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Vatican urges end to Amnesty aid

Posted on June 14th, 2007 at 6:46 by John Sinteur in category: Pastafarian News -- Write a comment

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The Vatican has urged all Catholics to stop donating money to Amnesty International, accusing the human rights group of promoting abortion.

The Vatican also said it was suspending all financial aid to Amnesty over what it said was the group’s recent change of policy on the issue.

Amnesty said it was not promoting abortion as a universal right.

But the group said that women had a right to choose, particularly in cases of rape or incest.

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Amnesty says it does not take any position on whether abortion is right or wrong.

But it defended its new position in support of abortion for women when their health is in danger or human rights are violated, especially in cases of rape or incest.

“We are saying broadly that to criminalise women’s management of their sexual reproductive right is the wrong answer,” Amnesty’s deputy Secretary General Kate Gilmore told Reuters news agency.

I guess the Vatican likes little boys more than women.

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