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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MPs have voted to devolve control over abortion laws to the Scottish Parliament The House of Commons has voted to grant the Scottish Parliament control over abortion laws. 350 MPs voted in favour of the change, with 183 opposing (a majority of 167).The move to devolve abortion policy was one of a nu...

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Human beings are made to be lovably imperfect Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 6 November 2015 Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, taught many wise and noble principles that have served humanity well down the centuries. One exception, however, was his principle "let there be a law that no def...

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Amnesty International have been widely criticised for a new video lobbying for abortion-on-demand in Ireland, narrated by Liam Neeson, the Irish actor.The video plays sinister music over black-and-white images of a run-down church, while Neeson’s voiceover claims that Ireland is haunted by "a cruel ...

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Don't use rape victims to try to justify abortion Posted by Fiorella Nash on 3 November 2015 Not without reason, rape is seen as the ultimate hard case when it comes to abortion and it is used relentlessly by the abortion industry to justify abortion under all circumstances. The abuse of rape ...

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How do you wish to be remembered? Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 30 October 2015 Do you ever ask yourself: how do I wish to be remembered after I die? If you are young, this question may never have occurred to you: as the saying goes, ‘the young feel themselves alive and think themselves immortal’...

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More humans killed by abortion in 48 years than in all wars ever Posted by John Smeaton on 27 October 2015 This is a tragic day in British history.SPUC was formed in 1966, and 6 years before the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision declared abortion to be a constitutional right in America, abortio...

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We can end the battle over abortion Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 23 October 2015 This weekend marks the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of the most famous feats-of-arms by an English army.King Henry V's army delivered a crippling defeat to a French army which vastly outnumbered...

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Pro-Life Activist Spotlight: Rachel Munro Posted by IsaacSpencer on 20 October 2015 Today we're featuring an interview with Rachel Munro (nee Kidd), a pro-life activist working to build a culture of life in Scotland as part of the SPUC Scotland team, our sister organisation north of the border....

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Let's share the wonder of childbirth with the world Posted by Anthony Ozimic on 16 October 2015 Last week the Daily Mail highlighted a new video animation which presents in detail just how a mother's body prepares for birth and how her unborn child makes it way into the outside world.It's an am...

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Why does it matter? Posted by Rebecca Short on 13 October 2015 Over the past few months, the pro-life world has been rocked by ten simple videos. Ten simple videos which reveal one disturbing truth.Planned Parenthood is one of the world’s biggest abortion providers. It operates primarily in the...

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John Smeaton, chief executive of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has been given an award in honour of his services to the pro-life cause. SPUC is the world's first pro-life lobbying and educational organisation, established in 1967.Mr Smeaton was given the inaugural Father P...

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