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Ireland's dangerous abortion bill will be used as model for Catholic world

The Irish government's legislative proposals on abortion will be used by the international pro-abortion lobby, worldwide, as a "model" for majority Catholic countries. It's essential that pro-life citizens, politicians and church leaders worldwide study this Bill - not least SPUC's full analysis of it http://www.spuc.org.uk/documents/papers/2013/ireland20130524 . > Blogpost with executive summary

Other stories:

Abortion

• Vatican official says politicians should resign rather than support abortion legislation [Evening Echo, 31 May]
• US Catholic archdiocese helps fund contraception and abortion insurance plan [John Smeaton, 30 May]
• Autopsy confirms abortion led to US woman's death [LifeNews.com, 30 May]
• Abortions may take away some women’s only chance to have children [LifeNews.com, 30 May]
• Morning after pill is not a "life-saving commodity" says Holy See [John Smeaton, 24 May]

Euthanasia

• Professor Jones's LCP submission is a matter of great concern [John Smeaton, 31 May]
• We didn't know mum was on an end-of-life plan [Coventry Telegraph, 31 May]
• Pensioner becomes first British dementia patient to die at Dignitas suicide clinic [Express, 30 May]

Population

• China: mother dies after forced abortion at six months [LifeNews.com, 29 May]
• European Parliament to China: stop harassing Chen Guangcheng’s family [LifeNews.com, 29 May]

Sexual ethics

• Gay marriage was ‘biggest issue’ at local election, says councillor [Christian Institute, 31 May]
• Lord Carey: ‘Love is not enough’ to justify same-sex marriage [Pink News, 31 May]
• Opposition grows as Scots gay marriage Bill looms [Christian Institute, 30 May]
• Take courage from this performance as fight on same-sex marriage rages on [John Smeaton, 25 May]

General

• Missionaries to society [SPUC youth blog, 29 May]
• Hitler's Struggle for Eugenics: Part I [SPUC youth blog, 28 May]

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