News, Top stories Please sponsor mountain-climbers raising funds for SPUC On 1 and  2 July, a team of SPUC supporters are planning to climb Britain’s three highest peaks – Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike – in order to raise funds for the Glasgow midwives’ appeal costs and SPUC’s other life-a...

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SPUC statement on abortion figures 2011 London, : Figures issued by the Department of Health today indicate that in 2011 there were almost 190,000 registered abortions on resident women in England and Wales. A further 6,000 abortions were registered on non-residents. Commenting on the figures, Paul...

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News, Top stories: European Parliament passes radical pro-homosexual resolution The European Parliament has passed a resolution promoting a radical pro-homosexual agenda. The resolution was passed 430 votes in favour to 105 against. [LBGT-EU, 24 May] SPUC supporters had lobbied the parliament to...

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The European Parliament has passed a resolution promoting a radical pro-homosexual agenda.The resolution was passed 430 votes in favour to 105 against. [LBGT-EU, 24 May] SPUC supporters had lobbied the parliament to reject the resolution [SPUC, 23 May]Other stories: SPUC welcomes and supports Musli...

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SPUC welcomes and supports a campaign launched by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) to defend marriage, including opposing the goverment's plans to allow same-sex marriage. The MCB, which is the umbrella body representing Britain's Muslims, has launched a website called Muslims Defending Marriage ...

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SPUC welcomes and supports Muslims Defending Marriage (MDM) SPUC welcomes and supports Muslims Defending Marriage (MDM) London, : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk a leading pro-life/pro-family organisation, welcomes and supports a campaign launched today b...

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SPUC hosts Maternal Health Conference Posted by Rhoslyn Thomas on 23 May 2012 On 20 March, Bristol Students for Life's outgoing President Eve Farren and I, attended the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children's (SPUC) Maternal Health conference in Oxford Street, central London. Bri...

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SPUC Olympic torch campaign gets off to a terrific start in Plymouth Posted by Jack Francis on 22 May 2012 Yesterday the Olympic Torch arrived in England and was brought into the streets of Plymouth.This begins a two month journey for the torch around the UK, before it arrives in London on 21 J...

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has suggested that same-sex couples should receive IVF free on the NHS, regardless of whether one or other partner has fertility problems.The recommendations are part of draft guidelines currently under consultation. Josephine Quintava...

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SPUC has rebutted a claim made the UK government that it is a world-leader for disabled people.The Twitter account of the British embassy to the Holy See tweeted: "The UK is a world leader in the way it responds to disability, both as society but also at government level." SPUC responded by tweeting...

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News, Top stories SPUC rebuts UK govt claim to be world-leader for disabled people SPUC has rebutted a claim made the UK government that it is a world-leader for disabled people. The Twitter account of the British embassy to the Holy See tweeted: "The UK is a world leader in the way it responds ...

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News, Top stories SPUC launches briefing to guide submissions to same-sex marriage consultation SPUC has launched a briefing document to help supporters make submissions to the government's consultation on same-sex marriage. The document can be read and downloaded at http://www.spuc.org.uk/campa...

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A public meeting to be held in Cardiff next Wednesday (23 May) will warn parents about explicit sex education in primary schools.The meeting will be addressed by Antonia Tully of SPUC's Safe at School campaign. Mrs Tully will explain that many parents around the country are disturbed that graphic te...

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Parents in Tower Hamlets are launching a petition to stop sexually-explicit teaching in local schools.Tower Hamlets Parents' Action Group on SRE (THPAG-SRE), who are launching the petition, is a group of concerned Muslim parents with children at school in the borough.The group is supported by SPUC's...

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SPUC launches briefing to guide submissions to same-sex marriage consultation London, : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk a leading pro-life/pro-family group, has launched a briefing document to help supporters make submissions to the government's consultation ...

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More events you need to know about! Posted by Dan Blackman on 16 May 2012 22 May: 'In Search of a Universal Ethic: A New Look at the Natural Law', OxfordA seminar on the International Theological Commission document, 'In Search of a Universal Ethic: A New Look at the Natural Law', 2pm-5pm at Bl...

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Sir Francis Galton: The father of Eugenics Posted by Matthew McCusker on 15 May 2012 The term 'eugenics', literally meaning 'well-born', was coined by Sir Francis Galton, who may be considered the 'father of eugenics' as he laid the intellectual foundations of the movement and placed his consid...

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Figures which show a high incidence of multiple repeat abortions in England and Wales [Mail, 14 May] are deeply disturbing and underline how the Abortion Act is being systematically abused across the country, says SPUC.Paul Tully, SPUC's general secretary, said: "The figures indicate wide difference...

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A company has leafleted thousands of students at Cambridge university, offering them £750 to 'donate' their eggs. [Mail, 13 May]Anthony Ozimic, SPUC's communications manager, told the media yesterday that: "Such advertising represents an unacceptable commodification of procreation, violating interna...

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News, Top stories: Repeat abortions figures are disturbing and reveal flouting of law, says SPUC Figures which show a high incidence of multiple repeat abortions in England and Wales [Mail, 14 May] are deeply disturbing and underline how the Abortion Act is being systematically abused across the...

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