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Top storiesSPUC has called for pro-lifers to lobby members of the House of Lords on assisted suicide. Lord Alderdice has re-tabled a previously undebated amendment to allow assisted suicide to the government's Coroners and Justice bill. Indications are that the amendment will be debated either on Monday or Wednesday. SPUC is recommending that pro-lifers email Lords known to be opposed to assisted suicide. [
SPUC campaign alert, 20 October]
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The European Parliament has voted against pro-life amendments to stop EU money being spent on coercive and sex-selective abortions. The amendments were partly motivated by opposition to China's one-child policy, which involves compulsory abortions, and to the abortions of unborn girls because of a cultural preference for boys in India. There were 310 votes against and 290 in favour of the amendment on coercive abortion. Although there were 304 votes in favour and 300 votes against the amendment on sex-selective abortion, that amendment failed because the rules required a qualified majority for passage. [
SPUC campaign alert 19 October, updated 23 October]
A bishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion in Canada has said that his group agrees with the Catholic Church on pro-life and pro-family issues. Bishop Carl Reid made the comments following Pope Benedict's offer of a canonical structure within the Catholic Church for people wishing to leave the Anglican Communion. [
LifeSiteNews.com, 22 October]
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