A woman who was 15 weeks pregnant when Poland’s top court ruled against abortion for fetal defects has won her case at the European Court of Human Rights, which found that she was denied her rights due to legal uncertainty that forced her to travel abroad for the procedure.
Cinthia Hieber, president and CEO of the Paraguayan Stuttering Association, delivered a deeply personal address at the WEA General Assembly, urging churches to embrace radical inclusion and become places of “intentional visibility” for people with disabilities and diverse needs.
A Ugandan child suffering from spasticity issues so severe that her mother had to carry her everywhere was among the first recipients of one of more than 200 specially designed wheelchairs that two Christian ministries are delivering to a children’s hospital in Uganda.
To accommodate families of children facing sensory challenges, including young people on the autism spectrum, some churches are opening spaces to better serve the needs of their members during worship.
A Texas woman pushed and carried her brother, a wheelchair user and survivor of childhood leukemia, through the annual CapTex Triathlon, an accomplishment that she described as the fulfillment of a “lifelong dream” of experiencing the race alongside her older sibling.
A retired journalist who planned to kill himself after medical professionals misdiagnosed him with motor neuron disease is speaking out against a bill that would allow certain adults in England and Wales to receive assistance in ending their lives.
Jessica Ronne, founder of The Lucas Project and author of Caregiving with Grit and Grace, shares her journey from becoming a caregiver for her son with profound disabilities to advocating for parent caregivers through resources, awareness and faith.