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 [...]
2011: The year the LGBT agenda was officially adopted as US Foreign Policy by the US Department of State
OR: “The year the LGBTI lobby officially redefined Human Rights internationally” Here are the facts: March 22, 2011 – The United States co-chair’s a meeting of like minded countries that submit a statement titled “Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” at the United Nations Human [...]
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 been pressured to legalize. You can read more about the legalization pressure here and here. “Hi. I’m Sofi, the third of three brothers and sisters,” [...]
More Background on Costa Rica’s IVF Fight
It is no surprise that a major player in the push to force IVF in Costa Rica is the Center for Reproductive Rights. In 2004, CRR filed an amicus brief to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing that Costa Rica’s 2000 ban on IVF: “violates the couples’ rights to have children and develop their [...]
Forcing IVF in Costa Rica
Although the tropical breeze, sounds of parrots, and the taste of grano de oro are hard to beat, not all in Costa Rica is paradisal. While checking the local news after arriving here in San José, Costa Rica, I came across an article in the Tico Times discussing the future of IVF in Costa Rica. [...]