Pro-life group supports MP in bid to guarantee food and fluids for patients : SPUC Pro-Life welcomed the move by Dr Thérèse Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal to ensure that everyone receives appropriate food and fluids, particularly those who need assistance because they are very elderly or severely di...

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Brother of famous euthanasia victim to address major pro-life conference this weekend : The brother of a famous victim of euthanasia will address a major pro-life conference this weekend in Derbyshire (Hayes Conference Centre , Swanwick, DE55 1AU). Bobby Schindler, brother of the late Terri Schiavo...

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News, SPUC comments on Dorries abortion debate SPUC said the defeat of Nadine Dorries’ amendments in Parliament was a relief. SPUC had expressed serious reservations about the amendments, especially in light of Mrs Dorries’ previous attacks on pro-life counselling organisations, services which ha...

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SPUC said the defeat of Nadine Dorries’ amendments in Parliament was a relief. SPUC had expressed serious reservations about the amendments, especially in light of Mrs Dorries’ previous attacks on pro-life counselling organisations, services which have done so much over the past 40 years to help wom...

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Leading pro-life group SPUC comments on Dorries abortion debate London, : The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) said the defeat of Nadine Dorries’ amendments in Parliament was a relief. SPUC had expressed serious reservations about the amendments, especially in light of Mrs Dorrie...

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Further to our alert last Thursday, it has been announced this afternoon that the House of Commons debate on the Dorries-Field abortion counselling amendment is now due to take place this Wednesday (7 September) afternoon. Please read our updated briefing on the Dorries-Field amendment. Also, in res...

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News, Top stories: Abortion counselling debate now due Wednesday afternoon Further to our alert last Thursday, it has been announced this afternoon that the House of Commons debate on the Dorries-Field abortion counselling amendment is now due to take place this Wednesday (7 September) afternoon...

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News, Top stories: Louise Mensch's abortion counselling amendment is another Dorries-like danger In response to the government's rejection late last week of the Dorries-Field amendment on abortion counselling, Louise Mensch, a newly-elected Conservative party MP, has tabled her own amendment to ...

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In response to the government's rejection late last week of the Dorries-Field amendment on abortion counselling, Louise Mensch, a newly-elected Conservative party MP, has tabled her own amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill to be debated this coming week. Mrs Mensch said that her amendment ha...

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There is a great deal of confusion and controversy over the pregnancy counselling amendment to the health bill (Health and Social Care Bill) being proposed by Mrs Nadine Dorries and Rt Hon. Frank Field. From the very outset, SPUC has expressed serious reservations about the amendment (see Pro-Life T...

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News, Top stories: SPUC publishes guidance on Dorries amendment There is a great deal of confusion and controversy over the pregnancy counselling amendment to the health bill (Health and Social Care Bill) being proposed by Mrs Nadine Dorries and Rt Hon. Frank Field. From the very outset, SPUC ha...

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News, Top stories: Abortion counselling story dangerously misleading SPUC has warned about a newspaper story which claims that: "Abortion rules are set to be tightened by the Government in the biggest shake-up in a generation ... Pro-life campaigners suggest the change could result in up to 60,0...

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SPUC has warned about a newspaper story which claims that: "Abortion rules are set to be tightened by the Government in the biggest shake-up in a generation ... Pro-life campaigners suggest the change could result in up to 60,000 fewer abortions each year in Britain." (Robert Mendick, Sunday Telegra...

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Call for government adviser to be sacked over assisted suicide backing London, : A leading anti-euthanasia group has called for Martin Green, the government's Dementia Champion, to be sacked after his backing of assisted suicide for elderly patients (Telegraph, 29 Aug ) Paul Tully, general secretary...

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Abortion counselling story dangerously misleading says pro-life group SPUC London, : A leading pro-life group has warned about a newspaper story published today which claims that: "Abortion rules are set to be tightened by the Government in the biggest shake-up in a generation ... Pro-life campaigne...

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Primary school children in Basel have been given a "sex box" to encourage them to explore sexual pleasure. The box includes a wooden penis and a fabric vagina. Officials in Basel have received 3,000 letters of complaints from parents. [Christian Institute, 24 August] http://bit.ly/pmCHAy SPUC's Safe...

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News, Swiss primary school children given "sex box" to explore sexual pleasure Primary school children in Basel have been given a "sex box" to encourage them to explore sexual pleasure. The box includes a wooden penis and a fabric vagina. Officials in Basel have received 3,000 letters of complain...

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News, Top stories: Polish parliamentary commission rejects anti-abortion bill A commission of Poland's parliament has vote against a bill seeking to ban all abortions. The bill is backed by a 600,000-strong petition and by the Catholic Church. Mariusz Dzierzawski of the Stop Abortion group: "[A]...

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A commission of Poland's parliament has vote against a bill seeking to ban all abortions. The bill is backed by a 600,000-strong petition and by the Catholic Church. Mariusz Dzierzawski of the Stop Abortion group: "[A]t the next election...we'll seek to make life a key campaign issue. If the MPs don...

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Young British Christians are much more concerned about pro-life issues than elderly Christians, suggests a new poll. Two out of three Christians aged 18-34 surveyed said abortion and euthanasia were very important issues, compared to one in three Christians aged over 65. [Inspire Magazine, 23 August]...

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