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.- The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life have established March 31 as “Terri’s Day” to mark the death of the severely-disabled Terri Schiavo from dehydration after her feeding tube was removed by court order.
The full title of the commemoration is "International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters." The organizers hope that “Terri’s Day” will foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the disabled. They hope the day will also encourage advocacy for those in situations similar to that of Terri Schiavo and her family.
President of Priests for Life Father Frank Pavone said, "Those of us who were with Terri will never forget her life and her death. For the sake of all the vulnerable, it is critically important that those who never knew Terri likewise remember the lessons that God taught us through her."
Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri's sister, said "No family should ever have to witness what my family witnessed, watching a loved one slowly dehydrate to death. We want Terri's day to remind us all that persons with disabilities are never burdens and should be treated with nothing but our unconditional love and compassion."
Both the websites of Terri’s Foundation and Priests for Life host educational information and prayer materials related to the day. Recommended “Terri’s Day” activities include prayer in remembrance of Terri Schiavo, essay contests about the Schiavo case and right to life issues, volunteering at a nursing home or hospital, and spending time with a disabled friend or relative. The websites are located at http://www.TerrisFight.org and http://ww.PriestsForLife.org
“Terri’s Day” to help disabled in memory of Terri Schiavo
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(CNSNews.com) - A push to have the United Nations declare a universal moratorium on abortion does not have widespread international backing, but it is playing into the election campaign in Italy, where conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi says he backs a ban.
Promoted by secular figures and Catholic bishops in several countries, the drive picked up steam following last December's U.N. General Assembly vote in favor of a moratorium on the death penalty.
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A letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and heads of state calls for the addition of the words "from conception to natural death."
It urges "a moratorium on public policies that encourage any form of unjustified or selective enslavement of a human being in the womb through the arbitrary use of the power to annihilate, which violates the right to birth and to motherhood."
The letter has been signed by a number of mostly European academics and pro-life figures, as well as the editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based journal First Things , Richard John Neuhaus, and Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo.
Campaign for UN Abortion Moratorium Takes Shape
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(CNSNews.com) - A push to have the United Nations declare a universal moratorium on abortion does not have widespread international backing, but it is playing into the election campaign in Italy, where conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi says he backs a ban.
Promoted by secular figures and Catholic bishops in several countries, the drive picked up steam following last December's U.N. General Assembly vote in favor of a moratorium on the death penalty.
~Snip~
A letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and heads of state calls for the addition of the words "from conception to natural death."
It urges "a moratorium on public policies that encourage any form of unjustified or selective enslavement of a human being in the womb through the arbitrary use of the power to annihilate, which violates the right to birth and to motherhood."
The letter has been signed by a number of mostly European academics and pro-life figures, as well as the editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based journal First Things , Richard John Neuhaus, and Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo.
Campaign for UN Abortion Moratorium Takes Shape
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(CNSNews.com) - A push to have the United Nations declare a universal moratorium on abortion does not have widespread international backing, but it is playing into the election campaign in Italy, where conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi says he backs a ban.
Promoted by secular figures and Catholic bishops in several countries, the drive picked up steam following last December's U.N. General Assembly vote in favor of a moratorium on the death penalty.
~Snip~
A letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and heads of state calls for the addition of the words "from conception to natural death."
It urges "a moratorium on public policies that encourage any form of unjustified or selective enslavement of a human being in the womb through the arbitrary use of the power to annihilate, which violates the right to birth and to motherhood."
The letter has been signed by a number of mostly European academics and pro-life figures, as well as the editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based journal First Things , Richard John Neuhaus, and Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo.
Campaign for UN Abortion Moratorium Takes Shape
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