About the Author
Marisa Cantu has a master's in political science and international affairs and a bachelor's in political science. She has also studied international studies and French. She has a strong background in nonprofit work, research, writing, and policy proposal and analysis.
Poland is famously very pro-life – but that may be dismantled in the coming weeks. Abortion is currently legal only in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life or health is endangered. While it is not criminal for a woman in Poland to have an abortion, anyone assisting her is committing a crime.…
Read MoreUpdate 4/30/24 The Paris prosecutor’s office dismissed the case made against Fr. Matthieu Raffray in response to his calling homosexual tendencies sinful. The notice from the prosecutor’s office stated: “After a careful examination of the comments…it does not appear that there is any infraction sufficiently characterized to justify any criminal procedure against him.” The document…
Read MoreTransgenderism is not strictly a “private issue” without any negative ramifications for anyone else. Some may try to claim that if someone chooses to “transition,” they are not “hurting anyone,” and therefore that person should be allowed to do so. But common sense tells us this is far from the truth. Such a radical and…
Read More143 Inuit women in Greenland are suing Denmark over forced and non-consensual contraceptive implants in the 1960s and 1970s. According to these women, the Danish government allegedly had a program that aimed to decrease the population via forced sterilization. At the hands of “healthcare professionals,” these women had coil implants inserted (a type of contraceptive…
Read MoreThe Slovenian government recently defeated a bill that would have legalized euthanasia. This bill had been proposed by an organization called Silver Thread, which collected signatures and demanded “dignity” for the dying. Though the defeat of the bill is a victory for pro-lifers, the government intends to hold a referendum on the subject of euthanasia…
Read MoreCenturies ago, France became the first nation after the fall of the Roman Empire to have Catholicism as the state religion when its monarch was baptized in 496 (thus receiving the nickname the “eldest daughter of the church”). But the nation has tragically moved far away from its Catholic heritage since. It has now become…
Read MoreMwajuma Kabati of Tanzania was suffering immensely. She civilly married in 2016 at the age of 24, but her marriage only lasted for 4 years. The reason? She was unable to bear children. In Tanzania, infertility brings derision, mockery, and social isolation, and sometimes even beatings from the husband. This, unfortunately, was the case with…
Read MoreCanada has delayed the impending change to their euthanasia laws that would have expanded euthanasia to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. We recently reported that this expansion was set to take effect in March of 2024 after being delayed from March of 2023. Last week, Canada delayed the expansion once again…
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