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Catholics Can't Vote for Pro-Abort Politicians: Cardinal-Designate Burke As Americans approach the eve of election week, Cardinal-designate Raymond Burke has said in a new interview that they must recognize their solemn obligation to defend their unborn brothers and sisters when approaching the voting booth Full Story

EU Parliament Rejects Coercive Abortion/Sterilization Funding The campaign group, Care for Europe, has announced that an amendment has passed that prevents any funding going to family planning programs in which coercion or compulsion is used. Full Story

Pope Calls Upon Brazilian Bishops to Speak out against Abortion as Election Approaches Pope Benedict XVI is telling Brazil's Catholic bishops to speak out against ideologies that justify abortion, only days before a hotly contested presidential election in which the frontrunner has been accused of supporting the decriminalization of abortion. Full Story

Countries Slam Attempts to Create New "Right" to Sexual Education at UN Angry delegates took to the UN floor this week to denounce a report that promotes a new human right to explicit sexual education for young children. Full Story

Shut Out: Fathers of Unborn Children have No Legal Say Whether their Children Live or Die   UK Pro-Life Leader Tells International Conference: "We Will See the Culture of Life Take Root" "In law around the world, the decision to have an abortion is entirely, and legally exclusively, the woman's," writes Hilary White. Full Story   Smeaton, who welcomed the attendees on behalf of IRTL, said the conference is important not only for Canada, but for the world, because "the pro-life movement has been recognized at one of the highest levels in the Church as being there to respond to the greatest threat to humanity." Full Story

Appeals Court to Hear Case of Employees Allegedly Fired for Being "Too Religious"   U.S. Senate Race Roundup: Washington's Dino Rossi Fights Back, California's Carly Hits Trail after Illness Daniel and Sharon Dixon were allegedly fired from managing an apartment complex because they displayed, in the rental office, stained glass artwork with flowers and the phrase "Consider the lilies... Matthew 6:28." Full Story   At least three U.S. Senate races involving pro-life advocates could tip the scales this election for Republicans in their quest to regain control of the Senate with 51 seats. LifeSiteNews.com takes a look at three toss-up states, Washington, California, and West Virginia. Full Story

New CDC Report Shows Teen Pregnancy Rates have Dropped   South Bend Council Rejects Pro-Homosexual Employment Discrimination Bill While a new CDC report provides more evidence that abstinence messages decrease teen sexual activity and pregnancy, Planned Parenthood has put its own spin on the numbers to promote its childhood sex education programs. Full Story   The Council voted 6-3 to defeat Bill 30-10, which would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's employment non-discrimination code. Full Story

A Global Movement On The Rise   Nearly a half million backers have signed the Manhattan Declaration, a "call of Christian conscience" originally spurred by concern that U.S. leaders had lost sight of the meaning of religious freedom. Full Story

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