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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: Womb transplants are unethical, warns the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC)SPUC was responding to the announcement that clinical trials of womb transplants have been approved by UK authorities - see BBC 30 September 2015.Dr Anthony McCarthy, a bioethics expert for SPUC, commente...

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BBC journalists have revealed that they are planning to join the attack on pro-life pavement-counsellors who operate peacefully and lawfully outside abortion businesses.  The BBC have said that they intend broadcasting this item today (Wed 30 September).Pro-life pavement-counsellors offer pregnant w...

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The "Shout Your Abortion" campaign run by pro-abortion activists won't help suffering women, says the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the UK's largest and oldest pro-life organisation.The campaign, launched on Twitter with the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion, has generated controver...

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The sex education lobby is misusing a new study in order to push gender theory, according to which a child's gender may be different from their sex as male or female. The charge has been made against the Sex Education Forum (SEF) by Safe at School, a group which represents parents' concerns about se...

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? Concern has been expressed about the conclusions of a newly-published study into repeat abortions among teenagers.Three academics at the University of East Anglia (see Notes for Editors below) have found that "over the past 20 years, the proportion of teenagers in England and Wales having an abort...

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SPUC Pro-Life, a leading anti-euthanasia group, has welcomed the defeat of the Assisted Dying bill in Parliament today.MPs voted by 330 to 118 to reject Rob Marris MP's bill to enlist doctors to assist suicide for certain people. The vote of 330 represents an absolute majority of MPs.Commenting on t...

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Geneticists who want to try manipulating the genes of embryos to see if they can prevent diseases are acting as if they did not know how complex diseases like cancer are, says the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC).Responding to the call by the Hinxton genetics group, Paul Tully, S...

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In every place assisted suicide is legalised "numbers have increased over time and continue to do so" A new review has found that assisted suicide becomes more routine in places where it is legalised.The Anscombe Bioethics Centre has produced the guide which links official data from the Netherlands,...

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News, Father of London mayor calls for population control Stanley Johnson, a former politician and the father of Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has called for the UK to adopt population control. Writing for the Conservative Home blog, Mr Johnson said: "What tools are available, for example i...

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