As one who is often critical of President Bush, I must say that this time he is on target. The White House statement below (taken from the end of this article) suggests that unborn children are people. A refreshing change indeed.
"Oscar Elias Biscet," the statement from the White House Press Secretary announcing the award reads," is a champion in the fight against tyranny and oppression. Despite being persecuted and imprisoned for his beliefs, he continues to advocate for a free Cuba in which the rights of all people are respected."
By Thaddeus M. Baklinski
PHILADELPHIA, October 29, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - President George W. Bush has
announced this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nation's highest civil award.
Prominently named on the list of eight is Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, who is
currently serving a 25 year prison sentence for pro-life activities and peaceful
demonstrations against the Communist regime in Cuba.
Dr. Biscet was originally arrested in 1999 for refusing to perform abortions at
the hospital where he worked. He had served two years of a three-year sentence
when he was released, but then was re-arrested shortly after and imprisoned
again in 2003 for "disorderly conduct" and "counter-revolutionary
activities".
He is the founder of the Lawton Foundation of Human Rights which promotes the
study, defense and denunciation of human rights violations inside Cuba and
wherever the rights and liberties of human beings are disregarded. This
organization has been condemned as illegal by the Cuban government.
His family has been working tirelessly seeking his release from prison.
Amnesty International identified Biscet as a "prisoner of conscience"
in 1999 and urged international intervention in the case.
In 2003 and again in 2005 the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, in
response to petitions, and appeals from groups such as Freedom Now, a non-profit
organization located in Washington, D.C., called on the Government of the
Republic of Cuba to immediately release Dr. Biscet. Despite these appeals, Dr.
Biscet remains imprisoned.
A website dedicated to securing the release of Dr. Biscet from jail and
promulgating his ideas may be reached here: http://www.free-biscet.org ;
"Oscar Elias Biscet," the statement from the White House Press
Secretary announcing the award reads, is a champion in the fight against tyranny
and oppression. Despite being persecuted and imprisoned for his beliefs, he
continues to advocate for a free Cuba in which the rights of all people are
respected."
Read previous LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
UPDATE AND ACTION ON PRO-LIFE MD IMPRISONED IN CUBA http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2000/mar/00031004.html
CUBAN PRO-LIFE POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 3 YEARS http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/oct/02103101.html
CUBAN PRO-LIFE DOCTOR RE-ARRESTED
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/dec/02120903.html
Family Appeals for Intervention for Cuban Doctor Jailed over Pro-Life Views http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/mar/07030603.html
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