Low-income patients who go there for things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy testing could see their care upended if the court sides with South Carolina leaders who say no public money should go the organization. The court is considering a legal question that could have wider effects: Whether Medicaid patients can continue to sue over the right to choose their own qualified provider. (Whitehurst, AP News)
Read MoreThis year, Sunday, April 20, is both Easter and 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday celebrated worldwide. Though the two events aren't directly related, some worshippers and consumers will partake in both. (Cross, USA Today)
Read MoreThe game seems able absorb the attention of children for up to hours at a time – no mean feat in our distraction-filled age. Some parents fear their children's interest in Minecraft can border on obsession, or even addiction, as they struggle to tear them away from the computer screen. (Baraniuk, BBC)
Read MoreThe president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Archbishop Luis Argüello, opened the conference’s 127th plenary assembly this week with a deep analysis of Spain’s growing secularization, noting that the time has ended when one could say “I am Catholic because I was born in Spain.” (de Cárdenas, Catholic News Agency)
Read MoreAs the new Trump administration begins to carry out immigration enforcement, Americans largely agree that at least some immigrants living in the United States illegally should be deported, in particular those who have committed violent crimes. However, less consensus exists on how the government should carry out deportations. (Noc-Bustamante & Krogstad, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreLeaders of 13 Southern Baptist ethnic groups have approved a joint statement on immigration seeking religious liberty protections, compassion without demonization and enforcement options including fines or other penalties in lieu of deportation. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
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