Children of the Andes works with children and their families in Columbia to challenge poverty, inequality, discrimination and violence. In 2014, they began a one year pilot project with a partner organisation Fundación Si Mujer to "provide children and young people with high quality and accessible i...

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Christian Aid is a UK-based charity which provides aid to developing countries. It is sponsored by the main Christian denominations in the UK with the exception of the Catholic Church. The organisation has, in previous years, been known to work in partnership with organisations which provide abortio...

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The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) provides support for people with cleft lip and palate, and their parents, from infancy through to adulthood. In 2013, the charity supported a parliamentary inquiring into abortion on the grounds of disability lead by Fiona Bruce MP, chair of the All-Party...

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Comic Relief was founded in 1985 and runs two biennial fundraising initiatives: Red Nose Day and Sport Relief. Comic Relief is not actually a charity itself; rather it is a fund-raising company which transfers all its profits to the registered charity called Charity Projects. The money raised in Com...

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Concern Worldwide aims to improve the lives of the world’s poorest individuals and communities. As part of the charity’s work for the prevention of HIV and AIDS, the use of condoms is strongly encouraged, with almost 350,000 distributed in Ethiopia between 2010 and 2013. Link to website: https://www...

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The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust is a national UK charity which funds research into cystic fibrosis and promotes care for people with cystic fibrosis. This charity is a member of the AMRC. The Trust states that it "supports the right of scientists to use human and hybrid embryos in research into life-...

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Aids Care and Education Trust (ACET) is a global network of independent and church-based organisations seeking to encourage effective and compassionate responses to AIDs and related issues. In an email to SPUC, a representative of the charity outlined the following policies. ACET actively discourage...

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Alzheimer’s Society The Alzheimer's Society is a care and research charity for people with dementia and their relatives. This charity is a member of the AMRC. Although the society does not, at present, fund research using embryonic stem cells, in an email to SPUC, a spokesperson for the charity sta...

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Amnesty International is one of the world's most prominent human rights organisations. Amnesty International claims that it is not pro-abortion, but it now campaigns for the decriminalisation of abortion. In an October 2010 reply to a SPUC supporter, Amnesty International said that the organisation ...

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Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) was founded as "Support Around Termination for Foetal Abnormality" (SAFTA). It claims to be "the only national charity which provides non-directive support and information to parents throughout the antenatal testing process." The organisation has produced a handbo...

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Formerly Arthritis and Rheumatism Council, Arthritis Research UK is the leading funder of research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritis. This charity is a member of the AMRC. The charity supports embryonic stem cell research, and recently awarded a grant to researchers who aim "to take [t]...

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The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) is an umbrella body for some of the most powerful medical research charities' campaigns in support of destructive experimentation on human embryos and screening to eliminate the risk of hereditary diseases. One of many examples of AMRC's support f...

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Ataxia offers help and support to people suffering from Friedreich’s and cerebellar ataxia. This charity is a member of the AMRC. In a position statement released in May 2014, the charity stated "Ataxia UK fully supports ethical research into stem cells in the UK and has actively sought to encoura...

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The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society funds research, supports families and raises awareness of the condition.  This charity is a member of the AMRC. The society advocates the use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, whereby embryos formed through IVF are screened for the condition before implantatio...

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Barnardo's is a UK charity established to care for vulnerable children and young people. The charity runs numerous sexual health clinics across the country which include contraception services and ‘advice on pregnancy decision making’. One example is the Young Womens London Project which offers a "s...

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Children in Need is a BBC charity which presents itself as an organisation which raises money to support children, especially children with disabilities or other disadvantages. Its main fundraising vehicle is an annual telethon held in November - this year, the show will take place on Friday 13th No...

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Bloodwise (formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research) is a UK blood cancer research charity. This charity is a member of the AMRC. Link to website: https://bloodwise.org.uk/ Please send any information you may have about this charity to SPUC, either by email to rhoslynthomas@spuc.org.uk or by post to...

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Breast Cancer Now funds research into finding treatments and cures for breast cancer. This charity is a member of the AMRC. In an email to SPUC (August 2015), a representative of the charity stated: "Breast Cancer Now does not currently fund any projects that require the use of human embryonic stem ...

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The British Deaf Association campaigns and advocates for deaf people who use British Sign Language. EMAIL SENT 14/08/2015 Link to website: http://www.bda.org.uk/ Please send any information you may have about this charity to SPUC, either by email to rhoslynthomas@spuc.org.uk or by post to SPUC HQ

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart disease. This charity is a member of the AMRC. In a letter to SPUC dated 22 October 2010, Betty McBride, BHF's director of policy and communications, said that the British Heart Foundati...

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