http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/in-vitro-fertilization-defended-in-court-inside-costa-rica/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/in-vitro-fertilization-defended-in-court-inside-costa-rica/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:06:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133302 InsideCostaRica: According to Alliance Defense Fund Senior Legal Counsel Piero Tozzi, ADF pointed out that Costa Rica was acting within its sovereign capacity in outlawing the procedure, which almost always results in the destruction of “spare” human lives at the embryonic stage of development. ADF argued that the Court should grant Costa Rica a “margin of appreciation,” whereby it may decide the best way to protect the life of a developing human being, and that the Court should not exceed its authority by intruding upon an area that is solely within the competence of Costa Rica. “No one should try to usurp the sovereign right of a nation to determine the best way to protect life. The court should not exceed its authority by intruding upon an area of domestic policy that is solely Costa Rica’s to decide,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/in-vitro-fertilization-defended-in-court-inside-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/adf-comment-on-brief-to-defend-costa-rica%e2%80%99s-ivf-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/adf-comment-on-brief-to-defend-costa-rica%e2%80%99s-ivf-laws/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 22:24:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133239 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/adf-comment-on-brief-to-defend-costa-rica%e2%80%99s-ivf-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/pro-life-world-congress-to-be-held-in-costa-rica-in-october/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/pro-life-world-congress-to-be-held-in-costa-rica-in-october/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:19:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113270 LifeSiteNews.com: An international gathering of pro-life leaders will take place in Costa Rica from October 28th to October 30th of this year, featuring speakers from The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), Human Life International (HLI), the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Ave Maria Law School, and various pro-life organizations in México and South America. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/pro-life-world-congress-to-be-held-in-costa-rica-in-october/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/10/costa-rica-hauled-to-international-court-for-resisting-ivf/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/10/costa-rica-hauled-to-international-court-for-resisting-ivf/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:00:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110491 LifeSiteNews.com: The U.S.-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights announced August 1 that they were taking the Central American nation to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights after legislators failed to legalize IVF by the Commission’s July 31st deadline. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/10/costa-rica-hauled-to-international-court-for-resisting-ivf/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/21/costa-rica-ignores-enormous-international-pressure-and-keeps-ivf-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/21/costa-rica-ignores-enormous-international-pressure-and-keeps-ivf-ban/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:19:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106976 LifeSiteNews.com: Despite intense foreign pressure, Costa Rica rejected a bid to overturn its decade-long ban on in vitro fertilization last week. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/21/costa-rica-ignores-enormous-international-pressure-and-keeps-ivf-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/27/court-rejects-same-sex-marriage-in-costa-rica/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/27/court-rejects-same-sex-marriage-in-costa-rica/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 19:33:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104962 Inside Costa Rica: Judge Arturo Marcheno Rosabal, who issued the decision, noted that paragraph 6 of Article 14 of the Código de Familia (Family Code) states that marriage is legally impossible for same-sex couples and that in this case he had no other alternative but to reject the application. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/27/court-rejects-same-sex-marriage-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/costa-rica-must-legalize-ivf-or-face-penalties-human-rights-commission/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/costa-rica-must-legalize-ivf-or-face-penalties-human-rights-commission/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:22:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102189 LifesiteNews: Costa Rica must legalize in vitro fertilization or face penalties for alleged violations of human rights protected by international law, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/costa-rica-must-legalize-ivf-or-face-penalties-human-rights-commission/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/more-background-on-costa-ricas-ivf-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/more-background-on-costa-ricas-ivf-fight/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:12:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100613 C-FAM: It is no surprise that a major player in the push to force IVF in Costa Rica is the Center for Reproductive Rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/more-background-on-costa-ricas-ivf-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/costa-rica-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-in-vitro-fertilization/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/costa-rica-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-in-vitro-fertilization/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:26:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87796 Catholic News Service: "Costa Rica is under pressure to overturn its ban on in vitro fertilization -- and as a result abandon long-held Catholic teaching -- or risk sanctions for violating international accords on human rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/costa-rica-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-in-vitro-fertilization/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/how-costa-rica-is-battling-for-gay-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/how-costa-rica-is-battling-for-gay-rights/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:14:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70771 Global Post: "As Americans take on the issue state by state amid conflicting rulings by local and federal courts, Costa Rica's Diversity Movement is pressing for change nationwide. Movement leader Abelardo Araya says it's more appropriate to fight for gay rights in congress than in court or at the ballot box. Perhaps it’s a good strategy: legal action to overturn the hetero-only marriage rule have not won, and a poll in La Nacion newspaper after the recent court ruling said less than a quarter of respondents would have voted in favor of civil unions; 71 percent would have voted 'no.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/how-costa-rica-is-battling-for-gay-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/11/costa-rica-court-blocks-civil-union-referendum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/11/costa-rica-court-blocks-civil-union-referendum/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68299 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/11/costa-rica-court-blocks-civil-union-referendum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/costa-ricas-constitutional-court-orders-a-stop-to-same-sex-marriage-referendum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/costa-ricas-constitutional-court-orders-a-stop-to-same-sex-marriage-referendum/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:21:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/costa-ricas-constitutional-court-orders-a-stop-to-same-sex-marriage-referendum/ Inside Costa Rica: "The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) has ordered the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) to suspend the process of the referendum on same sex marriages that was to have been included in the December 2010 municipal elections. The court order was based on an appeal filed against the referendum." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/costa-ricas-constitutional-court-orders-a-stop-to-same-sex-marriage-referendum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/ruling-by-court-will-not-silence-church-says-costa-rican-bishop/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/ruling-by-court-will-not-silence-church-says-costa-rican-bishop/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 16:49:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/ruling-by-court-will-not-silence-church-says-costa-rican-bishop/ Catholic News Agency: "Bishop Francisco Ulloa of Cartago in Costa Rica expressed regret this week over the recent ruling by the Electoral Supreme Court, which censured him for reminding Catholics they could not support political policies that go against Christian principles, and said it would not silence the bishops in their mission to preach the faith." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/ruling-by-court-will-not-silence-church-says-costa-rican-bishop/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/costa-rica-bishop-fined-for-urging-faithful-to-vote-according-to-catholic-teachings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/costa-rica-bishop-fined-for-urging-faithful-to-vote-according-to-catholic-teachings/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 14:20:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/costa-rica-bishop-fined-for-urging-faithful-to-vote-according-to-catholic-teachings/ Catholic News Agency: "Costa Rica’s Electoral Supreme Court has ordered Bishop Jose Francisco Ulloa to pay damages for encouraging the faithful to cast their votes in manner consistent with Catholic teachings. The bishop made his comments during a Mass on September 6, 2009, amidst the presidential campaign season and the debate over abortion and homosexual rights . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/costa-rica-bishop-fined-for-urging-faithful-to-vote-according-to-catholic-teachings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/religious-education-consultants-criticize-efforts-to-remove-religion-course-from-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/religious-education-consultants-criticize-efforts-to-remove-religion-course-from-schools/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:41:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/23/religious-education-consultants-criticize-efforts-to-remove-religion-course-from-schools/ CNA: "Regional superintendents of Religious Education in Costa Rica are denouncing suggestions to remove Catholic education courses from public schools following a ruling by Costa Rica’s Constitutional court. The recent decision stripped the Church's right to choose which religion teachers are hired in Costa Rican schools." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/religious-education-consultants-criticize-efforts-to-remove-religion-course-from-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/church-in-costa-rica-stripped-of-right-to-approve-religion-teachers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/church-in-costa-rica-stripped-of-right-to-approve-religion-teachers/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:35 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51273 Catholic News Agency: "Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has stripped the Church of its right to choose which religion teachers it will hire, after reversing a 1972 law stating that the teachers must be approved by the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/church-in-costa-rica-stripped-of-right-to-approve-religion-teachers/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/costa-rican-presidential-candidate-reveals-opposition-to-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/costa-rican-presidential-candidate-reveals-opposition-to-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:10:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50997 Catholic News Agency: "Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla said this week she is opposed to the legalization of abortion and same-sex 'marriage.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/costa-rican-presidential-candidate-reveals-opposition-to-abortion-and-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/14/catholics-in-costa-rica-collecting-signatures-against-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/14/catholics-in-costa-rica-collecting-signatures-against-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 21:41:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=24298 CNA: The campaign, he said, seeks to convince Costa Ricans to vote against “gay marriage, if lawmakers don’t realize that this is pernicious and perverse for society.” Hat tip: Catholic Edition ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/14/catholics-in-costa-rica-collecting-signatures-against-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/10/costa-rica-legalizing-homosexual-unions-is-an-attack-on-marriage-asserts-archbishop/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/10/costa-rica-legalizing-homosexual-unions-is-an-attack-on-marriage-asserts-archbishop/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:54:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7390 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/10/costa-rica-legalizing-homosexual-unions-is-an-attack-on-marriage-asserts-archbishop/feed/ 0