Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too

Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too

There's a debate about religious freedom raging among our neighbors to the north. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is running for a fourth term, promised to fight at the highest levels to force Muslim women to remove their face veils during Canadian citizenship ceremonies.

At first glance, the issue seems reminiscent of an American legal ruling in which a Florida court held that the government could require Sultaana Freeman to remove her face veil for her driver's license photo.

Planned Parenthood’s problems go far beyond selling organs
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Planned Parenthood’s problems go far beyond selling organs

Charles C. Camosy

Months of terrible headlines about the content of undercover videos — content  even supporters like Hillary Rodham Clinton called "disturbing" — have taken their toll on Planned Parenthood. In its latest attempt at damage control, it decided it would  no longer accept money in exchange for organs from fetuses  killed via abortion.

Reactions  have been predictable.

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