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Focus on the Middle

January 2, 2026

There is a quote from one of my favorite movies—Hope Floats—that I often find myself returning to. It seems to sum up this whole concept …

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A person is pictured in a file photo holding a sign against physician-assisted suicide. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Irish doctors oppose euthanasia, urge support for compassionate care

March 26, 2024
The professional body that regulates and ensures professional standards for doctors in Ireland has rejected a report from a parliamentary committee that called for the legalization of assisted suicide.
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Kateri Oesterle, a 12-year-old parishioner of the St. Agnes and St. William of York pastorate in Baltimore, holds a sign against physician-assisted suicide prior to the start of the 2023 Maryland March for Life rally in Annapolis Feb. 27, 2023. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Pro-lifers urge state lawmakers to respect life at all stages

March 3, 2023
Chants of "United" followed by "for Life" echoed in the Minnesota Capitol Feb. 28 in St. Paul as pro-life advocates gathered by the hundreds in the rotunda and then fanned out to visit with lawmakers considering abortion measures such as ...
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