News,

Abortion

• Judie Brown, head of American Life League, writes in protest at the honours paid to Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the late pro-abortion senator [ALL, 31 August] http://is.gd/2Lhkm As does Fr Brian Harrison, an Australian theologian [LifeSiteNews.com, 29 August] http://is.gd/2LhzQ and Steve Jalsevac of LifeSiteNews.com [LifeSiteNews.com, 31 August] http://is.gd/2LpNk Political leaders must not whitewash anti-life Ted Kennedy, says John Smeaton [SPUC director's blog, 28 August] http://is.gd/2LhFZ
• The town-hall of Vienna, capital of Austria, used for jazz and cocktails reception to celebrate anniversary of pro-abortion centre [Catholic Church Conservation, 29 August] http://is.gd/2Lj4L

Embryology; stem cells

• New stem cell treatment being used by patients to avoid hip replacements [Telegraph, 1 September] http://is.gd/2LaTp

IVF; fertility treatment

• Mother who underwent IVF says she "didn't even care if it put my life in danger" [Independent, 30 August] http://is.gd/2Lgbv

Population

• Ireland is experiencing a baby boom with the highest number of births in more than a century [BreakingNews.ie, 31 August] http://is.gd/2LbpC
• Letters to the London Times promoting population control, with objections in the comments-box [Times, 31 August] http://is.gd/2Lc4e

Sexual health; teenage pregnancies

• Young girls are being physically abused and pressured into sex by their boyfriends, according to new research [Christian Institute, 1 September] http://is.gd/2Lp8W
• A children's centre in Bracknell, England is offering advice so parents can teach children about sex and relationships [GetBracknell.co.uk, 1 September] http://is.gd/2LaFZ
• The Girl Guides have set up its first Guide group for teenage mothers [Telegraph, 29 August] http://is.gd/2LgyP

Euthanasia and assisted suicide; disability

• Retiring police chief constable worried about assisted suicide being used to eliminate elderly people deemed to be a burden [Telegraph, 28 August] http://is.gd/2LfGp
• Doctor admits euthanizing patient during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 [LifeSiteNews.com, 31 August] http://is.gd/2Lqx2
• Louisiana man sentenced to six months' jail for assisting suicide [Houma Today, 28 August] http://is.gd/2LiFi
• Robert Schindler, father of Terri Schiavo, who was killed by court order in 2005, has died [ProLifeBlogs.com, 29 August] http://is.gd/2LoHL
• All doctors should ask dying patients and their relatives about organ donation in an attempt to combat the NHS's shortage, according to new recommendations from the General Medical Council [Telegraph, 1 September] http://is.gd/2Lb4G
• People aged more than 55 should not write themselves off as organ donors, says a health boss [This is Nottingham, 31 August] http://is.gd/2LbI2

Marriage and family; sexual ethics

• From today, female civil partners who have used fertility treatment to conceive a child will have the same rights as heterosexual married couples, with both female parents' names included on the birth certificate [ViewLondon.co.uk, 1 September] http://is.gd/2Lan8
• Cherie Blair calls upon the Catholic Church to promote contraception. A Catholic Church spokesman in Scotland cites many objections, including the abortifacient mode of many birth control drugs and devices [Herald, 31 August] http://is.gd/2L1SU
• Uruguay may become the first Latin American country to legalise homosexual adoption [AP via Google, 28 August] http://is.gd/2LoiZ

General and miscellaneous

• Persevere with joy, Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia says to diocesan pro-life leaders [Catholic News Agency, 30 August] http://is.gd/2LovS

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