EU to monitor pro-life groups? (Insider Report).The European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community , the ruling body for the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , has proposed creating a special political intelligence unit to monitor pro-life organizations. The initiative appears to be the work of EU Development Commissioner Paul Nielson. A pro-abortion militant, Nielson last year signed a [pounds sterling]32 million partnership deal between the EU, the International Planned Parenthood Federation The International Planned Parenthood Federation is a global non-governmental organization with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning. , and the UN Fund for Population Activities. The British pro-life organization Family & Life points out that this "allocation of this money for 'population control' purposes was never discussed in the EU Parliament." Among the purposes of Nielson's proposed monitoring organ would be devising strategies to overcome political opposition from British and European pro-life activists. "I'm a British taxpayer working for a voluntary organization," observes Peter Smith of Britain's Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is a pro-life organization in the United Kingdom and several other countries. In New Zealand, SPUC changed its name to "Voice for Life" in August 2004. . "Not only do pro-abortion non-governmental organizations “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government. get EU funding, but EU money is now also going to this attempt to thwart our good work in defense of mothers and their unborn children." |
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