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Bishop calls for health act revision

KOREA: A Catholic bishop yesterday called on the government to amend a reproductive health law that he said encourages women to have abortions. Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun of Cheongju, president of the Bioethics Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference ...
Bishop calls for health act revision

Priests mark Feast of Holy Innocents

Priests mark Feast of Holy Innocents VIETNAM: Gather at cemetery for the burial of aborted fetuses to pray for souls

Students clean biggest fetus cemetery

Students clean biggest fetus cemetery VIETNAM: Hundreds dress graves of thousands of aborted babies from state hospitals

Population concerns never trump rights

Population concerns never trump rights CHINA: China too is worried about its growing gender imbalance and potential for more social unrest

Woman reportedly dies during forced abortion

Woman reportedly dies during forced abortion CHINA: According to Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers: "China’s cruel and barbaric forced abortion policy causes more violence towards women and girls than any other official policy on earth", reports the Independent Catholic News.

Activists kept from blind lawyer

Activists kept from blind lawyer CHINA: In China, activists and supporters mount failed attempts to visit Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer under house arrest, various reports said. Chen has in the past angered authorities by documenting forced late-term abortions and sterilisations.

Child of activist can’t go to school

Child of activist can’t go to school CHINA: The six-year-old daughter of an activist who angered Chinese authorities for documenting forced abortions and other abuses is is confined at home with her parents and can't go to school, says an AP report in The Guardian.

Casual sex is a ‘rights violation’

Casual sex is a ‘rights violation’ INDONESIA: Family planning expert warns young of the dangers of promiscuity

Alleged rapist ‘not a priest’, say leaders

PAKISTAN: Christians outraged at newspaper report after 14-year-old girl's death

Bishops denounce new birth pill

Bishops denounce new birth pill KOREA: Government 'irresponsible' as new drug induces chemical abortions, they say

Bishops urge bloggers to fight health bill

Bishops urge bloggers to fight health bill PHILIPPINES: Clergy want to convince them to use faith-based blogging in spreading Catholicism

Protect the family, Pope says on Croatian visit

Protect the family, Pope says on Croatian visit CROATIA: The Pope, whose weekend visit to Croatia coincided with Family Day, has spoken out against practices such as abortion and called on citizens to back legislation that supports families in "the task of giving birth to children and educating them".

Doctors balk at Easter abortions

Doctors balk at Easter abortions ROMANIA: Three out of four Romanian hospitals have been refusing to carry out abortions because of Easter holidays, a new study shows.
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