The Armenian representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned of a rise in unborn girls being aborted in Armenia.Garik Hayrapetyan told a news conference that: "In ten to 20 years, we will face a deficit of women - that means, of potential mothers". [AFP via Yahoo!, 19 Decembe]...

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News, Top stories: Selective abortion of girls increases in Armenia, says UN Population Fund The Armenian representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned of a rise in unborn girls being aborted in Armenia. Garik Hayrapetyan told a news conference that: "In ten to 20 years...

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News, Top stories: UK prime minister says UK should return to Christian moral values David Cameron, the British prime minister, has called for British society to return to traditional Christian moral values. In a speech to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, Mr Cameron said: "mor...

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The annual Dutch March for Life took place on Saturday 10 December. It is estimated that 1,400 people took part in the march, which is almost double last year's attendance.Dr Bert P Dorenbos, President of Cry for Life and the chief organiser of the march, said: "We're not going for stricter rules, b...

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The Good Counsel Network, a pro-life organisation which assists women in crisis pregnancies, are carol singing at London tube stations next week (19, 21 and 22 December) to raise money for their life-saving work.Please go along and join them one evening if you can. If you're not comfortable singing ...

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News, Top stories: Sing for the unborn this December The Good Counsel Network, a pro-life organisation which assists women in crisis pregnancies, are carol singing at London tube stations next week (19, 21 and 22 December) to raise money for their life-saving work. Please go along and join them ...

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Claim that abortion doesn't harm mental health dismissed as predictable assertion Claim that abortion doesn't harm mental health dismissed as "predictable assertion" London, : A review denying the negative effect of abortion on mental health has been dismissed as "predictable" by the Society for...

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SPUC Scotland responds to government consultation on same-sex marriage : SPUC Scotland, responding to the Scottish government’s consultation on the registration of civil partnership and same sex marriage, has said that allowing civil partnerships to be registered through religious ceremonies would g...

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Quotable notes for reporters on abortion and mental health from SPUC London, : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk is often called upon by the media to comment upon the association between abortion and health, including mental health. SPUC therefore offers to rep...

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News, Top stories: Morning-after pill scheme is gift of death for Christmas, says SPUC A Christmas promotion to supply morning-after pills following telephone consultations has been condemned as "the gift of death" by SPUC. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), one of the UK's main abor...

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A Christmas promotion to supply morning-after pills following telephone consultations has been condemned as "the gift of death" by SPUC.The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), one of the UK's main abortion providers, has launched the scheme, which it is promoting with offensive advertisements...

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Morning after pill scheme is gift of death for Christmas, says pro life group SPUC Morning-after pill scheme is gift of death for Christmas, says pro-life group SPUC London, : A Christmas promotion to supply morning-after pills following telephone consultations has been condemned as "the gift of...

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MPs support parents in fight against pornographic sex education Westminster, : Members of Parliament joined parents and experts today at Westminster to support a campaign against pornographic sex education programmes in schools. Safe at School , a campaign of the Society for the Protection of Unbor...

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New abortion guideline is ideology and bad science says pro-life group SPUC London, : The new guideline on abortion issued today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) (see note 1 for editors below) is based on pro-abortion ideology and bad science, says the Society for the ...

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Royal college admits abortion unlawful in N. Ireland but in denial over harm to women Royal college admits abortion unlawful in N. Ireland but in denial over harm to women Belfast, : The Northern Ireland arm of a leading UK pro-life group has accused the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaec...

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Andrea Bocelli, the Italian opera star, has spoken about his opposition to abortion. In an interview in London, he said: "It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life. And, of course, personally I do not share the idea of being able to interrupt life arbitrarily." Mr Bocelli's m...

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News, Top stories: Andrea Bocelli, opera star, speaks out against abortion Andrea Bocelli, the Italian opera star, has spoken about his opposition to abortion. In an interview in London, he said: “It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life. And, of course, personally I do ...

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News, Top stories: Check out SPUC's briefing and conference on maternal mortality SPUC has launched a new briefing and conference on maternal mortality. The launches are in response to the coalition government's promotion of abortion in poorer countries, on the false pretext of reducing maternal...

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SPUC has launched a new briefing and conference on maternal mortality. The launches are in response to the coalition government's promotion of abortion in poorer countries, on the false pretext of reducing maternal deaths. The conference will be held in London on 20 March 2012. [John Smeaton, 9 Nove]...

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The head of an English which makes decisions on the treatment of the mentally-incapacitated has said that his court should be opened up to public scrutiny. Sir Nicholas Wall, head of the Court of Protection, said he is "increasingly encouraging judges who deal with life and death cases and those tha...

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