The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned the decision made by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) today to permit the creation of "three-parent embryos", saying that the technique undermines respect for human life and reproduction, and raises very se...

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Lady Salisbury with John Smeaton at an event she organised commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Abortion Act. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is saddened to learn of the death of the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, who served on the Society's Executive Committee in the early...

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Nicole Scherzinger first found fame in the girlband the Pussycat Dolls. Now she has spoken up about her opposition to abortion. Image: Getty American singer, actress and television personality Nicole Scherzinger has spoken up about her "hardcore" pro-life beliefs, reports the Daily Mail.The X factor...

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?The woman claims that the hedge-fund father of her child has not offered any financial support, despite being willing to bribe her to have an abortion. Image: LiveActionNews  An American woman has filed a lawsuit against her former boyfriend, saying that he offered to pay her $75,000 to abort their...

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Andrew Barclay took a lethal dose of barbiturates at Dignitas, and his story is now being used to push for euthanasia in the UK. A man with multiple sclerosis travelled to Dignitas last week to die by euthanasia, despite being told he could live another decade. His story is being used to push for eu...

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Scientists think there's an evolutionary mechanism whereby the baby assists in protecting the mother's heart during and after pregnancy.  This popular meme suggests that an unborn baby can send its own stem cells to its mother to repair damaged organs. Memes are not always known for their scientific...

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?This bill seeks to prevent women accessing information on alternatives to abortion online. Image: Shutterstock A bill to criminalise any website that seeks to "exert psychological or moral pressure" on a woman seeking information about abortion has passed through the French Senate.The legislation w...

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Abortion advocates: pictures of pregnancy "associate abortion with murder" A BPAS representative also complained about the use of pictures of unhappy women in stories about abortion. Women are being "criminalised" in news stories about abortion because the media uses images of advanced pregnancy...

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Students from Strathclyde Life Action say the ban violates their right to free speech.  Pro-life students at the University of Strathclyde have been making the media after their Students Union banned them from forming an official society.Strathclyde Life Action have been struggling for official reco...

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Scientists will this week call for the current 14 day limit for carrying out experiments on human embryos to be extended to 28 days.The proposal will be made by Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, of the Francis Crick Institute in London, and Professor Simon Fishel, head of the CARE Fertility Group, at a ...

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An opponent called the court's decision "a major attack on the rule of law". Image: Wikiwand A court ruling decriminalising abortion in the first trimester has caused outrage in Brazil. On Tuesday, the Federal Supreme Court, Brazil's highest, dropped the charges against five people accused of perfor...

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Paul Tully is a giant in British and Irish pro-life history and SPUC’s history Posted by John Smeaton on 2 December 2016 Paul at the 2016 National Conference with founders Alan Smith and Elspeth Chowdharay-Best and Chief Executive John Smeaton.   After 35 years of tireless work, general secretary...

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Paul at the 2016 National Conference with founders Alan Smith and Elspeth Chowdharay-Best and Chief Executive John Smeaton.  After 35 years of tireless work, general secretary Paul Tully is leaving SPUC. Chief Executive John Smeaton looks back at his time with the Society, and thanks him for his eno...

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?The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is expected to endorse the results of the report this month. Image: Getty Media sources are reporting that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is expected to approve the use of mitochondrial replacement therapy this month, meaning...

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Rapper Nick Cannon produced a song telling of how he was almost aborted. Image: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Nick Cannon, the American rapper and television personality, has hit out at Planned Parenthood, saying that it is "inflicting 'real genocide' on the African American community."The rapp...

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Compulsory sex education is not the answer to sexual violence in schools, says SPUC Safe at School The education secretary Justine Greening has been told by the chairs of five select committees that the call for compulsory SRE is now "deafening". "Making sex education a compulsory school subject...

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Pro-lifers present "biggest ever" petition to Stormont All the 300,000 signatures were collected in Northern Ireland, which was not the case for the 45,000 on Amnesty International's petition promoting abortion. Image: Precious Life A 300,000 signature petition opposing change to Northern Irelan...

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The man was given a lethal injection after he failed to overcome his alcohol addiction. A journalist has written in a Dutch magazine about the death by euthanasia of his brother, a "hopeless alcoholic". Marcel Langedijk wrote in Linda magazine that his brother Mark asked for euthanasia after 21 stin...

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A new book by a prominent UK abortion provider fails to engage the positions of her opponents while rehashing the well-worn "my body, my choice" argument.This review first appeared in Catholic World ReportIn Britain, Ann Furedi's name is synonymous with abortion apologetics. She is the director of o...

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A moral case for abortion? Posted by Fiorella Nash on 28 November 2016 A new book by a prominent UK abortion provider fails to engage the positions of her opponents while rehashing the well-worn "my body, my choice" argument.This review first appeared in Catholic World ReportIn Britain, Ann Fu...

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