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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Jade, 17, is another person who was born with disabilities as a result of drinking during pregnancy The Court of Appeal is currently discussing a test case of a mother who drank to excess during pregnancy, causing her daughter to be born with disabilities.The case was brought by a local authority on...

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Connie (left) and Mary (right) have been midwives for over 25 years, helping to deliver around 10,000 babies The case of the Glasgow midwives has been heard in the Supreme Court in London.Lawyers for Mary Doogan and Connie Wood defended the midwives' right to continue to work as Labour Ward Co-ordin...

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?Do you have what it takes to work at SPUC? SPUC wishes to recruit a full-time Despatch Officer (37½ hours p.w.), whose role will be to open daily post and prepare all outgoing post.The duties include: photocopying and collating campaign material to be packed with the help of volunteers. keeping rec...

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Kenyans suspect that WHO and UNICEF have been using vaccines laced with antigen Vaccines used in Kenya have been laced with an antigen which can cause miscarriage and sterilisation, it is alleged. The vaccine has been administered to 2.3 million women and girls by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

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News, Job vacancy for Despatch Officer at SPUC SPUC wishes to recruit a full-time Despatch Officer (37½ hours p.w.), whose role will be to open daily post and prepare all outgoing post. The duties include: photocopying and collating campaign material to be packed with the help of volunteers. keep...

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Let them eat cake Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 11 November 2014 Cardiff University’s Students For Life group is one of the most active and long-running university pro-life societies in the UK.They are a great example of a group who have been active in the wider pro-life movement, attending local...

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RU486: What they don't want you to know Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 10 November 2014 I recently visited Ljubljana, capital city of Slovenia, to help a newly established group called Bozji Otroci protest against the bi-annual conference for the International Federation of Abortion and Contracept...

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Two senior midwives from Glasgow are going to the Supreme Court to defend their right to work as midwives while not being involved in abortions on the labour ward where they have been employed as Labour Ward Co-ordinators. The case will be heard on Tuesday 11 November.Mary Doogan and Connie Wood are...

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Proposals to close schools which fail to promote homosexuality are an attack on every parent in the country, according to Safe at School, a parents' rights campaign.Safe at School was responding to comments by Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, to The Sunday Times. The newspaper reports that Mrs...

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