• Washington DC Council Passes Assisted Suicide Bill

  Lawmakers passed a bill this week that will make assisted suicide legal in the District of Columbia, aligning the city with six states where terminally ill patients can choose to die with the help of a doctor.

  

• Indiana University Buys Fetus Brains for $200 for Research Purposes

  A new report confirmed that Indiana University, which opposed state law requiring aborted babies to be buried or cremated, has bought fetal brains for $200 each to be used in their research.

  

• Transgender People Seek Gender Change Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration

  Transgender people are seeking to have their gender changed legally and immediately before president-elect Donald Trump officially holds office in 2017 over worries that a Trump presidency would threaten their civil rights.

  

• Students Call for Schools to Be ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ Protecting Undocumented Students from Deportation

  College students are petitioning that their schools become sanctuary campuses where illegal immigrant students can be protected from the imminent deportation that will happen when president-elect Donald Trump sits in office in January 2017.

  

• Rise of Islamist ‘Hyperextremism’ Endangers Global Religious Freedom, Says Report

  An alarming new report identifies the rise of Islamist “hyperextremism” as a major threat to religious freedom all over the world and calls for immediate action to combat its “toxic” effects.