A new law passed by the Spanish parliament protects Great Apes from the moment of conception against abortion and fetal experimentation, but Human embryos remain unprotected and the subject of scientific research in Spain.
“I would hope, but I don’t think we’re going to be seeing any serious compromise coming forward,” said Richard Doerflinger, the associate director of the Secretariat for Pro-life Activities for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
According to documents, the abortionist admitted he allowed an unlicensed, unqualified employee to conduct ultrasound examinations and prescribe RU-486 to patients.
Major Vatican controversy over action by the Secretariat of State and Lima's Cardinal Cipriani against Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, whose theology department opposes Catholic teaching on homosexuality and abortion.