“To combat anti-abortion legislation throughout Europe” is our target claims Astra, a pro-abortion network in Central and Eastern Europe which asks for “a stronger European parliamentary response to increasingly regressive legislation in Europe.” Astra held a meeting with MEPs and policy-makers on October 11th and 12th in order to try to counteract right-to-life legislation throughout Europe.…
On September 28th at the European Parliament, so-called “All of Us”, created to be a direct rival of One of Us, held a conference against conscientious objection of healthcare providers. “All of Us” was created in 2015 to counteract One of Us and held a single conference at the European Parliament for abortion rights on…
On October 13th, French socialist deputies proposed a bill “to widen the offence of forming an obstacle to the voluntary interruption of pregnancy through the online dissemination of “false information” on abortion”. Created by a 1993 law, the offence of ‘obstacle’ sanctions both preventing and attempting to prevent an abortion, by interfering with access to…
At the European Parliament, Dutch MEP Sophia In’t Veld is promoting a motion for a resolution asking the European Commission to establish a permanent mechanism to monitor the state of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in each Member State. If adopted, this mechanism will be used by the European Union to sanction…
Following the rejection of the right-to-life bill by the Polish Parliament, the “Save Women” (pro-abortion) committee announced an upcoming European Citizens’ Initiative to ensure a guaranteed access to legal abortion, sexual education, and contraception at the EU level. Barbara Nowacka, leader of the “Save Women” committee explains: “In a few months, I am going to ask for your help to…
The campaign Stop Discriminating Down has alerted the United Nations about a new prenatal genetic screening test primarily aimed at Down syndrome, namely, the Non Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT). The NIPT can potentially detect a range of genetic chromosomal conditions in an unborn child by analysing the blood of the mother. The formal purpose of…
Following the rejection by the Polish Parliament of the pro-life bill, the chairman of the conservatives (the governing party PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced on October 12th that the party will work to reduce the number of abortions carried out for reason of illness or disability. “Nowadays there are around 1.000 legal abortions in Poland: most…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected an ambiguous recommendation Strasbourg, 11 October 2016 There is no room for ambiguity on the practice of surrogacy. Today the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), during a plenary sitting, rejected a draft recommendation on surrogacy presented by the Belgian Senator Dr. Petra De…
Mexico City, September 29th. Over 25,000 people participated in Mexico City’s March for Life! This is a stunning demonstration in a country where the defense of life, faith and family has been suppressed for a long time in Mexico’s history!» stated Father Matthew Habiger, OSB, Ph.D., President of Human Life International, the world’s largest pro-life,…
The ECLJ publishes a Report on the Polish Citizens’ legislative initiative towards a comprehensive protection of human life Strasbourg – Octobre 4th 2016. The citizens’ legislative initiative for the total abolition of abortion, delivered to the Polish Parliament on 5th July 2016, aims to ensure for all children, before as well as after birth, equal rights…