Stefano Gennarini, J.D. reports for the Friday Fax –– Abortion is “essential” in the UN’s just-released funding response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ appeal for $2 billion to help developing countries deal with the novel coronavirus published last week repeatedly highlights “sexual and reproductive health and rights” Read more…
Thomas Caddick writes for the Catholic Herald — Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, has raised questions about the independence of the World Health Organization after a senior WHO official refused to take questions on Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a video interview last week Read more…
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children reports — “The pro-abortion World Health Organization (WHO) has been preparing for years to exploit a pandemic”, says John Smeaton, SPUC Chief Executive, responding to a WHO spokesperson labelling abortion an “essential service” even when COVID-19 is claiming thousands of lives. Speaking Read more…
Dorothy Cummings McLean reports for LifeSiteNews — A representative of the World Health Organization recently said that abortion should be considered an “essential service” during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Antonella Lavalanet, a medical officer in the WHO’s “Maternal and Perinatal Health & Preventing Unsafe Abortion Team,” spoke to almost Read more…
Stefano Gennarini, J.D. reports for C-Fam — International abortion groups were quick to seize on the COVID-19 pandemic to call for more funding and fewer restrictions on abortion based on unverifiable claims. According to abortion giant International Planned Parenthood Federation and other abortion groups the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will Read more…
Rebecca Oas, Ph.D. reports forthe Friday Fax –– Two Swedish nurses who were denied jobs as midwives for their refusal to perform abortions have had their legal appeal dismissed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). This comes shortly after the publication of an analysis linking many of the Read more…
Stefano Gennarini JD., reports for the Friday Fax— There was hardly any applause as speakers delivered remarks at the scaled down Commission on the Status of Women on Monday. The disappointment was palpable in the General Assembly Hall. “It is a stark contrast to the opening sessions of previous years. Read more…
Paul Smeaton reports for LifeSiteNews — A recently published U.N. report on freedom of religion argues that it is a vital part of respecting the rights of women and people who identify as LGBT that they are able to “belong to a faith of their choice without being discriminated against” for their “right” Read more…
The Christian Institute reports –– The UK has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to do more to defend freedom of religion and belief. The International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, said the UK was “deeply concerned” about levels of persecution and that UNHRC cooperation was “the Read more…
REBECCA OAS reports for the Friday Fax — According to the UN’s special expert on freedom of religion, the fringe views of UN human rights bodies must take precedence over the mainstream beliefs of many leading world religions, when it comes to law and policy. In his newly-launched annual report, Read more…