Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of The Illinois Federation for Right to Life. They are presented only for your information. Family With Down Syndrome Child Finally Granted Australian Residency Australia's immigration minister granted permanent residency Wednesday to a German family whose application was twice denied because their 13-year-old son has Down syndrome. Immigration Minister Chris Evans ruled that Dr. Bernhard Moeller and his family made a valuable contribution to their community and should be allowed to stay. http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=39968 Speaking at the 2008 Denver Democratic National Convention, Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said that the party is united in supporting abortion rights, and that the right to abort a pregnancy is one of the party's "core moral values." That plank of the ratified platform states: "The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay." Therein lies the crux of the abortion issue. Using Roe v. Wade, the pro-abortion establishment pits "a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay" against my right of non-involvement in her sin. http://www.covenantnews.com/helms081126.htm Abortifacient Birth Control For Minors Scrutinized Anticipating a legislative challenge to state laws giving teens access to birth control prescriptions and other reproductive health services without the consent of their parents, the Family Planning Association of Maine will host a series of forums around the state, beginning Tuesday in Bangor. The issue stems from last year's controversy about a school clinic in Portland that prescribed birth control to middle school students. http://www.bangornews.com/detail/94010.html 14-Year-Old Girls to Be Forced to Watch Film About Their 'Right' to Abort Babies The film puts forward the idea that it is up to a woman if she wants to terminate her pregnancy, and makers claim only a few are left traumatised by the procedure. Made by the Family Planning Association, Why Abortion? shows a range of scenarios in which actresses justify abortion on the grounds that they cannot afford to have a child or that it could jeopardise their relationship with parents or boyfriends. The pro-choice FPA says that abortion is a fact of life and so it makes sense for teenagers to learn about it. England and Wales has the second-highest termination rate in Europe, with 205,600 abortions carried out in 2007, while Labour MPs rejected moves to cut the upper time limit from 24 to 20 weeks earlier this year. Madrid Hospital under Investigation for Telling Truth about Abortion and Sodomy Angry health official says that such material is "expressly prohibited" in city hospitals Madrid's Carlos III Hospital has provoked a controversy and a government investigation by distributing an informational pamphlet on sexuality that recommends abstinence from sexual intercourse until marriage, mentions that abortion ends a human life, and calls sodomy a "behavioral disturbance" that spreads disease and causes depression. Although the statements in the pamphlet are conceded by much of the medical establishment and supported by peer-reviewed studies, Madrid's Health Director Juan Jose Guermes expressed outrage at its distribution, and promised a full investigation to determine who was responsible. "That guide was expressly prohibited," Guermes told the media last week. "We are going to open a reserved informational file to counteract its distribution within the hospital." http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/nov/08112601.html |
November 26, 2008
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