(SRN NEWS) – An abortion advocacy group wants states to stop requiring clinics to file reports on every abortion. The Guttmacher Institute claims that Republicans might use such information against both abortion doctors and patients. Pro-life advocates reject that charge and accuse Guttmacher of seeking to hide what abortion doctors and clinics are doing. Meanwhile, Michigan […]
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(SRN NEWS) – An abortion advocacy group wants states to stop requiring clinics to file reports on every abortion. The Guttmacher Institute claims that Republicans might use such information against both abortion doctors and patients. Pro-life advocates reject that charge and accuse Guttmacher of seeking to hide what abortion doctors and clinics are doing. Meanwhile, Michigan has halted required reporting on abortions. Minnesota has removed some required information, such as the marital status, race and ethnicity of women having abortions.
A Louisiana woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate her pregnancy. In January, a West Baton Rouge grand jury unanimously issued an indictment against the woman and New York-based Dr. Margaret Carpenter for criminal abortion by means of abortion pills. The woman’s arraignment is part of a cross-state legal battle. It is apparently the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state.
St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Helsinki has held the first service in Finland created mostly by artificial intelligence. The congregation watched a dialogue between Christ and Satan play out on a large screen in the sanctuary. Also addressing the flock during the evening service were avatars of the church’s pastors and a former president of Finland who died in 1986. The widely advertised experimental service drew over 120 people. Worshippers said they enjoyed it but agreed it wouldn’t replace services led by humans anytime soon.
A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The decision by the Nagoya High Court in central Japan marks the ninth victory out of 10 rulings since LGBT groups first started filing lawsuits in 2019. The decision was also the fourth high court ruling in a row that found the current government policy unconstitutional after similar decisions in Tokyo, Fukuoka and Sapporo. After another high court ruling in Osaka, the Japanese Supreme Court is expected to render its decision.