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HLI staff writers bring you stories from the mission field and the latest information on life and family issues. All HLI articles are true to Catholic teaching.

New Online Mission Saved Baby Hanna’s Life

By HLI Staff / April 29, 2021 /

HLI Hungary Reaches Hundreds of Mothers Monthly through an Abortion Q&A Site Hainalka had a tough decision to make. This young Hungarian woman was pregnant, and the baby’s father had left her. She worked hard in a factory every day to support herself and her year-old daughter, Dori. When the baby came, she would need…

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Bringing the Gospel of Life to a Miami Abortion Mill

By HLI Staff / April 29, 2021 /
HLI Miami's Adriana Thurdekoos mans the HLI resources table

Adriana Thurdekoos of HLI Miami prays at Eve Medical every week. This time, she had a chance to save a life. “Mama, that’s my friend going into the abortion mill.” Adriana looked up in surprise and saw the girl her daughter was pointing to. It was her classmate Trini, looking miserable as her mother Marta…

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A Pro-Life Warrior and Everyday Hero

By HLI Staff / January 14, 2020 /
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Here is a hypothetical question for you: What would you do if your government said they would pay you to promote the culture of death? Well, this actually happened to someone I know very well. Let me introduce you to Dr. Rene Bullecer — HLI’s country director in the Philippines. He is a faithful Catholic…

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Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage: Things You Need to Know

By HLI Staff / July 15, 2019 /
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The legalization of same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court of the United States is an undeniable tragedy of the modern political and legal culture of death. How and why this decision came to be the unappealable law of the land is a very long story. Here are some of the more important issues at stake…

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Physician-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients

By HLI Staff / March 13, 2019 /
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“[T]he value of life can today undergo a kind of “eclipse”, even though conscience does not cease to point to it as a sacred and inviolable value,  as is evident in the tendency to disguise certain crimes against life in its early or final stages by using innocuous medical terms which distract attention from the…

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5 Facts about Altruistic Surrogacy

By HLI Staff / February 4, 2019 /

Surrogacy is the process of conceiving a child by in vitro fertilization (IVF) or artificial insemination, then implanting the embryo in the womb of a woman (called the surrogate) who is not the intended mother of the child. Once the child is born, the surrogate gives the child to the intended parents. Altruistic surrogacy is a…

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HLI Gives Pro-Life Testimony in Puerto Rico

By HLI Staff / September 25, 2018 /

Background (HLI – Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico’s pro-abortionists were taken by surprise in May with the filing of Senate legislative bill 950 titled, “Law for the Protection of Women and Preservation of Life,” its purpose to set limits to reduce abortion access in the country. Given that Puerto Rico is a United States territory, the…

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Remembering Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro a Year After His Death

By HLI Staff / April 13, 2017 /

Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro died on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017, following a long battle with cancer. Below are some statements from Monsignor Barreiro’s friends and colleagues, and a selection of some of Monsignor’s writing and other works. Please join the HLI family in praying for Monsignor’s soul, and for consolation for all who mourn him.…

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A Better Solution to Third-World Poverty

By HLI Staff / March 17, 2017 /
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For many countries across the world, poverty and the ills associated with poverty remain the primary social concern. The streets are chaotic, both in terms of traffic and in the busyness of families trying to make a living. Often, children are abandoned by their families, left to fend for themselves and left vulnerable to any…

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Congratulations, Sister Annunciata!

By HLI Staff / January 7, 2017 /

The missionaries, staff, and board of directors of Human Life International congratulate Sister Annunciata on her Silver Jubilee — her 60th anniversary of religious life and loving service to Our Lord and His Church! Even at 83 years young, Sister Annunciata keeps a busy schedule as director of Right for Life India: hosting conferences, giving…

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