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Portugal poised to accept abortion
Portuguese voters will decide next month whether or not to make abortion legal for women up to the 10th week of pregnancy, the BBC reports. "The 'No' camp has the powerful Roman Catholic Church on its side. Recent opinion polls suggest support for lifting the abortion ban has declined," they reported. Portugal is one of the few remaining European countries to restrict or ban abortion.

The sick should watch out
Notable and controversial bioethicist Peter Singer is at it again, saying that poor or declining quality of life makes a human less of a person. When citing the recent case of a Seattle couple who stunted the growth of their severely disabled daughter so they could continue to care for her, Singer says "[the girl] is precious not so much for what she is, but because her parents and siblings love her and care about her." So what happens to those who have no one to love them? Are they less human?

"U2-charist"
The band U2 can add being made the center of Anglican Communion Services to its list of accomplishments. The Church of England announced it will develop a Communion service around hit songs by U2, Reuters reports. "Rock music can be a vehicle of immense spirituality," Bishop of Grantham Timothy Ellis, told the news service when announcing plans for the unique service in the central English town of Lincoln in May.