popular

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Apparently, the season for persecuting Christians worldwide has never been fuller than it is now. According to Open Doors USA, the amount of documented acts of violence against Christians for their beliefs has been steadily increasing. This year, it hit 388 million, surpassing last year’s number by more than 8 million. Last year was a record high, so this year is as well.

Ryan Brown, chief executive officer of Open Doors US stated, “We continue to see a multi-year pattern where persecution is expanding.” Some of the major hotspots of expansion include Nigeria, Somalia, India, Yemen, and China. Perhaps America may soon need to be added to this list.

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Christian Persecution Hits Record Highs Worldwide: 388 Million Affected – standingforfreedom.com

Open Doors USA, a nonprofit watchdog group on Christian persecution, released its annual World Watch List this month, reporting that discrimination and violence against Christians reached record levels worldwide for the period ending September 30, 2025.

World Watch 2026 ranks the top 50 countries where believers face the most severe persecution and found that about 388 million Christians, or approximately 1 in 7 globally, are experiencing high levels of intimidation and violence because of their faith, an increase of more than 8 million from the previous year.

“We continue to see a multi-year pattern where persecution is expanding,” said Ryan Brown, chief executive officer of Open Doors US, in a statement to the Christian Post. He noted that this rise shows both a growing number of affected Christians and an increase in extreme violence in certain regions.

Jesus, Dogs in UK Crosshairs to Appease Allah

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In a bid to make Muslims feel comfortable in a predominantly Christian country, the United Kingdom’s government is seeking to protect them from a “Walk with Jesus” walk, telling the organization they’re not banning the event, they’re just not allowing it their city, London.

The Metropolitan Police of London stated, “We have encouraged UKIP to consider the very real likelihood that their presence in Whitechapel could lead to serious disruption or serious disorder and to consider an alternative proposal. We are not saying that the UKIP protest, in isolation, will be disorderly. But we do know that many will find it provocative and that provocation is likely to lead to an adverse local reaction. We reasonably believe, based on the information available and on previous similar incidents, that the coming together of the UKIP protest with opposing groups who are hostile to its presence would be highly likely to lead to violence and serious disorder.”

The government is also doing a study on how to reduce whiteness in rural Britain to appeal to more non-whites coming in to visit and to move in and make the land their own. It seems the pet dog is the symbol of that colonizing white spirit, and as such the UK is looking into ways to curb dog ownership and public dog possession so that the incoming Muslims don’t feel colonized by the white devil.

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London authorities ban ‘Walk with Jesus’ march in Muslim-majority neighborhood – theblaze.com

The Metropolitan Police banned a “Walk with Jesus” event from taking place in a London borough, citing concerns it would provoke the members of the community….

The Metropolitan Police revealed on January 23 that it was imposing conditions on the march “to prevent disorder.” Those conditions included a ban on anyone taking part in the event “in the London borough of Tower Hamlets,” which encompasses Whitechapel.

“They have been imposed to prevent serious disorder and serious disruption. Breaching the conditions, or encouraging others to do so, is an arrestable offence,” the Metropolitan Police stated.

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UK Government To Go After Dogs In Fight To Up Diversity: “A Lot Muslims Don’t Have Dogs As Pets” – louderwithcrowder.com

According to the European Conservative:

The Labour government has drawn up plans to make Britain’s countryside “less white,” after government-commissioned reports claimed rural England could become “irrelevant” in an increasingly multicultural society.

Internal documents describe rural England as a “white environment” dominated by the “white middle class”, and argue that urgent action is needed to attract more ethnic minority visitors.

This is where the attacks on the dogs come in.

Other recommendations focus on everyday rural life. One suggests dogs should be kept under stricter control, citing fears of these animals among some communities. Another claims that while “white English” visitors value solitude and quiet contemplation, ethnic minority visitors tend to prefer social or group activities.

UK Government To Go After Dogs In Fight To Up Diversity: “A Lot Muslims Don’t Have Dogs As Pets”– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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UK Government To Go After Dogs In Fight To Up Diversity: “A Lot Muslims Don’t Have Dogs As Pets” – louderwithcrowder.com

While you may have already known that the government in the UK gives special treatment to one ethnicity over the other, what you may have never expected is that, to appease the altar of diversity, your dogs are no longer safe.

According to the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Islam sees “dogs as impure animals, or, at least, that their saliva is a contaminant that voids a Muslim’s ritual purity.” But it’s not just that they don’t like dogs; they are also racist towards dogs. According to “Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, black dogs are evil, or even devils, in animal form.”

So, not only are your dogs not safe anymore in the UK, but they may or may not go after the Black dogs first. Incredible, yet deeply racist towards our canine population.

Justice Department probing vandalism of Catholic school in California– www.foxnews.com

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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced on Monday that it was launching an investigation after a Catholic school in Long Beach, California, was broken into and vandalized.

“The @CivilRights will open an investigation into this awful crime,” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on X.

The Holy Innocents Catholic School was desecrated after its assembly hall, chapel and classrooms were broken into, school officials said.

Is Your Church Prepared To Stop Active Shooters Or Angry Mobs?– thefederalist.com

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Over the last 25 years, gunmen and gunwomen have launched around two dozen fatal attacks at Christian churches across the nation. As demonstrated by the invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota last month, even congregations that haven’t encountered an armed threat still face mounting hostility against their faith and parishioners.

There’s no denying houses of worship are targets for violence. There’s also no denying that death tolls in church shootings were kept at a minimum thanks to the heroic actions of good guys with guns like Jack Wilson, Caleb Engle, and Jeanne Assam.

AI Rejects Truth And Virtue Because Our Culture Taught It To– thefederalist.com

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According to a recent report, the White House is set to start using artificial intelligence to write new transportation regulations. It’s no longer a question whether this technology will have power over our lives — that moment has arrived.

As its influence grows, AI will be the source of even more heated political debates. Some on the left are horrified about the lack of DEI and the hateful expression in AI, while the White House has claimed it is too woke. Some say AI is scraping from predominantly Western sources, so it is too Western. Some Christians are horrified by the implications of what happens when you ask generative AI moral and spiritual questions, while others seriously argue that AI can be an ethical counselor and decisionmaker. The AI debates, be they political or moral, are all framed around competing assertions of truth.

UK Pro-Life Advocates Fight Bill to Allow Abortions Up to Birth– www.lifenews.com

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At the Lords Committee Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill today, Peers have lined up to back a major bid to overturn the abortion up to birth clause in the Bill, and reinstate in-person consultations with a medical professional prior to an abortion taking place at home.

The speeches from the debate today can be viewed here. Full details regarding the amendments considered today are available in the press release published yesterday here.

Baroness (Rosa) Monckton, who has tabled an amendment to remove the abortion up to birth clause from the Crime and Policing Bill, said:

“I was pleased to be able to speak for many peers and, I believe, most of the country today in opposing the extreme proposal to remove the legal deterrent against women aborting their babies up to birth.”

“Such a change in the law would seriously endanger women’s lives because of the risks of self-induced late-term abortions away from a clinical context, and likely lead to increased numbers of viable babies’ lives being ended. It would also decriminalise self-induced sex-selective abortions. I very much hope peers will support my amendment at Report stage and stop these proposals from becoming law.”

Joe Rogan confirms he’s attending church, says he can find no fault in the teachings of Christ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“If you act as if God is real, you will have a better life. It works.”

Joe Rogan said the core teachings of Jesus Christ are difficult to fault, describing them as centered on kindness, personal responsibility, and caring for others during a recent podcast discussion focused on faith, morality, and church life. Rogan has previously publicly revealed that he attends church.

“If you get just to the teachings of Christ, I can’t find any faults in it,” Rogan said. “It’s all ab

Nationwide Coalition Unites to Overturn Gay Marriage, Protect Kids– www.dailysignal.com

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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of 47 conservative organizations is launching a campaign to challenge the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which the groups claim redefined marriage to emphasize the desires of adults over the needs of children.

The “Greater Than” campaign focuses on one message, which a handful of conservative leaders state clearly in a launch video: “Children are greater than equal, and it’s time we fought for their rights.”

The messaging responds to the LGBTQ activist narrative that redefining marriage as between two people, rather than between a man and a woman, involves “equality.”

Canadian Man Killed His Wife by Getting a Doctor to Euthanize Her– www.lifenews.com

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The story of the Canadian woman, known as Mrs. B, who was killed by euthanasia after her spouse experienced care-giver distress, even though she had requested palliative care, has been reported by several media reports.

To provide greater context I went to the original MDRC committee report of the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario titled: Navigating Complex Issues within Same Day and Next Day MAiD Provisions. This was the MDRC 2024 – Fourth report.

When examining Same Day or Next Day euthanasia provisions the MDRC report states:

A small proportion (4.8%) of all Track 1 MAiD deaths occurred on the same day or next day of a request for MAiD. In 2023, 65 MAiD provisions (1.4% of Track 1 MAiD deaths) occurred on the same day of a request and 154 MAiD provisions (3.4% of Track 1 MAiD deaths) occurred on the next day of a request.

Activists ask for compassion for mother who allegedly drowned her baby in bathtub: ‘She is loved. She is valued.’– www.theblaze.com

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A woman called police to tell them that she had drowned her 7-month-old baby in a bathtub, and police confirmed the horrific claim when they went to her home.

Tierra Scott-Franklin, 23, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by Gainesville police at her residence in the Sweetwater Square Apartments.

‘She did what she did, but we stand behind her. She is loved. She is valued.’

California children’s hospital stops ‘gender transitions’ due to Trump admin pressure– www.lifesitenews.com

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Another major hospital is throwing in the towel and ceasing to “transition” gender-confused minors thanks to conditions on federal funding, this time in the heart of pro-LGBT territory.

Fox 5 KUSI reports that Rady Children’s Hospital (RCH) in San Diego has confirmed it will stop offering so-called “gender-affirming care” in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown. “[W]e were recently referred to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General for Investigation,” the hospital said. “Taken together, these developments affect our role and responsibilities as a provider participating in federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.”

Political Turmoil Delivers Defeat to French Euthanasia Bill

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The state of French politics has helped defeat an end-of-life bill in their Senate that would have allowed doctors to euthanize patients. The bill was essentially allowed to die in the Senate after it had passed the National Assembly. Unfortunately, the euthanizers still have hope of bringing the bill back to the Senate if the National Assembly can fix the concern by some that, as written, it was too permissive.

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France Senate Kills Horrible Euthanasia Bill – Life News

I have great news. The political deadlock in France has resulted in France’s euthanasia bill, that had passed in the French National Assembly on May 27, 2025 was essentially rejected by the French Senate on January 21, 2026.

Thomas Mangin reported for Euroactiv on January 21 that:

France’s end-of-life bill has become mired in political deadlock, exposing deep ideological divisions over whether doctors should be allowed to provide patients with the means to end their lives, or assist them in doing so.

The impasse deepened on Wednesday evening, when the French Senate rejected Article 4 of the bill, which sought to define the conditions under which patients could access medical aid in dying. In an unusual alignment, conservatives and socialists voted together, albeit for sharply different reasons.

VA Dems Want Schools To Push State-Enforced Homosexuality– thefederalist.com

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Virginia Democrats want to teach schoolchildren to “affirm” gay and “transgender” propaganda as part of their new “inclusive history” proposal.

A bill proposal from Democrat Del. Sam Rasoul would require history and social studies courses taught at public schools would be required to push the “contributions, perspectives, and experiences of historically marginalized communities, including racial and ethnic minorities; immigrants and refugees; women; individuals with disabilities; individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+); individuals from various socioeconomic statuses; individuals from various religious backgrounds; and any other group of individuals that the Board of Education deems appropriate.”

Jennifer Welch claims Christians are not being persecuted as she says ‘white evangelical Christianity is a cancer,’ ‘the worst people in our country’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“White evangelical Christianity is a cancer. These are the worst of our country.”

Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch has said that “white Evangelical Christianity” is a cancer. While making the comments, she named people such as Erika Kirk and cited the Christian’s tendency to vote for Trump as a reason to oppose them and claimed Christians are not getting persecuted.

“So when you think about the Erika Kirk, the Life Church, the Joel Olsteen of it all, and their desire to accumulate wealth while hood-winking their flock into thinking they’re super moral, this is a cancer. White evangelical Christianity is a cancer. These are the worst of our country,” Welch said.

“These are the worst people in our country because they use their religion in two ways, as a weapon and as a shield. They weaponize it whenever they want to, and say, ‘We’re on the moral high ground. You’re a lesbian. You deserve to die. You’re a lesbian. The cops shouldn’t have revived you. Oh, your parents are Mexicans, and they brought you over here. Yeah, you should go to jail and eat worm food.’ And then when you call them out on it, ‘Oh, my God, they’re after the Christians. How dare they, how dare they. We’re so oppressed,'” Welch added, mocking those who are Christian.

“White Christians are so oppressed in this country, and they want it both ways, because in the religion that duplicity is taught, you can be morally duplicitous. You thrive in cognitive dissonance. And so this is just a massive, massive problem. And it should come as no surprise to anyone that of this cult that I’m talking about, white evangelicals over 80 percent went and voted triple Trumped.”

Episcopal Bishop Refuses to Condemn Anti-ICE Church Invasion– www.dailysignal.com

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I don’t expect much from the Episcopal Church, but it still speaks volumes when a bishop refuses to condemn the invasion of a church service.

Last weekend, a group of agitators invaded Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, taking over the sanctuary, terrifying children, and chanting, “Who shut this down? We shut this down!”

It wasn’t a peaceful protest. It wasn’t a demonstration. It was a horde of vandals entering the sanctuary and coopting it for their political agenda.

Unhinged CNN Guest Claims Deportation Centers Are “Concentration Camps”– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Speaking to CNN host Jake Tapper, a Minneapolis bookstore owner compared deportation centers with Nazi concentration camps, and went as far as to claim, “I’m not saying they are putting people in ovens — yet.”

Jamie Schwesnedl, owner of Moon Palace Books, joined Tapper to discuss the “economic blackout” to protest ICE. The craziest part is not that he said what he said, it’s that it was so extreme that even Tapper appeared physically uncomfortable by it.

According to Schwesnedl, “we can’t do business as usual right now anyway because our city has been invaded by masked gunmen kidnapping family members and friends and neighbors of ours to send them to concentration camps. Additionally, there are a lot of businesses in our area that have staff or customers or owners who are afraid to come to work, afraid to come in and shop. People are closing down today, and we felt like it wouldn’t be kind or fair for us to stay open. So we’re closing in solidarity to help send a message.”

Chilling Docs Reveal Harrowing Details From Left-Wing Assault On Cities Church– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Anti-ICE agitators who stormed a Minneapolis-area church in January terrorized worshippers, blocked parents from reaching their children and forced congregants to flee during a Sunday service, according to a newly filed federal affidavit.

The affidavit, submitted last week by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, details the Jan. 18 invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, where a left-wing mob disrupted services while protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

According to the filing, the agitators “intimidated, harassed, oppressed, and terrorized the parishioners, including young children,” turning a worship service into what witnesses described as a frightening and chaotic scene.

‘Euthanized Against Her Will’ Is a Funny Way to Say the State Murdered Her – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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In case you aren’t familiar, Canada has a federal program called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Here’s more about it:

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a process that allows someone who is found eligible to be able to receive assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their life. The federal Criminal Code of Canada permits this to take place only under very specific circumstances and rules. Anyone requesting this service must meet specific eligibility criteria to receive medical assistance in dying. Any medical practitioner who administers an assisted death to someone must satisfy certain safeguards first.

Only medical practitioners are permitted to conduct assessments and to provide medical assistance in dying. This can be a physician or a nurse practitioner, where provinces and territories allow.

 

Nigerian Christian Congregation Kidnapped by Islamists

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More Nigerian Christians were attacked by Islamists who appear to have the protection of a government that forbids allowing Christians to defend themselves from these attacks. This time, 172 Christians were kidnapped when their church was overrun by Islamists in Northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government has failed to respond to this latest assault.

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… As Reuters reported this week, more than 170 Christians were kidnapped during church services in Kaduna, with over 160 still missing. Armed Muslim gangs stormed churches, abducted worshippers en masse, and vanished—part of a long-running campaign of terror concentrated in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government continues to deny systematic persecution, even as churches are emptied and entire Christian communities disappear.

Only when Donald Trump publicly condemned the persecution—and ordered strikes against Islamic State targets on Christmas Day—did the issue briefly pierce the fog of indifference. Otherwise, the killings continue in near-total silence.

Florida Sees Abortions Plummet by 45%

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Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration has revealed that abortion has declined in the state by 45% since 2021. Operation Rescue Chief Operating Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, said of the news, “With the permanent closure of just nine clinics, the state of Florida saw a 45% reduction in the number of babies killed. This is a state with the third highest number of abortion clinics in the nation, right after California and New York.

The work is far from over, but more lives are saved every time a clinic closes its door for good. This is why our team works so diligently to expose abortion abuses and to call for the equal enforcement of safety and health regulations at the shoddy abortion businesses we constantly find breaking the law.”

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Abortions Down 45% in Florida, Babies Saved as Abortion Centers Close – Lifenews

Operation Rescue has stated again and again: When abortion clinics close, babies are saved. And the state of Florida is currently proving that point.

Chief Operating Officer Sarah Neely was recently invited to speak at the Florida March for the Preborn, a grassroots effort organized by Defending Life Alliance of Florida and sponsored by Operation Rescue. The event was well-attended and included other national speakers like Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, Lianna Rebolledo of Loving Life, Kimberly Bird of Live Action, and others.

Speaking to hundreds of Florida citizens, Neely stated, “Operation Rescue conducts a survey every year of every abortion clinic in America. This helps us track abortion trends like cost, gestational limits, wait times, and it also helps us track closures and openings — the number of abortion clinics. In the last 5 years, we have seen the number of clinics in Florida decrease by 16%. That might seem a small number, but small numbers add up over time.”

Washington State Bill Would Require Universities to Provide Abortion Pills– legalinsurrection.com

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This will no doubt be paid for by taxpayers. The left sure has it good.

Washington bill would require universities to provide abortion pills

Washington could soon join a handful of states that require public colleges and universities to offer abortion pills on campus.

Lawmakers in the state House listened to testimonies for and against Senate Bill 5826 during a hearing Thursday, The News Tribune reports.

Homosexual atheist Yuval Harari says AI will ‘take over religion’ during Davos speech– www.lifesitenews.com

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Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari couched a chilling prediction within a warning at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon control not only most of the world’s legal, education, and healthcare systems, “AI will take over religion.” 

“This is particularly true of religions based on books, like Islam, Christianity, and Judaism,” the homosexual atheist claimed.  

“Anything made of words will be taken over by AI,” said Harari, so, “What happens to a religion of the book when the greatest expert on the holy book is an AI?”

MN Prosecutor’s Right-Hand Man Joins Church Ambush While Raking in Section 8 Cash – RedState– redstate.com

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The more you pull the thread on the chaos and corruption currently overtaking Minnesota, the more you see clearly the ways that the Democrat Party is both the beast and the feeder of the beast.

Take, for instance, Jamael Lundy. Lundy is a top aide to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty; he serves as her intergovernmental affairs coordinator, which means his job is to interact with local, state, and federal officials. Lundy also runs a company called, “Homes for Homies Property Management LLC,” which claims to “provid[e] affordable housing for those struggling with credit and criminal backgrounds.”

Oh, and Lundy is married to St. Paul City Council member Anika Bowie. He’s got the perfect progressive resume, including stints with Minnesota House Rep. Carlos Mariani (D), the Democrat House Caucus Campaign, Democrat Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04), and the state teachers’ union.

NY Surrenders its efforts to force nuns to fund abortions

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After nearly 10 years of fighting and winning a SCOTUS decision, Christian organizations have finally officially won their fight to stop forcing religious organizations to fund abortions. New York has officially settled with the Christian organizations, guaranteeing they will no longer be forced to fund abortions.

One of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Lori Windham, said of the settlement, “For nearly a decade, New York bureaucrats tried to strong-arm nuns into paying for abortions because they serve all those in need. At long last, the state has given up its disgraceful campaign. This victory confirms that the government cannot punish religious ministries for living out their faith by serving everyone. The Supreme Court has made it abundantly clear that religious groups shouldn’t be bullied for staying true to their faith.”

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Christian organizations spent nearly a decade fighting New York’s requirement that they pay for abortions. They came out victorious on Friday, thanks in part to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.

In January 2017, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Empire State would require employers to not only pay for contraceptive drugs and devices but for “all medically necessary abortion services.”

Cuomo, a Catholic, said that the mandate was one of a number of regulatory actions that would “help ensure that whatever happens at the federal level, women in our state will have cost-free access to reproductive health care.”

Australia Euthanizes Disabled Patient After Denying Him Disability Support– www.lifenews.com

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I really do try to write about other issues. But the awfulness keeps on coming.

Yesterday, I called attention to the Canadian bioethicist who claimed that lethal jabs are no different than hip replacements. Today, I came across an awful story out of Australia in which Tony Lewis, age 71 and experiencing Motor Neurone Disease — what we call ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease — has asked for euthanasia because he was denied sufficient financial support for his disability. From the Hello Care report:

A Queensland man with Motor Neurone Disease has chosen to access voluntary assisted dying after being denied support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme because of his age, reigniting concerns about Australia’s two-tier approach to disability and aged care.

Tony Lewis is 71. Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year, he falls outside the eligibility criteria for the NDIS, which excludes people diagnosed after the age of 65. Instead, he must rely on the aged care system, where funding levels and response times are widely acknowledged as inadequate for fast progressing neurological conditions.