LifeSite news notes – October 27, 2017

A list of key pro-life and pro-family news and views.

The LifeSite team is constantly scanning the news for important developments on the key issues of the day, and there is always significantly more than we are able to cover. We are considering offering these "news notes" as a new regular feature, linking to credible information that we believe will interest readers. We welcome reader feedback at [email protected].

• The Chinese Communist Party has branding Christianity a "national security" threat and moved to ‘sinicize’ religion. At a meeting this week, government agency that supervises religion insisted that “socialist core values” must be at the heart of any religious faith active in China. (Breitbart)
• The Pentagon recommended for the first time in U.S. history that women be required to to sign up for military draft. LSN Comment: Such a recommendation is nothing but the rotten fruit of a feminism gone massively wrong, the true 'war on women.' (Washington Times)
• African pro-lifer Obianuju Ekeocha notes the "extremism" of the pro-abortion movement rejoicing over the death of U.S. baby Jane Doe like "any death cult would." (Twitter)
• In the on-going war against Christianity, a top french court has ordered the removal of a cross from a public memorial of St. John Paul II. (Wpolityce, in Polish)
  
• NY diocese pays $1.8M to settle sex abuse claims. LSN Comment: This is what eventually happens when Catholic leaders refuse to deal with and even cover-up sexual immorality and abuse among offending clergy. (Church Militant)
• Down syndrome girl tells Pope that targeting pre-born babies with disabilities for abortion is akin to genocide. (Catholic News Agency)
• A list of ethical nightmares that will be unleashed with the advent of "artificial wombs." (The Federalist)
• Middle schoolers given sex-ed assignment on anal sex, masturbation. LSN Comment: This is simply the moral and spiritual corruption of children, evil disguised as education. (Patheos)
• Federal judge strikes down Alabama abortion restriction law that prevented abortion facilities from being near schools. LSN Comment: Abortionists can now more easily target the children of children for death. (Reuters)