Originally published in Lifesite News Ireland’s new abortion regime took one step closer to reality on Wednesday, as the lower house of the country’s parliament passed a controversial abortion bill without amendments pro-lifers had sought to protect conscience rights. The Dáil Éireann voted 90-15 (with 12 abstentions) to pass the Regulation […]
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MPs who called her ’emotional’ were using ‘intimidation tactics’ says ACDP’s Dudley
MPs who accused her of being “emotional” while presenting her private member’s bill on abortion to parliament’s portfolio committee on health on Tuesday, were using intimidation tactics, says ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley. “The intimidation tactics used by members of the Health Committee, especially ANC and EFF members, aimed to distract […]
Why should pro-life Christians support the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill — Cheryllyn Dudley
ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley explains what she has learned from previous unsuccessful attempts to protect the unborn through parliament — and from her historic successful introduction of a private member’s bill on labour legislation last year. She makes a case for a ‘compromise’ approach which has informed her latest bid […]
The pro-choice argument is betraying women
Originally published in Christian Concern [notice]Christian Concern’s Camilla Olim comments on how the pro-choice argument betrays women, discussing 18 personal accounts sent in to the BBC of women’s abortions.[/notice] With the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act and recent developments in the US, including the Women’s March, the March […]
Pro-life billboards at Catholic cemetery in Canda vandalised but caretakers choose not to be angry
Originally published in Christian Today Two billboards stand inside the Catholic cemetery in Orillia, Canada. One depicts an image of an infant and adult holding hands with the caption, “Take my hand not my life.” The other signboard shows a picture of a baby with a gift-wrapped bow over the […]
US Supreme Court blocks law to curb abortion clinics
Originally published by The Christian Institute The United States Supreme Court has struck down a Texas law thought to have led to a dramatic reduction in abortion facilities in the state. Supreme court judges voted five to three to overturn the law, which required abortionists to be endorsed by a […]
Saving the next generation — Israeli pregnancy counselling leader in SA
Visiting Cape Town this month has been inspiring and compassionate speaker Sandy Shoshanni, Director of Be’ad Chaim, (Pro-life) and mother of seven, from Jerusalem. Be’ad Chaim is an organisation that counsels pregnant women considering abortion, and gives aftercare whatever the outcome. It intends soon to start counselling for men […]
Viral video changing third of ‘pro-choice’ women’s minds
Originally published in Charisma News A new four-minute viral video is causing over a third — 34% — of “pro-choice” women surveyed to view abortion “less favourably.” And 28% of pro-choice women who watched the video stated there should be more restrictions on abortion. The women watched the D&E Abortion […]
The moral status of the human embryo — when is a person?
By Peter Saunders — Originally published in Christian Medical Comment — via Contact Online Weblog The moral status of the embryo is one of the key pressure-points in ethical debates about post-coital contraception, therapeutic cloning, pre-implantation diagnosis, artificial reproduction, embryo research and cloning. The issue, which has profound implications for medical […]
Number of ‘pro-choice’ Americans hits record low: Gallup poll
Originally published in LifesiteNews A new Gallup poll shows a record-low number of Americans describe themselves as “pro-choice,” while half call themselves “pro-life.” The poll, conducted from May 3-6, found only 41 percent of Americans would embrace the “pro-choice” monicker, the lowest level since the company began asking the question […]