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HFEA Bill in UK Parliament amended to extend Abortion Act to Northern Ireland
An amendment has been tabled to the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryo Bill, by 6 MP's to extend the 1967 abortion act to Northern Ireland. Ms Diane Abbott, Mrs. Jacqui Lait, Dr Evan Harris, Ms Kathy Clark, John Bercow, John McDonnell moved the following amendment '(1) Section 7 of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (3) substitute- "(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland."
Betty Gibson, Northern Ireland chairwoman for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) commented: "This attempt to impose abortion on Northern Ireland is extremist, anti-democratic and arrogant. The move flies in the face of the will of the people of Northern Ireland who have, through their elected representatives in both Stormont and Westminster, continued to say no to abortion
see also my BLOG POST on the recent attempts to extend abortion to Northern Ireland
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| Philippines bishops "take fight versus birth control to the street"
With powerful and enlightened leadership, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is organizing a mass demonstration against a reproductive health bill, rushing through the Philippines Congress, which allows the use of artificial birth control in family planning. In a press release entitled "Church takes fight versus birth control to the street" the bishops point out that the Bill seeks, through various measures, to work towards a 2-child policy.
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We lead today with an ACTION ALERT in respect of the latest attempt by the pro-abortionists to extend the 1967 abortion act to Northern Ireland. we recommend that all our readers should do whatever they can to halt this new anti life measure. For those in Britain or Northern Ireland please contact your MP as a matter of urgency and seek a commitment to vote against this amendment. For all other readers contact British Prime Minister Gordon Browne
I have also posted a number of new articles on my blog which can be accessed on the following URL
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Pregnant 14 year old girl decides against abortion
We recently reported on the case of a 14 year old girl in the care of the Health Services Executive (HSE) in the Irish Republic. We can now report that that the girl, whose identity has been concealed, decided not to proceed with an abortion. The girl, changed her mind just as the authorities were about to request legal permission for her to be taken abroad for an abortion. Abortion is illegal in the Ireland under its constitution. [ Irish Examiner, 21 July] |
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Humanae Vitae 40 Years on
The landmark Papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (On Human Life) which was published by Pope Paul VI, 40 years ago this week has claims to being the most controversial encyclical of modern times. The encyclical which reaffirmed the Church's constant teaching on the regulation of births is perhaps the most misunderstood papal encyclical. It simply teaches the truth about human sexuality, a truth which was (and still is) unpaletable, a truth that became the spark which led to decades of doubt and dissent among many Catholics, plunging us into what Pope John Paul II so aptly called the "culture of Death.".The landmark Papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (On Human Life) which was published by Pope Paul VI, 40 years ago this week has claims to being the most controversial encyclical of modern times. The encyclical which reaffirmed the Church's constant teaching on the regulation of births is perhaps the most misunderstood papal encyclical. It simply teaches the truth about human sexuality, a truth which was (and still is) unpaletable, a truth that became the spark which led to decades of doubt and dissent among many Catholics, plunging us into what Pope John Paul II so aptly called the "culture of Death." See also BLOG POST |
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New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
A New York Times article, Friday July 19th reports that UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is planning to name a judge from South Africa, Navanethem Pillay, to the key post of high commissioner for human rights. The nomination, which requires the approval of the UN General Assembly, is expected to be announced this week according to an official briefed by the Secretary General's office. Pro-life groups have expressed concern because of Judge Pillays support of so called "reproductive rights" and abortion
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Cardinal Keith O'Brien appeals to MP's to protect life
SPUC report that Cardinal Keith O'Brien, archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, has highlighted the issues of abortion and embryo experimentation in the run-up to this week's by-election in Glasgow East, Scotland. Cardinal O'Brien said: "We are facing a crisis in society and we must ask ourselves is human life important to us or is it not?...[The Human Fertilisation and Embryology] Bill is a monstrous attack on human rights, human dignity and human life. ...MPs must search their hearts and their consciences in this extra time in which they have been given to decide whether or not the value of human life really matters or whether or not it is simply one more commodity to be cast aside in our throw-away society." [Scotsman, 19 July] | |
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