Jim Wells MLA was recently asked about his opposition to abortion, including in the case of rape
SPUC has defended Jim Wells, a Northern Ireland politician, over his opposition to abortion in all circumstances, including after rape.
In a letter to the Belfast Telegraph, Liam Gibson, SPUC's Northern Ireland development officer, wrote: "Attacks on Jim Wells MLA for defending unborn children ignore the reality of abortion ... Rape is traumatic, but to argue that aborting a child conceived through rape undoes that trauma ignores that abortion, too, is an act of violence.
"Of 200,000 babies aborted in Britain annually, less than 1% are conceived through rape ... today, SPUC is proud to work with Jim Wells and other politicians who believe a child's right to exist does not depend on the circumstances of his, or her, conception." [Belfast Telegraph, 29 August]
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- Romney: I'm in favor of legal abortion for health and life of mother, rape, incest [LifeSiteNews.com, 28 August]
- Responses to the call by Cardinal Sean Brady to protect unborn life [Pat Buckley, 28 August]
- Powerful statement by Ireland's Cardinal Sean Brady stating Catholic Church opposition to the introduction of abortion in Ireland [Pat Buckley, 27 August]
- US actress hopes hurricane kills pro-lifers; Cher hopes pro-life senator gets raped [LifeSiteNews.com, 27 August]
- Sperm can be created from skin, claim US scientists [Telegraph, 29 August]
- British women fly to US to choose sex of baby [Telegraph, 28 August]
- European Court of Human Rights condemns Italian restriction on embryo testing [Expatica.com, 28 August]
- One million UK adults delaying starting a family due to rising living costs, claims study [Telegraph, 28 August]
- Report of SPUC youth summer activity [SPUC youth blog, 29 August]
- One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy graduates from Royal College of Music [SPUC youth blog, 29 August]
- Pregnant woman who refused cancer treatment to save unborn baby makes miraculous recovery [Mail, 29 August]