SPUC launches nationwide petition as poll finds most parents don’t want sex ed in schools
SPUC's Safe at School campaign has launched a nationwide petition calling on the government to ban sexually-explicit videos from primary schools. [SPUC, 6 May] http://bit.ly/lU5ZHk The petition's launch comes at the same time as a poll which found that 59% of parents with primary-age children are opposed to sex education in schools. [Daily Mail, 5 May] http://bit.ly/kW2K4L [BBC, 5 May] http://bbc.in/mgKA0x
London pro-lifers to hold vigil outside abortion centre on 28 May
Pro-lifers in London will hold a vigil outside one of the city's main abortion centres on Saturday 28 May. The vigil will be organised by 40 Days For Life and will feature Catholic Marian devotions. [Fr Tim Finigan, 5 May] http://bit.ly/jSKJiO
Irish women halt Swiss suicide trip after jail warning
A Irish woman with multiple sclerosis and her close friend have cancelled a trip to a Swiss suicide centre after a warning from Irish police. The police knew about the woman's plan to commit suicide at Dignitas in Zurich. The women, who have remained anonymous, were warned that the woman's friend could face imprisonment for up to 14 years if the plan had gone ahead. [Irish Examiner, 6 May] http://bit.ly/jdaDci
Other stories:
SPUC supporters give silent witness against abortion in Worthing [Worthing Herald, 5 May] http://bit.ly/jo0BfV
UK abortion lobby defends abortions of disabled children [Spiked! Online, 5 May] http://bit.ly/kTqmYo
Catholic colleges drop Planned Parenthood connections from websites [LifeSiteNews.com, 5 May] http://bit.ly/lbrVIf
US abortionist caught lying about criminal conviction, surrenders licence [LifeSiteNews.com, 5 May] http://bit.ly/kGPDi9
Cardinal Burke to pray outside Texas abortion clinic [CNA, 5 May] http://bit.ly/k24SU3
Surrogate children have no right to German passport, court rules [Center for Genetics and Society, 28 April] http://bit.ly/k4Xn0n