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Tag Archives: Abortion
British doctors could be banned from practising for refusing to give unmarried women contraceptives
Doctors who refuse to give contraceptives to unmarried women or carry out sex change operations face being banned from practicing under new guidelines Bishop Tom Williams of the Archdiocese of Liverpool claimed the advice discriminated against “certain groups of doctors” and … Continue reading
Empirical facts shoot down one of the most enduring abortion myths: the health and safety of the mother
Chile study challenges the “safe abortion” myth: Contrary to claims, a ban on abortion is consistent with one of the world’s lowest maternal mortality rates Research from Chile published a few days ago shows that, when therapeutic abortion was banned … Continue reading
Canada human rights watch: only democracy in the world that lacks any legal recognition of rights of unborn child
Canada’s tarnished record: lone democracy that does not recognize humanity of unborn child Canada remains the only democratic nation in the world that lacks any legal recognition of the rights of the child prior to birth, even though it has … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, World Events, Popular Culture, Society, Secularism
Tagged Abortion, Canada
Canada human rights watch: Anti-abortion peaceful protester Linda Gibbons finally gets her day in Canada’s top court
Anti-abortion activist Linda Gibbons gets her day in Canada’s top court After two decades of myriad arrests, hours upon hours of court time and nearly nine years on and off behind bars, 63-year-old Linda Gibbons, a peaceful anti-abortion protester, gets her … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Society, Secularism
Tagged Abortion, Canada, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Free Speech, Linda Gibbons, Peaceful Protest, Persecution
Canada human rights watch: taxpayer-funded Canadian universities failing to protect free speech
Canadian universities failing to protect free speech: report Mr. Carpay called Carleton University “the worst” school for defending free speech because of the aggressive way it treated members of a pro-life club. In 2010, Carleton Lifeline was suspended for having … Continue reading
If we can abolish slavery we can end abortion, says Lord Nicholas Windsor
If we can abolish slavery, we can end abortion But we must be creative in responding to the reality of unwanted pregnancy, says Lord Nicholas Windsor: Today’s Britain, then, faces a double challenge: to make the case that the unborn deserve … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Society, Secularism
Tagged Abortion, Lord Nicholas Windsor
Lord Nicholas Windsor has braved the Establishment – i.e. his own family – by speaking out on abortion
Lord Nicholas Windsor has braved the Establishment – i.e. his own family – by speaking out on abortion The Queen’s cousin has set a fine example to fellow royals and fellow Catholics, says Francis Phillips. ‘Abortion is perceived as a solution … Continue reading
Lord Nicholas Windsor, British Royal and Catholic convert, on Europe’s most pressing moral issue: abortion
‘We live in what is truly a moral world turned upside down, and the greatest irony may be that a broad consensus exists, in a highly rights-aware political establishment, in favour of one of the gravest and most egregious abuses … Continue reading
Quote of the day: Peter Hitchens on adoption and abortion in Britain
‘What would you call a society that made adoption incredibly hard and abortion incredibly easy? I’d call it sick at heart.’ ~ Peter Hitchens
Posted in Peter Hitchens, Popular Culture, Society, Quote of the Day
Tagged Abortion, Adoption, Great Britain, Society, U.K., UK, United Kingdom
Research study finds abortion raises the risk of mental health problems by 81%
Study finds abortion raises risk of mental health problems by 81% Researchers behind a new study on abortion have discovered that women who have abortions experience an 81% increase in the risk of mental health problems. The ground breaking paper … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Society
Tagged Abortion, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Women
Pro-abortion activists try to attack peaceful marchers, vandalise offices, media completely ignore it
One-Nil against Pro-Lifers The office of the European Regional Director of Human Life International, Johannes Bucher, was attacked recently after a pro-life March took place in Austria. Seven windows were broken, and thousands of dollars worth of damage was caused … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, World Events
Tagged Abortion, Austria, Child-Killing, Murder, Salzburg, Violence
Britain’s militant secularism: Christian chemists (pharmacists) ‘will be forced out’ under new morning-after pill rules
Christian chemists ‘will be forced out’ under morning-after pill rules Christian pharmacists fear they could face the sack if they refuse to hand out morning-after pills, under new guidelines issued by a medical regulator.
Posted in Secularism
Tagged Abortion, Chemists, Contraception, Morning-After Pill, Nanny State, Pharmacists, Regulation, Secularists, State Imposition, Statism
Support for Justin Bieber’s Christian pro-life, anti-abortion stance
Cristina Odone asks: Justin Bieber attacks abortion – huge coup for pro-life lobby but how long before Hollywood shuts him up? Justin Bieber, pop icon and every teeny bopper’s dreamboat, has given the pro-life lobby a totally unexpected and extraordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Society
Tagged Abortion, Christians, Justin Bieber, Morality, Pop Music, Singers
Twins in the womb shown interacting at just 14 weeks; 17-week-old unborn baby smiling
Twins in the womb shown interacting at just 14 weeks Unborn twins have been filmed interacting with each other just 14 weeks into their mother’s pregnancy by researchers in Italy. Starting from the 14th week of pregnancy, the twins performed … Continue reading
Posted in Sciences
Tagged Abortion, Gestation, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Twins
‘Abortion is worse than al-Qaeda,’ says Duke of Kent’s son and Catholic convert Lord Nicholas Windsor
‘Abortion is worse than al-Qaeda,’ says Duke of Kent’s son Lord Nicholas Windsor Lord Nicholas, 40, who lost his place in the line of succession when he became a Roman Catholic, has written a controversial article in which he claims … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, World Events
Tagged Abolition, Abortion, British Royal Family, Converts, Duke of Kent, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Roman Catholics