The UK's largest pro-life group has slammed doctors who give birth-control pills to children under the age of consent, as reported on the front-page of yesterday's Mail on SundayJohn Smeaton, chief executive of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk commented:"Givin...

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News, Top stories: Healthy nurse ends own life A retired woman with no major health problems ended her life last month. Gill Pharaoh, a retired palliative care nurse, chose to end her own life at a Swiss clinic leaving behind a husband and a daughter. Pharaoh said “I have always said, ‘I am not ...

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"I have always said, 'I am not getting old. I do not think old age is fun.'" A retired woman with no major health problems ended her life last month. Gill Pharaoh, a retired palliative care nurse, chose to end her own life at a Swiss clinic leaving behind a husband and a daughter.Pharaoh said "I ha...

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The vote fell short of the 60 votes required to force a vote on the issue Planned Parenthood has survived a vote seeking to defund it.First term senator Joni Ernst proposed the bill  following the recent undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, suggesting PP’s complicity in the...

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The issue of how the dying are diagnosed was  a "core problem" of the LCP, says Professor Pullicino New end-of-life care guidance is problematic, according to a professor of clinical neuroscience at the University of Kent.Professor Pullicino writes that the new guidance issued by the National Instit...

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News, Top story: New end-of-life guidance inadequate New end-of-life care guidance is problematic, according to a professor of clinical neuroscience at the University of Kent. Professor Pullicino writes that the new guidance issued by the National Institute for Care and Excellence (Nice) is no bet...

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News, Top story: New NHS guidance instructs hospitals not to deny water to the dying New guidance say doctors and nurses must provide water to the dying. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has drafted new guidance demanding that patients have access to fluids. The Liverpoo...

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The Liverpool Care Pathway was withdrawn last year New guidance says doctors and nurses must provide water to the dying.The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has drafted new guidance demanding that patients have access to fluids. The Liverpool Care Pathway which was withdrawn l...

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A mum, a dad, a birthday Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 29 July 2015 A few weeks ago, some friends and I decided to attend a meeting hosted by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).One of the two largest abortion providers in the UK, BPAS was hosting a speaker from the Iranian and Kurdish ...

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The 'Named Person' scheme is a key policy of the Scottish National Party Scottish police have reported that wellbeing assessments are leaving vulnerable children exposed to abuse.Wellbeing assessments are part of the new Named Person scheme due to come into force across Scotland next year. Under the...

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The man's lawyers argued that advice from the GMC interfered with people who wanted to die A man known only as "Martin" with locked-in syndrome has lost a High Court battle regarding his wish to be killed.His lawyers said that advice from the General Medical Council interfered with people who wanted...

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Chancellor George Osborne made the announcement, dubbed a "two-child policy" by pro-lifers The Conservative party's new budget will cap child tax credits at two children, it has been reported.George Osborne announced that parents who have more than two children after April 2017 are to be denied tax ...

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Pro-life group consider SNP role around "suicide for the English" Nicola Sturgeon is the leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland The Times has reported that Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, may allow her MPs to vote on the Rob Marris Assisted Dying Bill.The Times ...

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News, Top story: Named Person wellbeing checks expose children to abuse Scottish police have reported that wellbeing assessments are leaving vulnerable children exposed to abuse.  Wellbeing assessments are part of the new Named Person scheme due to come into force across Scotland next year. Under...

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News, European Court of Human Rights declares Nicklinson and Lamb help-to-die case "inadmissable" [Telegraph, 16 July] Nigeria: Catholic bishops advise President Buhari against legalising same-sex marriage [24/7 Nigerian News Update, 12 July] Video connects Planned Parenthood with sale of fetal ...

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US abortion giant Planned Parenthood has allegedly been profiting from the sale of baby body parts An undercover video was released on implicating Planned Parenthood with the sale of foetal body parts.The Center for Medical Progress has released the video as part of a three-year investigation. In t...

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The bill is expected to be defeated in the Republican-controlled House Last week, Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduced a bill to expand insurance coverage of abortions.Democrat Barbara Lee sponsored the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Woman Act of 2015. The b...

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The morning-after pill can act as an abortifacient A pharmacy in Seville has won the right to refuse to sell morning-after pills, some of which are abortifacient.The pharmacy has won the right to refuse selling the MAP despite being fined €3,000 in 2008 for not selling morning-after pills or condoms...

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?Fiona Bruce MP was one of the signatories to the amendment Pro-life MPs have sought to devolve abortion laws to Scotland.A cross-party amendment to the Scotland Bill signed by MPs John Pugh, Fiona Bruce and Robert Flello would give the Scottish Parliament the power to make its own abortion laws. Th...

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Equality from the Womb to the Tomb Posted by Ettore Finaldi on 9 July 2015 Ettore Finaldi is a year 10 student at St Thomas More school in Eltham, London. During his two weeks of work experience at SPUC HQ, Ettore visited the House of Parliament and had this to say about discrimination in the la...

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