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Supreme Court Rules on Parents’ Religious Freedom in LGBTQ School Book Opt-Out Case

Supreme Court Rules on Parents’ Religious Freedom in LGBTQ School Book Opt-Out Case

Jun 30, 2025 | , , ,

The Supreme Court upheld the religious freedom of Maryland parents who challenged a school district policy that prevented them from opting their children out of lessons involving LGBTQ+ books. The court ruled, 6-3, that the Maryland parents were entitled to a preliminary injunction. The case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, involved Maryland parents of various faith backgrounds—Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim—asking the court for a temporary injunction, allowing them to opt their kids out of instruction that utilize LGBTQ+ books that Montgomery County Public Schools has mandated schools teach.

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US State Dept. condemns UK Parliament’s push for ‘state-subsidized suicide’

US State Dept. condemns UK Parliament’s push for ‘state-subsidized suicide’

Jun 30, 2025 |

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) issued a public statement Tuesday criticizing the UK Parliament’s decision to advance the legislation of assisted suicide. “As the UK Parliament considers support for state-subsidized suicide, euphemistically called a bill for ‘Terminally Ill Adults,’ the United States reaffirms the sanctity of life,” the bureau posted on X. “The western world should stand for life, vitality and hope over surrender and death.”

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European Union nations call for stricter limits on sperm donation

European Union nations call for stricter limits on sperm donation

Jun 30, 2025 | ,

As increasingly more donor-conceived adults share the horrors of realizing they have high numbers of siblings, European Union (EU) ministers are calling for official action to be taken to put the fertility industry in check. EU ministers from Sweden and Belgium introduced a resolution calling for limits on the number of children a sperm donor can father, with four other countries thus far — France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Spain — joining in agreement. While some countries already have limits in place, loopholes can allow donors to continue fathering children; in the United Kingdom, for example, donors are limited to working with just 10 families. However, that applies only to families within the country, meaning the sperm can be exported to other countries without limit.

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Supreme Court Allows States to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

Supreme Court Allows States to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

Jun 30, 2025 | ,

The Supreme Court is allowing South Carolina to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a win for pro-lifers that will likely clear the way for red states across the country to stop taxpayer dollars from funding abortion. The justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines Thursday to permit South Carolina to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

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