ANALYSIS: Is the Red Cross About to Declare Abortion a Human Right?
New York, December 16 (C-FAM) A recently issued report from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has caused concerns that the organization may start advocating for…
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Obama Elevates LGBT as U.S. Foreign Policy Priority
GENEVA, December 16 (C-FAM) All federal agencies dealing with U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance must now promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. This new priority puts U.S. foreign…
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ANALYSIS: Critics’ Attacks on Abortion/Mental Health Study Baseless
WASHINGTON, DC, December 9 (C-FAM) It did not take long for a new study finding a link between abortion and mental health to spark unfounded criticism of the paper and…
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New US “Right” to Family Planning Policy Hurts Trafficked Women
WASHINGTON, DC, December 9 (C-FAM) The same week U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a conference in Senegal that family planning is a “basic right,” the U. S. Congress…
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Benedict XVI Criticizes “Questionable” International Documents
NEW YORK, December 2 (C-FAM) Last week Pope Benedict issued a pontifical document denouncing efforts to promote abortion in Africa through “confusing language” in international documents and “lack of clarity…
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Rogue UN Officials Reprimanded by UN Member States
NEW YORK, December 2 (C-FAM) Delegations fought back again last week against the lack of accountability and transparency of independent experts at the United Nations. Pakistan led the charge, proposing…
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Benedict XVI Criticizes “Questionable” International Documents
NEW YORK, December 2 (C-FAM) Last week Pope Benedict issued a pontifical document denouncing efforts to promote abortion in Africa through “confusing language” in international documents and “lack of clarity…
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San Jose Articles Used to Block Right to Abortion in Uruguay
NEW YORK, November 25 (C-FAM) An impressive list of dignitaries launched the San Jose Articles in the national legislature of Uruguay last week. Led by Congressman Gerardo Amarilla, the list…
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San Jose Articles Launched in Uruguayan Congress and in Manila
NEW YORK, November 25 (C-FAM) An impressive list of dignitaries launched the San Jose Articles in the national legislature of Uruguay last week. Led by Congressman Geraldo Amarillo, the list…
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Youth Coalition’s New Leader Marks Group’s Busy First Year
NEW YORK, November 25 (C-FAM) “We live in a culture that has forgotten its humanity and what it is for. And so people are tired,” Timothy Herrmann told 500 youth…
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UN General Assembly Silent on LGBT Rights
NEW YORK, November 18, 2011 (C-FAM) No resolution on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights has been proposed during the current session of the UN General Assembly. The current…
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Inter-American Commission Criticized for “Insidious” Push for Sexual Orientation
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18 (C-FAM) Legal and human rights experts are criticizing the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Commission) for “overstepping” its authority and advancing a dangerous trend that harms…
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UN Committee Tells Peru to Compensate Girl Denied an Abortion
NEW YORK, November 10 (C-FAM) This week a UN committee told the government of Peru it must liberalize its country’s abortion laws and compensate a teenage girl who was denied…
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San Jose Articles Launched in London, Strasbourg, San Jose, and Madrid
NEW YORK, November 3 (C-FAM) The expert document known as the San Jose Articles is receiving a global and uniformly positive reception. Since its initial launch at United Nations headquarters…
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Is Baby 7 Billion A Trick or Treat?
NEW YORK, November 3 (C-FAM) Newborn babies took center-stage last Monday in a global campaign conducted by United Nations officials on Halloween to trumpet the birth of the 7 billionth…
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Governments Condemn UN Official’s Attempt to Create A Right to Abortion
NEW YORK, October 27 (C-FAM) At UN headquarters this week, governments dismissed a high level UN bureaucrat’s claim that abortion is a human right and went so far as to…
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Media Elites Alarmed by Impending Baby 7 Billion
NEW YORK, October 27 (C-FAM) On Monday the global population will cross the 7 billion threshold, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). According to articles published over the…
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European Human Rights Court Protects Human Embryos
STRASBOURG, October 21 (C-FAM) The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice issued a ruling this week banning patents of stem-cell technologies based on destruction of human embryos. Some…
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European Court Protects Human Embryos
LUXEMBOURG, October 20 (C-FAM) The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice issued a ruling this week banning patents of stem-cell technologies based on destruction of human embryos. Some…
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British, Swedes and Dutch Fund Abortion Pill Consortium Targeting Poor Countries
NEW YORK, October 20 (C-FAM) The chemical abortion pill, more formally referred to as medical or medication abortion, has received a major push by international reproductive rights groups particularly in…
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Lords in London Launch San Jose Articles
LONDON, October 13 (C-FAM) When Lord Nicholas Windsor became a Catholic, he renounced his claim to the throne and embraced the Church’s teaching on the right to life of the…
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UN Women’s Agency Openly Promotes Abortion Rights
NEW YORK, October 13 (C-FAM) Call it “the Columbus Day Surprise”: On a day most Americans were celebrating a national holiday, a senior UN official for women’s rights outlined a…
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Lords in London Launch San Jose Articles
LONDON, October 13 (C-FAM) When Lord Nicholas Windsor became a Catholic, he renounced his claim to the throne and embraced the Church’s teaching on the right to life of the…
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Analysis: Unborn in Mexico Dodge Bullet – For Now
MEXICO CITY, October 6 (C-FAM) Mexican pro-lifers and proponents of federalism are expressing relief at last week’s Supreme Court rulings that – barely – upheld the constitutionality of two Mexican…
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Major Pro-Life Legal/Scientific Document Launched at UN Headquarters
NEW YORK, October 6 (C-FAM) It is commonplace now for UN officials and American law professors to tell foreign governments that they are required by international law to liberalize their…
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