Daily Religion Headlines

Aetna agrees to expand coverage for gender-affirming surgeries
The New York Times *

Evangelical Christian and Orthodox Jewish leaders offer spaces for vaccine distribution
Religion News Service

For the 5th time, Sen. Graham introduces 20-week abortion ban in Congress
WCIV

South Carolina ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion bill on verge of passing Senate. Dems geared for battle
The State *

Utah’s pre-abortion course would feature heartbeat audio, procedure images under new state bill
The Salt Lake Tribune *

New Mexico bill to repeal abortion ban passes in House committee by 8-3 vote
KOB

Iowa House OKs constitutional amendment declaring no right to abortion
The Gazette *

Online forum helps Asian Americans find their way in Americanized Buddhism
Religion News Service
 

Poland enforces controversial near-total abortion ban
BBC News

Ultra-Orthodox unrest threatens Netanyahu re-election hopes
The Associated Press

Patriarch: Pope to meet Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani in Iraq
The Associated Press

German neo-Nazi sentenced to life for murder of Merkel ally
The New York Times *

New U.S. secretary of state favors cooperation with China despite genocide of Uighurs
Reuters

Bangladesh to move 2,000-3,000 more Rohingya Muslims to remote island despite criticism
Reuters

Singapore detains teen for intending to attack mosques
Reuters

Two men caned 77 times for having sex in Indonesia’s Aceh
The Associated Press
 

Biden to drop Trump’s antiabortion ‘global gag rule.’ Here’s what that means for abortion access worldwide
The Washington Post *

How the Biden administration should stand up for abortion rights
The Washington Post *

‘The Capitol insurrection was as Christian nationalist as it gets’
The New York Times *

The Supreme Court upheld Trump’s Muslim ban. Let’s not forget that
The New York Times *

The born-again congressman worried about his church
The Atlantic *

The problem with India’s ‘love jihad’ laws
The Conversation