European “Humanists”: embarrassment or silent sympathy with Dawkins’ attack on disabled persons?
Following the world-wide astonishment and outrage over British “humanist” Richard Dawkins’ rant that mothers giving birth to children who have been diagnosed with Down Syndrome are acting “immorally”, we are…
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Richard Dawkins wants extermination for Down’s syndrome babies
There are people who have compassion with the weak, the sick, the handicapped and the elderly. And then there are so-called “humanists”. According to the world-renowned champion of “humanism”, it…
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‘Baby Gammy’ raises awareness for true nature of ‘surrogacy motherhood’. But the European Court of Human Rights has no qualms…
After two weeks of media reports on baby Gammy, is difficult to discern which version of the story is the one we should believe. Is it true that the Australian…
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What Babatunde Didn’t Tell Ugandan Youth
At a recent Family Planning Conference in Kampala co-hosted by Uganda’s Ministry of Health and UNFPA, sexual health advocates and development partners addressed young people on access and information for modern…
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One of Us: Complaint by Citizens’ Committee brings EU Institutions into embarrassing situation.
Following the flat refusal of the European Commission to take any action in response to the successful European Citizen Initiative ONE OF US, the organisers of the initiative have now…
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Judicial Pride and Prejudice: Dedov’s Dissent in Fernández Martinez v Spain
Last month, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights decided the case of Fernández Martínez v. Spain. Much has been written about the main judgment, a decision…
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Learning From Bodies
Must read article on First Things online. Excerpt: I have now spent a lot of time with other people’s bodies—very old bodies and very new bodies, severely disabled, sick, or just…
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Study on Assisted Suicide in The Case Law of The European Court of Human Rights.
The European Centre for Law and Justice recently published a detailed study on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case law on assisted suicide in the International Journal of Human Rights. Here…
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Spanish Bill On Abortion : Balancing The Mother And Child’s Interests
Between Thursday, 3rd July and Friday, 4th July, 150 delegates from 16 different European and South American countries along with Spanish representatives met in the Spanish Parliament’s buildings for a…
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UN Disabilities Treaty Set to Fail in U.S.
A key senator admitted today the U.S. Senate will not ratify the UN Disabilities Treaty. Senator Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the committee the treaty does…
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Community support for abstinence can assist in HIV prevention
The Guttmacher Institute just published a report looking at community influences on the sexual activity of young people in a province of Kenya, and found that in communities that used…
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The ECHR does not impose an obligation on Contracting States to grant same-sex couples access to marriage
The European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber, in the case of Hämäläinen v. Finland, Application no. 37359/09, 16 July 2014 reaffirmed: Regarding article 8 of the…
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UN Human Rights Committee bullies Ireland over its protections for unborn babies
Ireland has once again come under fire for their laws protecting the lives of both pregnant women and their children. The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee characterized this provision of Ireland’s…
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“Unmet Need” 2.0: Carrot, Stick, or Spoonful of Sugar? Moving from Access to Uptake
(This is the third and final part of a series examining the so-called “unmet need” for contraceptives in the developing world. Part one can be found here and part two…
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EMERGENCY: G77 Asks NGOs to Pressure Governments to Get SDG Result by Friday
Representatives of the G77 and China held a meeting this afternoon with NGOs to invite them to lobby their governments and garner support to conclude the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)…
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15 Year UN Development Scheme by the End of the Week?
It took the United Nations a whole week to conduct a first reading of just over half the draft scheme to replace the Millienium Development Goals next year. But countries…
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Two important judgments on “religious freedom” – and why I object to both of them
In the last week judges in the US and Europe have issued two very important judgment on religious freedom. One is the US Supreme Court’s judgment in the “Hobby Lobby”…
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“Unmet Need” 2.0: A Shaky Bridge between Malthusians and Feminists
(This is the second part of a look at the “unmet need” for contraceptives in the developing world. Part one can be found here.) Previously, I discussed how the concept…
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Why Are We Killing Children With Down Syndrome?
A new paper from Mark Bradford, president of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation USA, one of the world’s leading organizations that help children with down syndrome and their families, details how children…
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Human rights and eugenics: the more precautious approach of the ECHR.
Human rights and eugenics: the more precautious approach of the ECHR. Short comments on A.K. v. Latvia (no. 33011/08) and M. P. and others against Romania, no. 39974/10, 15/04/2014 Recently,…
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“Unmet need” 2.0: Not about access after all?
A new special issue of Studies in Family Planning focuses exclusively on the “unmet need” for contraception, particularly in the developing world. (All articles are available for free download at…
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USAID Sends $146 Million More to Overseas Abortion Groups
The funding stream to abortion clinics continues with the US government awarding $146 million to two of the largest international abortion groups — International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and…
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Senate Hearing on IVAWA and CEDAW Conveniently Omit Abortion Expansion
At a recent hearing in a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee the topic of gender based violence was discussed with all witnesses advocating for the ratification of the UN Women’s treaty…
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San Fran Archbishop Schools Pelosi on Marriage Tolerance
San Francisco politicians got more than they bargained for when they tried to demonize pro-marriage supporters and pressure Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to bow out of today’s March for Marriage in…
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The European Court reaffirms the right to autonomy of religious organisations
On June 12, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights pronounced a judgement on the important case, Fernández-Martínez v. Spain (no 56030/07). Adopted by a very small minority (9 votes…
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