Media Coverage of the March for Life: Accurate Representation or Gross Falsification
On the 25th of January 2013, approximately 650,000 people stormed the US Capitol in favour of life. These 650,000 people believe that from the moment of conception in a mother’s womb, life is present. The life of a human child, the epitome of innocence and potential, is beginning. In the flurrying fall of snow and […]
The Need for Education: Abortion in Tanzania
By Lina Mwabuka, WYA HQ Intern from Tanzania Abortion legislation in the United Republic of Tanzania is based on the English Offences Against the Person Act of 1861 and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act of 1929. Under the Revised Penal Code of Tanzania (chapter 16, sections 150-152) the performance of abortions is generally prohibited. Any person […]
It’s not just her concern, but his too.
By Lenore Healy, WYA HQ Intern from the US This past weekend, March 25-27, World Youth Alliance North America attended the March for Life 2013 and as an intern, I had the opportunity to also participate in the National Review Institute (NRI) Summit. The conference covered a wide spectrum of political issues, from energy and […]
DR. ELARD KOCH, A SCIENTIST WHOSE WORK IS CREATING A LEGACY
DR. ELARD KOCH, A SCIENTIST WHOSE WORK IS CREATING LEGACY By Ceci Aguilar While I was reading the WYA Maternal Health White Paper, I realized that many of the studies done in Chile on abortion and the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) were done by Dr. Elard Koch. Dr. Koch is an important molecular epidemiology researcher […]
Ireland adresses the lack of clarity on its abortion laws
By Juan Ignacio Fernandez Torres, Director of Advocacy WYA Europe On 5 March 1992, the Irish case Attorney General v. X established the right of Irish women to an abortion if a pregnant woman’s life was at risk because of pregnancy, including the risk of suicide. On 25 November 1992, the Irish people rejected the Twelfth Amendment […]
A War on Women
By Lilia Cornelio Last month’s brutal rape and subsequent death of a 23 year old physiotherapy student in India has pushed the world’s simmering discontent on laws protecting women into a boiling rage as protesters took to the streets calling for change. I felt shamed just by reading how violent the incident on December 16, 2012 […]
Baby Deficits To Hit Nations Hard
You might have heard about budget deficits in your country or the fiscal cliff hype in the USA more recently. These are serious issues that countries are facing. Beneath the surface though, there is an even more worrying deficit: Baby deficits. That’s right, nations are experiencing such huge demographic declines that most experts and economists […]
The Power of Young People to Change the World
“What can I do to change the world?” This is one question young people ask me these days. Young people want to change the world, they are usually aware of relevant issues that affect them and the world, but they wonder how to go about them. Young people are fearless, brave, impetuous, dynamic and self-confident. […]
Good News for Mothers in Tanzania
There’s good news coming out of Tanzania. Maternal deaths have decreased in Kagera and Tanga, two regions of the country. In Kagera, maternal deaths dropped from 194 per 100,000 live births (no date is specified) to 88 per 100,000 live births in 2010. That is a 55 percent decrease. And in Tanga, the number of […]
