Europe is Terminally Ill Because of Abortions, Spanish Bishop Warns
2nd Nov 09
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona, Spain, voiced his support for the hugely successful October 17 March for Life in Madrid that brought out more than one million people. He said that legalising abortion unleashed a disaster” in Europe and will turn it into “a continent of death”. “This is a true ecological disaster, which affects the unborn child, the mother who has conceived him, the different people involved in the issue (the baby’s father, the grandparents, health care workers, etc.) and all of society that will suffer from the negative impact of this ecological disaster”, the bishop warned in a pastoral letter.
He pointed out that legalised abortion means “some 50 million children were not born, who would today be 50 million young people”, whom Europe needs...
Long-Awaited Rise in Italian Fertility Occurs As Abortion Rate Falls
29th Oct 09
Each year the Italian Ministry responsible for health presents a report to Parliament on abortion trends. Data presented a few weeks ago by Under- Secretary Eugenia Maria Roccella of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policy brings encouraging news: Abortions continue to decline among adult women and minors, an overwhelming percentage of Italian doctors refuse to commit abortions, and...
Despite Widespread Contraception, Abortions Increase in France
27th Oct 09
The number of unplanned pregnancies has decreased in France over the past 30 years, yet the number of abortions keeps rising, the National Institute of Demographic Studies has found.
The percentage of pregnancies classified as unplanned fell from 46 per cent to 33 per cent between...