Lost in Translation: The Failure of the International Reproductive Rights Norm – Part 3: No Norm, No Right
Part 1: A Norm is Born Part 2: Reproductive Health Doesn’t Include Abortion . . . But it Does Adapted from Ave Maria Law Review, Spring 2013 NEW…
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A Gay Icon Falls?
NEW YORK, September 20 (C-FAM) UN and other foreign policy makers will have noticed that the parents of Matthew Shepard have become leading spokespeople for the rights of gay people…
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Lost in Translation: The Failure of the International Reproductive Rights Norm
Part 2: Reproductive Health Doesn’t Include Abortion . . . But It Does Adapted from Ave Maria Law Review, Spring 2013 (Part 1: A Norm is Born) NEW YORK,…
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Lost in Translation: The Failure of the International Reproductive Rights Norm Part One: A Norm is Born
This is the first of a three part series based on a new paper just published in the Ave Maria Law Review. NEW YORK, September 13 (C-FAM) For decades, powerful…
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U.S. Congressional Hearing Examines Gendercide in India
WASHINGTON DC, September 13 (C-FAM) The widespread killing of girls in India through sex-selective abortion and infanticide can be traced to coercive programs instituted by population alarmists, UN agencies, abortion…
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Two Child Policy in China: Too Little Too Late?
NEW YORK, September 6 (C-FAM) With its announcement of possible reforms, China has implicitly admitted its forty year-old one child per-family policy has been a failure. The rules led to…
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Will UN Settle for Piecemeal Reforms to Treaty Bodies?
NEW YORK, September 6 (C-FAM) After more than a year of negotiations the General Assembly has to decide what to do about the UN committees that monitor human rights. The…
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Human Rights Groups Support Russian Law
NEW YORK, August 30 (C-FAM) Human Rights Organizations from around the world are supporting Russia’s effort to protect children from homosexual propaganda. A statement from civil society affirms the recently…
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Analysis: Lawmakers Attempt to Rebalance US Aid and Stop Millions Flowing to Abortion Groups
WASHINGTON DC, August 30 (C-FAM) Lawmakers in Washington are attempting to rebalance U.S. spending on foreign aid which has for years limited funding for maternal and child health and increased…
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UN Meeting in Latin America “Hijacked”
NEW YORK, August 23 (C-FAM) The British-style phone booth labeled “Talk to God” appeared in a Plaza outside a UN meeting in Uruguay. It sported a poster asking if Virgin…
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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Pastor for Opposing Homosexuality
NEW YORK, August 23 (C-FAM) A U.S. judge is allowing a lawsuit by a Ugandan homosexual group charging an Evangelical pastor with a “crime against humanity.” The American pastor is…
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Governments Increasingly Object to UN Abortion Agenda
NEW YORK, August 16 (C-FAM) A growing sense of urgency surrounds the UN development agenda as major milestones approach and long-term goals are set to expire. Of particular concern to…
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One of Us Initiative Poised to Surprise Europeans
BRUSSELS, August 16 (C-FAM) Europe’s most audacious effort to protect life is a few thousand signatures away from forcing the European Parliament to schedule a debate on protecting every human…
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USAID Rep Shuts Down Workshop on Abortion Complications
NEW YORK, August 9 (C-FAM) A USAID employee shut down a workshop on abortion complications just hours before doctors were to present at a medical conference in South Korea. Her…
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Study Aims To Expand Medical Abortion By Using Euphemism
NEW YORK, August 9 (C-FAM) A researcher dedicated to bringing risky medical abortion to developing countries has set her sights on Bangladesh. Her new study demonstrates a plan to expand…
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UN Risks Credibility with Campaign Pushing Homosexual Rights
NEW YORK, August 2 (C-FAM) The UN human rights office has launched a media campaign promoting homosexual and transgender rights. The yearlong initiative, funded by outside sources, raises questions over…
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European Ministers Agree: No Consensus on Abortion
STRASBOURG, August 2 (C-FAM) European ministers disappointed abortion groups last month when they failed to say that abortion is a human right. They cited lack of consensus in Europe. Forty-seven…
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Bans on Homosexual Propaganda Advance Despite Western Outrage
NEW YORK, July 26 (C-FAM) Eastern European countries are following Russia’s lead to protect children by curbing advocacy for “non-traditional” sexual acts. Homosexual groups are reacting furiously. Last month Moldova…
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Abortion Activists Overplay Hand on Chilean “Hard Case”
NEW YORK, July 26 (C-FAM) An 11-year old rape victim has unexpectedly turned the tables on the international abortion lobby as it seeks to use her plight to overturn…
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Countries Reject Declaration of Homosexual Rights at OSCE Gathering
ISTANBUL, July 19 (C-FAM) Homosexual groups were dealt a humiliating blow at the end of last month by representatives at a gathering of the world’s largest regional security organization. The…
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Researchers Acknowledge Abortion-Preterm Birth Link
NEW YORK, July 19 (C-FAM) The World Health Organization ignored it. Medical journals downplayed it. Now researchers admit – backhandedly – a link between abortion and preterm births. Authors of…
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European Council Investigates France Over Abuse of Marriage Supporters
NEW YORK, July 12 (C-FAM) France is under scrutiny by a European council for its police abuse of peaceful pro-marriage demonstrators. The Council of Europe is sending investigators to France…
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EU Survey Fails to Show Increased Violence Against Homosexuals
NEW YORK, July 12 (C-FAM) European lawmakers are facing a dilemma following a survey on discrimination and violence against homosexuals in Europe. It is being touted as the “largest and…
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Security Council Says Abortion Not a Human Right Even in Cases of Rape
NEW YORK, July 5 (C-FAM) The UN Security Council rebuffed suggestions that victims of wartime rape have a right to abortion in a landmark resolution on women in peace and…
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UNICEF Claims Children Have Right to Confidential Sex Services
NEW YORK, July 5 (C-FAM) UNICEF says that nations are bound by international law to recognize the right of children to sexually-related information and services without parental knowledge. UNICEF’s latest…
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