Rebecca Kiessling, a world-renowned pro-life activist, explains why the Eighth Amendment must be protected. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is launching a new video calling on Irish people throughout the world to rally to the defence of the nation's unborn children. In Ireland chil...

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On the 22nd of October 2016 I attended a one-day conference hosted by the Catholic Medical Association. The conference was entitled, " ".When I arrived, I was greeted by Dr Josephine Treloar and her husband, Dr Adrian Treloar (who spoke at our Youth Conference in 2015). I then spotted Dr Philip Howa...

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The Beginning of Life: A Conference for Juniors and Students of the Healthcare Professions Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas, Youth and Education Officer on 11 November 2016    On the 22nd of October 2016 I attended a one-day conference hosted by the Catholic Medical Association. The conference was entitl...

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Poland’s "pro-life" bill signed into law Polish President Andrzej Duda:"This is another important, pro-family element of the government's work and it should be appreciated. A new bill introducing government aid for families of severely disabled babies was signed into Polish law yesterday.The ne...

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The Canadian province of Quebec legalised euthanasia in December 2015.. Image: Morgan via Flickr A recent report from the Quebec government has shown that there were 262 euthanasia deaths in the seven months since the province legalised it - and campaigners believe the number is being under-reported...

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?Laws on assisted suicide/euthanasia are passed at a state level in the US. Colorado has become the sixth US state to approve medically assisted suicide.As well as electing a new president yesterday, American voters also decided on a number of state specific issues, known as state initiatives. In Co...

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The challenge for pro-lifers is now beginning Donald Trump has beaten Hillary Clinton to become president of the United States, an event which could have huge significance for the American pro-life movement.Donald Trump's changing positions on abortion have given many pro-lifers cause for concern, b...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has said that the result of the US presidential election could have huge significance for the American pro-life movement.Donald Trump's changing positions on abortion have given many pro-lifers cause for concern, but his victory in the 8 Novem...

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A Care Quality Commission report into the Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted concerns about the training nurses are given on late term abortion.The report said that "nurses...expressed concerns they had not received training that would equip them to deal with the physic...

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?Caitlin Keeper speaking against the motion at the SNP Youth Conference. Image: The Scottish Catholic Observer  The Scottish Catholic Observer reports that a Glasgow student has been praised for speaking out against abortion at an SNP Youth conference.Caitlin Keeper, a third year veterinary biology ...

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Dr Rudzinski, a Polish doctor working in Germany, also claims that abortions are being carried out by "tailors, shoemakers and artisans" Image: AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski The Associated Press news agency has issued an article attacking the restrictive abortion law in Poland. It has been re-published...

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"We support women's rights too, but not at the expense of the lives of others." Image: prolifecampaign.ie The Supreme Court heard yesterday that Northern Irish women are "second class citizens" on abortion.This claim was made by Stephen Cragg QC, who is representing two women who want women from No...

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Liverpool's happiest baby. Image: Liverpool Echo The Liverpool Echo has shared this adorable image of a 30 week old baby, who was captured smiling in the womb when her mum went in for a 4D scan.Mother Aimee Fagan said that the baby, due in January, grinned from ear to ear whenever her three-year old...

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Babies killed in England by publicly funded abortions are being treated as second class citizens, said the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) today. The Society was responding to claims that Northern Irish women are "second-class citizens in abortion". This claim was made in the Su...

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?The case fell at the Court of Appeal- but the women were granted permission to bring the case to the Supreme Court. A Supreme Court challenge to allow women from Northern Ireland to access NHS-funded abortions is currently underway.The appeal is being brought by a mother and daughter who travelled ...

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This campaign from 2011 says "I understand that you are not yet ready for me, but give me up to the adoption agency, LET ME LIVE!" Hungary Today reports that the number of abortions in Hungary has dropped by a quarter since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took office.According to the Parliamentary Stat...

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People with Down's syndrome and their families deliver a petition to the Health Secretary asking him to halt the implementation of NIPT. The Department of Health announced on Saturday that it has approved Non Invasive Pre-Natal Testing (NIPT) for use on the NHS, which campaigners say will increase t...

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Good Counsel interviews mothers they have helped to keep their babies The Catholic Herald has published a letter written by mothers who the Good Counsel Network helped to continue their pregnancies. In it, they explain how their voices are being ignored in the debate over buffer zones.SIR- We are wr...

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SPUC slams decision to screen out babies with Down’s syndrome with prenatal test The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned the Department of Health's decision to roll out the new Non Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), which campaigners say will increase the number of ab...

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Abortion pills ordered online were shown to put women's health at risk. The BBC reports that a woman was reported to police in Northern Ireland and charged in connection with using abortion pills after she sought medical help. No information about the woman, or details of the case, were given.The pu...

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