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Canadian Woman Approved for Euthanasia After Losing Ability to Cook, Doctors Warn

A Canadian woman in her 70s received approval for assisted suicide after becoming unable to cook for her family and feeling that she no longer had value, according to two Toronto psychiatrists who say Canada’s MAiD system has expanded too far. University of Toronto psychiatry professors Madeline Li and Gary Rodin described the case in a New York Times op-ed published Monday while warning about the direction of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program.

Republican Senators Move to Protect Religious Students From Losing Federal Financial Aid

Two Republican senators have introduced legislation aimed at protecting students preparing for religious vocations from losing federal financial aid because their chosen careers may lead to lower earnings. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Religious Education Fairness Act last week to amend federal higher education law and protect certain theology and religious studies programs from becoming ineligible for Title IV aid based on graduate earnings.

Justice Samuel Alito Says Dobbs Required “Courage,” Sees Little Chance Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will Be Reversed

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the 2022 Dobbs ruling that ended the federal constitutional right to abortion was a case that demanded judicial courage, while predicting that the court is unlikely to overturn its 2015 same-sex marriage decision. Alito made the remarks in an interview with CBS News’ Jan Crawford ahead of the release of his book, *So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution*, reflecting on major cases from his two decades on the high court.

Appeals Court Lets Historic Cross and Nativity Stay in Los Angeles

A nearly century-old cross and a Nativity display in Los Angeles’ historic El Pueblo district can remain in place after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision not to order their removal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday declined to reverse a district court ruling that rejected atheist plaintiff Jack Gerritsen’s request to remove the displays from Olvera Street.