Research: Unborn Babies Recognize, Process Speech at 29 Weeks

Fascinating new research shows that unborn children can recognize and process varying forms of speech at 29 weeks, even before speech centers appear. The processing is advanced enough, for example, to allow them to differentiate between male and female voices. Keith Barrington, a neonatologist and clinical researcher and chief of service at Sainte Justine University…

Youth Pilgrimage One Of Us : Santiago de Compostela

The European Citizens, the European Institutions, and the National Authorities among the member States, are currently observing the “ONE OF US” European Citizens Initiative.  As part of the campaign of One of Us, the organizers have arranged a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. Crossroadswalk One of Us is an special event that will start…

Austrian Bishops Express Support For "One of Us" Campaign

One of the three main topics at the Austrian Bishops’ Conference meeting held this week in Mariazell was the European Citizens’ Initiative “One of Us”. The European Bishops´ Conference welcomed the European Citizens´ Initiative “One of Us” for the protection of the human embryo and is pleased to see how many parishes, Catholic organizations and…

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A Discussion: The Status of the Embryo

A Discussion about the “The Status of the Embryo. What does the Brüstle judgment mean for the future of reserach and biotechnology?” in Europe has taken place in Bruxelles the 19th of june at the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Avenue de l’Yser/ Ijzerlaan 11. The conference, organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and European Dignity Watch,…

One of Us Campaign in Poland Collects Over 113,000 Signatures

National Coordinator Speaks on Success of Pro-Life Initiative A delegation from Poland were in Rome to attend the June 15th General Assembly of European representatives from the One of Us Campaign. As of now, Poland has the second highest amount of signatures: 113,313. Representing the country at the General Assembly were Jakub Baltroszewicz, national coordinator…

A hymn to the yes…to life

The national coordinators of One of Us, from the 27 EU countries, along with Croatia, in the EU from July 1, the European Coordination Office, MEP Carlo Casini, President of the MPV, the executive of the MPV and all the people of life, attended this morning, June 16, 2013, at the Mass celebrated by the…

Maternal and Neonatal Health Better in Abortion-Averse Ireland Than in Great Britain, Reports the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons

TUCSON, Ariz., June 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Comparing national health data over a period of 40 years shows better maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, where abortion is illegal or highly restricted, than in Great Britain, where abortion has been legal since 1968, according to an article in the…