European Parliament in radical move against member state government - Deep concern was expressed today at the demand for a review of a European Union (EU) member-state's legislation on the protection of minors. Pat Buckley, international spokesman for the UK's Society for the Protection of Unborn ...

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Irish Law Reform Commission’s proposals would import British style euthanasia into Ireland Irish Law Reform Commission’s proposals would import British-style euthanasia into Ireland Dublin, - The legislation recommended this evening by the Law Reform Commission of Ireland would allow euthanasia...

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News, Top stories: Women who have an abortion may run an increased risk of subsequently giving birth to premature or low-weight babies, according to a study. Researchers from Toronto, Canada, reviewed evidence from 37 studies from around the world between 1965 and 2001. The study's author, and the...

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Women who have an abortion may run an increased risk of subsequently giving birth to premature or low-weight babies, according to a study. Researchers from Toronto, Canada, reviewed evidence from 37 studies from around the world between 1965 and 2001. The study's author, and the UK's Royal College o...

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A national audit of 4,000 patients put on the Liverpool Care Pathway last year has found that more than a quarter of families are not told when life support is withdrawn from terminally-ill loved ones.The audit was conducted by researchers from the Royal College of Physicians and the Marie Curie Pal...

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Pro-lifers have held a vigil for Jim Pouillon, a 63-year-old pro-life activist who was shot dead in Michigan, America. Mr Pouillon had been shot whilst carrying a pro-life sign in front of a school in the town of Owosso. A man has been arrested by police on suspicion of murder and reportedly told pr...

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News, Top stories:A national audit of 4,000 patients put on the Liverpool Care Pathway last year has found that more than a quarter of families are not told when life support is withdrawn from terminally-ill loved ones. The audit was conducted by researchers from the Royal College of Physicians an...

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News, Today's edition of SPUC's news service is an omnibus edition, as our news delivery has been delayed due to our national conference last weekend. You can find links to reports of the conference at http://www.spuc.org.uk/about/conferences/ Top stories: A consultation on proposals to allow abor...

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A consultation on proposals to allow abortion agencies to advertise on TV has drawn massive public opposition to the proposals. The Broadcasting Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) will not be able to complete the consultation process until the first quarter of next year due to the unprecedente...

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SPUC welcomes huge response to abortion advertising consultation London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed today's confirmation that a consultation on proposals to allow abortion agencies to advertise on TV has drawn massive public opposition to the proposals. ...

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Abortion killings worldwide overtake WW2 slaughter warns pro-life leader Derby, - The death-toll of World War II was a tragic prelude to the far greater slaughter by abortion and euthanasia that has happened since, a pro-life leader has said. Deaths of unborn children worldwide through abortion va...

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International pro-life leader gives SPUC grounds for hope Derby, Sunday 6 September - Legalised abortion contains the seeds of its own destruction, according to the president of the International Right to Life Federation. Dr Jack Willke head of the Life Issues Institute, Ohio, gave this optimistic m...

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Philippines bishops and people resist attacks on pro-life culture and laws Derby, - Pro-life activists in the Philippines, including the Catholic bishops, are resisting attacks on the country's pro-life culture and constitution from overseas agencies including the Obama administration. This messag...

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Terminally ill patients are being killed under a national scheme for end-of-life treatment, leading doctors have said. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph the doctors, including prominent pro-life experts Dr Anthony Cole and Professor Peter Millard, warn that the Liverpool Care Pathway results in ter...

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News, Top stories: Terminally ill patients are being killed under a national scheme for end-of-life treatment, leading doctors have said. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph the doctors, including prominent pro-life experts Dr Anthony Cole and Professor Peter Millard, warn that the Liverpool Care ...

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News, Many thanks to all those who sent in feedback to the recent changes in our news service. In response to the wide range of opinions from our subscribers, we have decided to move to a mixture of the old and new services. The new amalgam will feature summaries of the three top stories of the da...

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An international study has ranked Britain among the worst industrialised countries for the welfare of teenagers, citing a high level of sexual activity. The report, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), compared data from 30 industrialised countries on childr...

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A Catholic bishop has called upon Catholics to defend life and overcome the culture of death.Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, told pilgrims that the culture of death "always leads to failure".The archbishop made his comments at the shrine of St Ramon the Unborn....

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News, Abortion Judie Brown, head of American Life League, writes in protest at the honours paid to Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the late pro-abortion senator [ALL, 31 August] http://is.gd/2Lhkm As does Fr Brian Harrison, an Australian theologian [LifeSiteNews.com, 29 August] http://is.gd/2LhzQ and Steve ...

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News, AbortionAbortionists in Queensland, Australia are refusing to perform abortions unless the state government enshrines abortion in statute law [LifeNews.com, 24 August] http://is.gd/2AYOf Abortionists in the neighbouring state of New South Wales are refusing to perform abortions on women deni...

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