The director of HLI’s affiliate ProvidaFamilia, Humberto L. Vieira, has called for letters of protest from the international pro-life community to stop a heinous practice of a sector of the Public Ministry Department in Brasilia, D.F.. The service, headed by Dr. Diaulas Costa Ribeiro, operates under the name of "Pro-Life" but refers pregnant women to abortion if their babies are diagnosed with any abnormality. However, Brazil’s Criminal Code penalizes abortion in those cases. Therefore, the abortion referrals are not only immoral, but illegal as well! ProvidaFamilia is studying the legal measures that can be taken. The E-mail address of the Public Ministry where Dr. Diaulas is operating is prosus@mpdft.gov.br. Copies should be sent to the Federal Public Ministry (webmaster@prdf.mpf.gov.br), and to Dr. Amarílio Tadeu Freesz de Almeida of the Department of Corrections at corregedoria@mpdf.gov.br. ProvidaFamilia's president, Dr.Humberto Vieira, can be reached at vieira@tba.com.br.
