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3 Feb 2009 www.euro-fam.org: EU Parliament votes report on solidarity between generations

Important step to acknowledge the work of carers

The European Parliament adopted today in Strasbourg a resolution on "Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity".

Rapporteur is Slovak MEP Mrs Anna Záborská (KDH).

This resolution (and the own-initiative report tabled by the European Parliament women's right's committee) marks an important step to acknowledge the work of carers and the commitment to promote solidarity between generations.

The EU-Parliament acknowledges for the first time that attention should begin to focus on the concept of care-related discrimination, linked to the fact of taking up maternity, paternity, parental, and family leave, the object being to determine whether discrimination in such instances constitutes forms of discrimination based on sex.

The Záborská report intended to raise awareness on the hidden part of economic growth produced by the above actors, which should be distinguished from "black market", in order to make it visible at the economic level.

The alternative proposal of the Green group tackles the sovereignty of the current Czech presidency, which challenges the "Barcelona criteria" (i.e. to introduce by 2010 childcare for 90% of children between three years old and the mandatory school age and for at least 33% of children under three years old)

Nevertheless, in the context of the European Parliament, the text adopted this morning presents a undeniable progress in the field of intergenerational solidarity.
 

Result of vote: 358 +, 271 -, 23 0

Check out how your representative voted, at the European parliament site (Page 66).

3 Feb 2009: Most Americans Disapprove Obama Funding Abortion Overseas: Gallup Poll

PRINCETON, New Jersey, February 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A recent Gallup poll has shown that Obama's decision to rescind the Mexico City Policy is by far his least popular out of seven of his earliest actions rated by Americans.

The Mexico City Policy, which was instituted by Ronald Reagan and reinstated by George W. Bush after the Clinton years, banned U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding international organizations that provide or promote abortion.

Last weekend's poll showed that, while Obama received approval ratings hovering around 75% for such actions as tightening ethics rules for administration officials, limiting interrogation techniques, and instituting higher fuel efficiency standards, the number plunged to 35% approving of his decision to provide U.S. foreign aid for abortion groups.  58% said they opposed the move, leaving 7% undecided.  Full Story

Read the Gallup report (summary below).

3 Feb 2009: United Nations Population Fund Leader Says Family Breakdown is a Triumph for Human Rights (read more)

Speaking at a colloquium held last month at Colegio Mexico in Mexico City, UNFPA representative Arie Hoekman denounced the idea that high rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock births represent a social crisis, claiming that they represent instead the triumph of “human rights” against “patriarchy”.

2 Feb 2009: Christian nurse suspended for prayer offer (UK)

A Christian nurse from Weston-super-Mare has been suspended from her work for offering to pray for an elderly patient.

Caroline Petrie, a community nurse and devout Christian, is facing dismissal for an alleged breach of her code of conduct on equality and diversity.

Mrs Petrie, who is married mother of two, has been accused by her employers of failing to demonstrate a “personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity” because of her offer of prayer. She was suspended, without pay, on 17th December 2008 and will find out the outcome of her disciplinary meeting this week. She says she has been left shocked and upset by the action taken against her.

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2 Feb 2009: Republican Party Elects Pro-Life, Pro-Family Michael Steele as New Chairman

Steele, a pro-life and pro-family Catholic who studied for the priesthood as an Augustinian before leaving to earn a law degree, served as Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 2003-07, and is expected to help steer the party back to its conservative roots.  Full Story

29 Jan 2009: Iceland votes for lesbian leader

The mother of 2 grown up sons (6 grand children) and former minister of social affairs ministry to become prime minister in Iceland.

23 Jan 2009: South Africa: Gay and HIV positive Edwin Cameron appointed supreme court judge

20 Jan 2009: BBC Presenter: Difficult to speak about God

BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has spoken about the difficulties he faces in openly discussing his Christian faith on air. The Radio 2 and Panorama presenter admitted he found it difficult to reconcile his beliefs with his job.

14 January 2009: EU Approves Resolution to Force Homosexual “Marriage” Acceptance in All Member States

A resolution has been passed at the European Union that proposes to standardise among all member states the legal status of same-sex relationships.
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) issued a media release saying that the resolution represents a “soft-law” approach to the universal recognition of abortion as a human right.

3rd December 2008 (Zenit.org): Spain: More than 300 Abortions per day.

MADRID, Spain, DEC. 3, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Surgical abortions in Spain have increased in all age groups, especially among young unmarried women, reported the health ministry.

A Tuesday statement reported that abortions numbered 112,138 in Spain last year, indicating an increase of 10% compared to 2006. This figure is double that of 1998 (53,847). One out of every five pregnancies ends in abortion, resulting in a rate of more than 300 abortions each day. Read more.

2nd December 2008 (Zenit.org) Vatican opposes discrimination against homosexuals

Contrary to the way the media paints the picture, the Holy See is against the discrimination of homosexuals, clarified a Vatican spokesman.

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said this in response to Italian press reports on an interview with Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. The archbishop told a news agency that the Holy See would not support an expected French proposal for a U.N. resolution to decriminalize homosexuality. The prelate explained that the initiative could include at the same time the imposition of homosexual marriage in national law. Read more.

14th November 2008 (CCFON): Obama Administration set to Liberalise Abortion and Embryo Research

3rd October 2008 (C-FAM): US Government Cuts Off Supplies to Marie Stopes International

18th September 2008 (C-FAM): Top UN Official Applauds Plummeting Births, Calls for Protection of Sodomy

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