Articles for Month: March 1998

NEW YORK, Mar 20 (LSN) – The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (CFHRI), an advocate for family and human rights at the UN, issued a warning today about anti-life language in the proposals for an International Criminal Court. According to the CFHRI report, “UN feminists are aggressively lobbying for the inclusion of ‘enforced pregnancy’ as part of the official definition of ‘war crimes’ in the proposed International Criminal Court (ICC).”“The term ‘enforced pregnancy,’ according to sources within national delegations, is intended to make the denial of access to abortion a ‘war crime,’ the report noted.  The report also indicates […]

GENEVA, Mar 20 (LSN)  A report released yesterday by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that 20 million women around the world get “unsafe abortions” every year resulting in the death of 80,000 mothers. Predictably, the UN did not consider the more than 20 million babies killed, not to mention the countless millions also killed every year in another category the UN would call “safe abortions.” Rather than suggest getting rid of abortions to combat the deaths of mothers and their children, the UN is using their findings to promote global access to abortion on demand.  Revealing its opposition […]

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho, Mar 19 (LSN)  MSNBC news reported Tuesday that Governor Phil Batt of Idaho has signed into law a bill banning late-term abortions. The measure took effect immediately. Planned Parenthood and other pro-aborts railed against the legislation, saying that the new law will ban virtually all abortions in Idaho after the 13th week of pregnancy.

OTTAWA, Mar 19 (LSN) – MP John Reynolds, the Reform Party’s immigration critic, criticized the Liberal government for its skirting current immigration laws to allow homosexual immigrants to sponsor their lovers to come to Canada, and called for an investigation into such incidents. “Until the federal government changes the law to define spouse differently than it is now, it’s not a proposal that could go forth in legislation,” he said.

PONTIAC, Mich., Mar 19 (LSN)  Time Magazine disgraced itself at it 75th anniversary celebration earlier this month by inviting notorious suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian as a guest. Other guests included President Clinton, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Billy Graham and Julia Childs. Pro-lifers may wish to express their disappointment with the magazine, by contacting them at: [email protected]

NEW YORK, Mar 19 (LSN) – Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and The Biotechnology Industry Organization have lobbied feverishly at both federal and state levels to quash any legislation to ban human cloning. Having blocked anti-cloning legislation in Congress, the two drug manufacturers have launched an aggressive state-by-state campaign to fight other anti-cloning bills. Spokespersons for the groups lament their one defeat thus far the legislation enacted by California Gov. Pete Wilson on Oct. 4 making it a crime to clone a human being or buy fetal cells to do so.

WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (LSN)  Last Friday the Clinton administration announced it would not support a resolution criticizing China’s human rights record at a United Nations human rights conference which began Monday in Geneva. Officials cited China’s agreement to sign a United Nations human rights covenant as the reason for not wishing to criticize China.  In a recent press release, the Family Research Council (FRC) noted that the US Senate voted overwhelmingly, 95-5, to urge President Clinton to press China about “serious human rights abuses,” despite China’s signing of the UN document. To demonstrate the great need for speaking out against […]

MEXICO CITY, Mar 19 (LSN)  Last week, Catholic World News reported on the Archdiocese of Mexico City’s denunciation of Mexico’s population-control program, which includes forced sterilization. According to the Archdiocese, the program “is being promoted by organizations that under deceiving names, such as ‘pro-family,’ are offering material goods and false explanations in order to force poor women to accept tubal ligations.”

LONDON, Mar 19 (LSN)  British homosexual activists rejoiced last week at a decision by the British House of Commons to consider legislation to lower the age of consent to sodomy from 18 to 16 years of age. Three years ago, the British gay lobby was successful in lobbying the government to lower the age of consent from 21 to 18.

LONDON, Mar 18 (LSN) – About 200 doctors and ethics experts from around the globe met in London on Friday for a two-day conference to fight euthanasia. The conference was sponsored by the International Right to Life Federation and The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). “The aim of the conference is to provide delegates with a clear understanding of the arguments for compassionate care and against euthanasia for terminally ill, disabled and dying patients,’’ said SPUC’s Phyllis Bowman, who co-chaired the meeting. Dr John Wilkie, the American founder and president of the international federation, gave reporters the […]