Why “Abortion as a Human Right” Is More Dangerous for Women
The World Health Organization and the UN Commissioner on Human Rights have both released guidelines that assume abortion is a human right and should have no limits. Abortion for all nine months, with no legal protections for mother or baby. Here is what happens when there are virtually no restrictions. In the state of Maryland, [...]
The Guttmacher Institute has a bad prescription for mothers in Uganda
The Guttmacher Institute released a brief report titled Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Uganda in which they make their case for why increased contraception and access to “safe” abortion will reduce maternal mortality. Briefly, their argument is that unintended pregnancy in Uganda is high, and this is because women don’t have access to contraceptives. Because [...]
Now on YouTube Blessed Teresa of Calcutta interview: Abortion as the greatest threat to peace
Thanks to LifeNews for posting this YouTube video of the 1985 interview with Bd. Teresa.
Human Rights Alert: Forced abortion and sterilization in China.
Abortion and sterilization are quite different in China than in the US. In the US pro-life and pro-choice advocates debate whether abortion should remain a legal choice. As a result 55 million abortions have taken place in the US. In China fertility is controlled by the state. When women violate the one-child policy or related policies (such [...]
The Latest Excuse for Population Control: Terrorists
Here it is again. That nasty theory that certain populations (i.e. people of color) need to be culled at any cost, using “drastic” measures, is being touted on the webpages of the respected journal Foreign Policy. The excuse this time is to reduce terrorists. And the target is people in Mali – the very people [...]
Infringements on Human Rights: How abortion is a human rights issue
Although developmentally it is well known that a baby has both a heartbeat (21 days) and brainwaves (6 weeks) at the time a legal abortion can be conducted, many US states still deny that children inside the womb are alive, are human, and are entitled to human rights. Since Roe vs. Wade 40 years ago [...]
March for Life 2013!!
On Friday thousands will stand up for the most basic human right of all – the right to life. To find out more about the march and related activities click on the links below! March for Life 2013 video: March for Life video March for life homepage: http://www.marchforlife.org/ Related activities: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2013-u.s.-march-for-life-schedule-of-events
China’s worker shortage
When I asked a group of security studies experts to contribute to a book on population decline–Population Decline and the Remaking of Great Power Politics–they took on the challenge with gusto despite misgivings about wading out of their areas of expertise. In the future, I assured them, it will influence everybody’s area of expertise. One of [...]
Stanford population biologists: Global civilization threatened by religion and children
On January 8th, the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B published a commentary by Stanford scientists Paul and Anne Ehrlich titled “Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?” It would seem that the husband-and-wife team think that, even after the Mayan calendar apocalypse that failed to materialize and the repetitive doomsday chiming from [...]
Mother chooses life for her severely disabled son, has no regrets over sharing his short life
The UK’s Daily Mail reports the story of a mother who decided to give birth to her baby despite the diagnosis of severe disabilities resulting from complications in the development of his brain. Doctors informed Katyia Rowe that her son would never walk or talk and was unlikely to survive beyond five years, but when [...]
Pro-Life Groups Ask Congress to Stop Abortion Biz Bailout
Should American taxpayers be funding abortion groups that end the lives of over 300,000 unborn babies a year? Over 30 conservative groups think not and millions of Americans would agree. According to Planned Parenthood’s annual report they received over $542 million from federal, state and local governments in 2010-2011 and killed 333,964 unborn children. Congresswoman Marsha [...]
Irish Doctors Testify: “Needless Maternal Deaths” Not Occurring From Abortion Being Illegal
As the abortion debate continues in Ireland hearings commenced today in an Oireachtas committee, Ireland’s legislature where 3 expert obstetricians stated that they knew of no “needless maternal deaths” occurring due to abortion being illegal in Ireland. It was the first day of a 3-day scheduled hearing where some 40 witnesses and 20 organizations will give [...]
Pope Benedict Criticizes Efforts to Legalize Abortion
In his annual address to the Members of the Diplomatic Corp accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict expressed concern over ongoing efforts to expand legalized abortion and destroy innocent life. Pope Benedict also criticized the recent Inter-American Court of Human Rights decision that struck down a Costa Rican law that prohibited in vitro fertilization by redefining [...]
Rep. Blackburn Introduces First Pro-Life Bill in 113th Congress
Just two weeks shy of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in this country, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has introduced a bill that if passed would prevent U.S. taxpayer money from flowing to abortion businesses. As a woman I believe America deserves better than abortion. America [...]
Is International Planned Parenthood Abetting Criminal Activity?
International Planned Parenthood Federation’s Carmen Barroso sent around an e-mail today soliciting year-end donations. She illustrates the role IPPF plays throughout the Western Hemisphere by telling the story of Valeria, a young Argentine woman: “This year, we provided vital health services to individuals like Valeria, a young Argentine woman who never received sexuality education at [...]
The Culture of Death, the Dictatorship of Relativism and the Inter-American Court
Late yesterday the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released a lengthy opinion (Murillo et al. v. Costa Rica, dated November 28, 2012) holding that Costa Rica’s law which protects life at its earliest stages by prohibiting in vitro fertilization violates the American Convention on Human Rights. In so doing, the Court turned the Convention, which protects [...]
How the Council of Europe is imposing abortion on Ireland and Poland
How can a country, that refused abortion three times by referendums, be pressured to legalize it in the name of a Convention which does not enshrine a right to abortion? In Europe,Irelandis a symbol of resistance against abortion. Nevertheless,Irelandis on the point of giving in to the concerted pressure of the Council of Europe [...]
Cooler heads prevailed on Disabilities Treaty
The Hill, a newspaper for people who work on U.S. federal legislation, ran Dr. Susan Yoshihara’s op ed today on the defeat of the vote on the UN Disability treaty. Dr. Yoshihara, who participated in the negotiations of the UN treaty, anticipated the political attacks that may come against the dissenting senators. Her op ed [...]
ICPD Global Youth Forum
Today marks the first day of the ICPD Global Youth Forum taking place from Dec 3rd to Dec 6th. Taking place in Bali, the forum is aimed at promoting global dialogue among youth. Youth (under 25) are encouraged to write recommendations and to vote on five core issues (1. STAYING HEALTHY. 2. COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION. 3. TRANSITIONS TO DECENT EMPLOYMENT [...]
Irish Times Reporter Admits: Story about “Woman dying because of Denied Abortion” was Muddled.
There is further evidence of how the tragic death of a pregnant woman in Ireland has been turned into a media hoax by the abortion lobby. Not only did the woman die of an infection that had nothing to do with her pregnancy (and against which an abortion would most certainly not have helped her), [...]