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Human Rights Day: Pope Francis Calls for Action to Protect the Unborn
Pope Francis sent a message today, Human Rights Day, to an international conference in Rome on human rights—“Human Rights in the Contemporary World: Achievements, Omissions, Negations”—with words that apply to the world and especially to policy makers. ...MORE

Ireland: Pro Life Lawmakers Defend Pro-Life Position
Debate in Ireland’s Dáil Éireann is increasingly filled with intolerance for the pro-life position and the right of conscience by lawmakers as debate on amendments to the government’s bill to legalize abortion takes place. ...MORE

Human Rights Committee-Countries Must Provide Abortion
The Human Rights Committee formally adopted General Comment (GC) no. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on the right to life and tells countries that they must provide abortion. ...MORE

Pope Francis: Thou shall not kill ‘innocent budding life’
Yesterday, Pope Francis gave one of his strongest statements against abortion to date during the General Audience during which he reflected on the 5th Commandment: ‘Thou Shall Not Kill’, and challenged common arguments used to support the violence of abortion. ...MORE