News,
Abortion- 20,000 March against Abortion in Cameroon, Africa [LifeSiteNews.com, 17 July]
- A new study from England finds that women who have repeat abortions are more likely to be involved in abusive relationships with their partner. [LifeNews.com, 17 July]
IVF; fertility treatment- Lesbian couple win fight for IVF on the NHS [Times, 19 July]
- 'I have no regrets': Deathbed words of world's oldest mother who kept cancer secret from twins [Daily Mail, 19 July]
Sexual health; teenage pregnancies- Parents will be given barely any say in the content of sex education classes under Government plans to make the subject compulsory for children as young as five, a report warns today. [Daily Mail, 20 July]
- Croydon mum launches campaign for kids to opt out of sex education [This is Croydon, 20 July]
- Drop-in sessions offering pregnancy testing and condom distribution due to start in school in Andover, England [This is Hampshire, 19 July]
- 14 pre-teenage girls have become pregnant over the past five years in Scotland, according to official figures [Scotland on Sunday, 19 July]
- Debate whether kid's books should contain subjects such as abortion and sex [Daily Express, 20 July]
Maternal health and unborn health- Report says funding pressures and a shortage of qualified midwives and consultants contributing to deaths of almost 300 babies a year in Wales [Wales Online, 20 July]
Euthanasia and assisted suicide; disability- State prosecutors in Zurich have unveiled new rules governing the way assisted suicide organisations such as Dignitas are allowed to operate [Telegraph, 18 July]
- The Welsh Assembly Government's Counsel General, the most senior law officer in Wales, has spoken out in favour of assisted suicide for the terminally ill. [Wales Online, 20 July]
- Latest letters in The Times debating assisted suicide, including from Lord Joffe and Catholic bishops [Times, 20 July]
- Another letter from Care Not Killing [Times, 19 July] SPUC is a core member of Care Not Killing.
- Interview with man under investigation for crime of assisted suicide [Daily Express, 19 July]
- Testimony of of father-in-law who committed suicide at the Dignitas centre, Switzerland with no prior notice to his family [Telegraph, 19 July]
- Interview with a man who took his wife to Dignitas [Telegraph, 19 July]
- Peter Hitchens, the right-wing columnist, warns of a progression from abortion to euthanasia [Mail on Sunday, 19 July]
Marriage and family; sexual ethics- Christian doctor is axed from panel over failing to back gay adoption [Daily Mail, 20 July]
- A mum of four at 18! Teenager has her hands full with triplets and a toddler [Daily Mail, 20 July]
General and miscellaneous- Candidate in Glasgow North-East by-election says his Catholic faith is a private matter [Daily Express, 20 July]
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