STRASBOURG, January 15, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life Member of European Parliament, Dana Rosemary Scallon, reported today that the European Union has confirmed it diverted over $81 million (CAD) from the EU fisheries budget to the militant international abortion group Marie Stopes International (MSI). Mr Struan Stevenson, chairman of the EU fisheries committee expressed deep concern over the move after being alerted to it by Scallon. Dana said diverting funding to MSI which performs and promotes abortion worldwide was “totally unacceptable.” She concluded, “At a time when our fishermen are facing severe economic hardship and suffering financial loss, there are serious questions to be answered.”
Marie Stopes was part of the failed “See Change” coalition that attempted to have the Vatican shut out of the UN. (with files from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children UK)