Fetal Repositioning
Recent Pro-life Legal Victories in Europe
For pro-lifers in Europe, the last months of 2020 and the first of 2021 brought encouraging developments in the courts and other governmental bodies. The most significant gains have come from Eastern Europe, although a meeting in Switzerland was the origin of an important international declaration that has now been issued as an official UN document and signed by over thirty nations. It states plainly that abortion is not a human right. An ongoing legal fight in the UK and a decision in the French Senate also give grounds for encouragement. Let's look at these decisions and declarations in some detail.
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John D. Martin was born and raised in Indiana, but now lives in Germany with his family. He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois and has written both academic articles and articles for the popular press, including Touchstone, First Things, Salvo, and The Federalist. His first novel, Charis Colony: The Landing, appeared in November 2020.
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