UNICEF Vietnam Tackles Premature Births Amid High Abortion Rates | EWTN News Nightly

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For 16 years, the UN has helped lead an initiative to raise awareness on the challenges of premature births. This year UNICEF Vietnam spearheaded the effort to bring a global dialogue to the issue that is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. In honor of World Prematurity Day celebrated on Sunday, the United Nations Children's Fund called for universal access to high-quality care for preterm babies. As part of its pitch, UNICEF made an urgent plea for more help in Vietnam. But a 2023 report says that Vietnam has the 2nd highest abortion rate in the world with most of the abortions targeting girls. Past President and now Senior Fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Joseph Meaney, discusses whether he is surprised that with so many more children dying prematurely of abortion, it was not part of the UN's call for action. Meaney shares whether extreme abortion laws get in the way of care for babies born prematurely and whether government leaders are sending mixed messages to our health care professionals. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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