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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It is still a criminal offence in the UK to have sex with anyone under 16, the age of consent Nearly 400 girls aged 15 or younger underwent abortions in London in the most recent year on record, new figures show.Data released by the Office for National Statistics reveal 397 girls aged 15 or under ha...

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Branch blog: SPUC volunteers in Merseyside Posted by Anne Fearon on 24 November 2015 SPUC activity on Merseyside goes back a long way. More than 30 years ago when I was teaching, I would get Chris Walsh to come in and speak to the older children about abortion. They were always shocked at what ...

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A national parent advocacy group has raised concerns that teaching children in school that sex is pleasurable could seriously undermine efforts to protect them from abuse.SPUC Safe at School is calling for the content of school sex and relationships resources to be examined following a report on chi...

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The values and wishes of parents must be at the heart of the way in which Ofsted rates schools on how they teach sex education, says SPUC Safe at School, following a report that government would like sex and relationships education (SRE) higher up the list of Ofsted's scoring system, rather than mak...

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Tragedy in Paris reminds us that every life is precious Posted by Isaac Spencer on 20 November 2015 The world is still reeling in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris a week ago which killed at least 130 people.There has been an international outpouring of grief and solidarity with t...

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Anti-euthanasia protesters rally outside Parliament on the day that the Marris Bill was rejected by MPs A judge has ruled that medics should stop providing food and water to a 68-year-old woman in the final stages of multiple sclerosis.The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is totall...

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Life must be protected - even on the battlefield Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 13 November 2015 This week we marked Remembrance Day, where we pay tribute to all those who have given their lives in military conflicts.The extraordinary circumstances of war have led to the question: is euthanasia on...

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Pro-life counsellors offer women a genuine choice Posted by Laura Doherty on 10 November 2015 A few months ago, the vice chair of Abortion Rights UK, Kate Smurthwaite, wrote a piece decrying the presence of pro-lifers outside abortion 'clinics' in the UK - a practice, she says, is imported from...

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Two Sociology lecturers at Aston University have recently published a study claiming to show that women object to the peaceful presence of members of the public outside abortion clinic. The study was conducted in tandem with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).BPAS is one of the largest ab...

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