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Lesbian parentage not in the best interests of children, says leading pro-life group SPUC
The Daily Telegraph reports that a lesbian couple from Brighton, England, are the first such couple to sign a British birth certificate as legal parents. One of the women became pregnant via a sperm donor. John Smeaton, national director of SPUC, said that making a homosexual couples parents represents a move away from the natural procreation of children to the artificial reproduction of children. Mr Smeaton said that children and child-bearing are thus being instrumentalised to suit certain lifestyles. [SPUC, 19 April] http://bit.ly/aFv9yB
Authorities in Asia seek to sterilise their populations
The Chinese state media has reported that authorities have detained 1,300 people in order to sterilise them. This is part of a 20-day campaign to sterilise almost 10,000 people suspected of planning to break the strict Chinese family-planning laws. [Daily Mail, 16 April] http://bit.ly/dg176Q Such sterilisation campaigns are not limited to China. Thousands of women in Uzbekistan experience forced sterilations. These sterilisations are state-ordered and irreversible. [The Petition Site] http://bit.ly/bGK08p
Al Pacino to star in pro-euthanasia movie
Al Pacino, the American actor, is to star in a pro-euthanasia movie for television. Mr Pacino will star in You Don’t Know Jack, as Dr Jack Kevorkian, the euthanasia doctor who claims to have assisted 130 people to die. Mr Pacino said that he saw Dr Kevorkian as a doctor who cared for his patients. [Telegraph, 18 April] http://bit.ly/djNFu5
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