(A3a3a2) resisting the culture of death in Poland

As of this date, 05-01-01, this folder contains 1 item. ******* item 1 UN COMMITTEE PRESSURES POLAND TO LEGALIZE ABORTION ******************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 1 UN COMMITTEE PRESSURES POLAND TO LEGALIZE ABORTION ******* Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 ******* from Friday Fax via "Austin Ruse -- C-FAM" ******* Dear Colleague, ******* The government of Poland is being pressured by a UN committee to legalize abortion. Human rights activists in Poland reject this, saying it is a violation of human rights and oversteps the purview of the UN. ******* Today begins the 8th year of the Friday Fax. Merry Christmas to all. ******* Spread the word. ******* Yours sincerely, Austin Ruse, President ******* ACTION ITEM: Pray that the Polish people resist this pressure from a UN committee to force abortion on Poland. ******* Human Rights Activists Reject UN Call for Legalized Abortion in Poland ******* The government of Poland is actively assessing its domestic laws on abortion and other social issues. An influential UN committee has intervened in the process by issuing a report calling on Poland to liberalize its laws. The report issued by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Committee expresses "deep concern about restrictive abortion laws in Poland" and tells Poland that it "should liberalize its legislation and practice on abortion." ******* The report was released just as the Polish government prepares to consider draft legislation that would loosen current restrictions on abortion. In an unusually explicit attempt to influence national lawmaking, the report directs Poland that "[t]hese recommendations should be taken into account when the draft Law on Parental Awareness is discussed in Parliament." ******* The report, which is a periodic review of Poland's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), does not mention that it is purely recommendatory and has no legal force according to that treaty. The ICCPR is one of the two major human rights treaties adopted in 1966 to implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What is most troubling to human rights activists is that the treaty makes no mention of abortion yet is increasingly used by the UN committee to pressure changes in abortion laws. Not only does the treaty make no mention of abortion it says explicitly that "Every human being has the inherent right to life." ******* Human rights worker Ewa Kowalevski, Director of the Poland-based Human Life International Europe, says that with this report, "A committee of the UN has officially said that abortion is a human right according to international law. Where is this right? Show me this right!" She cautions that the report poses a "real danger" as it exerts pressure on Polish leaders. The report, she says, is a warning sign to the rest of the world. "It is against our sovereignty," and "if they can do it to Poland, they can do it everywhere." ******* The UN's review is based on a Polish progress report that, according to Kowalevski, was prepared this year by radical feminist and pro-abortion groups led by the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Polish Federation on Women and Family Planning. Kowalevski says the report was "full of inaccurate data," such as the claim that up to 200,000 illegal abortions occur annually in Poland, while the government's official estimate places such abortions in the hundreds. A statement released by Polish pro-life groups shows that even when abortion-on-demand was available, before the current restrictive law came into effect in 1997, the total number of abortions did not exceed 60,000 per year. ******* The UN report also requests the adoption of a wider social agenda, telling Poland to track doctors who refuse to carry out abortions, that "[d]iscrimination on the ground of sexual orientation should be specifically prohibited in Polish law," and that the undefined "sexual minorities" should be protected. Poland should also alter the "nature" of sexual education in schools to meet the Committee's standards. ******* Copyright 2004 - C-FAM (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute). Permission granted for unlimited use. Credit required. ******* Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 427, New York, New York 10017 ******* Phone: (212) 754-5948 ******* Fax: (212) 754-9291 ******* E-mail: [email protected] ******* Website: www.c-fam.org ********************************************************************************************************************

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The following warning is a prophetic message given to me, Frank Wagner, in November of 1974. ******* LISTEN TO THE CRY OF THE ABORTED CHILDREN. THEIR CRY IS NO. THEIR CRY IS A CRY OF TERROR. HEED THEIR CRY. ******* This prophecy is now being fulfilled. ******* For details about the source, meaning and fulfillment of this prophetic message go to ******* http://ca.geocities.com/fwagner4/index.html ******* email me at *** [email protected] ***