Articles for Month: December 1997

DUBLIN, Dec 1 (LSN) – On Friday, The Irish High Court sanctioned the abortion of a 13-week-old pre-born child. By permitting the 13-year-old alleged rape victim to leave the country to have an abortion abroad, the court has injected new life into the pro-abortion movement. After three days of closed-door proceedings, Justice Hugh Geoghegan decided to reject the pleas of the girl's parents to save the life of their pre-born grandchild. Youth Defence, a pro-life group who was assisting the parents in the case and had raised funds for the care of the girl and her baby, noted that the […]

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (LSN) – Russian newspapers reported last week that elderly women held up a traveling abortion- contraception “clinic” in Moscow, after it began its “maiden” voyage last Thursday. About 50 protesters, mostly elderly women, blocked the tram’s passage. The good women defied the government and international criticism by blocking the tram's passage and dousing it liberally with eggs. The “Streetcar Called Bordello,” as one protester called it, is sponsored by the Health Ministry and the Family Planning association. Its aim is to indoctrinate the young and attract their attention with its sky-blue colour, decorated with white and blue […]