While welcoming hundreds of people who suffer from a rare degenerative neurological condition known as Huntington’s Disease in the Paul VI Hall last week, Pope Francis pleaded with scientists searching for cures not to contribute to the “throw away culture” by using, and then destroying, human embryos.
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Girl’s Death Prompts Call for End to Cyberbullying
A nine year-old girl suffering from Huntington’s Disease, who was the victim of a neighbor’s cyberbulling campaign, has died, sparking a renewed discussion about the dangers of using the Internet to malign others.