News, A pro-life group in Colorado has gained approval from the state's supreme court to start collecting signatures for a ballot proposal for a constitutional amendment that would define a human embryo as a person from fertilisation. In approving the language of the proposal, the court over-ruled...

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News, A document from the US Catholic bishops' conference tells voters: "The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life is always wrong and is not just one issue among many." Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, issued after the bishops' autumn meeting, outlines the role of...

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A document from the US Catholic bishops' conference tells voters: "The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life is always wrong and is not just one issue among many." Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, issued after the bishops' autumn meeting, outlines the role of conscie...

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weekly update, 14 November weekly update, 14 November An international medical conference in Lisbon, Portugal, has examined the serious psychological and medical consequences experienced by millions of women who have had abortions. The Conference on Human Life Studies, which was promoted by the ...

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A member of the European parliament for the north-west of England has called for a debate amongst politicians to find a way of encouraging families to have only one child. Mr Chris Davies, of the Liberal Democrats, speaking to the BBC, said that "..mankind's reproduction is akin to the replication o...

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News, An international medical conference in Lisbon, Portugal, has examined the serious psychological and medical consequences experienced by millions of women who have had abortions. The Conference on Human Life Studies, which was promoted by the Women in Action Association, noted that, according...

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News, The UK government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill was introduced in the House of Lords last night. It would amend the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act and the 1985 Surrogacy Arrangements Act. The introduction was a formality and there was no debate. [Official Report, 8 N]...

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The UK government's Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill was introduced in the House of Lords last night. It would amend the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act and the 1985 Surrogacy Arrangements Act. The introduction was a formality and there was no debate. [Official Report, 8 November]...

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A pair of twins was born at Birmingham Women's Hospital, UK, despite attempts to abort one of them. Ms Rebecca Jones, 35, was told that one of her twins was not growing and would endanger the life of the other, so she accepted medical advice to end Gabriel's life. An attempt to sever his umbilical c...

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News, Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the Council of The British Medical Association (BMA) has said the BMA supports the government's proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Dr Meldrum said they looked forward to working with ministers to reform the regulation of human embryology. [eGov m]...

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News, The British government has affirmed its intention to permit the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos. After the announcement today of the legislative programme for the new parliamentary year, Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "Today is a fateful day for Britain and for ...

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weekly update, 6 November weekly update, 6 November The British government has affirmed its intention to permit the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos. After the announcement of the legislative programme for the new parliamentary year, Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "T...

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The British government has affirmed its intention to permit the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos. After the announcement today of the legislative programme for the new parliamentary year, Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "Today is a fateful day for Britain and for the worl...

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Embryo bill introduction "ethically deplorable" Westminster, 6th November 2007 - The announcement in the Queen's Speech that the government will introduce the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill allowing the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos has been described as "deplorable" by the Societ...

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A study published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine suggests a link between abortion and premature birth in subsequent pregnancies, which, in turn, increases the child's risk of cerebral palsy due to low birth-weight. The study, led by Dr Byron Calhoun, professor and vice chair of obstetrics a...

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News, A British woman who has been in a coma for seven years has shown signs of improvement after being given the Zolpidem drug. Amy Pickard suffered severe brain-damage after a heroin overdose, and is being cared for at the Raphael Medical Centre in Hildenborough, Kent. Her mother said that she n...

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News, A pro-life group has criticised the UK House of Commons' science and technology committee's report on abortion. The Care organisation reportedly says that the work was flawed because MPs declared at the outset that they did not intend to consider ethical or moral issues. Mr Phil Willis MP, w...

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weekly update, 2 November weekly update, 2 November A report by UK MPs recommends that the requirement for two doctors to authorise an abortion should be abolished, while the 24-week upper time limit [which applies only to abortions for the weakest grounds] should not be reduced. The committee f...

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A pro-life group has criticised the UK House of Commons' science and technology committee's report on abortion. The Care organisation reportedly says that the work was flawed because MPs declared at the outset that they did not intend to consider ethical or moral issues. Mr Phil Willis MP, who chair...

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A report by UK MPs recommends that the requirement for two doctors to authorise an abortion should be abolished, while the 24-week upper time limit should not be reduced. The committee for science and technology also advocates that nurses and midwives should be allowed to perform early abortions. [B]...

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