It is necessary to maintain attention and sensitivity towards people whose life is plagued by disease or disability. But the answer of a fully human society cannot be to authorize “death on request”. It seems that the road taken at the end of life is a hasty and economical shortcut, more comfortable and practical compared…
In mice, a ‘rejuvenation event’ wipes out genetic signs of aging days after fertilization As people age, so do all of our cells, which accumulate damage over time. But why our offspring don’t inherit those changes — effectively aging a child even before birth — has been a mystery. “When you are born, you don’t…
The Catholic University of Valencia, a member of the European Federation “One of Us”, was present on October 29, 30 and 31 in Lisbon, on the occasion of the celebration of the V European Forum “One of Us”. The meeting, which analyzed the Judeo-Christian roots of Europe, threats to freedom and the defense of life, was opened by…
It has been a year since polish Constitutional Tribunal has provided a sentence according to which it is unconstitutional to kill an unborn child when prenatal tests or other medical indications point to a substantial likelihood of severe and irreversible fetal disability or incurable life-threatening illness. This judgment was not a jurisprudential aberration. On the…
On October 29, 30 and 31, 2021, the “V European Forum One of Us” took place in Lisbon. The conference was opened by Isilda Pegado, President of the Portuguese Federation for Life and Jaime Mayor Oreja, President of the European Federation One of Us, Spain. The first round table of the Forum focused on the…
Nos dias 29, 30 e 31 de outubro de 2021, decorreu em Lisboa o “V Fórum Europeu Um de Nós”. A conferência foi aberta por Isilda Pegado, Presidente da Federação Portuguesa para a Vida e Jaime Mayor Oreja, Presidente da Federação Europeia Um de Nós, Espanha. A primeira mesa-redonda do Fórum centrou-se nas raízes judaico-cristãs…
Many Spanish doctors declare themselves conscientious objectors, which makes access difficult for women seeking the procedure. ZARAGOZA, Spain – Mercedes Sobreviela, a gynecologist in this city in northeastern Spain, believes that the decision to have an abortion concerns women. He says that the “right decision” for a woman is “whenever she wants.” But as a…
Fertility clinics offer a wide range of additional treatments designed to make a kind of reproduction a la carte. A happy world, without diseases and free from all evils, accentuating what Pope Francis came to call the culture of discarding. This is what the embryo genetic testing offered by Genomic Prediction, the first company to…
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) recognized recently that conscientious objection of medical personnel is constitutional, but warned that it is not an unlimited right that allows discrimination against women and minorities. By majority of eight votes, the SCJN recognized as constitutional the right to medical conscientious objection, but clarified that it is only…
Next Saturday 23rd October 2021 the March for Life in Portugal will take place in 10 cities of Portugal, last time in 2019 there were 5 cities simultaneously following the March. You can follow all these marches at the Portugues March for Life Facebook page The marches will be held two weeks after in a political and parliamentary context where…