• It is accepted that support may be given to a political platform that contains a clause in favour of abortion but also elements that will actually reduce the number of abortions, rather than to an anti-abortion platform that will lead to their increase. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mobilization of a wide-scale anti-abortion movement among Catholics began quickly after the Roe v. Wade decision with the creation of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). (wikipedia.org)
  • The NRLC also organized non-Catholics, eventually becoming the largest anti-abortion organization in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • In November 1975, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) published a document titled "A Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities" that outlined a strategic plan for anti-abortion activities by members of the Catholic clergy and laity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Each diocese was to have an anti-abortion committee that would push for the passage of a "constitutional amendment to protect the unborn child. (wikipedia.org)
  • When his parents met, his father was a gynaecologist and active anti-abortion campaigner, who had two children before falling for Viviane, who was his secretary at the time. (thetablet.co.uk)
  • Horatio Robinson Storer was a surgeon and anti-abortion activist in the 1800s who worked in the field of women's reproductive health and led the Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion in the US. (asu.edu)
  • Abramson's description of the conflict between liberalism and progressivism explains the drive to promote "patients' rights" over the consciences of doctors and other medical professionals in the abortion, assisted suicide, prescription, and other contexts. (discovery.org)
  • As far as the right to life is concerned, we must denounce its widespread violation in our society: alongside the victims of armed conflicts, terrorism and the different forms of violence, there are the silent deaths caused by hunger, abortion, experimentation on human embryos and euthanasia. (christiannewswire.com)
  • Pope Paul VI, born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, has been crucial to the clarification of Roman Catholic views on embryos and abortion in recent history. (asu.edu)
  • You want to end abortion, prevent euthanasia, stop destruction of human embryos, and prevent cloning. (atxcatholic.com)
  • Before the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that opened the door to the legalization of abortion, the right-to-life movement in the U.S. consisted of lawyers, politicians, and doctors, almost all of whom were Catholic. (wikipedia.org)
  • And he sums up the problem in the US where the Obama administration are demonstrating their determination to promote the legalization of abortion worldwide. (blogspot.com)
  • Because of those decisions, more than 35 million children have been killed, and reasons used to justify abortion are now extended to excuse infanticide. (usccb.org)
  • There were approximately 1.21 million abortions performed in the U.S. 2008, according to combined data from the Centers for Disease Control, the Guttmacher Institute (provided by Abort73.com) and those are the latest statistics that can be verified. (paperdue.com)
  • This was a drop from about 1.29 million abortions in 2002. (paperdue.com)
  • The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that there were 1.21 million abortions performed in 2005, down from 1.61 million in 1990. (paperdue.com)
  • One and a half million abortions per year has put a considerable dent in the supply side of the American adoption market, plus adoption is one area where discrimination on the basis of race or handicap is still eminently respectable. (commentary.org)
  • The right claims that Christmas is under attack as a surrogate victim to promote a much broader agenda, one that goes beyond threatened holidays and the fear of moral decay. (huffpost.com)
  • Edward Cardinal Egan, as archbishop of New York city, arguably one of the two most important Catholic prelates in the United States, indicated in a January 5 interview on NBC, that he had little problem with politicians, even Catholic politicians, who repudiate moral principles on such issues as abortion, euthanasia and marriage. (catholicexchange.com)
  • and on so-called moral issues such as abortion, euthanasia and sexuality. (edu.au)
  • Ethical Issues Surrounding Abortion Notwithstanding the laws being passed in various states against a woman's right to chose to terminate her pregnancy, the position of this paper is that Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and a woman has the ethical and moral right to decide to have an abortion. (paperdue.com)
  • And I do think there is an element of hope in the crusade's demonstration that moral appeal and censure can affect a behavior so widespread, although goodness knows there are evils much more in need of our moral attention. (firstthings.com)
  • Today babies are being killed in the very process of delivery by a procedure called partial-birth abortion. (usccb.org)
  • Both courts say the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act doesn't have enough of an exception for the health of the mother, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision is particularly interesting for its interpretation of the Supreme Court's recent unanimous Ayotte decision. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The Ontario and Saskatchewan Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons have issued ethics opinions that would require doctors to perform every legal medical procedure paid for by the government's socialized system upon demand-which will include active euthanasia when the Supreme Court's ruling goes into effect next year . (discovery.org)
  • In the first place, a state may reasonably regulate the abortion procedure for the protection of maternal health after the first trimester (during which the decision must be left to the woman and her doctor). (google.com.hk)
  • Fitzsimmons, who had insisted the procedure was rare in a November 1995 interview on the ABC show Nightline , now says abortion opponents are right when they say the procedure, D&X, is common. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Fitzsimmons' article is not the first to suggest that abortion rights supporters had understated the frequency of the procedure. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • A report in The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey, last September sparked controversy when it reported that doctors at just one clinic in suburban Englewood estimated using the controversial procedure in about half of the 3,000 abortions they perform each year on women in their 20th to 24th weeks of pregnancy. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Now, with a new attempt in Congress to ban the procedure, pro-abortion advocates are going before Congress to try to repair credibility tattered after Fitzsimmons admitted lying about how often and under what circumstances a D&X is performed. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Kate Michelman, head of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL), says that "whether the number of women whose doctors recommend this procedure is five, five hundred, or five thousand a year, each and every one of these numbers represents the real life of an individual woman. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Abortion opponents contend the pro-choice movement is guilty of "a pattern of dissemblance and deception" about a procedure they say verges on murder. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • The reluctance to consult families in these situations is undoubtedly linked to our barbaric abortion policies, even if sometimes after late abortions everyone admits that the baby is a baby and tries at least to respect his or her remains. (blogspot.com)
  • Moreover, a pro-choice person may support a woman's right to an abortion but at the same time be in opposition to legalizing euthanasia -- and hence be pro-life in that regard (Jones, 46). (paperdue.com)
  • Our position that the abortion decision is rightfully the woman's is far from advocating abortion. (google.com.hk)
  • Pope Gregory XIV, born Nicolo Sfondrati, reversed the bull of Pope Sixtus V, Effraenatum, under which an abortion at any time of gestation can be punished by excommunication. (asu.edu)
  • The Kaiser Family Foundation explains that 87% of all abortions are surgical, which relates to the use of "vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage" (D&C), and "dilation and evacuation" (D&E). In most cases, surgical abortion is not performed until the pregnant woman is in her sixth week of gestation. (paperdue.com)
  • However, as they originate in Mexico and are threatened with extinction, the importation of axolotls from other states is illegal. (spb.events)
  • citation needed] The only coordinated opposition to abortion during the early 1970s came from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Family Life Bureau, also a Catholic organization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many mothers have lost their lives in abortion clinics, and countless others survive with physical, emotional or spiritual scars. (usccb.org)
  • Ron Fitzsimmons, executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers (NCAP) in Alexandria, Virginia and former director of National Abortion Federation (NAF), a coalition of 200 independently owned clinics, made the admission in an article to be published March 3 in Medical News , an American Medical Association publication. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Abortion ethical issues in nursing. (sigma-systems.com)
  • Are you saying that PR can do more than systems to resolve life-threatening issues? (blogspot.com)
  • The battles over abortion-on-demand and homosexual rights are basically over in Canada, while they continue in the U.S. On social issues, Harper was credited by Canadian conservatives with slowing down the movement for euthanasia. (trevorloudon.com)
  • Demonstrating how thoroughly progressive thought-as defined by Abramson-has shattered classical liberalism in Canada's medical ranks, 79 percent of the Canadian Medical Association doctors recently voted against conscience protections for physicians opposed to participation in euthanasia. (discovery.org)
  • Prior to Roe v. Wade decision, abortion was not a high priority for Catholic bishops in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Neither was abortion a prominent issue in American politics prior to Roe v. Wade. (wikipedia.org)
  • After Roe v. Wade, the involvement of the Catholic hierarchy in American politics increased to an unprecedented level, with bishops devoting more time, energy and money to the issue of abortion than any other single issue. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the two years following the Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. bishops focused on passage of a Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would ban abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Advocates are focusing on a proposed ban they say would strip women of access to a legitimate medical treatment and, at the same time, directly threaten abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade . (lifeadvocate.org)
  • As the Second Vatican Council also reminded us "Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia, or wilful self-destruction. (usccb.org)
  • His parents had threatened to bring murder charges against the doctor that removed his feeding and hydration tubes. (thetablet.co.uk)
  • He supported the Aristotelian distinction between an 'animated' and 'unanimated' fetus, making abortion of an unanimated fetus punishable by lesser means. (asu.edu)
  • This decision contributed to the historical debates within the Roman Catholic Church on when a fetus has a soul, and when abortion was punishable by excommunication. (asu.edu)
  • A Quick Guide to Medication Abortion However, some pregnant people, lacking timely and legal access to abortion, resort to unsafe methods. (sigma-systems.com)
  • But barely 18 months later, while Rachel was heavily pregnant with their daughter, Lambert crashed his car in Chalons-en-Champagne where they were living. (thetablet.co.uk)
  • O'Reilly justifies this power grab by claiming that only Christians stand between innocent Americans and the onslaught of euthanasia, legalized narcotics, abortion at will and gay marriage. (huffpost.com)
  • In spite of the relentless propaganda in favor of abortion, most Americans have not become fully insensitive to the killing of children so weak that they cannot cry for help. (usccb.org)
  • The RU-486 can be administered any time following confirmation of pregnancy, and in 2005, about 13% of all abortions were done using RU-486, the Kaiser statistics reflect. (paperdue.com)
  • That having been said, African-American and Latino had pregnancy and abortion rates "two to four times higher than their white peers," according to the Guttmacher Institute (referenced by Kelleher), which is a nonprofit sexual health research organization. (paperdue.com)
  • Abortion became a legal option for women in the United States in 1972 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the U.S. Constitution, women have the right to privacy which protects "the right to choose whether to continue a pregnancy to term or to have a save and legal abortion" (Planned Parenthood). (paperdue.com)
  • Secondly, the state's power to prohibit abortion after viability is upheld, provided that continuation of the pregnancy does not threaten the life or health of the woman. (google.com.hk)
  • The British Pregnancy Advisory Service plans to make legal abortions available within three weeks by 2005, and is planning a "radical overhaul of abortion methods" to achieve this goal. (consciencelaws.org)
  • N ew York, NY -- A prominent supporter of abortion rights says he "lied through my teeth" when he said that so-called partial-birth abortions -- called D&X -- were performed rarely, and only to save the mother's life or to abort malformed fetuses. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • A deontological approach can further lend credibility to the decision to administer an abortion by affirming all human life should be treated with respect. (sigma-systems.com)
  • When we see a person or population threatened or prevented from receiving access to goods that would promote human flourishing, we need to speak and act in a way that brings about justice. (catholicmedia.org)
  • To all our fellow citizens we say: Abortion is an assault on human dignity, an act of violence against both mother and child and the whole human family. (usccb.org)
  • He strictly forbade abortion and other threats to what he regarded as early human life in his encyclical entitled "Evangelium Vitae," meaning the "Gospel of Life. (asu.edu)
  • Cardinal Egan's statement coupled with the refusal of Washington's Archbishop Wuerl to respond to the same issue, Neuhaus says, indicates that there is "no suggestion by the bishops that [the politicians'] longstanding and adamant support for the unlimited abortion license should be a matter of concern. (catholicexchange.com)
  • It is virtually impossible to give a legal judgment in any case of abortion in quick time because the debate is extremely complex and every single question raises more sub-questions and sub-parts. (sigma-systems.com)
  • Through the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, the organization formed initially to save Terri's life and now runs in her memory, the family works to assist medically vulnerable patients and their families faced with similar life-threatening situations. (christiannewswire.com)
  • It is just as morally repugnant to say the same about abortion today. (usccb.org)
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church Since the Catholic Church views abortion as gravely wrong, it considers it a duty to reduce its acceptance by the public and in civil legislation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pope John Paul II's views on abortion and embryology have been very influential to the Roman Catholic Church. (asu.edu)
  • Known for his oft-disputed role in the Roman Catholic Church's approach to the Nazis and World War II, Pope Pius XII also contributed a number of important documents regarding conception, fertility, abortion, and reproductive control to the Vatican's collection of writings and doctrine on procreation. (asu.edu)
  • A pro-abortion Catholic, Trudeau wants to legalize marijuana and establish more injection sites for heroin users around the country. (trevorloudon.com)
  • The way we treat those who have died is important, yet parents who lose a baby by miscarriage or abortion are rarely consulted over the disposal of the baby's remains. (blogspot.com)
  • Until we reject the abortion culture and learn to honour all mothers - including expectant mothers and bereaved mothers - the sickening consequences of aborting over 500 babies every day will continue to resurface and unsettle us. (blogspot.com)
  • There are two kinds of abortions, surgical abortions and medical abortions. (paperdue.com)
  • The "medical abortion" is performed through the drug known as "RU-486" (mifepristone) that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000. (paperdue.com)
  • Jill Stanek, a pro-life nurse who exposed the "live birth abortion" policy at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, Illinois, has been fired. (consciencelaws.org)
  • The debate about smoking-like the debate about euthanasia, suicide, the withholding of medical treatment, and the quality of life-would be deepened by the admission that life is itself a mortal illness, that the chimes of midnight are never as distant as we hope. (firstthings.com)
  • Developed by the WELS Commission on Evangelism, the site offers a non-threatening environment to meet objections to Christianity and promote Jesus Christ. (crosspointgtx.com)
  • The Diocese would like for you to write your letters or make your phone calls one more time to let your representatives know you are still paying attention and you expect them to fallow through. (atxcatholic.com)
  • In particular, attention to the following biblical principles can anchor us when the tempest rises. (ppl.org)
  • and where just two days ago, the Coalition government announced plans to step up abortions on the poor in the developing world. (blogspot.com)
  • We must stop killing babies like these by abortion and then we will know how to respect the dead. (blogspot.com)
  • For instance, a situation analysis can show the merits of an abortion in a specific instance based on the circumstances. (sigma-systems.com)
  • He said he had lied because he feared the truth would damage the cause of abortion rights, but now he is convinced that the debate on the issue must be based on the truth. (lifeadvocate.org)
  • Parliamentarians need urgently to turn their attention to the tragic consequences of the Mental Capacity Act. (blogspot.com)
  • Feminist icon Naomi Wolf has a new book out, but it's her interview with the Sunday Herald of Glasgow that's getting more attention. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The second discourse, 'balancing rights', developed in the context of expanding LGBTIQ rights and a conservative Christian minority portraying itself as besieged by rising secularism, frames religious freedom and the associated right to freedom of (religious) expression as threatened by an imbalance with 'lesser' equality rights. (edu.au)
  • You want to insure that the availability of health care never threatens life itself or places restrictions on the right to exercise one's conscience. (atxcatholic.com)
  • No One is Coming For Contraception, But They're Definitely Coming For Conscience Rights - Demoncrats want to FORCE all pharmacies in the U.S. to carry "morning after" abortion pills. (mikechurch.com)
  • His 38-year-old wife, who moved to Belgium with her 11-year-old daughter to escape the media attention over the case, has written a book about her experience, entitled: "Parce que je l'aime, je veux le laisser partir" [Because I love him, I want to let him go]. (thetablet.co.uk)
  • Two weeks ago I reported on his significant interview with Zenit in which he said there was no scientific case for abortion. (blogspot.com)
  • I wrote last November about how the case of Rom Houben (pictured), who was misdiagnosed for 23 years as being in a coma-like state, challenges the pro-euthanasia mentality which exists regarding severely incapacitated patients. (blogspot.com)
  • One is the feelings of the parents, and the other is the respect due to the dead - in this case a dead unborn child, killed by abortion or who has died as a result of spontaneous miscarriage. (blogspot.com)
  • In the case of non-life-threatening injuries, they are able to regrow their limbs, tail, and even other parts of the body such as heart and eye tissue. (spb.events)
  • It's not just about abortion, anymore," says Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, "the culture of death in our nation is threatening the lives of people like my sister through euthanasia. (christiannewswire.com)
  • Our Committee supports the decision of the Court and continues to believe that it represents a compromise in that it leaves open and available the option of abortion, yet imposes it on no woman. (google.com.hk)
  • Allyson and Fothergill 2009 warn that the effect of abortion care on nurses who are opposed to abortion should not be underestimated as research findings reveal that abortion care increases the level of stress and might cause adverse psychological impacts. (sigma-systems.com)
  • His parents took great care to have their son educated, and his talents came to the attention of a local priest who was later canonized as St. Alexander of Alexandria. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • NO euthanasia anything proposed in ANY of the suggested health care bills that have come out of ANY committee or promoted by ANYONE. (urbanconservative.com)
  • The United Kingdom's Abortion Act provides some protection for conscientious objectors, but the BPAS plans bear watching to ensure that they do not result in coercion of those who do not want to be involved with abortion. (consciencelaws.org)
  • Unless state law explicitly requires it, nurses should not proactively report suspicion of abortion to law enforcement. (sigma-systems.com)
  • Not only that, the federal RFRA does not protect against state laws that infringe upon religious liberty, and state religious protections are now vociferously opposed by progressive political adherents and large corporations-as Indiana discovered recently when it was threatened with economic ruin for attempting to pass an RFRA that extended to the operation of businesses. (discovery.org)
  • A 2012 report from Medline Plus (a component of the National Institutes of Health) shows that abortion rates among teenagers in the U.S. fell to "record lows in 2008" due to the increased use of contraceptives. (paperdue.com)
  • Such coverage was this week compounded by Bioedge and Life News stories regarding a recent report on the first ten years of legalised euthanasia in Belgium. (carenotkilling.org.uk)
  • The central theme of the report is the ineffectiveness and bias of the body established by the legislation to allay the misgivings of the public by monitoring and controlling euthanasia. (carenotkilling.org.uk)
  • Earlier this year, that country's Supreme Court conjured a Charter right to euthanasia. (discovery.org)
  • How would you feel if your 18 year old brother was diagnosed with cancer and he chose euthanasia? (nzhpa.org)
  • Under the radar: In a trade dispute with the EU, about six weeks ago, Indonesia threatened to leave the Paris Agreement. (joannenova.com.au)
  • While euthanasia is illegal under Swiss national law, the BBC reports that it is tolerated in some Swiss cantons, provided strict rules are followed. (consciencelaws.org)