Ireland abortion poll: Campaigns in full swing
Source: BBC News By Shane Harrison BBC NI Dublin correspondent On Friday, 25 May, voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls to decide whether to reform the […]
Church and religion take back seat as a secular Ireland votes on abortion
Source: Reuters NENAGH/CORK, Ireland (Reuters) – Three decades after Ireland introduced one of the world’s only constitutional bans on abortion, the Church that was so pivotal in securing the law’s […]
Belgium to debate removal of abortion from penal code
Source: The Guardian Daniel Boffey in Brussels Belgian MPs are taking a major step towards the decriminalisation of abortion after a parliamentary majority emerged in favour of following France and Luxembourg […]
Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges
Source: Associated Press BY ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on […]
Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Organisation (MAMO) and Humanity First join hands for Humanitarian Project in Madagascar.
Source: Dr Mohammad Sarfraz Baloch On 28.04.2018 it was an extremely inspiring and motivational atmosphere at departure lounge of Frankfurt International Airport. A team provided by Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Association MAMO, comprising of Dr Mohammad Mohsin Bhatti, Doctor Irfan Azam, Dr Hafiz Slman Ahmad Rana and Tariq Karim Arif of […]
A court ruling makes it harder for faith-based employers to discriminate
Source: The Economist IT IS a problem that arises in every liberal democracy that upholds liberty of belief (and hence, the freedom of religious bodies to manage their own affairs) […]
Supporters of El Salvador’s Abortion Ban Foil Efforts to Soften It
Source: The New York Times By ELISABETH MALKIN Demonstrators participated in a march against abortion in San Salvador earlier this month.CreditFred Ramos for The New York Times MEXICO CITY — El Salvador’s national legislature adjourned Thursday without voting on proposals to allow exceptions to the country’s total ban on abortion, thwarting […]
Battle over transgender student rights moves to high school locker rooms
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow Max Brennan, 16, with his parents, Larry and Lynn. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) Lynn and Larry Brennan’s oldest child could have remained anonymous, just three initials in federal court papers accusing the local school system of discrimination. But their son was done […]
Commonwealth summit: The countries where it is illegal to be gay
Source: BBC News By Reality Check team BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Gay rights activists from Commonwealth countries are demanding that laws banning homosexuality should be overturned. Campaigner Peter Tatchell has […]
Pennsylvania House passes bill banning abortions for Down syndrome
Source: The Hill BY AVERY ANAPOL The Pennsylvania House on Monday passed a bill to ban abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis in the fetus. The GOP-backed bill passed with bipartisan support in a 139-56 vote, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bill now heads to the Senate for a vote. […]
Legal Abortion in Argentina? A Long Shot Is Suddenly Within Reach
Source: The New York Times A demonstration in favor of abortion rights in front of the congressional palace in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.CreditAgustin Marcarian/Reuters By Daniel Politi April 14, 2018 BUENOS […]
Buffer zone around London abortion clinic is a first for Britain
Source: Religion News Service By Catherine Pepinster Wearing pink, members of the group Sister Supporter gather outside the abortion clinic in the Ealing neighborhood of London. A new buffer zone, the […]
Croatia ratifies European treaty despite conservative protests
Source: Reuters ZAGREB (Reuters) – The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a European treaty that has provoked mass protests by social conservatives who believe it undermines family values in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Croats protest against the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Zagreb, […]
Fighting social injustice as important as fighting abortion: pope
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that Catholics should not give “excessive importance” to certain Church rules while disregarding others, urging opponents […]
Ireland sets May date for historic abortion referendum
Source: The Guardian Henry McDonald , Ireland correspondent Ireland will vote in a referendum on 25 May on liberalising its strict abortion laws, the government has confirmed, in an announcement that officially […]
This doctor was raised to believe abortion was wrong. He’s now an advocate for reproductive rights.
Source: The Washington Post By Courtland Milloy Columnist March 27 Email the author Raised as a religious evangelical in the Deep South, Willie Parker had a straightforward view of abortion. He thought it was […]
Coroner who refuses to let Jewish or Muslim burials skip the queue accused of breaching human rights
Source: Telegraph BY Olivia Rudgard, religious affairs correspondent A coroner who refuses to allow Jews or Muslims to skip the burial queue has been accused of breaching human rights laws at the High […]
A Hitler-Era Abortion Law Haunts Merkel, and Germany
Source: The New York Times By MELISSA EDDY BERLIN — She was an obscure gynecologist in a central German town who never intended to stoke a debate that is driving a […]
Protests erupt in Poland over plan to tighten abortion law
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Warsaw and other cities across Poland on Friday against the conservative government’s latest attempt to […]
Amnesty denounces Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and allies in Yemen war
Reuters International This content was published on March 23, 2018 DUBAI (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Friday denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies in a […]