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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News, AbortionEdward "Ted" Kennedy, the pro-abortion US senator, has died [Telegraph, 26 August] http://is.gd/2zd1B Women's magazine profiles women considering abortion because of fetal abnormalities [Medical News Today, 25 August] http://is.gd/2zezB Morning-after pill is abortifacient, say expert...

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News, AbortionLate-term abortion practitioner LeRoy Carhart lays off half his staff, says abortions down [LifeNews.com, 21 August] http://is.gd/2xE8WEmbryology; stem cellsKorean scientist who faked human cloning breakthrough facing four years in jail [Daily Mail, 24 August] http://is.gd/2xDlhSexua...

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News, AbortionA court in the American state of South Dakota affirmed that a woman has a right to know that an abortion "terminates the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being" [Americans United For Life, 21 August] http://is.gd/2w0L7 Australian government now funding abortions overs...

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News, AbortionDoctors in Spain plan to choose jail before performing an abortion [Catholic News Agency, 20 August] http://is.gd/2rw3I Attorneys have filed a second legal challenge to the recent law in Mexico City that legalised abortions [LifeNews.com, 18 August] http://is.gd/2rwum Push for aborti...

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News, AbortionA combined pro-life effort has halted the proposed relocation and expansion of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Tennessee, America [Catholic News Agency, 19 August] http://is.gd/2pHqE A survey of Canada's obstetricians and gynaecologists has found that more than half do not pe...

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News, AbortionPro-abortion interviewer surprised by her reaction to witnessing abortion [LifeSiteNews.com, 18 August] http://is.gd/2o7iNPopulationThe average age of women giving birth for the first time is increasing worldwide but remains lower in the U.S. than in other developed countries because...

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News, Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in sending you today's news. The delay was due to a power outage earlier this morning.Embryology; stem cellsStitches embedded with patients' own stem cells could dramatically speed up healing after surgery [Daily Mail, 18 August] http://is.gd...

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News, AbortionSpanish justice minister says there is no room for conscientious objection to abortion [SPUC director's blog, 16 August] http://is.gd/2jjXC Catholic Church in Scotland challenges Scottish government and GPs over under-15s abortions [SPUC director's blog, 15 August] http://is.gd/2jism...

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News, AbortionA former attorney-general of Brazil has called for the defence of the unborn in response to a new effort to get the country's supreme court to legalise abortion in cases of anencephaly [Catholic News Agency, 13 August] http://is.gd/2glpA The mother of a little girl born with Down's s...

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News, AbortionObama health plan "covers abortion". [LifeSiteNews, 12 August] Proposals will test government's "common ground" claims. [Catholic News Agency on EWTN, 11 August] Cardinal criticises plan. [Catholic News Agency, 12 August] Bishops publish materials for pro-life day. [Catholic News Age]...

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News, AbortionKenya vice-president supports anti-abortion campaign. [allAfrica, 11 August] Netherlands stops abortion ship from sailing. [Catholic News Agency on EWTN, 10 August] Mother of girl with Down's opposes prenatal test because it may encourage abortion. [Daily Mirror, 12 August]Childbirth...

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News, AbortionWarren Hern, an American late-term abortionist, has written published works describing man as a "malignant eco-tumor" destroying the earth [LifeSiteNews.com, 7 August] http://is.gd/2bwCKEmbryology; stem cellsParents defend decision to select for a saviour sibling [Daily Mail, 10 Augu]...

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News, AbortionSarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, has accused President Barack Obama of wanting to set up a health care "death panel" that could condemn her Down syndrome baby [Telegraph, 9 August] http://is.gd/2a8zU Claim that more women attending post-abortion medical...

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News, AbortionMuch support for abortion in EU parliament, says SPUC. [LifeSiteNews, 6 August] Malta bishop defiant in face of Swedish MP's campaign. [Times of Malta, 5 August] Congress approves pro-abortion supreme court judge. [LifeSiteNews, 6 August] Abortion is not health care, says campaign. []...

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News, AbortionUS health plan could cover abortion. [Independent, 5 August]Embryology; stem cellsTechnique to facilitate embryo cell transplants. [AAP on SBS, 6 August] Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis could be dangerous. [Christian Institute, 5 August]IVF; fertility treatmentRestrictions on IVF ...

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