China probes complaints of aphrodisiac pills made from dead babies
While dead baby pills may seem outlandish, such a business would find no lack of supply in the Communist country that aborts more than 35,000 babies every day.
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Abortion
Costa Rica hauled to international court for resisting IVF
Costa Rica is the only country in the West to ban IVF after its high court in 2000 called the practice unconstitutional because it violated the right to life of the embryo, whom the court called "a person from the moment of conception."
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bishop under Vatican investigation discusses his views on abortion
While the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “the law must provide appropriate penal sanctions” on abortion, Saltillo Bishop Vera has another view
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Pro-Life T-shirts bar Crossroads walkers from Montreal basilica
A Montreal priest has turned away young pro-life pilgrims from entering the city's basilica because their message in defense of the unborn was too political.
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Texas Gov. Perry to announce presidential bid Saturday: report
The announcement would "send shockwaves through the race" for the White House, says Politico.
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Masked vandals attack pro-life office in Austria
The Human Life International office in Salzburg, Austria suffered seven broken windows, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Louisiana priest named new President of Human Life International
The world's largest international pro-life group has also hired Fr. Peter West, who has served with Priests for Life for the last 13 years, as their new Vice President for missions.
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60 Indiana lawmakers defend state’s right to defund Planned Parenthood
"We're proud to represent the members of the Indiana General Assembly in doing the will of the people," said Peter Breen of the Thomas More Society.
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Vatican officials encouraging push to stop communion for pro-abort pols
Cardinal Burke “encouraged us to be persistent ... and not to back down from our position which is the same as his,” said Judie Brown of American Life League.
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Latin America pressured to liberalize abortion laws under UN human rights process
By Cristina Gutierrez NEW YORK, August 5, 2011 (C-FAM) Western governments are pressuring Latin American countries to liberalize their abortion laws, by using a new UN human rights process called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). El Salvador, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Belize, and Argentina are among the top countries recently pressured via the UPR process, as European countries recommend that these nations amend their laws concerning the “rights” to abortion and contraception. The UPR involves an interactive dialogue among the delegations of different States concerning the human rights situations in a particular country, sometimes leading to delegations directly suggesting […]
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