Criticism was expressed about the UN International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 where anti-natal policies were pushed. Member of Parliament Wang Kai Yuen expressed alarm about the trend. He noted that the problem stems from the perception women have toward family life in Singapore's career-oriented society. Church News reports that the Papal Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, urged the country's faithful to defend life. For the Church, everything referred to life is sacred.
Life is always sacred.
If one begins to attack life, it doesn't matter in which phase, we talk about a radical utilitarianism. If the life of a being is useful to me, I keep it. If it is not useful, I eliminate it. And this is terrible for society. The UK's Daily Telegraph contains numerous articles detailing the passive euthanasia that is rampant in UK hospitals.