Amnesty International defiant on pro-abortion stand, ridicules Catholic criticism

Amnesty International defiant on pro-abortion stand, ridicules Catholic criticism: Denver, Jul 29, 2007 / 11:07 am (CNA).- Amnesty International has remained defiant about its new pro-abortion stance despite receiving international criticism for their decision to abandon their long standing neutrality regarding abortion and embrace it fully as a human right. Amnesty was founded in 1961 by a Catholic convert, the late Peter Benenson, and has enjoyed the support of Catholic organizations and individuals in its campaigns against torture and capital punishment. It has also received praise in the past for staying clear of the abortion issue, which the organization has viewed as 'outside its mandate' for the last 50 years. However, after a two-year consultation process that many of the 2.2 million Amnesty member have described as 'biased,' flawed' and 'prejudiced in favor of abortion,' AI decided to turn abortion into a 'human right.' And the insanity continues. If you are a Catholic and you continue to support Amnesty International - YOU NEED TO STOP. Abortion is murder. Murder is wrong. It is not a human right. It is evil. Every day we are confronted with forces that want us to harden our hearts. They trick us into sacrificing our soul by making us think we are doing good. Every day we must chose which side we stand on. The forces of good or the forces of evil. When a good organization goes bad, we can plead with it to turn back, we can pray for it, but we cannot support it. Doing so is to step down the wrong path. The fight for human rights is noble. It is unfortunate that the forces of darkness have a victory here by infiltrating AI. However, the kind of work that Amnesty has done can be supported through organizations that do not condone the murder of millions of human beings every year. Do what is right. Other Human Rights organization that do not endorse abortion include: Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) 4121 Harewood Road NE ~ Suite B Washington, DC 20017 Phone: (202) 529-2991 www.tassc.org info@tassc.org National Religious Campaign Against Torture c/o CCTPP 4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone: (202) 885-8648 www.nrcat.org campaign@nrcat.org Human Rights First 333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor New York, NY 10001-5108 Phone: (212) 845 5200 www.humanrightsfirst.org feedback@humanrightsfirst.org