Ukraine abortion ban proposal sparks topless feminist protest at cathedral
Ukraine abortion ban proposal sparks topless feminist protest at cathedral KIEV, April 17, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Feminists and pro-aborts in Ukraine have staged a topless protest against government …More
Ukraine abortion ban proposal sparks topless feminist protest at cathedral
KIEV, April 17, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Feminists and pro-aborts in Ukraine have staged a topless protest against government plans to outlaw abortion in some circumstances.
The protest comes as the country has been plunged into a debate over the abortion law, which allows abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, while the country faces a looming demographic crisis with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.
The feminist group ‘Femen’ angered Ukrainian Catholics by staging a protest in which a group of women exposed themselves after climbing to the top of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in the capital, stripping to the waist and hanging a sign saying, “Stop” from the bell tower while ringing the cathedral bells. Femen has protested several other issues in a similar manner, including Russian election fraud and human trafficking.
The Archbishop Evstratiy, head of the information department of the Ukrainian …More
KIEV, April 17, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Feminists and pro-aborts in Ukraine have staged a topless protest against government plans to outlaw abortion in some circumstances.
The protest comes as the country has been plunged into a debate over the abortion law, which allows abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, while the country faces a looming demographic crisis with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.
The feminist group ‘Femen’ angered Ukrainian Catholics by staging a protest in which a group of women exposed themselves after climbing to the top of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in the capital, stripping to the waist and hanging a sign saying, “Stop” from the bell tower while ringing the cathedral bells. Femen has protested several other issues in a similar manner, including Russian election fraud and human trafficking.
The Archbishop Evstratiy, head of the information department of the Ukrainian …More
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The blond on the right look as if she could slip off the balcony. 
These topless protestors are always looking for attention.....and never give too much thought to anything. Ignore them and may God help Ukraine slay the evil dragon of Abortion. Immaculate Heart of Mary....pray for Ukraine and defeat the promotors of child-sacrifice. Amen.
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These topless protestors are always looking for attention.....and never give too much thought to anything. Ignore them and may God help Ukraine slay the evil dragon of Abortion. Immaculate Heart of Mary....pray for Ukraine and defeat the promotors of child-sacrifice. Amen.
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The Orthodox Church is in principle against abortion but so far refrained from entering the public debate.
Opposition deputy Andriy Shkil has submitted a bill to parliament banning voluntary abortions, with a few exceptions. He said this would boost the birth rate after the population fell from 52 to 46 million in the last 12 years.
"A million couples in Ukraine are infertile, 868,000 of those …More
The Orthodox Church is in principle against abortion but so far refrained from entering the public debate.
Opposition deputy Andriy Shkil has submitted a bill to parliament banning voluntary abortions, with a few exceptions. He said this would boost the birth rate after the population fell from 52 to 46 million in the last 12 years.
"A million couples in Ukraine are infertile, 868,000 of those due to the women's infertility, which in 80 percent of cases is caused by voluntary abortion," he claimed in a note to the bill, which has yet to be debated.
Abortion is currently legal in Ukraine up to the 12th week, and in certain cases up to the 22nd week of pregnancy. The proposed bill would apply to all abortions except special cases allowed by the law like medical emergencies.
While the number of abortions reached one million per year in the 1990s, the rate last year fell to 156,000 versus 492,000 births, according to the health ministry.
Femen's slogan is "We came, we undressed, we conquered." The group specialises in topless activism, supporting women's rights and fighting prostitution and trafficking and it travels widely, recently appearing in Davos, Milan and Minsk.
In December it held an anti-Kremlin protest outside a Moscow church. A month later Russian all-women punk group Pussy Riot tried to sing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in the same church, with three members now facing jail.
Opposition deputy Andriy Shkil has submitted a bill to parliament banning voluntary abortions, with a few exceptions. He said this would boost the birth rate after the population fell from 52 to 46 million in the last 12 years.
"A million couples in Ukraine are infertile, 868,000 of those due to the women's infertility, which in 80 percent of cases is caused by voluntary abortion," he claimed in a note to the bill, which has yet to be debated.
Abortion is currently legal in Ukraine up to the 12th week, and in certain cases up to the 22nd week of pregnancy. The proposed bill would apply to all abortions except special cases allowed by the law like medical emergencies.
While the number of abortions reached one million per year in the 1990s, the rate last year fell to 156,000 versus 492,000 births, according to the health ministry.
Femen's slogan is "We came, we undressed, we conquered." The group specialises in topless activism, supporting women's rights and fighting prostitution and trafficking and it travels widely, recently appearing in Davos, Milan and Minsk.
In December it held an anti-Kremlin protest outside a Moscow church. A month later Russian all-women punk group Pussy Riot tried to sing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in the same church, with three members now facing jail.