Author: unitedfamilies

She kept her abortion secret for 15 years. Then she realized she needed healing.

To create a safe space for men and women hurt by abortion to come together and heal, Brown launched a social media ministry she named Living UnderNeath Abortion (“LUNA”) which provides resources on Instagram and Facebook channels. She advises women facing unplanned pregnancies to slow down and carefully consider their options. “Get counseling from someone who isn’t going to benefit from your abortion,” Brown said. “I have not yet met a single woman who regretted giving birth to their child — even those who placed their babies for adoption — but I have met many women who have suffered greatly from the pain of abortion.”

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Terror spreads in Nigeria as killing sprees spike against Christians

For Salamatu, terror was a way of life. In an earlier wave of violence, the jihadists had swarmed her Nigerian church, shooting the pastor in cold blood. Then, she says quietly, they came for her family. “My husband told me we should pray,” Salamatu remembers of that horrible night. “We said a short prayer and then ‘Amen.’ As soon as we said ‘Amen,’ we heard people pulling at the handles of our gate.” Quickly, her husband ushered her, the children, and grandchildren upstairs. “Don’t cry,” he told them. “Don’t make a noise — not even if you hear gunshots.” He walked outside to face the armed men, and it was the last time she saw him alive.

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10 States Allow Killing People in Assisted Suicide. Illinois Should Not Join Them

Hauter’s concerns extend to the erosion of trust, in which he noted that assisted suicide laws “will change [a patient’s] relationship with their physician” as well as with insurance providers, who may see death as “the cheapest care.” Ultimately, Hauter’s cautionary words were a call for policymakers to reject such measures, ensuring that health care remains a beacon of hope and healing, rather than a pathway to expedited endings.

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