Tag: Human Rights
Monica Doumit: Yet another surrogacy push
The Australian Law Reform Commission has proposed some pretty radical changes to our surrogacy laws, including the removal of legal, economic and social barriers to this exploitative practice, writes Monica Doumit.
With thousands in Sudan trapped in besieged city, Catholic leaders amplify...
As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians – including thousands of children – trapped in the western Sudanese city.
Monica Doumit: Human Rights Bill is anything but
The NSW Greens tabled a human rights bill in parliament last week. Its blatant bias was exactly what you would expect from the most pro-abortion, anti-faith party the country has ever seen, writes Monica Doumit.
Another urgent pro-life issue
I’m not exactly sure who or what a "social family" is but I am certain that it was not what the framers of the Convention of the Rights of the Child had in mind when articulating the obvious idea that a child should be cared for by their parents, writes Monica Doumit.
Anti-Slavery advocates honoured for responsible business
As part of the inaugural NSW Anti-Slavery Forum, two members of the Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network have been commended for their efforts helping survivors and allies come together proper practices for the future.
The abortion conversation we need to start having
A new survey has found a surprising lack of support for abortion up to 20 weeks. The Ipsos survey reports that only 39 per...
Hong Kong: Wiping Out Both Memory and Speech
Individual and collective memory is an essential - though notoriously unstable - human element.
For those who have lived and suffered under injustice and totalitarianism...
Monica Doumit: When ‘medicine’ targets the child
“It’s not good news. Your baby has Down syndrome… and I’ve scheduled a termination for tomorrow.”
Zoey was at work and her doctor phoned with...
Q@A with John Steenhof, human rights lawyer
Meet the man helping Christians caught between faith and the law, who is busier than ever.
Monica Doumit: ‘Leave the baby to die’
Statistics reveal the falsity of the abortion industry
For the purposes of the law of the Commonwealth, a child born alive is a person. The...
Victorian lawmakers ignore warnings on ‘conversion’ ban
Groups across a wide spectrum reacted with dismay and concern to new law.
Aged care catastrophe as residents sedated
Medical experts call for a national body to monitor the welfare of vulnerable Australians in aged care.
