Christian pro-life activists in Cape Town say they will continue to place stickers over illegal abortion advertisements despite a warning by the City that they should stop or face prosecution. The City has taken a rigid stance that is “sad and negative for the well-being of our nation, but it […]
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Legislation responsible for 31% increase in abortions, teen pregnancies
Studies support abstinence education Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi released the statistics — a total of 77 771 legal abortions were performed in South Africa in 2011, a 31 per cent increase since 2010! In 2010, the Health Department said, 59 447 abortions were carried out! Although the new statistics illustrate […]
City of Cape Town “warns” pro-life activists
A standoff has developed between the City of Cape Town and Christian pro-life activists over a sticker campaign in Parow. The City has warned the pro-lifers that they will be prosecuted for contravening the Outdoor Advertising and Signage By-law if they continue to place “Value Life” stickers over illegal abortion […]
South Korean court upholds abortion ban
Originally published in World Community South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld a 59-year-old ban on abortions. The eight-judge panel needed six votes in favor of declaring the law unconstitutional in order to overturn the longtime ban. However, the court said Thursday that four judges voted to keep the ban and […]
National March For Life in Durban in October
A call has gone out to pro-lifers in South Africa to participate in a major national anti-abortion event — the South African March for Life in Durban on October 7. The event organisers, the National Alliance for Life (NAL), which is the umbrella body for South African pro-life organisations and […]
March for Life founder Nellie Gray Dies
Originally published in CBN News Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life event that now draws hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers to rally for the unborn, has passed away. She was 86. On January 22, 1974, Gray held the first rally in Washington, DC, that would become known as […]
Spanish government plans to ban abortion
Originally published in Hurriyet Daily News (via Contact Online Blog) Spain’s conservative government plans to ban abortions, overturning a two-year-old law allowing terminations on demand, a justice ministry source told Reuters, in a move likely to galvanize support among its core voters. The previous Socialist government passed a law in […]
Thousands of viewers respond to US pro-life TV ad’s offer of help
More than 2 400 viewers responded to an advertisement offering help to women in crisis pregnancies, which aired over 50 times on Black Entertainment Television (a US cable network) during summer 2012. “Women deserve to know about the compassionate help that is available to them, and this campaign accomplished just […]
Marie Stopes threatens leading UK pro-life pregnancy centre with lawsuit
Britain’s most prominent pro-life pregnancy counseling centre, the Good Counsel Network, has been threatened with legal action by the international abortion giant Marie Stopes International. At the same time as abortion facilities across the country are feeling the pressure of a government investigation into their illegal practices, MSI has accused […]
Call for Christians to join ‘Value Life’ mission against illegal abortion advertising
Resolute Cape Town pro-life activist Peter Throp is calling on Christians to take action against the evil of abortion by placing “Value Life” stickers over “the plague” of illegal abortion advertisements all over South Africa. Throp and a small group of fellow activists wearing specially made t-shirts and armed with A6-size stickers […]