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Lords oppose assisted suicide bill by two to one
The future of the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill seems uncertain, as Peer after Peer stood up to oppose it on the first day of debate in the House of Lords.
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Safeguards Can’t Save Lives: The Pro-Life Case Against Assisted Dying
A recent Lifeway Research survey reveals that 51% of Americans now believe that a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor to help end their life. While support for physician-assisted suicide is growing in some quarters, organisations like the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC)…
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Houston Midwife Indicted on 15 Felonies: A Stark Reminder of Why Abortion Must Be Resisted
In a development that underscores the pro-life case for protecting both women and unborn children, Texas authorities have charged a midwife, Maria Rojas, with 15 felony counts for allegedly performing illegal abortions and practising medicine without a licence. The case should galvanise supporters of life in their ongoing mission to…
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The Dignity of Life Must Not Be Undermined by Social Hardship
The disturbing remarks made by Canadian physician Dr. Ellen Wiebe, suggesting that inadequate housing may justify seeking euthanasia, strike at the heart of what it means to uphold the sanctity of life. From a pro-life standpoint, such reasoning dangerously conflates social adversity with irremediable suffering, reducing vulnerable individuals to decisions…
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Standing for Life: Speak Out Ahead of Lords Debate on Assisted Suicide
Photo: Wikipedia Commons: House of Lords chamber, Palace of Westminster, London With the House of Commons having narrowly backed assisted suicide in June, the campaign to preserve society’s commitment to life now shifts to the House of Lords. SPUC has promptly responded, calling on supporters to write to peers ahead…
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Cancer Survivor Defies Odds by 25 Years: Pro-Life Advocates Call for Compassion, Not Assisted Death
At age 80, Mike Soper, a former county cricket chairman, is living proof of the resilience of the human spirit. Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer at age 55 and told he had just three months to live, he is now marking 25 years beyond that prognosis, a powerful testament to…
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Leading Paralympian accused of being “responsible for people dying in pain”
Image (Right) – Wikipedia Commons: Baroness Grey-Thompson The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently under debate in the UK House of Lords has sparked a heated moral debate over assisted dying. SPUC continues to stand resolutely against any legislation that legalises ending life, recognising the immense danger it…
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John Swinney: Assisted Suicide poses an “insurmountable risk to disabled peoples’ equality and human rights”
Image: (left) Wikipedia Commons : (John Swinney – First Minister (53720492021)) Scotland finds itself at a critical moral crossroads as MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill advances through Holyrood. The Bill would permit terminally ill adults with mental capacity, after being residents for at least…