Articles by Cassy Fiano-Chesser
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9.8KHuman InterestWoman gives birth to surprise premature baby on flight with help from heroes
It was a miracle at 40,000 feet. Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was on a Delta Airlines flight above the Pacific Ocean, traveling from...
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3.5KHuman RightsTear-jerker: Animated music video shows man with Down syndrome’s ‘life well lived’
Disability advocacy group L’Arche Canada has teamed up with Jordan Hart to create the first ever animated music video to feature someone...
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6.6KHuman InterestMicro-preemie, born smaller than a Barbie doll, goes home in time for Mother’s Day
A family has been reunited just in time for Mother’s Day, after micro-preemie River Wilson graduated from the NICU on Monday. Last...
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4.6KHuman InterestINCREDIBLE: Mom tells story of being pregnant in college and graduating with honors
In 2003, Taayoo Murray was 21 years old, and a junior in college. She had just discovered she was pregnant, and not...
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2.4KInternationalDEVASTATING: Netherlands euthanized more people than ever in 2020
A record high number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands in 2020, according to horrifying new reports from media outlets in...
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4.8KHuman InterestRejected by his parents because of his face, Jono has found love and acceptance
A man born with Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) was abandoned by his parents at the hospital because of his face. Though that...
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2.2KHuman RightsTRAGIC: Argentinian court bars father from saving his baby from abortion
At the end of 2020, abortion was officially legalized in Argentina. Women are now able to abort their children through 14 weeks...
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4.7KAnalysisBiden-Harris admin gives scandal-plagued NY Planned Parenthood affiliate $10M in PPP loans
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Planned Parenthood has been able to obtain tens of millions of dollars in relief funds, despite being...
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1.6KInternationalColombia legislature fails to legalize assisted suicide, leaving it completely unregulated
A bill that would expressly legalize assisted suicide in Colombia has failed to pass, leaving the country with assisted suicide decriminalized, yet...
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1.7KAnalysisCincinnati hospital reaches groundbreaking milestone in prenatal spina bifida surgeries
A prenatal surgery pioneered 10 years ago to treat spina bifida has just been performed for the 100th time at Cincinnati Children’s...
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3.0KAnalysisNew Zealand denied residency to teen girl because she has Down syndrome
A teenage girl with Down syndrome has been barred from living in New Zealand, as the country has deemed her and others...
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6.6KActivismNew Safe Haven Baby Box in Indiana marks 55th in the state, ready to save more lives
The 55th Safe Haven Baby Box in Indiana (the 63rd in the United States) opened on April 30th, giving local infants and...
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1.3KInternationalAbortion advocates push for legalized abortion through 14 weeks in Colombia
Pro-abortion feminist groups are mobilizing for legalized abortion in the pro-life country of Colombia. Using the hashtag #14porColombia, abortion advocates are capitalizing...
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1.3KHuman InterestNew book helps empower children to interact with peers who have disabilities
A new book aims to help educate and empower children on how to interact with people who have disabilities. Amanda Owen and...
