Despite safety concerns, the parliamentary debate is expected to take place within the next few weeks Mitochondrial donation could be legalised within the next few weeks, according to the Department of Health.Scientists in Britain have said that mitochondrial donation could be carried out this year ...

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Mrs Purdy lived with primary progressive multiple sclerosis for around 20 years Debbie Purdy died on the 23rd of December 2014 after refusing food intermittently from December 2013 onwards. Mrs Purdy was a long-time activist campaigning for a change in the law relating to assisted suicide in the UK....

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Ann Furedi is the CEO of the UK's largest abortion business Spiked has lent its support to a campaign called 'Back Off' led by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS). The article published by the online magazine famous for championing freedom of speech was written by Ann Furedi in her capacit...

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The young mother is 17 weeks pregnant and being kept alive on a life-support machine Three Irish judges will rule in the case of a young Irish mother whohas been described as "brain dead" but is being kept alive on alife-support machine.The young mother is currently pregnant with a babywho has reach...

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President Komorowski has approved the Large Family Card bill President Bronislaw Komorowski has signed legislation designed to give larger families in Poland financial benefits.The Large Family Card bill will enable families with three or more children to claim discounts when using public transport ...

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"To make our nation stronger, we need a more dynamic and younger population" Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the promotion of contraception as"treason", saying it threatens to "dry up our generation". The Turkish President said at a wedding ceremony, "To make our nation stronger, we need a more ...

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The Supreme Court has rejected the opportunity to uphold the right of conscientious objection for senior midwives who refuse to supervise abortions performed on a labour ward. Today's decision issued in the Supreme Court has been condemned by those who backed the Glasgow midwives' fight for their ri...

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London: On Wednesday the Supreme Court will give its judgment in the case of two midwives who refuse to help provide abortions.The hospital argues that the statutory protection of conscientious objectors in the Abortion Act 1967 does not apply to almost all of the functions of labour ward co-ordinat...

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Jade, 17, appeared on ITV's This Morning to talk about suffering from Foetal Alcohol Syndrome The Court of Appeal's judgment in the foetal alcohol syndrome case is "anti-rational", says SPUC. SPUC was responding to the judgment in the case of CP v CICA.The judges used a complex legal argument to exp...

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News, Top story: Foetal alcohol judgment is anti-rational, says SPUC The Court of Appeal's judgment in the foetal alcohol syndrome case is "anti-rational", say SPUC. SPUC was responding to the judgment in the case of CP v CICA. The judges used complex legal argument to explain why 80 children an...

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The Court of Appeal's judgment today in the foetal alcohol syndrome case is "anti-rational", said the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) a leading pro-life group with extensive medico-legal expertise.SPUC was responding to the judgment in the case of CP v CICA http://www.judiciary....

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BPAS is calling for a law to introduce "access zones" or "buffer zones" The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), one of the UK's largest abortion providers, has called for a law to create "access zones" against pro-life vigils outside abortion centres. BPAS made the call in response to the ris...

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The Convention is often unjustly reinterpreted to limit its scope just to children who have been born On 20 November 1989 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.The Convention states that: "The child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity...

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Christ Church college cancelled the debate following pressure from feminist groups A debate organised by Oxford University's pro-life society on abortion has been cancelled by the host Christ Church college, citing "physical and mental security" concerns.The debate was due to take place between Timo...

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Bernadette Smyth is a respected pro-life campaigner SPUC is disturbed by a ruling by a Belfast court against a respected pro-life campaigner. Bernadette Smyth of Precious Life has been found guilty of harassment against Dawn Purvis, the director of the Marie Stopes abortion centre in Belfast.Liam Gi...

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Switzerland has some of the most permissive laws on euthanasia in the world A Swiss association which exists to provide 'escorts' to those who wish to be given the means to commit suicide has produced a video about its work.The film, made by Exit ADMD, shows the escorts during their meetings, social...

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The donor's kidneys had been rejected by six other hospitals before they were accepted by University Hospital of Wales Two fathers from Wales have died after receiving kidneys from a diseased donor.The donor, a homeless alcoholic, had died of meningoencephalitis. His kidneys had been rejected by six...

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Career benefits with strings attached Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 20 November 2014 It has been well documented that in January 2014, Facebook began offering its employees twenty thousand dollars worth of oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) in its health insurance plan.Next year, Apple plans ...

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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), one of the main pro-life groups in Northern Ireland, has said it is "disturbed" by today's ruling by a Belfast court against a respected pro-life campaigner.SPUC was reacting to the news that Bernadette Smyth of Precious Life has been found g...

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A new device for giving birth control injections to poor African women has been condemned by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), a UK-based pro-life organisation with strong links to Africa.SPUC was responding to the news that Sayana Press, a self-injectable version of the Depo...

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