UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon addressed a Vatican workshop last week Two of the world's leading pro-abortion advocates addressed a workshop at the Vatican last week. Ban-Ki Moon, the UN Secretary-General, and Jeffrey Sachs, the prominent environmentalist, participated at a workshop on environment...

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"[This research] emphasises the need for an immediate global ban on the creation of GM designer babies" Chinese scientists have confirmed that they are the first in the world to alter the DNA of human embryos. Researchers at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou modified the gene responsible for t...

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The honorary treasurer plays a key part in the work of SPUC SPUC is seeking a new honorary treasurer with a deep commitment to the pro-life cause.Bob Edwards, the current incumbent, wishes to retire from this particular role after many years' devoted service. The honorary treasurer plays a key part ...

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Belfast, : Campaigners for the right to life of unborn children have welcomed comments by Peter Robinson, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, that his Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will oppose moves within the Province to legalise abortion for babies diagnosed with serious disabilities.Liam Gi...

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It appears that access to morning-after pills leads to higher rates of sexually-transmitted infections A recently published study suggests that access to morning-after pills leads to higher rates of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). The study was authored by Dr Karen Mulligan, associate profes...

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News, Top story: Morning-after pill leads to higher rates of sexually-transmitted infections, study suggests A recently-published study suggests that access to morning-after pills leads to higher rates of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). The study was authored by Dr Karen Mulligan, associ...

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Belfast, : Northern Ireland's Justice Minister is misleading the Province over public support for abortion, says the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the United Kingdom's main pro-life group.SPUC described as "manipulative and misleading" claims by David Ford, the justice minist...

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News, Top story: British women going abroad for surrogacy and IVF According to The Telegraph newspaper, there is an increase in the number of British women travelling abroad for surrogacy and IVF. Figures suggest that 167 British children were born from surrogates last year, up from 47 children ...

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Figures suggest that 167 British children were born from surrogates last year, up from 47 children in 2007 According to The Telegraph newspaper, there is an increase in the number of British women travelling abroad for surrogacy and IVF. Figures suggest that 167 British children were born from surro...

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The rally was entitled "33 to 1: Challenging Media Bias" A rally in Dublin objecting to the media's bias against the pro-life cause was attended by 300 demonstrators in Dublin last week.The rally, entitled "33 to 1: Challenging Media Bias" was organised by the Pro-life Campaign. Wendy Grace of the P...

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Representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities in France have opposed the legislation A bill to allow patients to halt treatment and be given general anaesthesia until death will be debated in the French parliament tomorrow.Jean Leonetti of the UMP party said: "The patient has to be...

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The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since 1990 The number of embryos killed in the UK has increased almost every year since records began, now amounting to 170,000 a year, according to new figures.The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since...

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"Financial interests in abortion ... they do not want women getting help to avoid abortions" The abortion industry's "Back-Off" campaign is a money-driven exercise designed to stop women receiving help to avoid abortions.Paul Tully, SPUC's general secretary, said: "The campaign against these pro-lif...

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SPUC Youth Conference 2015 Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 13 March 2015 Many delegates had travelled from as far as Dundee or Cornwall (with a journey of 14 hours) and two delegates had come all the way from Spain in order to attend the Youth Conference.One of the Glasgow midwives, Mary Doogan, bro...

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The abortion industry's "Back-Off" campaign is a money-driven exercise designed to stop women receiving help to avoid abortions, said the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) the UK's main pro-life organisation.Paul Tully, SPUC's general secretary, said:"The campaign against these pr...

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David Paton is Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University Business School Claims that falls in teenage pregnancies are the result of the previous Labour government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) have been rebutted.David Paton, professor of industrial economics at Nottingham Unive...

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The amendment was defeated by 292 votes to 201 British MPs voted yesterday to reject an amendment put forward by Fiona Bruce MP to clarify the law regarding sex-selective abortion.The Conservative MP said that her amendment would "clarify beyond doubt in statute that sex selective abortion is illeg...

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Peers rejected a motion against the regulations by 280 votes to 48 The House of Lords has passed regulations to allow the creation of three-parent embryos. Peers rejected a motion against the regulations by 280 votes to 48.The regulations will now become law, making the UK the first country to allow...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has called on members of the House of Lords is to reject the so-called "three-parent" embryo regulations being debated in the upper chamber today. The procedure is said to be necessary to help families affected by rare mitochondrial diseases.T...

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Selective abortion of baby girls - SPUC welcomes Fiona Bruce initiative The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC)has welcomed the move by Fiona Bruce MP to re-state thestatutory position on sex selection abortion. Paul Tully, SPUC's general secretary, commented: "These moves are...

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