Pro-Life concern following Obama election

So, US voters have made their choice: President elect Barack Obama.

They have chosen a president who:

Was unable (or unwilling), when asked, to say when life begins. He declared it to be above his pay-grade.

* Co-sponsored the "Freedom of Choice Act,” which would overturn the ban on partial-birth abortion, require taxpayer funding of abortion, and strike down virtually all limits on abortion, such as parental notification laws.

* Has stated “I have consistently advocated for reproductive choice and will make preserving women’s rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President."

* Voted FOUR times against legislation that would have protected the lives of children who survived abortion.

* Could overturn the Mexico City Policy and will appoint only pro-abortion judges to the Supreme Court.


US citizens must now face the consequences of their decision but this decision will inevitably have consequences throughout the world. President elect Obama's seemingly unstoppable campaign was likened to a whirlwind and we must all now reap the whirlwind

Sexualising five-year-olds

An e-petition is circulating, asking the British Government not to introduce sex education lessons for children as young as five.

Government plans to impose sex education on infants has been greeted with considerable public anger, which leads me to hope - just a little - that the sex-obsessed authorities might have gone a step too far this time and that the whole thing could backfire if individual citizens persist in condemning these evil plans.

If you are involved with schools in the UK, particularly if you have school-age children, please consider becoming involved with SPUC's Safe at School campaign.

Meet the 'pro-life' MP who does not oppose abortion

John Smeaton's blog features a correspondence between a pro-life campaigner and Claire Curtis-Thomas MP, a Catholic and co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group. In it, Curtis-Thomas reveals herself to be patronising - claiming that her constituent has 'missed the point' when she clearly knew what she was talking about - and anti-life in her claims that many clauses within the embryology bill are 'very necessary and welcome'. She cites no examples, probably because their simply are none. The bill is unethical to the core, a fact that should not have needed explaining to a supposedly pro-life MP.

But the problem is that Claire Curtis-Thomas is not genuinely pro-life and her position within the APPPLG is rapidly becoming a national embarrassment for the pro-life movement. No pro-life group can retain any credibility whatsoever when one of its senior members has stated publicly: "I am not opposed to abortion. I believe that women should have the right to choose. I just hope they don't choose to have an abortion."

Since Claire Curtis-Thomas feels unable to do the courageous thing and stand up for life, APPPLG need to act. They need to expel the anti-life MPs from within their own ranks before they can expect to have any positive impact on the rest of Parliament.

Gianna Jessen responds

Gianna Jessen has released a second advertisement in response to a personal attack on her by presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Jill Stanek, executive director of BornAliveTruth.org, who are behind the ad, said:

“Senator Obama had the audacity to go after Gianna Jessen, born alive after a failed abortion, and call her and the ad she appeared in ‘a despicable lie.' We want to make sure voters are aware of Barack Obama’s extreme stance on abortion and that he voted four times, while an Illinois State Senator, to deny medical care to infants born alive after abortions.”

Shock decision by Irish University to carry out embryo research

University College Cork decided earlier this week that the College will involve itself in embryonic stem cell research confirming newspaper reports to that effect newspaper reports

The governing body of UNIVERSITY College Cork (UCC) today Tuesday 28th Oct accepted a recommendation from the academic council that human embryonic stem cell research be allowed take place at the campus. UCC President Dr Michael Murphy is reported to believe the advantages offered by the findings from embryonic cell stem research outweigh any anxiety people have about the process.

Munster MEP Kathy Sinnott has previously urged UCC to opt for a ban on human embryonic stem cell research during its consultation process has issued a press release in which she says.

"This is terrible news and a sad day for both UCC and Irish science."

"As we speak there are exciting things happening in ethical adult stem cell and cord blood stem cell research and it is passing Ireland by. Already hundreds of genuine treatments have been developed from the ethical research taking place with stem cells and not one has been developed by embryonic but still UCC can not see this."

"It is a great shame to see a wonderful establishment such as UCC with such a proud reputation for education, throwing away all it's years of hard work on this unethical, unproductive and unjustifiable destruction of human life. It is very sad indeed.

In an article in the Irish Independent, David Quinn argued that the Irish government should ban such unethical and unconstitutional research. He noted the secretive behaviour of the university, which stopped pro-life campaigners garnering sufficient support to prevent the vote going in favour of embryo research - which it did by just one vote. He also exposed the dishonesty of the embryo research lobby with its promises of miracle cures and cruel exploitation of disability groups.

It is not too late to stop UCC's shock move and we call on readers to protest to the UCC authorities and Taoiseach Brian Cowen as a matter of urgency requesting immediate rescindment of this appalling decision.