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…
ONE OF US applauds this recognition because this recognition, with the inherent rights, is the origin and reason of our Federation. The recognition of the unborn as “ONE OF US“, with the inherent rights of every human being. The Austrian government allows parents to register children who died before birth with a weight less than…
Hungary invests its 4% of GDP in the defence of families and becomes the reference for EU countries European leaders who support family policies met on Friday, November 18th in Madrid to participate in the seminar on Best International Practices to Support the Family, organized by the Familia y Dignidad Humana association. The meeting was…
10:00 – 10:30. Accreditations. 10:30. Welcome address. Manuel de Soroa y Suárez de Tangil. Vicepresident. Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU. Lourdes Méndez Monasterio, President of Familia y Dignidad Humana. 11:00 – 13:00. Round table 1. International Perspective. Best international practices on public support to the Family. Chair: Jaime Mayor Oreja, President of Fundación Valores y Sociedad and of the…
The debate on euthanasia is coming closer in Portugal and a proposal of law is expected in the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, a petition for “Assisted Death” is making its way on the parliament (nine thousand signatures) and an important prolife group of associations expect to deliver another petition at the parliament the first…
