News,

• Late-term abortion practitioner LeRoy Carhart lays off half his staff, says abortions down [LifeNews.com, 21 August] http://is.gd/2xE8W

• Korean scientist who faked human cloning breakthrough facing four years in jail [Daily Mail, 24 August] http://is.gd/2xDlh

• Adolescents who watch a lot of television programs that contain sexual content are around twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy over the following three years as their peers who watch few such shows, according to a new RAND Corporation study [Love Undefiled, 23 August] http://is.gd/2xEBJ

• Midwifery services are under "relentless pressure" due to staff shortages and rising birth rates, a think tank has warned [Telegraph, 25 August] http://is.gd/2xCOg

• A booklet from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on end-of-life issues asks its veterans to consider under what circumstances their life might not be "worth living." [Catholic News Agency, 24 August] http://is.gd/2xEoN

• Cardinal argues against state recognition of same-sex unions [Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, 23 August] http://is.gd/2xDve
• Street preacher threatened with arrest for quoting Bible verses against homosexuality [Telegraph, 15 August] http://is.gd/2xDMq
• Claim that a lack of sex education and relationship training for people with intellectual disabilities leaves them isolated and vulnerable to abuse [Irish Times, 25 August] http://is.gd/2xD1B

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