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Gloria was a surrogate mother: I felt used like a slave
Gloria Ruiz had had three pregnancies, but nothing could have prepared her for her fourth. A traumatising seven months ended in the hospital, where she was admitted in critical condition. “I almost lost my life and the child.” It was not Ruiz's child she nearly lost. The 33-year-old was a…
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How Europe has not learned; anti-Semitism still seems to blossom
The Israel-Gaza conflict has triggered a threatening animal in Europe. In all countries, anti-Semitic acts are rising. For many Jews, life is getting more difficult by the day. And nobody knows where this will end. When the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam opened in March, trouble was already brewing after…
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Obstructing banks cause “economic persecution” of NGOs
For decades, Mats Selander has advocated for the unborn in Sweden. Although he is used to getting jeered in the streets, he did not expect his bank to end his 30-year customer relationship. After starting the pro-life organisation Center for Bioethical Reform in Sweden (CBR-S for short) in 2005, Selander…
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Unlikely partners find common enemy in surrogacy
People hardly ask questions about surrogacy, notice the French activist Olivia Maurel and the Dutch Member of the European Parliament Bert-Jan Ruissen. “People have no idea what kind of market is behind this.”> Receive CNE's weekly newsletter? Feel free to sign up here.Until recently, a meeting between them was unlikely.…
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Katy Faust: Children are harmed by relational experiments of adults
Children’s rights advocate Katy Faust sees children suffer. Reproductive technologies and open marriages make them a victims of adult desires. “All this objectification of children is fundamentally an affront to God.” “So, who is Lennart?” When you interview Katy Faust, the roles are reversed at first. On the sidelines of…
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Sexually transmitted diseases surge throughout Europe
The EU is currently seeing a spike in its sexually transmitted infection (STI) infection rates.Syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) have been spreading across the EU, including Western and Central European states such as France, Norway, the Netherlands as well as Switzerland. According to the European Centre for Disease…
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Rainbow crossings prompt legal questions
All was quiet outside Norway's Russian embassy in Oslo until a pedestrian crossing was painted in rainbow colours. The rainbow crossing upped the ante in Norway's gay rights community and emboldened protests against Russia's “anti-gay” laws passed in 2013. Over ten years later, cities across the EU have continued the…
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Book review: Fifteen arguments against surrogacy
In the fight against infertility, an increasing group seeks refuge in surrogate motherhood. In tolerating this, European countries have crossed borders that should have remained closed, argue various experts and activists. But something is missing. Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands are just a few examples of European countries that…
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Why fighting porn is getting more attention in European politics
More and more European countries want to block access to porn for minors. The Spanish Prime Minister is following France in this. The chairman of the German Evangelical Alliance sees growing support for fighting porn, “but too many people, including Christian leaders, are infected with it.” The Spanish Prime Minister…
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How Indi Gregory made global headlines
Baby Indi Gregory is by no means the first British patient to make headlines in a fight over ending treatments. However, all these cases have one thing in common. The British government is attempting to kill the child while the Italian government and the Vatican are offering Indi Gregory citizenship…