A number of governments dismissed a high level UN bureaucrat’s claim that abortion is a human right and went so far as to scold him for overstepping his mandate.
According to testimony by former employees, Gosnell and his assistants killed “hundreds” of newborn babies by severing their spinal cords rather than killing them in the womb.
Bishop Lori focused in particular on actions taken by the Obama Administration, including the controversial HHS mandate requiring employers to cover all contraceptives, including abortifacients.
At their annual plenary assembly last week in Cornwall, Canada’s bishops approved a new national pastoral plan for life and family, set to launch in 2012.
“We had hoped that this photo might be a small part of the tide that is turning against abortion. We wanted to speak up for those who can't speak up for themselves," said Andy Reigstad.