Julian Savulescu is a prominent advocate of eugenics A leading scientist has demolished claims by a prominent eugenicist for genetic screening.Dr James Sherley, a American biological engineer, was commenting on claims by Dr Julian Savulescu that parents should use genetic screening of human embryos ...

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URGENT: Consultation on Welsh presumed consent organ donation Bill closes in 2 weeks Posted by Dan Blackman on 28 August 2012 The Welsh government has announced plans to introduce presumed consent for organ donation.They are calling it "deemed consent", in which people living in Wales for a per...

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Anti-euthanasia group SPUC Pro-Life offers its condolences on the death of Tony Nicklinson London, : SPUC Pro-Life www.spuc.org.uk the anti-euthanasia group which was officially represented in the Debbie Purdy and Diane Pretty cases, has offered its condolences to the loved ones of Tony Nicklinson, ...

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Tony Nicklinson, pictured with his wife Jane SPUC Pro-Life, which was officially represented in the Debbie Purdy and Diane Pretty cases, has offered its condolences to the loved ones of Tony Nicklinson, who died today.Mr Nicklinson, who had 'locked-in' syndrome, last week lost his High Court bid for...

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News, Top story: Cardinal breaks off relations with Scottish first minister over gay marriage Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, has broken off relation with Alex Salmond, the Scottish first minister, over the Scottish government's approach to same-sex marriage....

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Nicklinson euthanasia ruling welcomed by pro-life group Attempt to undermine the law against killing disabled people rejected London, : The anti-euthanasia group which was officially represented in the Debbie Purdy and Diane Pretty cases, SPUC Pro-Life, has welcomed the High Court’s rejection today ...

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News, Top story: SPUC welcomes appeal date for Glasgow midwives SPUC has welcomed the news that an appeal will be heard next January in the case of two Glasgow midwives who refuse to supervise abortion procedures. In February this year a judge in the Scottish Court of Session said that the midwi...

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Connie (left) and Mary (right) are fighting for their legal right not to be involved in abortions SPUC has welcomed the news that an appeal will be heard next January in the case of two Glasgow midwives who refuse to supervise abortion procedures.In February this year a judge in the Scottish Court o...

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Pro-life group SPUC welcomes appeal date for Glasgow midwives : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk has welcomed the news that an appeal will be heard next January in the case of two Glasgow midwives who refuse to supervise abortion procedures. In February this ...

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The Life and Crimes of Margaret Sanger II: From Marx to Malthus Posted by Matthew McCusker on 14 August 2012 "Birth Control is no new thing in human experience, and it has been practised in societies of the most various types and fortunes. But there can be little doubt that at the present time i...

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Abortion and disability: some recent updates Posted by Dan Blackman on 9 August 2012 Regarding abortion for disability, section 1(1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967 (ground E) as amended, says: "there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abn...

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Lou Xiaoying: A Chinese pro-life hero Posted by Jack Francis on 8 August 2012 In the midst of the extraordinary evil of the Chinese one-child policy - where forced abortion and sterilisation of women is the government's response to a perceived demographic crisis - Lou Xiaoying (pictured), has e...

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Abortionist Dr Virmani's racist rant was caught on video An American abortion doctor has been caught on video saying that he aborts "ugly black babies". Operation Save America, a pro-life group, videoed Dr Ashutosh Ron Virmani justifying abortion as a way of reducing crime and not wasting taxes.Dr V...

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News, Top story: US abortionist talks of the “ugly black babies” he aborts An American abortion doctor has been caught on video saying that he aborts "ugly black babies". Operation Save America, a pro-life group, videoed Dr Ashutosh Ron Virmani justifying abortion as a way of reducing crime and ...

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News, Top stories: Details of Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised 30 abandoned babies emerge Details of the story of a Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised 30 abandoned babies have emerged. Lou Xiaoying, now 88, and her late husband Li Zin kept four of the children and pass...

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Lou Xiaoying is credited with saving the lives of dozens of abandoned babies Details of the story of a Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised 30 abandoned babies have emerged.Lou Xiaoying, now 88, and her late husband Li Zin kept four of the children and passed the others onto friends and fa...

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China has enforced a one-child policy since the late 1970s A British academic has written that powerful financial and personal incentives for local officials will ensure forced abortions continue in mainland China.Dr Jackie Sheehan, associate professor of Nottingham University's School of Contempora...

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News, Top stories: Powerful incentives protect one-child policy A British academic has written that powerful financial and personal incentives for local officials will ensure forced abortions continue in mainland China. Dr Jackie Sheehan, associate professor of Nottingham University's School of ...

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Abortion is never necessary to save the mother's life Posted by Dan Blackman on 1 August 2012 Recently in the House of Lords this question was raised:"How many abortions have been performed under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended by Section 37 of the Human Fertilisation and Em...

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Guardian publishes misleading personal account of abortion Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 31 July 2012 At the beginning of July, an OpEd was published in the Guardian by a woman who had aborted her unborn baby at 6 weeks.She had taken her mobile phone into the operating theatre with her and taken ...

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