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“Stopping the Abortion Juggernaut” |
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From the Population Institute, Carlos Tolo (5 Apr 07) writes: “More and more citizens of Latin American countries are aware that they are being lied to and manipulated, and are refusing to compromise. . . Nicaragua last year abolished the sole exception of therapeutic abortion. . . . Its strong defence of life is serving as the catalyst for renewed opposition thoughout Latin America to abortion.” The result is that the momentum has shifted, and the supposed domino effect, following the change of law in Colombia, “is now occurring in the opposite direction.
“Unlike Spain, where pro-choice health officials lied about women’s health issues, the prompt action of the Chilean Congress destroyed any opportunity for a pro-death PR campaign. . . .
“The reverse domino effect may also be affecting Latin America where the anti-American candidates, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia, opposed to abortion and population control, have been elected.” But this year Mexico City, like Portugal, fell to the juggernaut.
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