The Briefing 04-19-16

Feminist irony: Supporting a woman's right to abort a baby because it is a girlNBC News (Frances Kai-Hwa Wang) — House Reps. Speak Out Against PRENDA, Say Abortion Bill Based on Racial Stereotypes

Canada moves to legalize assisted suicide despite disastrous results in the NetherlandsNew York Times (Ian Austen) — Justin Trudeau Seeks to Legalize Assisted Suicide in CanadaUSA Today (John Bacon) — Canadian assisted death bill would exclude AmericansThe Guardian (Ann Neumann) — Is aid in dying humane or sacrilegious?Christian Century (Theo A. Boer) — Rushing toward death?

What do Bernie Sanders and the Pope have in common? A recent political photo op.New York Times (Jason Horowitz and Yamiche Alcindor) — Bernie Sanders Meets With Pope Francis