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High Legal Authorities in Colombia Adopt Radical Abortion Interpretations of UN Documents
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) The Friday Fax has recently learned that last year’s controversial judgment of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, legalizing abortion in cases of forced pregnancy, fetal…
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Radical Homosexual Groups Approved by UN with Bush Support
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) The U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) recently granted official status to three gay-rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs): the Danish National Association for Gays and Lesbians,…
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The Pope, the President and the Prime Minister Who Changed the World
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) A prominent journalist has argued recently that international political, economic and social breakdown were largely averted during the 1980's due to the personal and political…
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UN Adopts Disabilities Treaty, Many States Reiterate Rejection of Abortion
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) The U.N. General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday. Among the nettlesome issues for social conservatives was the…
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UN Committee Complains to Nicaragua About Influence of Catholic Church
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) A powerful UN committee intervened in Nicaragua’s vote about abortion last week, telling national legislators to disregard religious leaders and consult with the UN instead. …
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African Health Ministers Reject Abortion in New Policy Paper
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) African Union (AU) health ministers gathered in Mozambique this month to adopt a continental policy on reproductive health and rights. Though some participants wanted to…
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Left and Right Agree, UN Compliance Committees New Front Line in UN Abortion Debate
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) Leading scholars on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the push to make abortion an international human right has shifted from the UN…
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61st Session of the UN General Assembly Opens
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) At the opening of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), its newly-elected president, Sheika Haya Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, stressed the primary…
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UN Treaty Rejects New Rights to Abortion, Euthanasia and Homosexuality
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) The just-concluded UN meeting on the rights of persons with disabilities was on balance a success for pro-lifers. Negotiations came down to the wire on…
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Pro-life Nations Under Severe Pressure to Allow Reproductive Health in New Treaty
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) At the UN this week, nations continued a heated debate over whether to include “reproductive health” in a new human rights treaty for the disabled….
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Roils UN Conference on the Disabled
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) The government of Nicaragua led a charge of 23 nations at UN headquarters this week objecting to the inclusion of "sexual and reproductive health services"…
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New UN Human Rights Treaty Threatens to Include Abortion
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) United Nations delegates will assemble in New York on Monday to finalize a new human rights treaty. The International Convention on the Rights of Persons…
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Homosexual Groups Rejected Again by UN for Official Status
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) Meeting in Geneva last week, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) rejected three homosexual groups that had applied and been rejected earlier for official…
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European Union Denies Funding for Embryo-Destruction
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) On Monday the European Commission decided to deny funds to researchers engaged in the destruction of human embryos to obtain stem cells. The European Commission…
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Radical Lawyers Want Pregnant Women Drinking More
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) Parental notification requirements, laws prohibiting ingesting illegal drugs during pregnancy, and government health insurance that does not pay for abortifacient contraceptives are all cited as…
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Top UN Official Calls for New UN Agency for Women
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) A top official at the United Nations has called for the creation of a multi-million dollar agency devoted to women's rights; one that opponents suspect…
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Belgian Parliament Considers Criminalizing Proselytizing
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) Some members of small religious groups in Belgium are worried that a controversial legislative proposal could threaten religious freedom. The law in question would punish…
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20,000 Complain to German Government over World Cup Prostitution
(NEW YORK — C-FAM) Petitions were delivered today to the German Government complaining of the prostitution situation connected to the Soccer World Cup underway now in Germany. 20,000 people…
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Colombian Constitutional Court Decriminalizes Abortion for ‘Hard Cases’
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) By a 5-3 vote on May 10, Colombia's constitutional court has legalized abortion in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or for the life of…
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Judge Says Anti-Prostitution Pledge for Federal Funds Violates Free Speech
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) A U.S. District judge has ruled that it is a violation of free speech rights for USAID to require organizations that fight AIDS to sign…
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Amnesty International Considering Promoting Abortion ‘Rights’
(NEW YORK C-FAM) Amnesty International is considering changing its neutral policy on abortion to one that would declare legal abortion to be an international human right. The organization is…
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Canadian Official at UN Disappoints Pro-life Hopes
(NEW YORK C-FAM) In a speech to the Commission on Population and Development at the UN a Canadian official endorsed language in international documents that has been used in…
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Center for Reproductive Rights Charges US with Treaty Violations
(NEW YORK C-FAM) Lawyers for the pro-abortion legal group Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) have testified before the United Nations' Human Rights Committee (HRC) that the US government has…
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Commission on the Status of Women Deletes Abortion-Inclusive Language in Agreed Conclusions
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) As the 50th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) met for its closing ceremony last Friday, delegates were uncertain whether a…
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Pro-Life Groups Submit Briefs to Colombian Constitutional Court
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In early February several pro-life groups filed Amicus Curiae briefs with the Colombian Constitutional Court, which is hearing a case on whether Colombia will be…
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