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New figures from the Society of Family Planning’s WeCount project estimate that 1.13 million abortions took place in the United States in 2025, a slight increase from the year before, with telehealth emerging as a major driver. The report says more than 300,000 abortions were provided via telehealth, accounting for 28% overall, up from just 5% in April 2022 and 29% by December 2025. Researchers found that in states with near-total abortion bans, telehealth abortions provided under shield laws made up “nearly all abortions occurring within those states.” Michael New of the Charlotte Lozier Institute said telehealth abortions are playing “a large role in this abortion increase” and warned they are “largely unregulated.” He added that stopping telehealth abortions “needs to be a top priority for pro-lifers” in the post-Dobbs era.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-1m-abortions-took-place-in-us-last-year-report.html
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The Episcopal Church is moving to offload its longtime Manhattan headquarters at 815 Second Avenue through a long-term ground lease aimed at redeveloping the property into affordable housing. The midtown site, valued at nearly $52 million, includes a 12-story, 146,000-square-foot building completed in 1963 and located near the United Nations and Grand Central Station. Chief financial officer Chris Lacovara said the property is now “underutilized,” explaining, “We occupy a fraction of the Church Center space now, and the conclusion is that we don’t need to own and occupy a building in midtown Manhattan.” Lacovara added that church leaders hope to treat the property as a “missional asset” and encourage others “to think carefully about how best to steward underutilized buildings and land.” Denham Wolf Real Estate Services will market the property.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-church-seeks-to-offload-manhattan-headquarters.html
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Oregon officials have dropped a nearly $90,000 fine against Christian counselor Frank Canepa, ending a disciplinary case that began in 2024 after he refused to personally affirm a client’s same-sex relationship. The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists withdrew its proposed action without prejudice after reconsidering the case in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling in *Chiles v. Salazar*, which limited state restrictions on counseling speech. Canepa, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, had previously been ordered to complete six hours of continuing education and pay $89,636 in costs. ADF attorney Jonathan Scruggs said government officials “can’t target counselors for their views and force people to say things that go against their core convictions,” adding that Oregon should “take notice” after the high court rebuked Colorado for “censoring counselors and mandating orthodoxy in the counselor’s office.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/oregon-drops-90k-fine-for-christian-counselor-over-lgbt-debate.html
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced more than $700 million in new funding to address drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness, unveiling the plan at the Easterseals MORC treatment center in Clinton Township, Michigan as part of President Donald Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative. Kennedy said the crisis carries an “enormous human toll,” noting, “Since 2000, drug-related deaths have claimed more than a million American lives,” while more than 770,000 Americans experience homelessness on any given night. The package includes $96 million for the new STREETS program and another $612 million for behavioral health services. Kennedy emphasized renewed eligibility for religious groups, saying, “The Biden administration actively discouraged funding to faith-based organizations for recovery. We think that they’re critical.” HHS Faith Center director Monty Burks added faith communities must be “part of a healing equation.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hhs-secretary-rfk-jr-announces-700m-more-for-addiction-recovery.html
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Vice President JD Vance faced sharp questioning on ABC’s “The View,” where co-hosts pressed him on the Jeffrey Epstein files, illegal immigration, race relations, and Trump administration policies during an appearance tied to his new memoir, *Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith*. The book explores Vance’s spiritual journey from atheism to Catholicism. Walking into a politically hostile setting led by Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, Vance opened with a jab, joking, “This is a show of MAGA Republicans, right? That’s what my media team told me.” The exchange quickly turned serious as the vice president defended the administration under pointed criticism from the panel. The appearance highlighted both Vance’s effort to promote his memoir and the deep political divide playing out on daytime television.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/jd-vance-the-view-co-hosts-spar-over-3-hot-topics-about-trump.html
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President Donald Trump has withdrawn his backing of Oklahoma pastor and congressional candidate Rev. Jackson Lahmeyer, who was embroiled in a texting scandal just days before a key runoff. On Truth Social, Trump said, “I greatly appreciate Jackson Lahmeyer’s hard work under difficult circumstances,” but added he will now support “America First Patriot, Mark Tedford” in Oklahoma’s 1st District. Tedford had led the Republican primary with 32.2% of the vote, ahead of Lahmeyer’s 25.8%. Soon after Trump’s reversal, Lahmeyer announced he was suspending his campaign, saying, “I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District.” The controversy followed reports of inappropriate texts with former staffer Caitlin Simmons Key, who said, “There’s a real problem with the fact that he’s married and a pastor.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-withdraws-support-for-married-pastor-caught-in-scandal.html
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Entrepreneur Kimbal Musk, younger brother of Elon Musk, says a near-catastrophic spinal injury in 2002 led to what he describes as a divine encounter that changed the course of his life. In a resurfaced interview, Musk recalled an inner-tubing accident that left him “paralyzed from the neck down” after rupturing his spine at C6 and C7. As doctors in Jackson Hole worked to stabilize him and surgery was delayed for three days, Musk said, “I’m not a religious person. If anything, I’m against religion. … And I had God speak to me.” He says the message was, “If they fix you, you’re going to work on kids and food,” and that “it also said I would get a divorce.” After successful surgery, Musk said he resigned from his internet company, shifted into food and education initiatives, and later ended his marriage to designer Jen Len.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/elon-musks-brother-says-divine-voice-spoke-to-him-after-injury.html