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Pro-abortion feminists invade Bologna cathedral in protest against rejection of Estrela report

A group of pro-abortion feminists have invaded the Catholic cathedral in Bologna, Italy, to protest against the rejection by the European Parliament of the pro-abortion Estrela report. The protesters unfurled a pro-abortion banner in front of the cathedral's sanctuary. Cardinal Carlo Caffara, Bologna's archbishop, had called upon the European Parliament to reject the Estrela report. [The Eponymous Flower, 18 December]

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Abortion

• Boyfriend hit girlfriend in the stomach with a pipe to 'beat the baby out of her' [Mail, 17 December]
• Post-abortive dad is helping save thousands [LifeSiteNews.com, 17 December]
• Court sides with Catholic schools, hospitals against Obamacare [Catholic Culture, 17 December]
• Chile's new president is strongly pro-abortion [Fides, 16 December]

Embryology

• UK: 127 Babies Conceived in Tax-Funded IVF Killed in Tax-Funded Abortions [LifeNews.com, 16 December]

Euthanasia

• France is slowly but surely moving towards assisted suicide [LifeSiteNews.com, 18 December]
• Belgian bishops criticise vote to allow children to choose euthanasia [Catholic Herald, 17 December]
• Assisted suicide ruling cannot ignore right and wrong, says judge [Telegraph, 16 December]

Population

• Chinese professor fired for allegedly violating one child policy [LifeSiteNews.com, 18 December]

Sexual ethics

• UK judge rebuked for upholding marriage steps down [Mail, 18 December]
• Another controversial report to be considered early next year in the European Parliament [Pat Buckley, 17 December]
• Good and bad news as the Australian High Court rules on same-sex marriage law [John Smeaton, 14 December]

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