Maternal health prior to pregnancy may affect children's later health. Studies reported at a meeting in Pittsburgh, America, suggest that maternal nutrition, protein intake and level of fat in the mother's diet may cause damaging changes in her unborn child. [Medical News Today, 22 July] http://is.g...

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The number of people aged over 65 is on course to overtake the number of infants for the first time in history, a study has found. The trend is most prevalent in the developed world and is now rapidly gaining pace in the developing world. Richard Suzman, from the National Institute of Ageing in Mary...

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News, AbortionIrish government defames pro-life counselling centres [Irish Times, 21 July] 31 per cent drop in the numbers of Irish women travelling to Britain for a termination over the last seven years [Irish Times, 21 July]Embryology; stem cellsReprogrammed stem cells repair damaged mouse heart...

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News, Abortion20,000 March against Abortion in Cameroon, Africa [LifeSiteNews.com, 17 July] A new study from England finds that women who have repeat abortions are more likely to be involved in abusive relationships with their partner. [LifeNews.com, 17 July]IVF; fertility treatmentLesbian couple...

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The oldest recorded mother told a television channel before her death that she had no regrets about conceiving children in old age. Carmen Bousada, who died this month aged 69, had given birth aged 66 to twins conceived via IVF. Ms Bousada said: "[K]nowing [my children] will be looked after by my fa...

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20,000 people have staged a pro-life march in the African country of Cameroon. The march was organised in opposition to the Maputo protocol, which seeks to force all 53-member states of the African Union to legalise abortion. A petition against abortion, signed by 30,000 people, was presented to the...

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News, AbortionFamed NASA astronauts launch new pro-life ad [LifeSiteNews.com, 16 July] Murder defendant says slain mother told daughter to abort child [BBC, 16 July] U.S. appeals court rules to enforce Illinois parental notification law [Medical News Today, 16 July]Sexual health; teenage pregnanci...

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News, Recipients of SPUC's news summary have, until now, received several times a week an email with stories, each one summarised in a brief paragraph. We are now trialling a change in this service, the first edition of which is presented below. It consists of: a daily email of headlines, web-link...

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Terry Pratchett, the popular fiction author, has spoken in support of the legalisation of assisted suicide. In an interview with Britsh Humanist Association, Mr Pratchett said: "Either we have control over our lives or we do not. I don't believe that life is a gift from God, because I don't believe ...

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Pro-life nations resist pro-abortion assault at UN ministerial meeting in Geneva Geneva, - European states with laws against abortion have resisted successfully an attempt by other European Union (EU) member-states to introduce abortion into a United Nations (UN) declaration. Ministers of UN membe...

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Assisted suicide amendment defeat welcome, says SPUC Assisted suicide amendment defeat welcome, says SPUC London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), a leading anti-euthanasia lobby group involved in the Debbie Purdy case, has welcomed the defeat of Lord Falconer's pro-a...

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SPUC to hold national petition day against school abortion push Preston, - Tomorrow (4 July), hundreds of pro-life campaigners throughout the UK will be seeking signatures from the general public and church-goers for SPUC's petition against the promotion of abortion in schools. "The aim of the pet...

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The High Court in Belfast has granted an application to SPUC for a judicial review of the Northern Ireland health department's guidance on abortion. Mr Justice Weatherup allowed the application on the grounds that the department has erred in law in its view of the law on abortion in Northern Ireland...

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News, The High Court in Belfast has granted an application to SPUC for a judicial review of the Northern Ireland health department's guidance on abortion. Mr Justice Weatherup allowed the application on the grounds that the department has erred in law in its view of the law on abortion in Northern...

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Judicial review of Northern Ireland abortion guidance granted Belfast, Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - The High Court in Belfast has granted an application to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) for a judicial review of the Northern Ireland health department's guidance on abortion. Li...

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Northern Ireland abortion case decision due tomorrow The High Court in Belfast has heard submissions on SPUC's application for leave to apply for a judicial review of the Northern Ireland Department of Health's guidance on abortion . Having listened to the grounds on which SPUC believes the guidance...

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Religious leaders' letter against assisted suicide welcome, says pro life group Religious leaders' letter against assisted suicide welcome, says pro-life group London, - A letter by three of Britain's main religious leaders against assisted suicide has been welcomed by a pro-life group involved...

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News, The Irish government has announced that a referendum will be held this October on the Lisbon treaty. The announcement follows a so-called guarantee given to the Irish government by European Union (EU) leaders which purports to prevent the treaty affecting Ireland's ban on abortion. [BBC, 24 ]...

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The Irish government has announced that a referendum will be held this October on the Lisbon treaty. The announcement follows a so-called guarantee given to the Irish government by European Union (EU) leaders which purports to prevent the treaty affecting Ireland's ban on abortion. [BBC, 24 June] Pa...

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SPUC members held a vigil outside the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in London on Friday to show their concern at proposals to advertise abortion on television. Participants were led by Anne Fearon of Crosby, Merseyside, who said: "SPUC members from all over the country are anxious to have th...

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