News, Top story: Guardian publishes SPUC's response to its 'exposé' of SPUC's schools talk The Guardian newspaper has published a letter by Anthony McCarthy, SPUC's education and publications manager, responding to its 'exposé' of SPUC's schools talk. Mr McCarthy wrote: "Your report on our schoo...

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News, Top stories: Commons welcome of DPP assisted suicide policy undermines protection for vulnerable The House of Commons’ welcome of the Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) policy on prosecuting assisted suicide undermines society’s protection of the most vulnerable. Last night the House o...

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Veronica Price is a 27 year old mother of 4 children who has decided to put her passion for sport at the service of unborn children.Veronica will be running in the 2012 London Marathon for SPUC and its work of defending children in the womb. Please follow the link to read Veronica's story, and how t...

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Mothers in Africa want maternal healthcare, not abortion, an international conference in central London has heard.The "Abortion or maternal health? What should the UK be funding in developing countries?" conference, held by SPUC, heard from an international line-up of leading experts in maternal hea...

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The House of Commons' welcome of the Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) policy on prosecuting assisted suicide undermines society’s protection of the most vulnerable.Last night the House of Commons passed unopposed a motion to "welcome" the DPP's guidance, published in February 2010, as well as ...

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Abortion is not development aid for mothers Posted by Dan Blackman on 26 March 2012 SPUC recently held a very successful conference in London on the topic of abortion and maternal health in the developing world.One of the key issues looked at was the funding given for promoting and doing aborti...

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Department of health seeks to sanitise its abortion partners : The Health Secretary has announced that abortion clinics are going to be subject to "unannounced inspections" and scrutiny by a team of regulators. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) warned today that this would amo...

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Happy World Down's Syndrome Day 2012 Posted by Dan Blackman on 21 March 2012 Today, March 21, is the first World Down's Syndrome Day.This day is also recognised as a World Day by the UN, along with other World Days such as women, mental health, and AIDS.Previously, this was celebrated locally i...

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Thomas Robert Malthus and the Myth of Overpopulation Posted by Matthew McCusker on 19 March 2012 It is very common to hear abortion justified on the grounds that we are suffering from overpopulation.It is argued that there are too many people living on the planet in relation to the resources av...

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The leader of Britain's oldest pro-abortion group has admitted that sex-selective abortion is a dilemma for the so-called 'pro-choice' lobby.Julia Bentley, head of the Family Planning Association (FPA), wrote that she has "felt personally conflicted on the matter" and that "I don't think there are s...

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News, Top story: UK government launches consultation on same-sex marriage The British government has launched its consultation document on gay marriage (see SPUC's position paper, background paper and official policy on gay marriage). The consultation is an attempt to achieve a fait accompli on ...

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Tragic death of mother and child points to unnoticed daily tragedy Posted by Jack Francis on 16 March 2012 A man in the UK has recently been convicted of murder, rape, child destruction and arson after murdering a pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.Mr Carl Whant has be...

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Show solidarity with people with disabilities and celebrate World Down's Syndrome Day on 21st March Posted by Jack Francis on 15 March 2012 There are, on average, about 570 abortions everyday in the UK.Every single one of these abortions is a tragedy with at least two victims: a wounded mother ...

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Pro-infanticide paper is disturbing, but no surprise Posted by Jack Francis on 14 March 2012 A pro-infanticide academic paper recently published in the British Medical Journal and entitled: "After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?" has attracted widespread media coverage and a degree of...

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News, Top stories: GMC suspends doctor filmed agreeing to abort foetus because it was baby girl  A doctor filmed agreeing to sex-selective abortion has been suspended by the General Medical Council. Dr Raj Mohan, of the Calthorpe Clinic, Birmingham, is under investigation following revelations b...

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British government health ministers have called for more contraception and sex education in response to higher rates of teenage pregnancies in some parts of the country.In a joint statement, Sarah Teather and Paul Burstow said: "The evidence shows that comprehensive education about relationships and...

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A doctor filmed agreeing to sex-selective abortion has been suspended by the General Medical Council.Dr Raj Mohan, of the Calthorpe Clinic, Birmingham, is under investigation following revelations by the Telegraph newspaper. Two other doctors involved have also been suspended pending investigations....

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There isn't a debate - life begins at conception Posted by Jack Francis on 13 March 2012 Human life begins at the moment when a man's sperm enters a woman's ovum. The 23 chromosomes in the sperm join the 23 chromosomes in the ovum to make a genetically unique human being with 46 chromosomes. At...

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Pro-life in East London: a landmark occasion Posted by Dan Blackman on 12 March 2012 Saturday 10th March was, in my opinion, a landmark occasion.It marked a new milestone for pro-life groups and local residents in Stratford, East London, who have been campaigning against a newly opened Bpas abo...

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World expert on maternal health Professor Robert Walley Posted by Dan Blackman on 9 March 2012 Robert is the founder and executive director of MaterCare International, and an emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.He is a Fellow of the Royal Coll...

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