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Step by stepis the wayforward&s 2*#3appraaelz*s, lz*r* ars fiu{fr*{*ws*halfenges n the k*riz*n.TheCommissionnAssisteduman eproductionill eport ithinhenextewmonths.tEU evel,heresanongoingisputeegardingheSixth rameworkProgrammeorDevelopmentnd he undingfdestructiveesearchn ivinghumanmbryos.Theres he ssue f reland'sontinuedundingf1,800,000er nnumotheUNFPA,espitets nextricableinks ith oercivebortionoliciesnChina.Anotheroncerns hegrowingush yEU ederalistsohaveheCharterfFundamentalighisncorporatednto egallyindingonstitution.f hatranspired,itcould iveheEUCourt fJusticeurisdictionverhePersonalighislausesof he rish onstitution,aisingheprospectf hreatso he egal rotectionaffordedo heunbornhild.The assagef heMarcheferendumould ave onsiderablytrengthenedourabilityomeethese ountingoliticalhallengesutwemust o orwardwith eterminationnd ope, hileesistingny emptationobecomeauntedby heenormityf he asks e ace.The ifficultiesacingsare reat utnot nsurmountable.e houldeitheroverestimateormisreadhe hallengeshead.Weneedoadopt balancedapproacho hat ncrementalrogresssmade ossible.Theressomethingsefultoearnrom hepro-lifeuccessesn he ecentUSelections.he ey o hepracticaldvanceschievedasbeen stepbystep pproach.Buildingmore aringnd ife-affirmingultureill akeime, atiencendpersistence.ost f all, t sgoingo ake lotof committedeople hoarepreparedostayhe ourse,npursuinguch worthwhileause.

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A heart-re*dingascount of abortien

Inher ecentlyublishedutobiographyogether,op ta rNicoleppletonevealsow he ad nabortionagainsterwishesnder nbearableressurerom ecordndustryhiefsnd erAll aintsandmates.She escribesowtheperationas old nd l inical , leavingeremotional lywreckednd uicidal,She aid:Afterwardsvervoneretendedthadn'taooened.wa soo caredor onfrontation',The octor ho arriedut he bortionnNe w ork romisedokeep er onscioushrouqhoutthe painless"rocedureosh e ouldeturnowork lmostmmediately.The inger aid'.What appenedtill ingersn my ife. fter heabortion y bodyfelt awandemptied. ybabywas one. fainted.couldn't elieve hat haddone".The bortionccurredourmonthsntohepregnancynd ed o hebreak-upfher elationshipwith inger obbie illiams.ewas lso evastatedy heabortionndwrotehe ongGrace,which ppearsnone fhis lbums,elcomingisunbornaby.For ar oo onghe motionaleartbreaknd ai n xperiencedypeopleikeNicoleppletonndRobbie illiamsave een ubliclyeniednd uppressed.smore ndmore eoplehooseospeakout ocietyill e orcedo ace p o hehorrificealityf egalisedbortion,nsteadfunquestioninglyacceptinghe osymage fcompassionnd espectabilityropagatedypro-choicectivists,

EU freezes funding onembryonic research until 2OO4TheEUCouncili Ministersppro'redmoratoriumndestructiveumanmbryoesearchntil31st

December003 vhendecisioniil emade. his ompromrseas roposedy heDanrshresidencyfollowingppositionromGermany.ustria.taly.relandndPoitugal.n he nd . ithhe xceptionf tal1,.the ompromiseas ccepted.he ecisionllowstudiesnstem ell ermines hichonoi nvolvedesiructjonf ivingmbryosnd ny esearchllowednembryonictem ells fter 003musi egovernedby egulationsnd lhicaluidelines,Italy as orrectc rejecthe ompromisend ee kurtherssurancesnd afeguards,hePro ifeCampaignwillobbyheGovernmentve rhe oming onthso nsisthat estructivexperimentationnhumanmbr;rcs,evenfcarriedut lsewhereithEU unds. ust ot edoner lreland'same reven ithhe acit pprol 'alofou r epresentativesn h eCorrncilf Ministers.

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vF'Pro Life Gampaign submissions

ln JunehePro.Lifeampaignublishedositively rotectingife,a comprehensiveubmissiono heCrisisPregnancygency,ettingutwaysnwhich ocietyhould esupportingomen ith nexpectedregnanciesbyadoptingmore alancedpproachohelpingeduceurabortionate.(Pleaseontactheofficefyouwouldikea copy f hesubmission4 ncl. ostage)InOctoberhePLC ublishedts atest ubmissiono heMedical ouncil'sthics ommittee,ettinguta detailednd loselyrguedaseor he etentionnd hengtheningfa ifeaffirmingthicaloundationfor heoracticefmedicinen reland.

Gardinal Ratzinger backedabortion referendum

Cardinaloseph atzingerave isapprovalo hepro-llfemendment,hich asnarrowlyejectedy heelectorateastMarch. heCardinalho s head f heCongregationor heDoctrinend he'Faithn Rome roteto heHierarchytatinghat heAmendmentidnot onflict ithCatholichurcheaching.henewsssignificantbecauseome ro-liferoupsn he eferendumampaignlaimedhat heAmendmentould penhedoorto abortion.f hiswerehecase, ardinalRaLingerwouldertainlyothave iven isbacking.toheproposal.Thepurposef he eferendumas ooverturnhe1992 upremeourt ecision,hichegalisedbortion,pto birth. yofferingrotectioninparticular'toumpnife n hewomb,heAmendmentas n nowaywithdrawingprotectionrom umanifeprioro mplantationn hewomb. heProLifeCampaign'segal dvice as hat hephraseinparticular'resupposedhat onstitutionalrotectionxistedrioro mplantation,herebyhengtheningthe egal rotectionorhumanmbryos.numberfprominentro-abortionawyerscceptedhevalidityof hisargumentndurged ppositiono heAmendmentn hatbasis.

US election resultsWashington,C Pro-lifedvocatesay ot aveowaitong fterhe tart f he ongressionalessionnext earoseehe ffectf he roJifeains aden he ecentS lections.Senatorrent oft,whowill'becomeheSenate ajorityeader,romisedSenateote oon napartial-birthabortionan: l willcall t up,wewillpasst,and hePresidentwillign t.l'mmakinghatcommitmentyoucanwritet down."The lectionsere otalossorabortiondvocacyroupshat pent illionsromotingandidateswith xtremeiewsnabortion.heNARALlliancepent10millionnpro-abortionandidatesand tillost 0 ut f heir 1argetedeats.

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