A study at a specialist neonatal unit in University College London's hospital shows that premature babies' chances of survival more than doubled between the early 80s and the late 90s. By the end of the last decade, 71% of children born at 22 to 25 weeks lived on. The Telegraph claim that the study ...

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Premature baby study welcome but isn't guide to abortion law reform, says SPUC Premature baby study welcome but isn't guide to abortion law reform, says SPUC London, 1st February 2008 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has commented on a newly published study by Professor...

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The House of Lords has rejected a ban on late abortion for disabled babies by 89 votes to 22, and has opposed a national bioethics commission. Earlier this week, peers debated the UK government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill during the last day of its report stage. It was approved for its...

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weekly update, 30 January weekly update, 30 January The House of Lords has rejected the requirement for consideration of a child's need for a father when offering IVF treatment. While debating the British government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) bill, peers agreed, without a vote, t...

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News, The House of Lords has rejected a ban on late abortion for disabled babies by 89 votes to 22, and has opposed a national bioethics commission. Earlier this week, peers debated the UK government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill during the last day of its report stage. It was approved...

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News, Senator John McCain, one of the potential Republican candidates in the US presidential elections, has reaffirmed his support for embryonic stem cell research in an interview with Catholic reporters in Florida. Mr McCain said his support for such research was "one of the toughest decisions I'...

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Senator John McCain, one of the potential Republican candidates in the US presidential elections, has reaffirmed his support for embryonic stem cell research in an interview with Catholic reporters in Florida. Mr McCain said his support for such research was "one of the toughest decisions I've ever ...

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Embryo bill progresses whilst ethical restraints rejected London, 28th January 2008 - The House of Lords has again rejected amendments aimed at placing ethical restraints on the killing of early human life. Tonight the government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill completed its Report stage i...

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Midwives' spokeswoman accused of advocating illegal killing Midwives' spokeswoman accused of advocating illegal killing Belfast, Monday, January 28, 2008 - Pro-life campaigners in Northern Ireland have accused the spokeswoman for the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in the Province of using her p...

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The House of Lords has rejected the requirement for consideration of a child's need for a father when offering IVF treatment. While debating the British government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) bill, peers agreed, without a vote, to replace references in the HFE Act of 1990 to "the need...

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News, The House of Lords has rejected the requirement for consideration of a child's need for a father when offering IVF treatment. While debating the British government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) bill, peers agreed, without a vote, to replace references in the HFE Act of 1990 to "...

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News, British scientists are asserting that the requirement over embryonic stem cell research is holding back research that could save lives. In a letter to The Times organised by Dr Evan Harris MP, a group of leading scientists wrote: "We urge the Government to accept this important improvement t...

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In Britain, a surrogate mother who has already given birth seven times is now having an eighth baby. Miss Jill Hawkins, 43, said she wishes to continue providing the chance for families to have more children in spite of mental health problems that include depression, which she was diagnosed as havin...

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weekly update, 23 January weekly update, 23 January The House of Lords on Monday debated the UK's government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill during the second day of its report stage. [Official Report, 21 January ] John Smeaton, SPUC's national director, wrote: "Those moving more ethic...

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The House of Lords on Monday debated the UK's government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill during the second day of its report stage. [Official Report, 21 January] John Smeaton, SPUC's national director, wrote: "Those moving more ethically-conscious amendments don't have the force of numbers...

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News, The House of Lords on Monday debated the UK's government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill during the second day of its report stage. [Official Report, 21 January] John Smeaton, SPUC's national director, wrote: "Those moving more ethically-conscious amendments don't have the force of...

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News, The National Health Service in the UK has refused to carry out a hysterectomy on a 15-year-old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy. Katie Thorpe's mother had requested the operation because menstruation would cause her daughter indignity. Mrs Thorpe said many disabled people supported her, ...

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A couple who were advised to have an abortion on grounds of foetal disability have given birth to a boy. Miss Becky Weatherall and her partner Mr Kris Kramer, from west Wales, were told that their son was suffering from a rare brain disease, and would probably die soon after birth or survive profoun...

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Cloning lobby criticised for "clone without donor’s knowledge" demand Cloning lobby criticised for "clone without donor’s knowledge" demand London, 21st January 2008 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has strongly criticised statements made during today's House of Lords d...

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A group of American scientists have claimed to have cloned human embryos. The researchers at Stemagen Corporation in California used cell nuclear transfer to create embryos, one of which was reportedly a clone, from the skin cells of two adult men. The research team has not succeeded in deriving ste...

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