News, Top stories: UN committee overstepped mandate in pro-abortion attack on Catholic Church A United Nations (UN) committee on the Rights of the Child overstepped its mandate in its pro-abortion attack on the Catholic Church, said lobbyists for the SPUC at the UN. SPUC is recognised officially...

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New York: A United Nations (UN) committee on the Rights of the Child overstepped its mandate in its pro-abortion attack on the Catholic Church, said lobbyists for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) at the UN.SPUC is recognised officially by the UN as a non-governmental organisa...

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News, Top story: Russian health ministry plans to set up pregnancy centers to lower abortion rate Russia's health ministry is planning to set crisis pregnancy centres to help lower the country's high abortion rate. Elena Baibarina, the head of the Health Ministry's Department for Health Care for...

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Elena Baibarina is the head of the Russian Health Ministry's Department for Health Care for Children and Obstetric Aid Russia's health ministry is planning to set up crisis pregnancy centres to help lower the country's high abortion rate.Elena Baibarina, the head of the Health Ministry's Department ...

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Amnesty has moved to campaigning for legal abortion in recent years Amnesty International, the human rights organisation, is considering supporting the decriminalisation of prostitution.The proposal is to be put before Amnesty members and voted on at its annual general meeting in April. [Mail, 24 Ja]...

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News, Top story: Amnesty International considers supporting decriminalising prostitution Amnesty International, the human rights organisation, is considering supporting the decriminalisation of prostitution. The proposal is to be put before Amnesty members and voted on at its annual general meet...

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News, Top story: WaterAid's position on population growth WaterAid UK was founded in 1981 in response to the United Nations Decade of Drinking Water and Sanitation. WaterAid says that it "deal[s] solely with water, sanitation and hygiene issues." In July 2012 WaterAid issued a statement congratu...

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There are question marks over WaterAid's position on population control and abortifacient contraceptives WaterAid UK was founded in 1981 in response to the United Nations Decade of Drinking Water and Sanitation. WaterAid says that it "deal[s] solely with water, sanitation and hygiene issues."In July...

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Dominic Lawson is a columnist for the Mail A conservative columnist has argued that sex-selective abortion is a legacy of abortion on demand.Dominic Lawson, writing for the Mail newspaper, said: "If [an unborn child] has no moral status during the temporary period of total dependency on the mother, ...

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News, Top story: Sex-selective abortion is legacy of abortion on demand, argues conservative columnist A conservative columnist has argued that sex-selective abortion is a legacy of abortion on demand. Dominic Lawson, writing for the Mail newspaper, said: "If [an unborn child] has no moral statu...

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News, Top stories: MP supports family groups in opposing pornography in schools /p> David Amess, a leading pro-life MP, has backed a petition calling on Michael Gove, the education secretary, to resist calls for pornography to be presented in the classroom as part of sex education lessons. The p...

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Next Monday's Coronation Street storyline will feature Hayley opting for assisted suicide A forthcoming episode of a popular British soap-opera risks misleading the public on the issue of assisted suicide.Anthony Ozimic, SPUC Pro-Life's communications manager, commented: "Soap operas are successful ...

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David Amess MP joined Safe at School to present a petition with over 22,000 signatures to the Department for Education David Amess, a leading pro-life MP, has backed a petition calling on Michael Gove, the education secretary, to resist calls for pornography to be presented in the classroom as part ...

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"The SEF lessons are promoting pornography; encouraging children and teenagers to explore and embrace it" SPUC's Safe at School campaign has expressed serious concern about the so-called 'expert' group which the Department for Education has convened to write guidelines for schools on how to teach p...

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The Independent has been investigating sex-selective abortions In the light of the latest evidence about sex-selection abortion, SPUC has called for immediate reform of the Department of Health's abortion policy which promotes abortion for any reason.Commenting on the investigation by the Independen...

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Marie Stopes has licenced abortion clinics operating across the UK A consultation is being conducted (closing date/time: Monday 3 February at noon) by the Department of Health into the Operating Procedures for licenced abortion clinics.You can contribute online. Read the full alert - SPUC, 16 Januar...

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Edite Estrela is a strongly pro-abortion MEP As expected, the pro-abortion lobby is trying to resurrect the pro-abortion Estrela report, rejected by the European Parliament last month.The European Parliament plenary agenda scheduled for 16 January includes a statement from the European Commission on...

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London: Britain's largest and oldest pro-life group has congratulated the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster upon his naming as a Cardinal today by Pope Francis.The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) congratulated Archbishop Vincent Nichols in a statement by John Smeaton, SPUC's ch...

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Parents’ role in sex education must be protected, say MPs and family groups Michael Gove is one of the key figures in David Cameron's government MPs and family groups have written to Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Education, stating that parents must be supported and upheld as the p...

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News, Top stories: Parents’ role in sex education must be protected, say MPs and family groups MPs and family groups have written to Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Education, stating that parents must be supported and upheld as the primary educators of their children when it comes t...

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