London, : Campaigners in England have welcomed the creation of a new group formed to fight the extension of abortion in Scotland.The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) in England says that the Don't Stop A Beating Heart coalition is crucial to ensuring that the devolution of aborti...

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Maternal health is a pro-life issue Posted by Fiorella Nash on 22 December 2015 I am ashamed to admit that I did not entirely appreciate how dangerous childbirth can be for both women and their babies until I became a mother myself.My eldest son, who is now five years old, would not be alive to...

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I am ashamed to admit that I did not entirely appreciate how dangerous childbirth can be for both women and their babies until I became a mother myself.My eldest son, who is now five years old, would not be alive today if it were not for a skilled obstetrics team who delivered him by emergency caesa...

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Seven Things To Remember About Assisted Dying Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 18 December 2015 SPUC’s Lives Worth Living campaign will be the theme of the 2016 White Flower Appe al  - here are the seven key things you need to know about assisted dying:1. Doctors are against assisted dyingIn 2013 th...

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A proposal to introduce child euthanasia in Canada is a warning to the UK to be vigilant, says SPUC Pro-Life, a leading anti-euthanasia organisation.A committee set up to advise Canada's provinces has said that children as young as 12 should be allowed to choose an assisted suicide if they are deeme...

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BELFAST : The UK's leading pro-life campaign group, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), is calling on the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to defend the right to life of all unborn children regardless of their disabilities or the circumstances of their conception.The ca...

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A 15-year-old girl from Manchester has appeared in court charged with killing her own newborn baby.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stands accused of failing to provide the baby with care and medical attention and is being charged with concealment of birth, infanticide and mansla...

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The beauty of human life is more than skin deep Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 11 December 2015 LifeNews.com, the major US pro-life news-agency, reports this moving story:"Safyre is a young burn victim who lost her whole family in a fire two years ago ... Safyre lost everything—her father, her mot...

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London, : England's Chief Scientific Adviser has been called to account by a bioethicist for his comments promoting an agenda to promote genetically-modified embryos.Sir Mark Walport, the adviser, told a conference in London yesterday that Britain should lead the way into research into the genetic m...

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London, : The legalisation of abortion in Sierra Leone will not save lives, says the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), an internationally-active pro-life organisation based in England.Sierra Leone's Parliament has passed the Safe Abortion Act 2015, replacing law based on British ...

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It's a girl! Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 9 December 2015 For the vast majority of parents, the birth of a girl is as welcome as the birth of a boy. But in some parts of the globe, the advent of a baby girl is greeted not with tears of joy, but with expressions of disappointment - and sometimes ...

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An apology by an English hospital for a 'do not resuscitate' order on a Down's syndrome patient has been welcomed by SPUC Pro-Life, a leading anti-euthanasia group.The BBC reported today that the order, placed on the late Andrew Waters in 2011, had listed Down's Syndrome and his learning difficultie...

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The ending of state funding for IVF by Poland's new government has been welcomed by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), an internationally-active pro-life organisation based in London.John Smeaton, SPUC's chief executive, commented: "The number of babies born from IVF is far ou...

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22-year-old pro-life campaigner facing £22,000 legal bill after unsuccessful bid to stop ‘Gendercide’ sex-selective abortions Ms Aisling Hubert must now pay over £22,000 in costs The law over sex-selective abortion in the UK is in fresh confusion this week after the High Court refused to allow ...

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The Youth Conference is coming... Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 2 December 2015 You may know, the Youth Conference is coming…gif-fountain.tumblr.comI know. And anyone who books before Christmas gets their place at a reduced price.gif-fountain.tumblr.comYou’re welcome. But for those of you who are n...

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The Department of Justice has six weeks to decide whether to appeal the decision T he Belfast High Court has ruled that Northern Ireland's abortion law is in breach of human rights law.The landmark ruling paves the way for abortion to be legalised in cases of foetal disability, rape or incest.The ju...

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The ruling will bring pressure on Stormont to weaken legal protection for the unborn BELFAST : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the UK’s leading pro-life organisation, says that the ruling by the High Court that Northern Ireland’s ban on abortion breaches human rights is "da...

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11 reasons why large families are awesome Posted by Hannah Kane on 27 November 2015 George Osborne’s ‘two-child policy’ made headlines this week, but it shows that a lot of people still don’t get why mums like me would choose to have more than 2 kids.So, here’s my list of 11 reasons why large fa...

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11 reasons why large families are awesome Posted by Hannah Kane on 27 November 2015 George Osborne’s ‘two-child policy’ made headlines this week, but it shows that a lot of people still don’t get why mums like me would choose to have more than 2 kids.So, here’s my list of 11 reasons why large fa...

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After a day of U-turns, it seems that the 'two-child policy' will not be overturned George Osborne's plans to cancel his planned cuts to tax credits will not include changes to child tax credit, despite the indications he gave in his statement to MPs today.As part of his Autumn Statement and Spendin...

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