Washington D.C., Aug 27, 2007 / 08:38 am
The coalition of pro-life musicians, Rock for Life, which claims some 700 musicians as members, says that Amnesty International’s new abortion policy risks alienating some of its pro-life celebrity supporters.
Rock for Life has accused Amnesty of “duping” pro-life singers, such as Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne, who are among those featured an Amnesty CD to raise awareness and funding for the survivors of Darfur, reports The Sunday Times. The CD was released two months ago and has sold more than 400,000 copies to date.
Rock for Life accuses Amnesty of using the CD to promote abortion, without making its intentions clear to the singers because it didn’t consult its membership before adopting its new pro-abortion stance.
Two weeks ago, Amnesty adopted a worldwide policy to advocate for the right to abortion in the case of rape or when a woman’s health is endangered by her unborn child.