Dozens of women may have had eggs fertilised by sperm cells from someone other than the intended father, say Dutch authorities The Guardian (U.K.) – A Dutch medical institution has launched an investigation after discovering that up to 26 women’s eggs may have been fertilised by the wrong sperm at its IVF laboratory. A “procedural error”…
If these Christmas days are always different, and therefore new in our lives, it is also true that these times we live are new, and therefore, different. These are not just new times. They are not only times of crisis. These are new times determined by the crisis. Despite all the things we have already…
The news on right-to-life issues in the United Kingdom Peter D. Williams Right to Life The last two months in the UK have seen the beginning of the We’re All Equal campaign, which supports the Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill. This Bill, introduced by disabled peer Lord Shinkwin, would repeal section 1(1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967, which allows for abortion…
Alex van Vuuren, Schreeuw om Leven In October the Dutch government came with a new initiative for a law regarding euthanasia. This new law will expand the existing legal euthanasia practice in The Netherlands, but will be a separate law. A parliamentary committee earlier this year however had clearly stated that an expansion of the…
by Anne-Marie YIM, for FORUM VITAE/ONE OF US LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg, despite its christian roots and traditions, is one of the most liberal country in Europe regarding pro-life issues: abortion (1978), euthanasia (2009), abortion for minors (2012), same sex marriage (2014) have been long legalized at a highly speed pace agenda and now the battleground has moved…
Journal News – West Virginia (USA) – Not unlike other newborns, Journee Kay Hoover sleeps peacefully – occasionally stirring or stretching -as doting family members watch closely, hoping to see one of her rare smiles. But the similarities end there because the infant – who turned three months old Friday – wasn’t expected to survive…
The UK’s fertility regulator has given the green light for clinics to apply for licences to create the country’s first babies made from the DNA of three people. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) announced that it would accept applications after it met to review the latest scientific evidence for the safety of the…
The French Parliament approved a bill of law instituting a new criminal offense: obstruction to abortion, a frontal attack on freedom of expression in the name of a free choice for women. A new bill voted this week in France states that providing “false” information on abortion would be punishable by up to two years…
Suffering has value, meaning and a purpose, and despite the world’s attitude that it should be avoided and eliminated, suffering is actually good news for Christians. This is the message that pro-life and disability advocate Colin Harte shared on the third anniversary of the death of a beloved disability rights and pro-life advocate, who herself…
A beautiful “Dear Future Mom” video has been banned by the French Broadcasting Council and the French State Council because it includes smiling children with Down syndrome. The award-winning video, produced in 2014, was made to encourage and alleviate the fears of pregnant mothers who have been given a Down syndrome diagnosis. It shows children…