TOTAL, 1920 - 2006: 804,000,000 reported abortions, estimated 929,000,000 total abortions
Estimated current global monthly average: 1,202,000 abortions
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Holland to allow ‘baby euthanasia’
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A hospital in the Netherlands — the first nation to permit euthanasia — recently proposed guidelines for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling revelation: It has already begun carrying out such procedures, which include administering a lethal dose of sedatives.
The announcement by the Groningen Academic Hospital came amid a growing discussion in Holland on whether to legalize euthanasia on people incapable of deciding for themselves whether they want to end their lives — a prospect viewed with horror by euthanasia opponents and as a natural evolution by advocates.
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A relatively high percentage of babies born in the U.S. die before their first birthday, compared with other industrialized nations. Forty countries, including Cuba, Taiwan and most of Europe had lower infant mortality rates than the U.S. in 2004. The U.S. rate was 6.8 deaths for every 1,000 live births. It was 13.7 for Black Americans, the same as Saudi Arabia.
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2 Guatemala Candidates Shot Before Vote
Two candidates from Nobel Laureate and presidential hopeful Rigoberta Menchu’s political party were shot dead Wednesday amid a wave of campaign-related violence that has claimed about 50 lives.
The victims were running for municipal council seats in San Raymundo, 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Guatemala City. This has been the most violent campaign in Guatemala’s recent history. About 50 politicians, activists and their relatives have been killed during the past four months of campaigning to replace the president, federal lawmakers and local officials in the election Sunday.
lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-sa/2007/sep/05/090506725.html
Nicaraguan Leader Rails at U.S. Hegemony
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused the U.S. of imposing a worldwide dictatorship and defended the right of Iran and North Korea to pursue nuclear technology in a speech Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
Ortega also angrily denounced President Bush for criticizing Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his speech earlier in the day. Ortega, who took office in January, said little had changed since he last addressed the world body as the Marxist leader of Nicaragua’s Sandinista-run government two decades ago.
lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-sa/2007/sep/25/092509979.html