In Malta, new embryo legislation came into force on 1 October. It had been voted in by Parliament and signed by the Maltese President in June 2018 (see Malta: Changes to the Embryo Protection Act adopted by Parliament and Maltese President signs the Embryo Protection Act ). This new law extends IVF access, legalises the freezing of embryos and introduces gamete…
In Belgium, following months of debate both in Parliament and civil society, a decision was taken yesterday to revise the 1990 Lallemand-Michielsens abortion law by 84 votes to 39 with five abstentions. The bill removes abortion from the penal code but penal sanctions still apply to women and doctors if abortion is performed outside the…
“Human dignity is untouchable” is the title Of the annual Berlin March For Life that will take place the 22nd Of September. The meeting will Be by/before the Reichstag at 1 p.m. And the march will end at around 5.30 p.m. “Yes to every child” and ” No advertising For abortion” Are only two among…
Eugenic abortion vs Polish constitution – ONE OF US The European Federation for Human Life and Dignity ONE OF US supports “amici curiae” opinion for the lawsuit by the polish Constitutional Court. Ordo Iuris Insitute Opinion stated that the admissibility of depriving of life an unborn child who is highly likely to suffer…
When Belgium extended euthanasia to children in February 2014, by eliminating the age limit for lethal injection, we had hoped that no child would die in this manner. The first official child euthanasia in Belgium was reported in September 2016. The 2017 Belgian euthanasia data showed that the number of euthanasia deaths continues to increase,…
La Conferencia Episcopal de Irlanda ha publicado un nuevo código de ética de la salud, que reafirma que los hospitales católicos no pueden realizar abortos. El gobierno ya ha advertido que eso supondrá que dejarán de recibir fondos públicos. Código de Normas Éticas para la Salud fue entregado al gobierno irlandés a principios de este…
On July 25, 1968, Paul VI made a historic decision, and signed the encyclical ‘Humanae Vitae’ … “With this he signed his own passion,” said his Secretary of State, Cardinal Casaroli. The new documentary by Goya Productions, “The Prophecies of the Humanae Vitae”, takes stock of one of the most controversial documents of the Catholic Church 50 years…
Dear David, To conclude our month of Friday Features celebrating the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae’s issuance, we’ve filmed one of the most interesting interviews in recent memory. Hear what Dr. Bruchalski has to say to DMC Executive Director Will Waldron about the relevance of Humanae Vitae’s teachings to the OB/GYN area of medicine in…
El Dr. Jacinto Bátiz, secretario de la Comisión Central de Deontología de la Organización Médica Colegial (OMC), y director del Instituto de Sensibilización, Formación, Investigación e Innovación para Cuidar Mejor del Hospital San Juan de Dios de Santurce (Vizcaya), reflexiona en este artículo sobre la proposición de ley de la eutanasia, que el presidente del…
Launched in May 2018, a citizens’ consultation will enable all Europeans to voice their opinion on the direction in which they wish to steer the European Union. For the first time, the European Commission convened a citizens’ panel on 5 and 6 May 2018 to draft a public consultation. Ninety-six Europeans met in Brussels to…