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Western Europe
Judge blocks Dutch father of hundreds donating more sperm
The Dutch sperm donor Jonathan M., who has at least 550 children, must stop providing his semen. If he continues anyway, he must pay a fine of 100,000 euros per donation. In addition, he is not allowed to tell the intended parents that he is available and is not permitted…
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Eastern Europe
Government Ukraine suspects kidnapping of several hundred thousand children
The government of Ukraine has confirmation that 19,393 children have been kidnapped to Russia. But the actual number is reckoned to be much higher: it might be several hundred thousand. Darya Gerasimchuk, an adviser to President Zelensky of Ukraine, reported this in an interview with Channel 24. She said all…
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Christian Life
More and more Europeans do maintenance on their marriage
The Archdiocese of Vienna has received 600 registrations for marriage preparation seminars this year. More and more couples want to be well-prepared before they enter the marriage boat.According to the Archdiocese, the number of registrations for the seminars is about 15 per cent higher than in the first part of…
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Northern Europe
“Finnish population will be extinct in 2060”
Last year, the number of newborn babies was the lowest in centuries. Some pessimists believe the last Fin will be born in 2060 if this trend continues. A new report from Statistics Finland shows that the European demographic crisis does not pass the country. In 2022, Finnish women gave birth…
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Central Europe
How Austria's church newspapers deal with gender-neutral language
Editors of Austria’s church magazines have decided to write “discrimination-sensitively” concerning gender. However, individual newspapers follow different approaches. The Austrian Catholic news agency Kathpress (KAP)](https://www.dersonntag.at/) surveyed the different publications. It concluded that most church publications in the dioceses had accepted the gender-neutral language. A striking thing, according to the Austrian…
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Southern Europe
Pope allows women to vote at Bishops' meeting
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that women are allowed to speak up at the next meeting of Bishops. Every year, the Pope invites Catholic bishops to Rome from all over the world, Dagen writes. During these meetings, they discuss, for example, the need for modernisation of the Church. Pope wants…
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Southern Europe
Spanish police refuses to acknowledge gender change of candidate
A police candidate in Madrid unsuccessfully attempted to pass the exam designed for women. The male officer-to-be claimed to be a woman. The candidate even presented a notarial document that stated that he felt like a woman. That is the only requirement to be met for a legal gender change…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian MPs propose banning foreigners from surrogacy amid war
Ukrainian MPs argue that as long as the war continues, foreigners should not be allowed to use Ukrainian surrogate mothers. However, it also wants to liberalise the legislation for LGBT couples. The surrogacy industry reacts sharply. The members of the parliamentary committee, who come from different parties, propose prohibiting foreigners…
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Southern Europe
Anti-conception pill may become free for Italian women
The Pricing and Reimbursement Committee (CPR) of the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) decided on Friday that the anti-conception pill will be free. If the decision is ratified next week, this should apply to all of Italy. The announcement was presented as a breakthrough in equality, Avennire writes. Women can now…
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Northern Europe
Finnish Parliament to look at medical-ethical questions
After the parliamentary elections, abortion, assisted suicide, and trans rights will soon be up for voting. As for euthanasia and assisted suicide, more political parties hope for a legalisation of the practices, according to Seurakuntalainen. In euthanasia, the doctor is responsible for the patient's death. Assisted suicide involves the doctor…
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