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EUTHANASIA

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A new bill was introduced in the Australian Parliament on Monday seeking to lift a 25-year ban on doctor-assisted suicide in two territories.

COVID

An investigation of official statistics has found that the number of athletes who have died since the beginning of 2021 has risen exponentially compared to the yearly number of deaths of athletes officially recorded between 1966 and 2004.

GENDER

The following leading article from The Times (July 29th, 2022) has been reproduced fully, with permission

CATHOLIC VALUES

Lessons of the Rainbow jersey

The players who refused to wear the Pride jersey are men of courage as well as principle. We should be grateful to them - and support them

Pregnant woman fined for driving in transit lane says her fetus was her passenger
The officer noted there didn’t seem to be anyone else in the car - but the 34-week pregnant woman begged to differ.

TRANSGENDERISM

Researchers to study data on around 9,000 children given counselling or drugs
Health Secretary wants to know if treatment improves lives or leads to regret
Insiders say he thinks the current system is 'failing children by rushing drugs

ABORTION

The United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision which recognised Americans' constitutional right to abortion and legalised it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban the procedure.

Families

Cardinal Kevin Farrell said on Thursday that Saint John the Baptist is a witness to the sacredness of life from conception to natural death.

CATHOLIC VALUES

Launching a new book on Christianity's vital importance, former PM Tony Abbott noted that NSW had legalised euthanasia on the same day as the launch. This could only be described as a disaster, he said

ABORTION

Controversial MP Bernie Finn has been expelled from Victoria's parliamentary Liberal Party, weeks after he expressed strong anti-abortion sentiments.