Articles for Month: October 2006

By Gudrun Schultz LISBON, Portugal, October 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates launched a pro-abortion campaign aimed at achieving a “yes” vote in a referendum on abortion laws scheduled for January, the People’s Daily reported yesterday. “What is at stake here is that women who wish to abort should be free to do so up to 10 weeks of pregnancy without being persecuted or prosecuted,” Socrates said during his closing speech at the Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference, organized by the Socialist deputies of the European Parliament. “The Socialist Party does not impose its will. Every […]

By Hilary White BELFAST, October 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – British lawmakers are claiming that changes to the sex offences law proposed for Northern Ireland, will “strengthen” existing laws and provide “protection to young and vulnerable adults.” However, opponents of human trafficking and the ‘sex trade’ warn the government proposals will decriminalize brothels and further the exploitation of women, especially immigrants, in prostitution. Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson claims that the proposal, for which the consultation period ended on Friday October 13th, will not impose “sweeping changes” to existing statutes. Hanson said in a media release that the paper “does not […]

By Meg Jalsevac ROME, October 18, 2006 (LifeSiteNews) – According to an October 17th story in Catholic News Service, obstetricians and medical students intending to specialize in obstetrics are being increasingly pressured to take part in abortion procedures. This pressure, coupled with an excessive litigation threat, is causing a numbers crisis in the obstetrics field. Dr. Robert Walley, founder of MaterCare International, said that he had no idea how much of an effect legalized abortion would have on practicing obstetricians. Walley initially practiced obstetrics in England under the National Health System but when he refused to perform abortions he was […]

U.S facing $80-trillion deficit in Social Security and Medicare alone

Statement made during C-Span broadcasted debate with ACLU pres Nadine Strossen

Students wore vests used by abortion escorts to take women in for their abortions

CWA's Dr. Crouse warns optional SAT would lead to diminished value of BA degree

By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, October 17, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Toronto Star reports today that the Catholic Church in Canada is “positioning itself to take a much more active role in the country’s politics” and specifically the gay ‘marriage’ legislation which is scheduled to be reopened before Christmas. Winnipeg Archbishop James Weisgerber spoke with the Star yesterday after returning on Saturday from a meeting of Western Canadian Bishops with Pope Benedict XVI.“We are a big part of this society . . . We will be a vigorous part of the debate . . . As leaders, we are guardians of […]

He is "frustrated" by dichotomy between the moral law and current political situation

By Hilary White LONDON, October 16, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A North Korean refugee has told the Times that “racially mixed” babies born in the isolated communist state are regularly killed by doctors. A North Korean doctor, Ri Kwang-chol, told the UK paper that babies conceived by Chinese fathers are targeted in the North Korean government’s racial purity program. “There are no people with physical defects in North Korea,” Ri said. Such babies were put to death by medical staff and buried quickly, he said at a forum on human rights in Seoul. The Times speculated that a “mystical” doctrine of […]