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Mexicans defend the family – and the whole world joins them. #DefendemosLaFamilia
After the recent declarations of the Mexican President, who is pushing for same-sex marriage and for constitutional amendments, more than one thousand Mexican NGOs have reunited: to defend the family….
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Paraguay Defies Organization of American States, Defends Unborn and Family
President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay has vowed to fight any threat from the Organization of American States to impose abortion or redefine the family to include homosexual couples.
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UN To Set Global Circumcision Quota: 25 Million by 2020
The UN may set a global quota of 25 million “voluntary medical male circumcisions” by 2020 as it debates a new global framework to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Ireland Won’t Defend Pro-Life Law As Citizens Rally For It
As one of the few European countries with strong laws protecting unborn children, Ireland has come under repeated attack from international institutions such as the United Nations and the European Court of Human Rights.
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Sweden teaches homosexuality in pre-school: will it be a leader?
While Sweden decided to lead the deconstruction of the sexes and to teach its pre-school children that sexuality is fluid, other European countries are showing resistance. The Swedish Equality Ombudsman…
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The Mexican President wants same-sex marriages – and all that comes with it. What about Mexicans?
On Tuesday, May 17th, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced his intention to change the Constitution to allow same sex marriage. His…
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Landmark Conference at UN Promotes a “Family-Friendly World”
“We are gathered here to celebrate the family,” said Afaf Konja. The former UN spokeswoman and the youngest of eight children then proceeded to get personal.
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Two More Catholic Countries Bow to the Homosexual Lobby
Italy joined the list of countries that provide special protections to same-sex relations this week., through a controversial act of its national legislature.
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UN Bureaucrats Put Words in Delegates’ Mouths At Humanitarian Summit
In the final stage of preparations for the much-anticipated World Humanitarian Summit convening soon in Istanbul, countries are being pushed to endorse policies to establish a right to abortion and other controversial social policies.
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Chaos and LGBT
As President Obama nears the end of his term his foreign policy remains indecipherable even to experts. His reticence in foreign affairs – even in cases of genocide – is legendary, except for one matter.
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World Bank priorities for saving mothers and newborns built on false assumptions
After decades of investment in birth control as a path to economic development, the World Bank still finds it easier to increase contraceptive use in a computer model than in real life.
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New Civil Society Coalition Formed to Protect the Family
A new coalition to confront the growing international threat against the family is launching a pro-family platform to unite organizations against overreach by international institutions.
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Witnesses Tell UN of Genocide of Christians in Middle East
Held by terrorist captors, an Iraqi woman named Khalia resisted their demands that she abandon her Christian faith. Her story was told at the UN this week, along with other accounts of atrocities suffered by Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East at the hands of the Islamic State, or ISIS.
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UN Commission Steamrolls Over Pro-Life/ Pro-Family Concerns
Ending negotiations unusually early last Friday, the UN Commission on Population and Development chose to embrace ambiguity on divisive social issues in a resolution about the need for accurate data to measure progress on UN development policy.
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Global Tax and LGBT: Candidates Stumble in UN Top Job Interviews
For the first time, countries publicly interviewed applicants for UN Secretary-General last week – and provided a glimpse into governments’ frustrations with UN mismanagement and scandals.
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“Zika is an extraordinary opportunity for the advancement of human rights”. A viral disease is the new El Dorado of abortion advocates.
The recent outbreak of Zika is a severe health emergency. UN experts and international scholars, however, call this disease an “extraordinary opportunity” for the advancement of Human Rights. Gathered at…
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UN Chief Abandons Transparency on Funding for Reproductive Health
The UN Secretary-General failed to produce an annual report tracking funding for reproductive health that served as an important oversight and accountability tool for nearly 20 years.
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British Lords Tell US To Fund Abortions Worldwide
A committee in the United Kingdom’s House of Lords claims abortion must be provided to survivors of wartime rape as a matter of both human rights law and international humanitarian law.
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Denial of Abortion is Torture, UN Bureaucrat Says
Abortion groups have found a new champion. His name is Juan Mendez, and he is a UN expert on torture. In his latest report to the UN he goes out of his way to characterize protective abortion laws as a form of torture.
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Europeans Press for Abortion Edict from Upcoming Summit
Europeans and UN staff want to put the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit agreement – yet to be disclosed – on par with high-level documents such as the 2000 Millennium Summit.
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Chile May Scrap Protections for Children Before Birth, Abortion Groups Sense Opportunity
The Chilean House of Representatives approved an abortion bill, which might put an end to the country’s complete protections for children before birth.
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European Governments Increasingly Bold in Demanding Abortion Rights
For decades abortion has been among the most controversial issues at the United Nations. Yet it is rarely mentioned by name, but alluded to in phrases like “reproductive health” or “reproductive rights.”
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Bigotry Towards Catholics Showcased at the UN during Holy Week
Holy Week did not deter an open attack sponsored by the government of Finland on the Catholic Church and religious teaching on family and sexuality at an event at the United Nations this week.
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Catholic Bishops Condemn US Ambassador to Dominican Republic
The Catholics bishops of the Dominican Republic have reacted strongly to the U.S. push on homosexual issues. A letter released last week condemns the actions of the homosexual activist who is the US Ambassador to their country.
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UN Women’s Meeting Exposes Divide
In one conference room, women who had been rescued from ISIS begged the international community for help. In another, women signed a pledge demanding the end of all-male panels at any conferences.
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