Expert Tells Congress Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain Starting at 8 Weeks

During a hearing on a bill that would ban late-term abortions nationwide, an expert on human embryonic development informed members of the committee that unborn babies have the capacity to feel pain as early as 8 weeks.

Maureen Condic, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah and obtained her Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She is a widely published scientist whose works have appeared in a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals.

25-year-old 'forced' to undergo abortion at CHC

A 25-year-old pregnant woman in Kanpur Dehat on Wednesday accused two staff nurses of Community Health Centre, Pukhrayan, of forcibly aborting her baby in utter disregard of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The district health department is looking into the case. The patient, Neetu, a resident of Pulinder village, also alleged that nurses…

Jim Caviezel: A Rare Pro-life Star in Hollywood

Hollywood, CA (LiveActionNews) — Jim Caviezel, famed for his role as Christ in The Passion of the Christ, and currently starring as the leading man in TV’s Person of Interest, is no stranger to being, well, different in Hollywood. From his publicly Catholic faith to his committed pro-life views, he stands in stark contrast to the typical movie star. Caviezel’s personal life is…

Rónán Mullen

Irish Senator Supports One of Us Campaign

Ronan Mullen on Life Issues at Home and Around Europe Here is an interview of Ronan Mullen by Elisabetta Pittino, regarding the One of Us campaign, and the current legal battle over abortion in Ireland. * * * Senator Ronan Mullen is from Ahascragh in Co Galway, Ireland. He was elected as an independent senator…

Press conference Netherlands – Experiments embryo

March 22, 2013 was the launch of “One of Us” in Leiden, the Netherlands. www.demenselijkewaardigheid.nl OneOfUs.eu is one of the First “European Citizens Initiatives” – possible due to the EU Lisbon Treaty. After having drawn attention to the human dignity of the embryo – as they are “one of us” – a journalist asked for…