News,

Marie Stopes International, the abortion provider, has said that population control is crucial to combatting climate change. Leo Bryant, writing in The Lancet medical journal, claimed that 200 million worldwide want but cannot obtain contraceptives. Mr Bryant admitted that population growth in poorer nations was unlikely to increase global warming significantly [Reuters, 18 September] http://is.gd/3oZWz

Almost half of all Americans believe government healthcare shouldn't pay for abortion, according to a pollster. A national telephone survey found that 48% of those surveyed wanted any government-subsidized health plan to be banned from covering abortions, with 13% in favour and 32% neutral. The survey mirrors other polls which show that around half of all Americans are generally opposed to abortion [Jill Stanek, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p3fs

Abortion

• Republican chairman: party must be open to pro-abortion candidates [Alliance Defence Fund, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p5l8
• Project Rachel's 25th anniversary, Milwaukee Archdiocese's post-abortion ministry [Catholic News Service, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p2n4
• SPUC asks: are pro-abortion doctors more concerned about abortion rights than human health? [SPUC director's blog, 17 September] http://is.gd/3q2Wg
  

Sexual health; teenage pregnancies

• Free birth control kits in Worcestershire schools. Contain pills, implants, coil, condoms, condom demonstrator [Worcester News, 18 September] http://is.gd/3oZAm
• Prescription-free birth control pill services gathering momentum across UK [Chemist and Druggist, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p4Jp
• Philippine Catholic schools insist on right to dismiss unwed pregnant employees, students [Catholic Culture, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p0wx

Euthanasia and assisted suicide; disability

• Campaigner Debbie Purdy claims legalising assisted suicide is about "the right to live", "right to control" [Huddersfield Examiner, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p1ty
• More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year [Secondhand Smoke, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p3DB
• Bishop of Phoenix issues pro-life guidance on assisted food and fluids [Catholic Culture, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p0SA

General and miscellaneous

• European Parliament in radical move against EU member state government [SPUC, 17 September] http://is.gd/3p5tf
  
• Interview with daughter of St Gianna Molla, who sacrificed life for unborn child [Catholic News Service, 14 September] http://is.gd/3p1Tav

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