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/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:17:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87315 PR Newswire (FRC): "In a decision involving challenges to Ireland's abortion laws, the European Court of Human Rights today held that the European Convention on Human Rights does not contain a general right to abortion . . . In November, 2008, Family Research Council, the Alliance Defense Fund (FRC's counsel), the European Centre for Law and Justice, and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children filed an amicus brief supporting Ireland." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/young-pro-life-father-nearly-lost-son-to-abortion-says-fathers-have-no-legal-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/young-pro-life-father-nearly-lost-son-to-abortion-says-fathers-have-no-legal-rights/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:06:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81008 LifeSiteNews: "Joseph Lee, who serves as the development officer for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in Scotland, is the father of a four-year-old boy. But he almost lost his son just over four years ago, thanks to the fact that Britain’s abortion laws do not allow men to be taken into account in abortion decisions." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/young-pro-life-father-nearly-lost-son-to-abortion-says-fathers-have-no-legal-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/uk-pro-life-leader-this-is-world-war-iii/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/uk-pro-life-leader-this-is-world-war-iii/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:12:32 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80540 LifeSiteNews: "The pro-life movement must promote a true understanding of the transmission of human life to confront the all-out attack against the family being waged by the worldly powers in Europe, North America, and throughout the world, said John Smeaton, national director of the U.K.'s Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), at the International Pro-Life Conference in Ottawa, Ontario." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/uk-pro-life-leader-this-is-world-war-iii/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/smeaton-to-intl-conference-pro-lifers-must-challenge-vatican-to-appoint-pro-life-bishops/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/smeaton-to-intl-conference-pro-lifers-must-challenge-vatican-to-appoint-pro-life-bishops/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:04:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79488 LifeSiteNews: "Pro-life advocates should call on the Vatican to appoint bishops who will teach and defend the Church's teaching on the transmission of human life, pro-life veteran John Smeaton, national director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), told the International Pro-Life Conference in Ottawa on Friday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/smeaton-to-intl-conference-pro-lifers-must-challenge-vatican-to-appoint-pro-life-bishops/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/planned-parenthood-admits-defeat-no-abortion-as-a-human-right-in-un-summit-document/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/planned-parenthood-admits-defeat-no-abortion-as-a-human-right-in-un-summit-document/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:04:46 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77048 LifeSiteNews: "Pro-life and pro-family advocates have scored two major political victories in the same month in two different international organizations. Following the defeat of the McCafferty Report – which attempted to abolish the rights of European doctors to refuse to commit abortions – at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, pro-life advocates are now declaring a victory over the International Planned Parenthood Federation at the UN." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/planned-parenthood-admits-defeat-no-abortion-as-a-human-right-in-un-summit-document/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/british-pro-life-group-saddened-new-figures-show-teen-abortions-up-in-wales/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/british-pro-life-group-saddened-new-figures-show-teen-abortions-up-in-wales/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:30:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70309 LifeNews: "The British pro-life group SPUC is saddened to learn that the proportion of recorded teenage pregnancies which end in registered abortions has increased in Wales. More than half of teenage conceptions in Wales end in abortion, new figures show. The figures show just under 60 percent of girls under 16 who become pregnant now have an abortion and 48 percent of girls under 18 do. That's a rise from the 50 percent and 40 percent figures from one year ago for each category." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/british-pro-life-group-saddened-new-figures-show-teen-abortions-up-in-wales/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/northern-ireland-pro-lifers-cautious-over-new-abortion-consultation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/northern-ireland-pro-lifers-cautious-over-new-abortion-consultation/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/northern-ireland-pro-lifers-cautious-over-new-abortion-consultation/ The Christian Institute: "Pro-lifers have expressed a guarded welcome to a new consultation on abortion laws in Northern Ireland (NI). The consultation has been released by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and is the latest in a long-running legal battle over the issue." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/northern-ireland-pro-lifers-cautious-over-new-abortion-consultation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/northern-ireland-judge-gives-pro-lifers-go-ahead-in-department-of-health-suit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/northern-ireland-judge-gives-pro-lifers-go-ahead-in-department-of-health-suit/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:22:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61872 The Christian Institute: "Pro-lifers have won permission for a legal action against Northern Ireland health chiefs in the latest round of a battle against controversial abortion guidance. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) claims the Department of Health has breached a court order for complete withdrawal of the guidance." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/northern-ireland-judge-gives-pro-lifers-go-ahead-in-department-of-health-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/07/ireland-on-trial-for-pro-life-law-doubt-cast-on-neutrality-of-european-rights-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/07/ireland-on-trial-for-pro-life-law-doubt-cast-on-neutrality-of-european-rights-court/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:32:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=44216 ZENIT: "The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute reported the protest of third-party interveners, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, the European Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defense Fund (on behalf of Family Research Council), who claim that the European court does not have jurisdiction over this case, as 'domestic remedies have not been exhausted.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/07/ireland-on-trial-for-pro-life-law-doubt-cast-on-neutrality-of-european-rights-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:08:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=44072 LifeSiteNews: "Third-party interveners Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the European Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defense Fund (on behalf of Family Research Council), contend that it is 'Ireland's sovereign right to determine when life begins' and what rights attach to pre-natal life. They also claim that domestic remedies have not been exhausted, and that therefore the ECHR lacks jurisdiction to hear the case." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/first-day-of-abortion-case-in-belfast-high-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/first-day-of-abortion-case-in-belfast-high-court/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:16:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40672 SPUC Press Release: The Belfast high court has concluded the first day's hearing in the judicial review of government abortion guidance, brought by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/first-day-of-abortion-case-in-belfast-high-court/feed/ 0