SATURDAY January 6, 2001 volume 12, no. 6
South Korean Bishops Submit 1.2 Million Signatures to Ban Abortion
SEOUL, Jan. 5, 01 (CWNews.com/LSN.ca) - The twenty Catholic
bishops of South Korea have amassed 1.2 million signatures
on a petition sent to the National Assembly asking the
government to protect the right to life for the unborn.
The Catholic News Service reported that the petition said,
"Abortion is murder against God's law and natural law,
which are the sources of all laws." The collection of
Catholic and non-Catholic signatures began last March and
the effort culminated in its presentation by Auxiliary
Bishop Peter Kang Woo-il of Seoul to National Assembly
Chairman Lee Man-sop on December 27.
For other news stories, see
January 6, 2001 volume 12, no. 6
Global News from the Universal Church
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