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Pope’s “Climate Change” Letter Brandished at UN, Its Condemnation of Abortion Ignored
Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the environment made an impact on UN negotiations this week. In their rush to emphasize its comments on climate change, those wielding the document obscured the letter’s condemnation of abortion and population control.
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Guttmacher: Only those who approve of abortion should monitor it
For half a century, the Guttmacher Institute has been attempting the “Epic Split” of attempting to frame itself as both an impartial source of facts about human sexuality and reproduction…
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WHO: “Sexual Health” Means Governments Must Provide Abortion and Sex Change
The World Health Organization jumped into the culture wars this week and issued a report telling every country to remove restrictions on abortions – including for adolescents – provide sex change surgery
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Are hormonal contraceptives really safer than aspirin?
There are certain statistics that take on a life of their own. They are easily encapsulated in a soundbyte, they are rarely linked to a specific citation, and because of…
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World Health Organization Calls for Non-Professional Sex Counseling for Teens
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidance proposing that adolescents should get sexual information from non-professionals without either parental consent or the protections of a typical counseling structure.
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Vatican Prelate Responds to Critics of Climate Conference, Blames Tea Party and Oil Business
Following last month’s appearance of Jeffrey Sachs and Ban Ki-moon at a Vatican conference on climate change several catholic intellectuals as well as pro-life news sources were puzzled about the…
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Unconvincing social media message of the day
(full image at bottom of post) Spotted on Twitter: in anticipation of Mother’s Day, the United Nations Population Fund and the Guttmacher Institute would like to remind you that for…
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Guttmacher Institute Solicits Funds to Promote Abortion in Uganda
A research group relied upon by politicians and media as an objective source on family planning recently sent out fund-raisers boasting that its work is changing the debate over abortion in Uganda, a country with strong pro-life laws.
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Secretary General’s Push for Abortion in War Torn Areas Goes Unnoticed
As the Security Council met last week to address atrocities committed by groups like Boko Haram and ISIS, nearly 70 countries brought up the grim realities of sexual violence in war.
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Nigeria’s New Pres Disappoints Abortion Groups
Nigeria’s incoming president is disappointing pro-abortion advocates who met with him recently to demand more money. A coalition of family planning groups that promote and commit abortions gave Muhammadu Buhari…
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The Totally Phony Notion of “Unmet Need” for Contraception
As the UN puts polishing touches on their ambitious global plan to curb poverty, attention shifts from the political to the technical: how to measure progress and ensure targets are clearly defined?
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U.S. Gives Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to International Abortion Groups
A government report shows two international abortion advocacy groups received $128 million from USAID, a federal agency that distributes foreign aid.
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A Right to Create a Child? How the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is Wrong on In Vitro Fertilization
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights decided that Costa Rica’s refusal to allow in vitro fertilization was a violation of couples’ right to found a family. This ruling raises the question of whether human rights treaties can rightly be interpreted as including the right to have a child – by any means necessary.
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Egg Trafficking and Rented Wombs: UN Learns How Not to Make Babies
Every seat in the UN auditorium was filled, with a waiting line outside, to hear about making babies. “Online baby making, buying and selling eggs, renting wombs,” said Jennifer Lahl. “We no longer beget our children, we make our children, we build our families.”
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Is Uruguay’s Claim on Abortion True?
Since Uruguay legalized abortion in 2012, “there have been no maternal deaths due to abortion,” said Uruguay’s ambassador to the UN. Gonzalo Koncke spoke at a Planned Parenthood event last…
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Lila Rose Rocks UN Audience
A UN conference room filled with nearly 400 young people sitting in diplomats’ chairs leapt to their feet to applaud a young woman last night. Lila Rose and her undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s callous aborting of children made their debut appearance in the august building.
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UN to Measure Countries’ Access to Abortion and LGBT Acceptance
Abortion for adolescent girls and homosexual rights may become markers of progress in the new UN development agenda.
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WHO Researchers Urge Cheaper Abortion Above Safety
As part of an ongoing effort to maximize the international availability of abortion, researchers collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) released a study arguing that clinical follow-up after a chemical abortion is unnecessary, and that foregoing it could “save resources.”
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Kenyan Ambassador Says New UN Goals Must Help Children Before Birth
The Kenyan ambassador credited as one of the architects of the UN’s new development goals said the new goals cannot be successful without addressing the earliest stages of life—including before birth.
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Woman Sues China Over Forced Sterilization
A Chinese woman has sued the government because family planning agents forcibly sterilized her. Xia Runying says the operation in 2012 left her with damaged abdominal veins and other health…
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Targets of Chile’s Abortion Bill Speak Out
Chile’s president has initiated a bill to permit abortion in three cases: life of the mother, if the baby is disabled, or rape. Michelle Bachelet’s bill is meeting resistance, though. First from…
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Medical Journal Says “Accept and embrace sex work”
Medical experts say targeting risky behaviors like smoking, excessive drinking, and over-eating could dramatically reduce premature deaths. But when it comes to the well-documented dangers of prostitution
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Foreign Abortion Groups Worry New U.S. Congress will Establish Limits
When President Obama rescinded the Mexico City Policy six years ago—one week after his inauguration – he opened the financial floodgates to wealthy abortion providers like Marie Stopes International, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and Population Connection, formerly known as Zero Population Growth.
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Scotland’s “Named Persons” to Replace Parents
Under a new plan, Scotland will assign a state-employed guardian to every child from birth until age 18, who can intervene without parental consent and share information with a wide…
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C-Fam’s Worst Moments for Life and Family 2014
Unlike its predecessor, 2104 was not a quiet year for life and family. We witnessed a number of new negative developments. The episodes below mostly involve rogue UN experts and officials.
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