• The United States anti-abortion movement (also called the pro-life movement or right-to-life movement) contains elements opposing induced abortion on both moral and religious grounds and supports its legal prohibition or restriction. (wikipedia.org)
  • The movement is also supported by secular organizations (such as Secular Pro-Life) and non-mainstream anti-abortion feminists. (wikipedia.org)
  • The movement has campaigned to reverse Roe v. Wade and to promote legislative changes or constitutional amendments, such as the Human Life Amendment, that prohibit or at least broadly restrict abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first major U.S. organization in the modern anti-abortion movement, the National Right to Life Committee, was formed out of the United States Catholic Conference in 1967. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term pro-life was adopted instead of anti-abortion to highlight their proponents' belief that abortion is the taking of a human life, rather than an issue concerning the restriction of women's reproductive rights, as the pro-choice movement would say. (wikipedia.org)
  • That same year, anti-abortion politicians gained control of the Republican Party's platform committee, adding anti-abortion planks to the Republican position, and calling for a Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, banning abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • We believe life begins at conception and that abortion denies precious human lives both personhood and protection. (erlc.com)
  • This bill would defy existing restrictions in at least 19 states and expand access to abortion pills nationwide. (erlc.com)
  • This would, in effect, seek to create pathways for access to abortion that sidesteps the compelling interest of governments that want to pursue avenues that save vulnerable preborn lives. (erlc.com)
  • Favors restrictions of judicial bypass for minor's abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (ontheissues.org)
  • Senator Shaheen has long been an advocate of fewer restrictions on abortion and, as Shannon McGinley, executive director of the New Hampshire-based pro-life organization Cornerstone points out, Shaheen's leadership during her days as governor resulted in New Hampshire having virtually no restrictions on abortion up to the day of birth . (nhjournal.com)
  • There isn't a single regulation or restriction that applies in any way to the woman receiving the abortion, or how or when the procedure itself can occur. (nhjournal.com)
  • Once again, the act places no restrictions or regulations on abortion whatsoever. (nhjournal.com)
  • But today, in considering both the immediate and potential consequences of the repeal of Roe nearly fifty years after it was decided, it is clear that the new ruling does not provide a final resolution to this country's fraught debate about abortion, and it would be a mistake for those who believe in the value of all human life to assume or pretend that it does. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • Meanwhile, a number of other states are codifying legal access to abortion, in many cases with minimal restrictions. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • People who believe in the sanctity of all life, including the unborn, can recognize that abortion law is a particularly complicated matter because of the competing goods it must balance: the life of a child, the health and self-determination of the mother. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • We should acknowledge the risks to physical and mental health that attend pregnancy, the financial and social stressors that accompany it, and the effects it can have on women's agency-and we should reject glib assertions that adoption, private charity, and access to crisis pregnancy centers are enough to address the challenges new abortion restrictions will create. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • A society that requires women to bring pregnancies to term without addressing the burdens that can accompany motherhood demonstrates that it is possible-and all too common-to be anti-abortion without really being pro-life. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • Contact your senators and urge them to oppose these two troubling anti-abortion district court nominees. (ncjw.org)
  • WASHINGTON (CNS) - The head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities called President Joe Biden's stance on abortion "religiously and ethically incoherent" during his homily at the opening Mass of the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 28. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • Sadly, President Biden is the perfect example of the religiously and ethically incoherent straddle: claiming to believe that human life begins at conception and personally opposing abortion, while doing everything within his power to promote and institutionalize abortion not only in the U.S.A. but also around the world. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • Many anti-abortion rights activists oppose this research on moral or religious grounds. (npr.org)
  • But people opposed to abortion rights also often oppose this kind of research. (npr.org)
  • Now, that board was convened by the Trump administration, and most of the members were publicly opposed to abortion rights. (npr.org)
  • But many anti-abortion rights groups oppose it on moral or religious grounds. (kzyx.org)
  • But people opposed to abortion rights often oppose this kind of research, and social conservatives held significant influence in the Trump administration. (kzyx.org)
  • That news came after the FDA announced it will temporarily loosen restrictions on abortion pills , during the pandemic. (kzyx.org)
  • In addition to legalizing abortion on demand up to birth with very few restrictions, the proposed legislation would remove abortion from the Crimes Act. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Pro-life witness and free speech would also be banned around abortion facilities with the introduction of "safe areas. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Acknowledging her own religious upbringing, Ardern directed a comment to people of faith who oppose abortion. (lifesitenews.com)
  • More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. (medscape.com)
  • The use of abortion to preserve the life of the mother has been widely accepted. (medscape.com)
  • In 2019, former President Trump put new restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in projects funded by the federal government. (npr.org)
  • We humans have a moral responsibility to all of our relations, many of which are facing extinction because we carelessly and permanently halt their long evolutionary journey. (mdgreens.org)
  • We must always remember that abortions that are performed later in pregnancy are most often done as the result of severe fetal diagnoses and the serious risks that that pregnancy poses to the life of the mother. (nhjournal.com)
  • And researchers at the University of California-San Francisco report that "most women seeking later terminations are not doing so for reasons of fetal anomaly or life endangerment. (nhjournal.com)
  • Now, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says he's reversing several restrictions on fetal tissue research put in place during the Trump administration. (kzyx.org)
  • On Oct 12, 2020 - a few days before the Government introduced the new "tiers" system of local lockdowns at the start of the second wave - Ms Whately told Mr Hancock she had concerns about the proposed visiting restrictions. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Second, while lockdowns, curfews and border restrictions are eased, new kinds of restrictions are being created. (ipa.org.au)
  • Lockdowns and restrictions forced many businesses to close offices and move their workforce to home working. (lr.org)
  • It has been widely reported that lockdowns and restrictions have had a negative impact on people's mental wellbeing. (lr.org)
  • Abortions unnecessary except for woman's life or health. (ontheissues.org)
  • Oppose limiting abortions to under 20 weeks of pregnancy. (ontheissues.org)
  • Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (ontheissues.org)
  • Because it puts no restrictions of any kind on abortions and only applies to newborns who survive them, there is no "obstacle" for women seeking abortions. (nhjournal.com)
  • Well, now the secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra says he is reversing those policies. (npr.org)
  • We affirm that the fundamental purposes of government are to protect human beings from harm, punish those who do evil, uphold civil liberties, and to commend those who do good. (erlc.com)
  • AI, even in a highly advanced state, should never be delegated the governing authority that has been granted by an all-sovereign God to human beings alone. (erlc.com)
  • Let's be honest: We are basically simply human beings who desperately try to process, between science and anger, that we find we are neither omniscient nor infallible nor immortal. (squirrelsarah.com)
  • Eucharistic adoration followed by the celebration of Holy Mass is like a school that forms and equips us to place our humanity at the service of the least of these, the tiniest of human beings and the most vulnerable of all. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • Tonight the four cups represent the four ways that human beings can interact with each other, or as our mystical tradition considers them, the four worlds of body, emotion, intellect, and spirit. (ritualwell.org)
  • They need to face it head-on to be cured and to become functioning human beings in a society that was founded on freedom of speech and expression. (theblaze.com)
  • Human beings have been tortured and denied basic rights. (rferl.org)
  • Advocates generally argue that human life begins at conception and that the human zygote, embryo or fetus is a person and therefore has a right to life. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates. (ontheissues.org)
  • She also called it another step toward reversing what she describes as pro-life progress during the Trump and Pence administration. (npr.org)
  • She also said this is another step toward reversing "pro-life progress" under Trump and Pence. (kzyx.org)
  • BUENOS AIRES, Oct 07 (IPS) - Since November 2020, the threats, intimidation and pressure I have experienced due to my work in defence of human rights and nature are similar to those suffered by dozens of leaders living in the region. (globalissues.org)
  • The strongest and most eloquent speech came from Simon O'Connor who has stood firm in his defence of human life from its beginning to its end. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Charities including Age UK and the National Care Forum said in February 2021 that opening care homes up for visits was fundamental to residents' "human rights", while Amnesty International warned of residents being neglected without relatives able to monitor their care. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • The second wave of the pandemic turned out to be the most lethal in care homes, but by the end of January 2021, nearly all care home residents had been vaccinated and the Government was starting to plan the route out of lockdown. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Visits almost returned to normal on July 19, 2021 , although some restrictions were reimposed later that year as Covid rates rose again. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Sure, when the pandemic started, the thoughts were thrust between the worry about toilet paper supply-and the fragility of human life . (squirrelsarah.com)
  • Instead of an average of 10 fishermen per course prior to COVID, there are now only 7.5 fishermen per course since the pandemic started. (cdc.gov)
  • They are visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling mission since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing the treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. (tristatehomepage.com)
  • IWAKI, Japan (AP) - A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea said Thursday he does not expect any rise in radiation levels in the fish caught in the regional seas. (tristatehomepage.com)
  • Fukushima Daiichi started releasing wastewater into the sea on Aug. 24. (tristatehomepage.com)
  • FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. (wgntv.com)
  • The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. (wgntv.com)
  • Finally, in light of the findings regarding the possible grounds of human action - specifically those aimed at harming others in online spaces - the further question is posed, namely, what conditions a (code of) cyber-ethics has to satisfy to be able to influence the online behaviour of users significantly - to the point where one might 'reasonably' anticipate a decrease in cyber-crime and cyber-abuse. (scielo.org.za)
  • Some of these countries have developed an exit strategy and have started lifting restrictions, including easing of curfews and airport closures. (who.int)
  • The release, which is expected to continue for decades, has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and neighboring countries including South Korea, where hundreds of people have protested. (tristatehomepage.com)
  • The wastewater discharges have been strongly opposed by fishing groups and neighboring countries including South Korea, where hundreds of people staged protests. (wgntv.com)
  • We strongly oppose the recent attempts to roll back the federal environmental protection laws that safeguard our air, water, and soil. (mdgreens.org)
  • Further, the convention's Baptist Faith & Message affirms that "children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord" and calls us to "speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. (erlc.com)
  • Archbishop Naumann made his remarks in a startlingly empty Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington as coronavirus restrictions capped the number of those in attendance at 250. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • He said, "The Eucharist unites and strengthens us in our efforts to secure justice for the unborn, and to create a culture wherein every human life is cherished, nurtured and protected from the moment of conception until natural death. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • The Coronavirus Act must be scrapped at the end of March, and if the Government thinks that certain restrictions need to be in place, it needs to present those arguments in Parliament and let Parliamentarians decide. (tfa.net)
  • On July 24, the US Supreme Court ruled against a church which sought exemptions from statewide restrictions on houses of worship during the coronavirus. (ncjw.org)
  • The IAEA has reviewed the safety of the wastewater release and concluded in July that if carried out as planned, it would have a negligible impact on the environment, marine life and human health. (tristatehomepage.com)
  • The plant began the first wastewater release in August and will continue to do so for decades. (wgntv.com)
  • The human rights group Amnesty International said it was disappointed. (rferl.org)
  • Therefore, if three or more people tell you that the relationship is doomed, consider their observed advice as gold and leave before you lose your life-your happiness . (selfgrowth.com)
  • Restrictions on visiting people in care homes were eased in stages over the following few months. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • But most people seem to be blind to its 'poisonous' character, which has to be kept firmly in mind if one wishes to live a fairly balanced life. (scielo.org.za)
  • The film's title can be read as both a descriptive term pertaining to the almost pathological situation of 'connectivity overload' and 'performance exhaustion' among (especially young) people in a so-called 'connected' world (Turkle 2011: 280), and an implicit (converse) imperative, to 're-connect' with the people you care for, but in the primordial human way, namely conversationally (Turkle 2016), without technical mediation. (scielo.org.za)
  • I have been writing and speaking on issues in sexual and reproductive ethics, as well as other life issues, for years and relish the opportunity to educate young people ready to cast off the tired nostrums of the sexual revolution and the various promoters of the culture of death. (blogspot.com)
  • Anthony's enormous expertise on sexual and reproductive ethics and the whole range of life issues will be invaluable in SPUC's outreach to young people. (blogspot.com)
  • Romney concluded that, if he becomes president, he would "stop the attack on people and start attacking the problems that have been looming over this country. (mediaite.com)
  • At the June 2006 board meeting of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, we both expressed an interest in creating liturgical forms that could be used in the Jewish world and beyond to help people think about human rights issues in general and the specific issue of torture. (ritualwell.org)
  • I have also met people who started on raw milk and still have the eczema or Crohn's that they wanted to relieve. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Life is precious but every day, in the name of border enforcement, we strip people of their intrinsic human value and dignity," he said in one letter. (pres-outlook.org)
  • [3] Life is precious, but every day, in the name of border enforcement, we strip people of their intrinsic human value and dignity. (pres-outlook.org)
  • A donation to LifeSite will ensure millions around the world can continue to come to our site to find the truth people are so desperately searching for on life, faith, family and freedom. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Restrictions on the movement of people and goods remain a major obstacle to socioeconomic development and health-care provision and, in particular, are affecting access to specialized care. (who.int)
  • Democracy flourishes in an environment where people enjoy human rights without hindrance and restriction. (lu.se)
  • People will have to learn to live with the reality of Covid-19 as a life-threatening disease. (lu.se)
  • The situation is even more critical in areas in the northwest and northeast of the country under control by opposing forces, where we have limited humanitarian access and where hundreds of thousands of people are at greater risk. (who.int)
  • Comprehensive smokefree laws and policies can also help people who smoke quit and can help keep young people from starting to smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • New York) - The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should immediately suspend the proposed repatriation of Rohingya refugees set for mid-November, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
  • The expedited plan, announced on October 30, 2018, would return refugees to dire conditions in Myanmar where their lives and liberty are at risk. (hrw.org)
  • According to Myanmar officials, starting on November 15, 150 refugees would be received each week at the Nga Khu Ya reception center before being transferred to the Hla Poe Kaung transit camp. (hrw.org)
  • Refugees breathe new life and energy into our communities. (pres-outlook.org)
  • Refugees embody the awesome strength of the human spirit. (pres-outlook.org)
  • The Agency's mission is to assist Palestine refugees in achieving their full potential in human development until a durable and just solution is found to the refugee issue. (who.int)
  • The Agency fulfils its humanitarian and human development mandate by providing protection and essential services to Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic. (who.int)
  • Blessed is the Source of Life who has given us the holy mandate to light festival lights. (ritualwell.org)
  • The church has a unique role in proclaiming human dignity for all and calling for the humane use of AI in all aspects of society. (erlc.com)
  • We deny that AI will make us more or less human, or that AI will ever obtain a coequal level of worth, dignity, or value to image-bearers. (erlc.com)
  • designed by Rabbis for Human Rights North America, celebrates Human Rights Day, communicating a commitment to dignity and freedom through the seder Lit. (ritualwell.org)
  • The seder , a meal filled with symbol, story, and song, is the way we have transmitted our commitment to human dignity and freedom from earliest times. (ritualwell.org)
  • Helen Whately sent a WhatsApp message to Matt Hancock in October 2020 warning him against preventing "husbands seeing wives", as England moved into a "tiered" lockdown system with tighter restrictions in areas with higher levels of Covid. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Care homes were closed to visitors in March 2020 when Britain was first plunged into lockdown - although it took a week before restrictions were officially written into care home guidance. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • They talked about the damaging lockdown restrictions and how the Government should end them, not only for the sake of the economy, but for people's health and wellbeing in general. (tfa.net)
  • for the preservation of the life or health of the mother. (wikipedia.org)
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has sent several missions that include Chinese scientists to Japan over the past two years, concluded in July that if the release is carried out as planned, it would have a negligible impact on the environment, marine life and human health. (kdvr.com)
  • Instead, the 'whatever it takes' mentality adopted by politicians and health bureaucrats continues unabated, and there is still no acknowledgement of human rights and human costs. (ipa.org.au)
  • As expected, on July 28, the House of Representatives Committee of Rules declared the amendment to strip Hyde language from the FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill not in order. (ncjw.org)
  • But then I remembered that I allude to my health experiences since beginning to drink raw milk, almost as an aside, in my book, The Raw Milk Revolution. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Those who want to ease or remove restrictions on raw milk have their own set of case examples-the stories of individuals, also including children, who are experiencing health benefits from raw milk. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Same with proponents-they can easily begin to see opponents as callously denying consumers the health-giving properties of raw milk. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • The health of the life-support systems- the ecosystems on our continent - is of paramount importance. (mdgreens.org)
  • The UN has repeatedly underscored that at the core of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is a battle to safeguard the universal enjoyment of human rights such as the right to life, the right to health and access to healthcare, and the freedom of movement, among others. (lu.se)
  • I would like to stress here that health is a human right. (who.int)
  • In previous years, we have successfully advocated for health as a bridge to peace and negotiated ceasefires for vaccination campaigns and other life-saving activities. (who.int)
  • The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Secondary outcomes include home and community participation frequency, involvement and environmental supportiveness, contextual barriers to participation, quality of life, intrinsic motivation for physical activities, child perception of an autonomy-supportive climate for physical activities and physical literacy at 12 and 26 weeks post study entry. (bvsalud.org)
  • a truth to which Christians in every century have testified and are called to bear witness in every age and in every sphere of life. (erlc.com)
  • In his homily Jan. 29 for the closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore stressed that the witness of the pro-life movement is rooted in the Eucharist. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • After Brazil, Colombia is the country with the second highest number of murders of environmental leaders in the last decade, according to the latest report by British human rights NGO Global Witness. (globalissues.org)
  • Since Global Witness began reporting on environmental defenders ten years ago, Brazil has had the highest number of killings. (globalissues.org)
  • If Australia was truly a country in which our freedoms are our greatest inheritance, then restrictions would last no longer than necessary. (ipa.org.au)
  • delayed elections and restrictions curtailing basic democratic freedoms such as movement and assembly. (lu.se)
  • Those who oppose raw milk availability may come to see proponents as not having a high regard for human life. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Protect unborn children and promote a culture of life. (ontheissues.org)
  • A blog launched on the 41st anniversary of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) , the first pro-life organisation in the world, established on 11 January 1967. (blogspot.com)
  • My colleagues are beginning to avoid me. (texasbooknook.com)
  • The universities, politicians, and private companies kowtowing to millennial demands is only continuing the cycle by allowing them to avoid what is causing their anxiety - thus, instilling in them the inability to function in a world with opposing ideologies while being able to maintain a level of respect for these differences in hopes of finding a middle ground. (theblaze.com)
  • Archbishop Lori, chairman-elect of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, observed that, "All these extraordinary efforts, in the midst of this pandemic, testify to the importance of anchoring our pro-life mission in the Eucharist. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • Recent Rohingya arrivals in Bangladesh have reported killings, burnings, enforced disappearances, extortion, and severe restrictions on movement. (hrw.org)
  • Cronobacter species are gram-negative bacteria PIF production, including requiring manufacturers known to cause severe and often life-threatening to routinely test for Salmonella and Cronobacter be- infections in infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Óscar Sampayo has actively opposed oil and mining developments in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia, documenting their impact on the local community and environment. (globalissues.org)
  • We will expend maximum effort to preserve a planet friendly to life as we know it by curtailing greenhouse gas emissions and actively removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. (mdgreens.org)
  • He pointed out that "the sad irony of this debate is those that proclaim their love of human rights are actively seeking to remove it from some. (lifesitenews.com)
  • However, if the doctor does what Gov. Ralph Northam described earlier this year while explaining Virginia's legislation- allowing the newborn to die, or actually euthanizing it - that doctor "shall be punished as under section 1111 of this title for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human being," under the act. (nhjournal.com)
  • This means opposing unconstitutional entitlements, fat filled bills and freedom killing legislation that hurt America, not help it. (callmegav.com)
  • We encourage the Senate to reject this harmful bill that would handcuff state legislatures and put thousands of preborn lives and vulnerable mothers at risk. (erlc.com)
  • I write to you today to request that you defend immigration laws that protect life and improve them to protect more lives. (pres-outlook.org)
  • New ideas and policies opposed to freedom have taken hold. (ipa.org.au)
  • We could also incorporate some of the sensual ritual moments developed by the rabbis to instill a deeper awareness of human freedom through retelling the story of the exodus from Egypt. (ritualwell.org)
  • Many cases go unreported as they occur in conflict zones or in places where there are restrictions on press freedom and civil society, and inadequate independent monitoring of attacks. (globalissues.org)
  • With these restrictions in place, the physical mind, or intellect, makes certain assumptions about situations as they happen. (selfgrowth.com)
  • But the Prime Minister also said that new variants could result in the Government keeping restrictions in place after 19th July. (tfa.net)
  • No. In fact, it doesn't place any restrictions or requirements of any kind on the patient-assuming that by "patient" Shaheen means the mother. (nhjournal.com)
  • It is therefore clear to me that, based on his views on the unborn, Senator Norris has no place leading Ireland, a civilised, Christian and pro-life nation. (blogspot.com)
  • We place lives at risk. (pres-outlook.org)
  • Rated 100% by the NRLC , indicating a pro-life stance. (ontheissues.org)
  • Internationally, in line with an evolving scientific and public-opinion consensus against the construction of any more river-dam megaprojects such as Egypt s Aswan Dam and the Narmada project in India, foreign governments and international lending agencies began, after 1989, to reverse their earlier stance of qualified support for the project. (hrw.org)
  • Following the meeting, representatives announced they had developed a "very concrete plan" to begin repatriations in mid-November, with the first round to include 2,260 Rohingya from 485 families. (hrw.org)
  • As Marzuki Darusman, chair of the UN fact-finding mission, told the UN Security Council at an October briefing on the Rohingya: "Returning them in this context is tantamount to condemning them to life as sub-humans and further mass killing. (hrw.org)
  • [66] [67] The UN human rights envoy to Myanmar reported "the long history of discrimination and persecution against the Rohingya community. (wikipedia.org)
  • Smokefree workplaces and communities make youth and young adults less likely to start smoking due to several factors, including seeing fewer role models smoke, fewer opportunities to smoke alone or with others, and reduced social acceptability for smoking. (cdc.gov)
  • Since 1956, two generations of Three Gorges dam opponents from Li Rui, formerly Mao Zedong s personal secretary and a vice-minister of water resources, to Dai Qing, a former Guangming Daily journalist who in February 1989 published an anthology of articles opposing the dam have been discriminated against, dismissed from office, publicly humiliated, branded as rightists and sometimes sent to prison for their dissenting views. (hrw.org)
  • Given his background in research, bioethics and public relations, SPUC believes he is the ideal candidate to represent the organisation publicly and to write about bioethical and pro-life issues on behalf of SPUC for a range of publications. (blogspot.com)
  • NCJW opposes David Dugan and Stephen McGlynn for lifetime seats on the federal bench. (ncjw.org)
  • This psychosis millennials are exhibiting, specifically across college campuses, has led to the resigning of university presidents, the firing of professors, the banning of speakers who are not from the liberal left, the restriction of free speech to students and faculty and the continued coddling of students, leaving them emotionally and intellectually stunted as they graduate with a lifetime of debt. (theblaze.com)
  • We are gathering to celebrate Human Rights Day, which commemorates December 10, 1948, the date when the nations of the world ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (ritualwell.org)
  • One year on from the start of the pandemic and the world is still battling COVID-19. (lr.org)
  • All over the world, Indigenous peoples and environmental defenders risk their lives for the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. (globalissues.org)
  • The ideology of industrialism, in both capitalist and communist countries, insists that modern society lives on top of nature and should rightly use and despoil the rest of the natural world as we desire- because any loss of the ecosystems is merely an "externality" in economic thought and because any problems can be addressed later by a technological fix. (mdgreens.org)
  • The sooner the Covid-19 pandemic is contained, the sooner the world can begin efforts to rebuild and recover. (lu.se)
  • It is our hope that this form will be a way for communities to begin to educate themselves about human rights and deepen their commitment to the end of torture. (ritualwell.org)
  • The government of Bangladesh appears anxious to begin repatriations in advance of upcoming national elections. (hrw.org)
  • Locals who oppose the project anticipate disturbance to their farming practices. (heleenpeeters.com)
  • from our practices - to instigate a dialogue to fur- ther our comprehension in a more plural way and to introduce an intersectional way of thinking, en- abling new narratives that contemplate multiple perspectives on the phenomenon of racism. (bvsalud.org)
  • After the fall of communism the government began a restitution programme for nationalised land. (heleenpeeters.com)
  • I'm going to oppose corruption in our government and I'm going to be naming names. (callmegav.com)
  • And history shows that just when those who promote and celebrate death think they've won, life triumphs. (lifesitenews.com)
  • This assessment must be seen against the backdrop of a discussion of the question about what the basis of human volition and action is - nature or culture (nurture) - with reference to a debate on this issue in the 18th century, and further relating it to the work of Darwin on the 'struggle for survival' in the 19th century and to Freud's later work on the instincts (drives). (scielo.org.za)
  • What it says to me is that those on either side of this issue are so passionate because they see themselves as potentially saving lives. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Then after the singing and clapping for nurses on balconies, the initial solidarity and positivity began to fade, and our nerves seemed to completely come apart as they were pulverized between strident and opposing opinions, between mass hysteria and conspiracy theories, between restrictions and disrespect. (squirrelsarah.com)
  • The mind can begin to sense everything around it as a threat, since its primary objective and job is to protect the body at all costs. (selfgrowth.com)
  • A threat to the enjoyment of human rights is a threat to democracy. (lu.se)
  • Li Xuan finally stood on the side of justice, defeated Shi Xingyu who had fallen into the devil's way, rescued the demon clan imprisoned by the unpredictable human race, resolved the conflict between the human race and the demon race, and shouldered the heavy task of rebuilding Chang'an. (newhkdramas.com)
  • Concerns have been expressed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over the lack of consultation with communities, and over attacks on those who oppose such projects. (globalissues.org)
  • Other states are preparing similar laws, and it is likely that roughly half of the U.S. population will soon live under restrictions that would have been impossible before the new Supreme Court ruling. (commonwealmagazine.org)
  • Because of the pandemic and security issues arising from the rioting at the Capitol three weeks earlier, March for Life organizers moved from traditional live event plans Jan. 29 to feature an all-virtual march, except for a small contingent of pro-life leaders making speeches on the National Mall, followed by a walk up to the U.S. Supreme Court. (trentonmonitor.com)
  • Life expectancy was 69.1 years for males and 75.9 years for females and infant mortality rate was 15.3% per 1,000 live births in 2007. (who.int)