Soldiers given subsidized MAPs Tel Aviv - The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli Defence Force is distributing the "morning-after pill" Postinor 2 to female soldiers at a subsidized cost. Until the new policy was enacted, "female soldiers were given permission to purchase the pill from civilian pharmacies with their own money." The IDF dismisses female soldiers who become pregnant but the [...]
Portugal may have abortion referendum LISBON — Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio suggested during a BBC interview that the country will hold a referendum on abortion. Sampaio is seeking to liberalize Portugal's current law which limits abortion to cases where a pregnancy is thought to endanger a woman's health or in cases of pregnancy caused by rape, and forbids all abortions after the [...]
Long tolerated, euthanasia now legal in Netherlands AMSTERDAM — Passed by the Dutch parliament last April, the law permitting active euthanasia came into force Jan. 1. Tolerated for decades, euthanasia is now governed by what euthanasia advocates claim are stringent restrictions, including that euthanasia is only available to Dutch residents who have developed a relationship with their family doctor and who are [...]
British court rejects appeal for assisted suicide LONDON - The House of Lords rejected an appeal by Dianne Pretty, a 47-year-old British woman suffering from motor neurone disease, who asked the courts to allow her husband to assist in her suicide without facing criminal charges. The appeal was dismissed unanimously with the law lords saying that human rights legislation, on which grounds [...]
Fetal pain study LONDON, England - A British study suggests that an unborn child might feel pain as early as 20 weeks. The head of the government-appointed Medical Research Council at Edinburgh University in the United Kingdom said an unborn child was absolutely aware of pain by 24 weeks and perhaps as early as 20 weeks - earlier than the previously accepted [...]
Fetal pain study LONDON, England - A British study suggests that an unborn child might feel pain as early as 20 weeks. The head of the government-appointed Medical Research Council at Edinburgh University in the United Kingdom said an unborn child was absolutely aware of pain by 24 weeks and perhaps as early as 20 weeks - earlier than the previously accepted [...]
Pro-lifer takes helm of British Tories LONDON, U.K. - Socially conservative Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the Conservative Party, defeating the socially liberal Kenneth Clarke following an often nasty two-month leadership race. The UK's Society for the Protection of Unborn Children reports Duncan Smith voted pro-life in Parliament on issues of cloning and euthanasia. He made family values central to [...]
IRELAND Youth Defence victory DUBLIN - Youth Defence, one of the Republic of Ireland's leading pro-life groups, scored a partial victory in July with the overturning of convictions against six of its members. The six were charged with obstructing police and disturbing public order for their role in a May, 1998 picket outside a Dublin hospital that offers abortion counselling. The six [...]
BRITAIN Scotland repeals Clause 29 Edinburgh-The Scottish parliament will repeal a law prohibiting the promotion on homosexuality in schools, despite a privately-funded poll showing overwhelming support for the prohibition. Clause 28 was supported by nearly 90 per cent of Scottish voters in an unofficial poll financed by Scottish businessman Brian Souter. A bitter "Keep the Clause" campaign pitted pro-family groups against gay [...]
China rethinks one-child policy Abortionists meet in Australia Pro-lifers rally in Africa British abortionist has grisly history from B.C.China rethinks one-child policy BEIJING - The Chinese government, faced with demographic imbalance, an aging population, youth suicides and instances of wife selling, is rethinking its policy of one-child families. A new law on birth control, to be passed within the next three years, [...]
Pro-life campaign in Scotland Pro-life March in Nicaragua Kenya VP backs sanctity of life Vatican corrects UNFPA Abortionist to be hanged Vatican clarifies UN claim Infanticide said to be rampant in Senegal Two arrested in illegal abortions in Spain Abortion seekers to view photos Dead babies' hearts kept Pro-life campaign in Scotland GLASGOW - A new Scottish pro-life group says it will [...]
Down's child refused transplant Brazil may loosen abortion laws Doctor tells of abortion horrors Irish pro-lifers claim support Cuban persecuted over pro-life views Abortionists face fraud charges British pro-life group in disarray Cardinal opposes eased abortion law Doctor guilty of illegal abortion Down's child refused transplant SHEFFIELD, England - The family of a nine-year-old girl stricken with heart defects have been told [...]
European approval of RU-486 condemned Health minister calls for fetal harvesting UN predicts aging population Vietnam gets population award Adoption scandal in Brazil Sex-selection abortions assailed Vatican clears up counselling questions Provide abortions and divorces says UN Nun advocates for some abortions Britain bans human cloning European approval of RU-486 condemnedBERLIN - German authorities have ignored last-minute appeals from the Roman Catholic [...]
Doctor cleared of mercy-killing UN action in Kosovo criticized Illegal abortion shuts hospital New Zealand abortions down Pakistan faces de-population Doctor cleared of mercy-killing LONDON - The family doctor who once admitted hastening the deaths of 300 people has been cleared of murdering a dying, 85-year-old cancer patient with an overdose of painkillers. David Moor had maintained that he did not believe [...]
MDs overstepping euthanasia guidelines in The Netherlands Liberal abortion law rejected in Namibia Euthanasia clinic to open in Melbourne Doctor admits to killing hundreds in London Sterilization scheme opposed in Caracas PM ‘horrified' by woman's expulsion from Australia's detention centre Abortionist gets life sentence in Riyadh Indian couples avoid girls Genetic screening poses dangers, European scientists warn Lesbians suing for recognition MDs [...]