The youth wing of a Christian Association and a Catholic Women’s organization in Nigeria have petitioned against the legalization of abortion in the country. In their letter, entitled: “Re: Legalisation of Abortion in Nigeria”, the women’s group said: “Abortion should not be legalised in Nigeria”, arguing that the practice “kills and dehumanises womanhood”. “A Statement on the Stand of the Christian Association of Nigeria Youth Wing on Legalisation of Abortion in Nigeria” said, “The inalienable rights of the person must be recognised and respected by civil society and political authorities, and ‘such fundamental rights, include the right to life from the moment of conception until death. https://allafrica.com/stories/200102160397.html
Francis Butler, president of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, detailed a study in the current issue of Philanthropy magazine exposing the donors to Catholics for a Free Choice, “show that their only use for religious belief is as a wedge-a means to advance an ideological agenda under the guise of religious dissent.” https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazines/current/butler.html
Catholic World News reports that about 100 pro-lifers picketed the Welsh Assembly on Tuesday to protest the legislature’s financial and verbal support for the provision of abortifacient morning-after pills to girls as young as nine without the knowledge of parents. https://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=12387