Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly have both said that they will follow the UK Government in offering free abortions for women from Northern Ireland.In a sudden government u-turn last week, the Government announced that the Equalities Office would...

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People's lives are "terminated without request" in the Netherlands - known elsewhere as homicide. The data from the study into ending of life decisions in the Netherlands in 2015 is now available - and the conclusions are horrifying.Every five years the Netherlands conducts a study to determine how...

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The pro-life majority has arisen. At least 70,000 people took part in the All Ireland Rally for Life on Saturday.The theme of this year's march was "Save the 8th" - and record numbers turned out to defend the amendment to the Irish constitution, which defends the equal right to life of the mother a...

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Karen Gaffney tells TDs and senators not to screen people with Down's syndrome out. A leading advocate for people with Down's syndrome has urged Irish politicians to protect the lives of people with disabilities.Karen Gaffney, an American woman famous for being the first living person with Down Synd...

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John Smeaton: Innocent unborn babies are being treated treacherously by this Government which has chosen death over life in an effort to save their skin It's been a day of turbulent political events - with both positive and tragic consequences for the unborn babies of Northern Ireland. This morning,...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed a ruling by the Court of Appeal in Belfast which recognises that the law in the Province is justified in protecting unborn babies from abortion.Three judges found unanimously that Northern Ireland’s laws, which prohibit abortion, ...

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A black day for unborn children, for mothers and for democracy -SPUC condemns govt abortion decision   Responding to the Government decision to provide funds to the NHS to cover the costs of women from Northern Ireland for abortions in England, John Smeaton, chief executive of the Society for th...

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Alysia Montano looks radiant as she finishes the race. Alysia Montano didn't have to win her race to make headlines at the USA Track and Field Championships last week.?The 31 year old athlete, who is known for running with flowers in her hair, ran the 800m race while five months pregnant with her se...

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The BMA has "a moral duty to speak out against abuses of ethics and human rights" - but has voted to strip rights from the unborn. The British Medical Association's (BMA) membership has voted to make the decriminalisation of abortion official policy.Delegates at the meeting (which can be viewed onli...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the world’s oldest pro-life group, has condemned the passing of a motion to decriminalise abortion at the British Medical Association's Annual Representative Meeting. Dr Anthony McCarthy of SPUC said:"The BMA has betrayed all who take serious...

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Doctors: the motion would says "all legal protection for babies should be removed, possibly right through to birth." Tomorrow, the British Medical Association will vote on whether the UK should decriminalise abortion - but thousands of doctors are in "open revolt" over the "extreme" proposals.On Tu...

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There seems to be a change in US policy towards the UN on abortion. The US has rejected a United Nations resolution aimed at preventing violence against women because it included language on access to "safe abortions".A statement read out by US First Secretary to the UN Jason Mack said that the US a...

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Doctors are being urged to stand up for the rights of unborn babies when they are asked to vote on controversial proposals which could see abortion time limits being abolished.The British Medical Association (BMA) will debate the decriminalisation issue at its conference in Bournemouth next week. Th...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) says the proposed amendment to the Queen's speech, which would give free abortions on the English NHS to women from Northern Ireland, is "opportunistic" and has "nothing to do with the welfare of women in Northern Ireland."Liam Gibson, SPUC's ...

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Are the media misrepresenting the DUP? Posted by John Deighan on 22 June 2017 The newly elected DUP MPs with party leader Arlene Foster. (Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) The unexpected election result, which has led to Teresa May’s Conservative government being held in power by the suppo...

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The newly elected DUP MPs with party leader Arlene Foster. (Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)The unexpected election result, which has led to Teresa May’s Conservative government being held in power by the support of ten Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs elected in Northern Ireland, has seen ...

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Euthanasia advocate says: "The door has been opened wide for euthanasia of patients with severe dementia." Boudewijn Chabot, a Dutch euthanasia advocate, has written a lengthy opinion piece denouncing the eroding of safeguards for vulnerable patients.Chabot was prosecuted for the 1991 assisted suic...

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Young women to DUP MPs: "those who say that you are a danger to women’s rights do not speak for us" Ian Paisley MP, Gavin Robinson MP and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP with 10 pro-life young women. Image: Amy Poduval. Yesterday, 10 young women presented DUP MPs with flowers, thanking them for their d...

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Ian Paisley, Gavin Robinson and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson with 10 pro-life young women. Image: Amy Poduval. More photos available on request.   Pro-life campaigners have presented white flowers to the Democratic Unionist Party MPs who hold the balance of power at Westminster, in recognition of their pro...

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Is this using the stories of suicidal women another ploy by the repeal the eighth lobby? The Abortion Support Network (ASN) has said that two suicidal women were denied abortions in Ireland - using the discredited idea that abortion is a cure for suicidality.Mara Clarke, the ASN founder, said both o...

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