Amnesty International.Winnipeg, MB -- The respected human-rights group Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of which fights for political prisoners, now has a movement advocating "abortion rights." In concert with their advocacy of pushing for women's "sexual and reproductive rights Reproductive rights or procreative liberty is what supporters view as human rights in areas of sexual reproduction. Advocates of reproductive rights support the right to control one's reproductive functions, such as the rights to reproduce (such as opposition to forced ," the Canadian branch is pushing for the decriminalization decriminalization n. the repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution. of abortion world-wide, following a similar decision in Britain. They claim this would apply only in cases where women's lives are threatened, or for those who have been victims of sexual violence. Comment: With the adoption of this prodeath position on May 28, 2006, Amnesty International contradicts its original purpose of rescuing political prisoners especially from death penalties. The suggestion has already been condemned by Archbishop Oswald Gracias Oswald Gracias (24 December 1944-) is the current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bombay since 14 October 2006. Archbishop Oswald Gracias was born in Mahim, Mumbai, and he did his school studies at St. Michael’s, Mahim. He completed his seminary studies at St. , president of the Catholic Bishops of India Conference (LifeSiteNews.com, May 18, 2006) and now risks antagonizing pro-life supporters. |
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