
The Programme of the 3rd International Pro-Life Conference „Now Choose Life!“
May 21. – 23. 2021.21st May, 2021, Friday
Introductory talk
Deep change
Ante Čaljkušić, president of the Association „Croatia for Life“ and „40 Days for Life – Croatia“

1st talk
Bioethical challenges in the discussion about the beginning of the human life
Josip Markotić, PhD in bioethics

2nd talk
The role of priests in the pro-life fight
Fr. Davor Šumandl, pastor of the Parish of the Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, Koprivnica

3rd talk
Fighting for life in the UK
Ruth Rawlins, Head of Communications CBR UK

4th talk
A testimony of adoption (1)
Darko and Cecilija Pedić, Zadar

5th talk
Contraception reconsidered: consequences after 50 years (Part 1)
Lynn Grandon, director of the Respect Life office for the Archdiocese of Denver

22nd May, 2021, Saturday
1ST talk
Contraception reconsidered: consequences after 50 years (Part 2)
Lynn Grandon, director of the Respect Life office for the Archdiocese of Denver

2nd talk
Primum non nocere
(First, no harm)
dr. Katarina Dvornik, spec. OB – GYN

3rd talk
One day at the Pregnancy crisis centre
Dijana Brozović, director of Pregnancy crisis centre You’re not alone

4th talk
Bringing Africa back to life
Joseph Morris Igwe, director of Society for the promotion of life, Nigeria

5th talk
Fear of childbirth
dr. Danijela De Micheli Vitturi,
spec. family medicine

6th talk
Fetal therapies and prenatal palliative treatments for congenital anomalies (Part 1)
prof. dr. Giuseppe Noia, spec. OB – GYN, president of the Foundation „A Heart in a Drop“

7th talk
+ documentary: „Incompatible with life“ – Shout my story project
Making of „Shout my story“
Cynthia Morales, producer of the Shout my story project

23rd May, 2021, Sunday
1ST talk
Fetal therapies and prenatal palliative treatments for congenital anomalies (Part 2)
prof. dr. Giuseppe Noia, spec. OB – GYN, president of the Foundation „A Heart in a Drop“

2nd talk
Practicing prenatal diagnosis in Croatia
dr. Ivan Zmijanović, spec. OB – GYN

3rd talk
Surrogate motherhood
dr. Mirjana Radan, spec. OB – GYN

4th talk
A testimony of adoption (2)
Hrvoje and Nikolina Ivšić, Duga Resa

5th talk
Fruits of „40 Days for Life − Colombia“
Johana Àlvarez Botero, „40 Days for Life – Colombia“

Closing talk
Thank yo
Petra Milković, vice president of the Association „Croatia for Life“
