An American woman religious has urged President Barack Obama to restore funding for programmes that promote abortion in other countries. Sr Jeannine Gramick was one of the signatories to an open letter to the US president from various faith-based organisations. The letter claimed women and girls who face sexual violence and rape deserve meaningful access Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Abortion’
Senior bishop says Church must listen to calls for change
Friday, May 16th, 2014
A senior Italian bishop says the Church should listen to arguments for gay relationships, Communion for divorcees and ending mandatory celibacy for priests. Bishop Nunzio Galantino, who is secretary-general of the Italian bishops’ conference (CEI), said he wants Church leaders to open their minds on these issues. “My wish for the Italian Church is that Read more
Canada’s Liberal Party rejects future pro-life candidates
Friday, May 16th, 2014
Canada’s Liberal Party won’t accept new candidates who don’t support its pro-choice abortion stance. This was announced by Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau, who is a Catholic. Federal elections for the Ottawa House of Commons are scheduled for next year. Mr Trudeau described the new rule as part of a screening process that includes questions Read more
Vatican reportedly approves Pope Paul VI miracle
Friday, May 9th, 2014
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints has reportedly approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope Paul VI. The miracle was the healing in the United States of an unborn baby from an otherwise incurable illness. Doctors forecast the baby would die in the womb, or be born with severely damaged kidneys. Read more
Family Life supports denying communion to pro abortion politicians
Friday, May 9th, 2014
Family First International New Zealand leader Dame Colleen Bayer is has signed a declaration calling on the bishops of the Catholic Church to deny Communion to pro-abortion politicians. She is one of fifty two pro-life leaders from sixteen nations attending the first annual Rome Life Forum in Vatican City. They have all signed the declaration in Read more
Right to Life asks why no criminal charges over illegal abortions
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal recently found a doctor guilty of professional misconduct. Doctor N has been granted permanent name suppression by the High Court. The pro life organisation Right to Life wants to know why why criminal charges have not been laid. The Tribunal found that the doctor had breached the Contraception Sterilisation Read more
Family Life international Facebook page attacked
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014Family Life International New Zealand’s Facebook page has been attacked, forcing the organisation to pull them down. FLI communications director, Michelle Kaufman, who is in charge of the group’s website and Facebook page, said the attack happened fast. “One of the interesting things about the comments made in the Facebook attack is that none of Read more
Couple defy midwife’s abortion advice after scan
Friday, April 11th, 2014Marinda Brits and Norman Holleman would not have their miracle baby if they’d followed a midwife’s advice to have an abortion. The Auckland residents got devastating news in November when Brits was 21 weeks pregnant. A scan showed low amniotic fluid levels surrounding the baby boy and they were told he was dying and they’d Read more
Pro-life group pressuring National party in Wellington Central
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014A fiercely anti-abortion lobby group is putting pressure on the National Party not to select an experienced doctor whose job has involved authorising and performing abortions. Right to Life said the potential selection of medical practitioner Rosemary Fenwicke as a candidate in Wellington Central “would have serious consequences for the National Party at the forthcoming Read more
Aborted babies burned to heat hospitals in UK
Friday, March 28th, 2014
The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste in the United Kingdom, with some even used to heat hospitals, an investigation has found. Ten NHS trusts have admitted burning foetal remains alongside other rubbish while two others used the bodies in “waste-to-energy” plants which generate power for heat. The Read more