Poland: Total Ban on Abortion Narrowly Defeated
By a narrow margin of 191 to 186 votes the Polish Parliament (Sejm) has rejected a bill that would have foreseen a total ban on abortion. Following this defeat, the…
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SG’s maternal health commission won’t go away
The UN’s Accountability Commission for maternal health established last September issued its final report in May. When I interviewed some WHO folks about the report in June, they weren’t sure…
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The Prince of Liechtenstein Vetoes Abortion
In the small Principality of Liechtenstein, a popular referendum is held on a bill that would legalise abortion. But Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the heir apparent to the throne (who…
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UK: no obligation for nurses to participate in practising abortion.
In the UK two nurses have successfully used the Equality Act to obtain recognition for their conscientious objection with regard to abortion. Read the full story here.
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Human Rights Council to Focus on Youth
At the end of last week, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee recommended that the Human Right Council undertake a focus on “youth, both in the third and first world,…
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Global Aging and Mass Murder in Norway
Our good friend Phil Longman learned that his work on demographics was admired by Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian man who murdered more than 70 countrymen in July. Here is…
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UK PM: Family Only Hope for Broken Society
The world has watched the riots in Britain with dismay (and solidarity for those of us living in LA during the 1990s). Our most cherished Western values, rejected for decades…
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IPPF and Irresponsibility
As part of their “Girls Decide” series, IPPF distributed a brochure at this year’s United Nations High Level Meeting on Youth reminiscent of the “Healthy Happy and Hot” brochure distributed…
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Costa Rica Sued By Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
According to an article at Jurist, Costa Rica is being sued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over their IVF ban. Costa Rica has effectively upheld its ban on…
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At the tender age of 10…
The international media is buzzing about french fashion model Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau, who was featured in a provocative spread in Vogue earlier this year. While Vogue can hardly be considered…
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Famine and Family Planning
UNFPA director Dr. Babtunde Osotimehin was recently interviewed by Reuters on the crises affecting the Horn of Africa, where drought, famine, and continuous armed conflict has ravaged the population, causing…
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Women Deliver Disappointed with Youth Document
Women Deliver is disappointed with only one reference to SRHR in the outcome document of the High-Level Meeting on Youth that took place from July 25-26, 2011. Here’s what they…
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Costa Rica Keeping up the Struggle
Check out this article to see how Costa Rica is fighting back for embryonic humans. Radio Fides ran ad campaigns to highlight the realities of IVF, which Costa Rica has…
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An International Right to Die?
This week the UN’s working group on aging is meeting in New York. On the agenda is consideration of a new treaty for older persons. UN statistics show that the…
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CEDAW Committee Remains Silent on Sex Selection
The CEDAW Committee finished its 49th meeting last week in New York, issuing recommendations to the states parties that are unsurprising to observers: advocating for increased access to legal abortion,…
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VIDEOS: Real Youth @ UN Youth Year
In the spirit of mutual dialogue and understanding, some of C-FAM’s Edmund Burke Fellows went on the record about their values. They went into the UN’s High-Level Meeting on Youth…
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Is Rubber Recyclable?
Climate change was a major theme present during last week’s High Level Meeting on Youth. The Secretary-General emphasized the need for youth to participate in the preparations for next year’s…
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Holy See Emphasizes the Family @ UN Youth Conference
The Holy See Mission to the United Nations presented this statement to the General Assembly during last week’s High Level Meeting on Youth. The statement emphasizes young people’s need for…
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It’s World Breastfeeding Week
The World Health Organization is targeting youth again this week, but this time we should applaud. It’s breastfeeding week. This year WHO is trying to help the world’s youngest mothers…
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Saving Lives at Birth
The Saving Lives At Birth challenge has announced 19 nominees, out of 77 finalists in a field of 600+ contestants, to receive some $250K in seed money. The results so…
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Radical gay rights activist (and former Catholic priest) to lead Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
The notorious Michael O’Flaherty, spiritus rector of the equally notorious “Yogyakarta Principles” has been appointed to preside over the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. He is one of the most…
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The Irish PM’s crusade againt the church – an attempt to cover up the Government’s own mistakes?
In the wake of a new report on the sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has in an unprecedented manner attacked the Vatican for having attempted…
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Youth and Their Well-Being?
The draft outcome document for the High-Level Meeting on Youth proves troubling for those who want to maintain the unity and mutual understanding of families. In the draft, governments and…
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Twitter Convo Today at Noon: Youth Matters @ UN at #Youth11.
The International Youth Coalition is hosting this Twitter Convo at 12pm EST TODAY, in anticipation of next week’s UN High Level Meeting on Youth. Join the conversation at #Youth11.
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The growing confusion over “conscientious objection”: a dissenting opinion on the ECtHR’s Bayatyan Judgment
Readers of this blog will have read the interesting and thought-provoking contribution of our friend Grégor Puppinck on the ECtHR’s recent decision in the case of Bayatyan v. Armenia. This…
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