The UN Committee is calling for a referendum to overturn protection for Irish unborn children The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has called for a referendum on abortion in Ireland.Following a two day hearing in Geneva, the 17-member committee stated its concern at "Ireland's .....

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The Court of Protection granted doctors permission to withhold treatment An 18-year-old suffering from a brain tumour has died months after doctors gave him two weeks to live.Alexander Elliot's case was first heard in February in the Court of Protection. Doctors from the University Hospital Southamp...

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Alberto Fujimori will be questioned over his involvement in a state programme that sterilised almost half a million Peruvians A criminal investigation has been reopened into a former president's role in a sterilisation programme. Questions will be asked of Alberto Fujimori to determine his involveme...

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The anti-birth drug is now "available for use by any women of reproductive age in Europe" A brand of the morning-after pill has been officially licensed for use by girls under the age of sixteen.The license for 'EllaOne' has been changed by the European medicines agency, and now this anti-birth drug...

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The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission wants to see the current law liberalised Calls have been made for abortion to be legalised in Northern Ireland.A judicial review began on Monday 15th June 2015, with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission seeking to legalise abortions "in cases of r...

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The report brings into question the existing euthanasia laws in Belgium A professor at Hull University has written a report which reveals "around one in every 60 deaths of a patient under GP care involves someone who has not requested euthanasia." Authored by Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor of Hull ...

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"This woman died precisely because she could access abortion in England" A doctor and two nurses have been charged with manslaughter following the death of an Irish mother who travelled to England to abort her baby.She had been denied an abortion at a maternity hospital in Dublin. The mother travell...

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News, Top story: Morning-after pill officially made available to girls under 16 A brand of the morning-after pill has been officially licensed for use by girls under the age of sixteen. The license for 'EllaOne' has been changed by the European medicines agency, and now this anti-birth drug is "av...

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SPUC has condemned giving "morning-after pills" to children from 13 upwards, as sanctioned by the European Medicines Agency yesterday. Previously pharmacists were not allowed to give under-16s the drug without a doctor’s prescription.  Commenting on the decision, Paul Tully, general secretary of the...

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SPUC Pro-Life fears that vulnerable people will be adversely affected by the decision of Rob Marris, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South West, to propose an 'Assisted Dying' bill in the House of Commons. The bill is expected to single out people who are terminally ill or have disabilities as candidate...

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Women in Northern Ireland are clearly looking for better options than abortion according to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). As the Court of Appeal hears the case of  R(A and B) v. Secretary of State for Health, SPUC has pointed to the declining number of Northern Irish wome...

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Figures released by the NHS reveal that marriage is the great protector from abortion. Of the 184,571 abortions performed in England and Wales last year over 80% were performed on unmarried women and girls.Paul Tully, general secretary of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children said: "The ...

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Hopes for Poland’s new President President Andrzej Duda signed the European "One of Us" petition and said that IVF was unconstitutional Poland’s newly-elected president may hold some promising pro-life views, LifeSiteNews reports.Andrzej Duda was elected on the May 24 against incumbent Bronislaw...

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A committee recently concluded that the bill had "significant flaws" A bill which would have legalised assisted suicide in Scotland has been rejected by 82 votes to 36 following a debate at Holyrood.The bill had been put forward by the late Margo Macdonald who died from Parkinson's disease last year...

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The UNFPA is giving $75 million towards pro-abortion population control policies in Nigeria The United Nations Population Fund has revealed that 75 million dollars have been earmarked from its funds for "reproductive health services and data generation in Nigeria".The Executive Director of UNFPA, Ba...

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President Obama has vowed to veto the bill if it is passed in both the House and the Senate The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning most abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation.The bill has been passed on the second anniversary of the conviction of Kermit Gosnell, t...

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News, Top story US House of Representatives passes abortion limit bill The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning most abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation. The bill has been passed on the second anniversary of the conviction of Kermit Gosnell, the late-term abo...

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London, : While rejoicing that women and children, held captive by Boko Haram, have been rescued, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk a campaigning organisation with an outreach to Africa, is concerned by the presence of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)...

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News, Top stories: Health committee oppose general principles of Scottish assisted suicide bill A majority of members of the committee tasked to discuss the Scottish assisted suicide legislation oppose its general principles. However, although the committee’s report said that “...the bill contai...

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The committee's report said that "the bill contains significant flaws" but concluded that no recommendation on the bill could be made to parliament A majority of members of the committee tasked to discuss the Scottish assisted suicide legislation oppose its general principles.However, although the c...

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