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First They Defended Abortion,
Now They Defend Lindsay Clancy Killing Her Kids
LifeNews.com Opinion|Paul Batura | Sept. 1, 2026 Washington, DC
When it comes to the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts labor-and-delivery nurse currently facing three counts of first-degree murder for the death of her three children, there is no dispute over the primary tragic facts of the case.
On January 24, 2023, Clancy strangled her three children with an exercise band. Cora, age 5, and Dawson, age 3, died that day. Callan, 8 months, died three days later.
While Clancy has never formally confessed to the murders (she pleaded “not guilty”), neither she nor her defense attorneys have ever disputed that she did it. When her husband, Patrick, called 911, he told the dispatcher, “She killed the kids.”
Instead, Clancy’s attorneys have argued that she was mentally ill, suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis, and therefore incapable of understanding that she was killing her three children.
As of Tuesday morning, the 12-member jury was in its fourth day of deliberations and reported back to the judge that it had been unable to come to a unanimous decision. The jury could find Clancy guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter or not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. CLICK HERE for the full story.
Note: After this article was published, the judge declared a mistrial because jurors were not able to give a unanimous decision.
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British Medical Association Requires Doctors to Starve Patients to Death
LifeNews.com | Wesley Smith | 8-21-26
London, England
The subtitle of the revised and updated version of my book criticizing utilitarian bioethics, Culture of Death, is, “The Age of ‘Do Harm’ Medicine.” Helping patients kill themselves by self-starvation and dehydration — known in euthanasia parlance as VSED (for voluntary stopping eating and drinking) — certainly fits that designation.
Two major medical associations now have endorsed doctors assisting in such suicides by palliating the painful symptoms to help patients go all the way to death. The first was the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) in 2023. This is especially notable because the organization shamefully went “neutral” on the legalization of assisted suicide, despite that action being the antithesis of the hospice philosophy enunciated by the great medical humanitarian Dame Cecily Saunders. The AAHPM’s journal also published a piece recently endorsing intentionally undernourishing dementia patients under certain conditions (MCF, or “minimal comfort feeding”) — VSED in slow motion, if you will.
Now, another “do harm” shoe has dropped. The British Medical Association has issued an ethical guidance that requires practitioners to participate in VSED when asked to do so by a patient. CLICK HERE to read the full story.
National Day of Remembrance Will Mourn
66 Million Babies Killed in Abortions
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Aug. 20, 2026 | Washington, DC
“Blessed are those who mourn.” An excerpt of Matthew 5:4, this scripture passage is the theme of the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.
The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, now in its 14th year, is a joint project of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and the Pro-Life Action League. The first event was held in 2013 on the 25th anniversary of the burial of the remains of some 1,500 aborted children in Milwaukee, Wis. The observance continues annually on the second Saturday of September.
This year the National Day of Remembrance is scheduled for September 12. CLICK HERE for more specific information.
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“Parents” Who Wanted Surrogate Baby Gabriel Killed in Abortion Get Custody
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Aug. 14, 2026 | Dallas, TX
The California couple who requested that their surrogate mother abort their unborn son after a prenatal diagnosis of a severe but treatable heart defect have taken custody of the newborn boy less than 24 hours after his birth in Texas.
McKenna West, an Alaskan nurse and single mother of two, served as the surrogate for Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of Los Angeles.
At 20 weeks, the little baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare condition that requires a series of surgeries beginning in the first weeks of life but is treatable.
According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who intervened in the case, Gilkar and Ahmed requested an abortion upon learning of the diagnosis. A clause in the surrogacy agreement allowed the biological parents to have the baby killed in an abortion if an “anomaly” were found. West refused and traveled to Texas before giving birth so that she would be recognized as the birth mother under state law.
She named the boy Gabriel and he was born Wednesday morning in Dallas. A California court had already ruled that Gilkar and Ahmed are the legal parents.
Paxton secured an emergency court order requiring life-saving medical care, including intensive treatment and at least one surgery, and barring the infant from being taken out of Texas. The court also determined that the biological parents, not West, are responsible for medical decisions within the bounds of that order.
A separate order currently prohibits West from any contact with the child.
Attorney Lee Budner, representing Gilkar and Ahmed, said the boy “is now in their physical custody while he receives expert medical care at a tertiary care center.”
“Thankfully, McKenna West’s baseless attempt to interfere with his medical care has been soundly rejected by the courts,” Budner said – even though West acted to ensure Gabriel received all the medical care he needs.
Budner ironically added about the boy his clients wanted killed before birth, “Right now, our clients are continuing to place their baby’s health and well-being first, following the advice of the baby’s medical team, as they always have and just as any loving parent would.”
In other incomprehensible remarks, Budner added: “As if the heartbreak of his condition were not enough, they are devastated to see their family tragedy transformed into political theater by the Texas Attorney General’s office and McKenna West. Our clients’ only focus at this time is ensuring that their baby receives the medical care that he vitally needs and that they, as his parents, are able to spend every precious moment they can with their beautiful newborn son.”
West’s attorney, Lincoln Davis Wilson, said she is challenging the parentage orders. "We are working on challenging those orders of parentage because we think that Texas law makes a woman who gives birth to a child the mother of the child,” Wilson said. He noted the infant is receiving care “at a facility that has an excellent track record of success in performing” the necessary procedures.
The biological parents are scheduled to appear in a Dallas County court on August 25. Gilkar and Ahmed are also suing West.
Gabriel requires immediate surgery to survive beyond the first week and is under the care of a team of pediatric experts. Aside from the known heart condition, early signs were described as positive. CLICK HERE FOR THE PUBLISHED STORY
Comment from Tiffin Right to Life: This is a prime example of why surrogacy -- which at first seems like a loving gesture to help couples desiring a baby -- too often ends up in the court system involving "bartering" children like any other commodity.
Tiffin Right to Life believes
Adoption, NOT Surrogacy, is a better plan.
The lives of children have intrinsic value --
they are not commodities.
France’s Constitutional Court
Approves Euthanasia Law
LifeNews.com| Alex Schadenberg | 8/14/26 | Paris, France
France’s Constitutional Court has essentially accepted the euthanasia bill as passed by France’s National Assembly with the priviso that the Constitutional Court improved conscience rights.
On July 15, 2026; France’s National Assembly passed a bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide by a vote of 291 to 241. This was the final vote in the National Assembly and it over rides the previous votes rejecting the euthanasia bill in France’s Senate.
The battle was not over. Agence France-Presse reported on July 15 that: The President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced Tuesday that he would refer the matter to the Constitutional Council, to take into account the oppositions that persist, especially on the right.
Sebastien Ostertag sent the following update from France. Ostertag reported: The French Constitutional Council, which is similar to the US or Canadian Supreme Court, has upheld most of the current French euthanasia law.
CLICK HERE for the entire news article -- there is much more. Comment from Tiffin Right to Life -- This is what is happening in France and in other countries. There are already more than a dozen states in the United States with similar legislation. We must be vigilant and be ready to work tirelessly to make sure Ohio never accepts this type of law for euthanasia or assisted suicide.
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Physician-Assisted Suicide:
A Perversion of Mercy
by Kevin Jorrey
In recent years, the push for Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) has been framed as a compassionate choice, a way to end suffering and uphold “personal dignity.” Yet the Catholic Church, rooted in Scripture and Tradition, makes clear that such practices gravely misunderstand both human dignity and authentic compassion.
In Canada, PAS has been legal for several years, and the consequences are devastating. In 2023 alone, over 15,000 Canadians died under what is called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), a phrase that hides the harsh reality of euthanasia. This represents almost 5% of total deaths in 2023, meaning one in every twenty Canadians who died did not receive love and care in their final days, but instead were handed a cold, clinical death. When universal healthcare is paired with PAS, the sick are no longer seen as treasures to be cherished but as burdens to be removed, lives deemed more “valuable” dead than alive. When physicians abandon their oath to “do no harm” and instead participate in killing, the foundations of healthcare itself begin to collapse. CLICK HERE to read the FULL article.
THE REALITY OF
ELECTIVE ABORTION ON DEMAND
For many people, abortion is an abstract idea concerning personal freedom. They fail to grasp the true reality of what happens when a more powerful person chooses elective abortion (also known as abortion on demand). Elective abortion is a violent and fatal assault on an innocent human being growing and developing in his or her mother's womb with the sole intention of killing the growing child. Elective abortion is spoken about in euphemisms to hide the brutal reality of what occurs. This is why it is necessary to bring the truth forward.
EVEN IF AN ACT IS LEGAL
IT DOES NOT MAKE IT MORAL
Ask yourself this question, "If Ohio law said it is legal to steal less than $500 from a bank, and you will not be prosecuted for doing so, would that make it morally right to steal?"
Many people incorrectly assume, "If it's legal, it must be moral." Pro-life people understand that elective abortion is now legal in many states, but it is NOT and will never be moral, AND that medical care after a spontaneous miscarriage is NOT elective abortion, AND ELECTIVE "ABORTION ON DEMAND" IS NOT HEALTH CARE.