Congress Investigates Obama/Sebelius Anti-Pro-Life Scandal
Turning up the heat on a brewing scandal. Congress approved funding to help trafficking victims. Obama/Sebelius appointees changed the requirements and denied a grant to a qualified recipient with a…
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Women who have had an Abortion are Three Times More Likely to Have Breast Cancer
Researchers led by Lilit Khachatryan of the Department of Public Health at the American University of Armenia have carried out a new study on the Abortion – Breast Cancer link….
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Defends Homeschooling His Kids
Jamaica’s Prime Minister and his wife recently decided to homeschool their two sons after noticing that their youngest was falling behind. Critics were quick to complain that this suggests that…
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Sec. Clinton to International Family Planning Conference: “U.S. commitment and involvement in this issue is of paramount importance”
In a letter addressing family planning advocates at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal, Secretary Clinton emphasized the timely importance of providing reproductive care around the…
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Shaheen Amendment to DOD Bill Would Allow Abortion Funding and Expand Abortion Services
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) has filed two amendments (1120 and 1121) to S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is set to be up for a vote on the…
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Regulating “Hate Speech” Part II –the Yogyakarta Agenda Advances at the Expense of Fundamental Freedoms at UN Conference in Chile
In a previous posting I called attention to red flags over free speech raised at the first Expert Workshop on the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred, sponsored by the United…
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Holy Father to Youth: Respect for Environment Must Recognize Inviolability of Human Beings
Yesterday Pope Benedict met with 7,000 students who were attending a conference sponsored by the Italian environmental group “Sorella natura”. The Holy Father thanked the participants for acknowledging their role…
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UN Climate Conference Targeted by Reproductive Groups
Another global UN conference on climate change kicked off today in Durban with 10,000 officials from 194 countries. It’s pretty safe to say that the location of this one keeps…
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New UN Health Committee Begins Work in 2012
The UN has appointed yet another expert committee. This one to tell the Secretary General whether countries are following his new guidelines on global health and how fast donor countries…
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Motion in the European Parliament links abortion, contraception and HIV/AIDS
On Thursday 1 December, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will vote on a motion which links abortion, contraception and HIV/AIDS. According to the SPUC, the motion is “yet another…
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Life Site News Analysis: “At UN, Vatican reaffirms stance against condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention”
Life site has analysis of the Vatican’s recent intervention on the third committee that we were following closely last Tuesday: “At United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Vatican representative Fr. Philip Bené…
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San Jose Articles interrupt strategic push for Abortion in Uruguay
A recent attempt in Uruguay to “decriminalize” abortion was thwarted last week when the legislative majority was unable to build consensus within the senate on their proposed legislation. The legislation…
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European Humanist Federation finds the concept of human dignity “objectionable”…
… si tacuisses philosophus mansisses. An organisation that finds the concept of human dignity “objectionable” must be expected to have similar objections against ideas such as democracy and human rights….
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FDA Approved Embryonic Stem Cell Program Abandoned
Last week Geron Corporation announced that it would abandon its embryonic stem cell program in order to fund more promising cancer programs. Geron had received approval from the US Food…
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Sen. DeMint Apologizes to El Salvador for Obama’s Proposed Ambassador
President Obama’s nominee for Ambassador to El Salvador is intent on causing controversy. In 1998, Pres. Clinton nominated Mari Carmen Aponte to be ambassador to the Dominican Republic. She withdrew…
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Post-abortion study strikes a nerve
Pricilla Coleman’s important study on the negative psychological effects of abortion on women was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in September. As expected, a maelstrom of protest from…
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Obama Administration Broke the Law to Promote Abortion in Kenya
“An investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), into the Obama Administration’s use of $18 million in taxpayer funds to provide funding for a group pushing legalized abortion in Kenya…
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CRR Donation Solicitation Falsely Claims UN Decision “Requires” Peru to Liberalize Abortion
In a fundraising appeal email to their subscribers the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) falsely claimed that a recent decision by the CEDAW committee “requires” Peru to change their abortion…
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Arabs spring for U.S. support of CEDAW?
Campaigners for CEDAW ratification in the U.S. are using Arab Spring inspired rhetoric to secure new support for their initiative. They claim that US ratification of CEDAW would not only…
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African Commonwealth Countries Resist Pressure from David Cameron on LGBT Rights
A fortnight ago David Cameron was interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show in Perth, Australia. He said that British aid should come with “more strings attached” and that Britain was…
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Scandal over Abortion Legislation Proposals in Argentina
Abortion is still a crime in Argentina. Abortion advocates have failed to bring draft legislation to de-penalize abortion before this session of the Argentinian legislature amidst a scandal in the…
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A Tragic Loss in México
A helicopter crashed earlier today in Mexico City. A number of brave men died. Among the eight who died was Francisco Blake Mora, the Secretary of the Interior, who was…
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Senator Hatch Introduces Amendment to Prohibit Abortion Funding Abroad
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced an amendment today that will prohibit U.S. foreign assistance from flowing to any international clinic that performs or promotes abortion. The amendment (SA934) was attached…
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Down Syndrome and Sex Selection
Brazil proposed a resolution today to establish an annual World Down Syndrome Day on March 21. Over 60 countries celebrate Down Syndrome Day on that date, chosen because 3/21 represents…
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PIERO TOZZI speaks at Human Life International’s Second International Congress for Truth and Life in Brazil
Here is an interview from the Catholic News Agency of C-FAM’s senior fellow Piero Tozzi. He was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, speaking at a Human Life international Conference. He told…
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