27,500 chances to help unborn children Posted by Dan Blackman on 16 May 2013 In September 2011 SPUC had 400,000 "Abortion: your right to know" leaflets printed. SPUC now has 27,500 of these leaflets left.That's 27,500 chances for you to help unborn children.2015 will mark the 50th anniversary o...

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Lord Falconer is a former flatmate of Tony Blair A new onslaught on disabled and vulnerable people has been launched with the introduction by Lord Falconer of a bill in the House of Lords to legalise assisted dying.Lord Falconer's bill is expected to be targeted at the lonely, disabled and elderly. ...

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Patricia Morgan delivered a scholarly analysis of same-sex marriage in various countries Changing the law to allow same-sex marriage is "policy by magic", parliamentarians heard on Monday (13 May) in an expert briefing.Proponents are claiming that the change will benefit marriage in general, but thi...

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News, Top stories: Same-sex marriage is "policy by magic", hear parliamentarians Changing the law to allow same-sex marriage is "policy by magic", parliamentarians heard on Monday (13 May) in an expert briefing. Proponents are claiming that the change will benefit marriage in general, but this i...

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Fantastic day with students at Oxford Brookes pro-life society Posted by Dan Blackman on 8 May 2013 The newly created pro-life society at Oxford Brookes University has distinguished itself by combining, right from the start, a healthy balance of educational talks and pro-life activism.When stud...

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Utilitarianism isn't useful Posted by Dan Blackman on 3 May 2013 An interesting article by John Jalsevac appeared recently on Life Site News reporting on an address delivered by Richard Doerflinger, Associate Director of the Pro-Life Secretariat at the United States Conference of Catholic Bisho...

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"Stop harassing women"? Study examines impact of pro-life activity outside abortion premises Posted by Dan Blackman on 2 May 2013 Those who criticise pro-life groups for holding public acts of witness outside abortion facilities will often claim that these vigils harass, scare, and intimidate m...

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Irish abortion bill worse than Britain's 1967 Abortion Act, warns pro life group SPUC Dublin, : The draft bill on abortion published today by the Irish government is worse that Britain's 1967 Abortion Act, says the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC).Pat Buckley, who represents...

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: Pro-life lobbyists supporting African delegates at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development meeting in New York have been appalled at the veiled threats directed by Doris Mpoumou, a Planned Parenthood lobbyist, against Joy Ogwu, Nigeria's Permanent Representative at the UN and t...

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News, Top story: Abortion ruling welcomed by SPUC who backed Glasgow midwives SPUC has welcomed the verdict in the appeal by two Glasgow midwives fighting for their right to opt out of abortion. Connie Wood and Mary Doogan, who won their appeal against the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board,...

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Connie (left) and Mary (right) won their appeal against the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board SPUC has welcomed the verdict in the appeal by two Glasgow midwives fighting for their right to opt out of abortion.Connie Wood and Mary Doogan, who won their appeal against the Greater Glasgow and Cly...

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Abortion ruling welcomed by SPUC who backed Glasgow midwives' case : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) welcomed today’s verdict in the appeal by two Glasgow midwives fighting for their right to opt out of abortion.Connie Wood and Mary Doogan, who won their appeal against ...

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Eamon Gilmore is the Irish deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore, the Irish deputy prime minister, has said that the Irish government's timetable for abortion legislation is on track.He told journalists: "We have a timetable which is to have this legislation dealt with by the summer recess."The Irish ...

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News, Top story: Abortion law timetable on track, says Irish deputy PM Eamon Gilmore, the Irish deputy prime minister, has said that the Irish government's timetable for abortion legislation is on track. He told journalists: “We have a timetable which is to have this legislation dealt with by th...

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News, Top stories: Government 's clumsy effort to appease sex-education lobby threatens parental rights The Government's clumsy effort to appease the sex-education lobby threatens parental rights. SPUC was criticising comments about sex education by Elizabeth Truss, the education and childcare m...

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Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990 Some SPUC supporters have asked for information about Lady Thatcher's parliamentary record on pro-life and pro-family issues.The following list is necessarily incomplete. In short, she: voted for (what became) the Abortion Act 1967 at ...

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Elizabeth Truss is the minister for Education and Childcare The Government's clumsy effort to appease the sex-education lobby threatens parental rights.SPUC was criticising comments about sex education by Elizabeth Truss, the education and childcare minister. Mrs Truss said in a letter published in ...

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The origins of the eugenics movement in Germany Posted by Matthew McCusker on 19 April 2013 The eugenics movement in Germany drew on the same primary inspiration as its sister movements in Britain and the United States, namely, the writings of Charles Darwin.In this post I wish to continue our ...

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The Gosnell case and Ann Furedi's reaction to it Posted by Dan Blackman on 17 April 2013 Kermit Gosnell, the US abortionist, currently stands trial, accused of 43 offences, including the murder of seven babies and one woman at his abortion centre. However, the full extent of Gosnell's wickednes...

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Ambulance called to Marie Stopes Abortion centre South London Posted by Dan Blackman on 16 April 2013 Abortion is not safe - it kills an innocent child, and can cause physical and psychological harm to the mother. There is also an argument to be made about the adverse effects that abortion has ...

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