News,
Abortion- Irish government defames pro-life counselling centres [Irish Times, 21 July]
- 31 per cent drop in the numbers of Irish women travelling to Britain for a termination over the last seven years [Irish Times, 21 July]
Embryology; stem cellsIVF; fertility treatmentPopulation- The number of people aged over 65 on course to overtake the number of infants for the first time in history, a study has found [Telegraph, 20 July]
- Catholics in Vietnam are facing heavy fines for failing to adhere to the nation's two-child policy, which has been in force since 1994. One parish priest says that 90% of his parishioners have paid fines rather than violate Church teaching against artificial contraception. [Union of Catholic Asian News, 16 July]
Sexual health; teenage pregnanciesMaternal health and unborn health- A pregnant mother killed two of her children and tried to murder her six-month-old baby while suffering from severe post-natal depression, a court has heard [Daily Mail, 21 July]
Euthanasia and assisted suicide; disability- Mother sues hospital for £1.5million for 'missing' baby's severe disability, says she would have aborted him [Daily Mail, 16 July]
- A critically ill teenager who resisted attempts by doctors to give her a heart transplant has changed her mind and agreed to go ahead with the operation. [Times, 21 July]
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