Amnesty International Canada Approves Abortion Advocacy

LifeSiteNews ^ | 31 May 2006 | John-Henry Westen

[Aussie Dasher]

WINNIPEG, May 30, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amnesty International's Canadian branch voted at its annual general meeting over the weekend to have the organization move into abortion advocacy. A controversial proposal by the international headquarters of the group was sent out to the regional branches of the organization last year asking if they should begin advocating for a global right to abortion.

Some pro-life Amnesty International members in Canada have expressed regret at the decision and have said they are no longer supporting the organization. One long-time member emailed LifeSiteNews.com to say she had transferred her regular monthly donation from Amnesty International to LifeSiteNews.com.

The news of Amnesty's consideration of abortion advocacy garnered warnings from religious groups that such a move would tarnish the respected organizations reputation and force people of faith to stop supporting it. Noted human rights defender and Calgary Bishop Fred Henry, in an interview with LifeSiteNews.com earlier this month called the move "an ill-conceived and gross betrayal of their mission to campaign for human rights." (coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/may/06050805.html)

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Indian Bishops Conference have all similarly condemned the move. (coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/may/06051806.html)

Despite the warnings and concerns even among its membership, it appears the international organization will approve abortion advocacy at its final decision making meeting next year. Thus far Amnesty branches in the UK, New Zealand and Canada have all approved the controversial suggestion.

[Aussie Dasher]

Amnesty International can no longer lay claim to being a "human rights" organization!

[FreedomNeocon]

The ONLY way I could even stomach Amnesty International is by trying to fool myself into believing that they are eternal idealistic buffoons who have no clue about what the world is really like or how to deal with reality.

That their ignorance was just well meaning (protect life even if it is Hitler) stance.

Of course it was tough to fool myself into thinking this terrorism loving group was good, but now its blatantly impossible.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Innocent babies don't get "amnesty" unless some idiot claims they were shot by a U.S. Marine. I sure hope the gubmint isn't shoveling any U.S. taxpayer dollars at these Commie pigs.

[mwfsu84]

Since 1973, over ten million babies have been 'legally' aborted in the US alone - a figure that exceeds the number of victims in the Holocaust.

[MHGinTN]

Sure they can, they lie. They have summarily dehumanized the alive unborn so their charter of 'human rights' remains pristine. Disgusting bastards, advocating the already astonishing slaughter world-wide. [How much longer, Lord?]

[Das Outsider]

PING

[Aussie Dasher]

I think you'll find the figure is over 40 million. A tragic disgrace in any terms.

[Das Outsider]

A controversial proposal by the international headquarters of the group was sent out to the regional branches of the organization last year asking if they should begin advocating for a global right to abortion.

A global right! No longer a penumbra of a shadow limited to the U.S. Constitution.

[Das Outsider]

Since 1973, over ten million babies have been 'legally' aborted in the US alone - a figure that exceeds the number of victims in the Holocaust.

Forty million is the approximate number. In any case, we should be no less outraged that the practice is still protected and performed each hour of the day, whether it's ten or forty million.

The twentieth century was genocide, now we're on to suicide.