The rise in the number of abortions in England and Wales in 2006 has been described as disappointing by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. A statement said the increase of 3.9% "points to a failure to address the problem of unplanned pregnancy, particularly in teenagers and young...

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News, A Canadian girl who is likely to be infertile in later life could give birth to her half-brother or half-sister if she is allowed to use her mother's frozen eggs. Flavie Boivin cannot have children naturally because of a chromosomal condition called Turner's syndrome. Her mother, Melanie, ha...

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News, Research into embryonic development in the first five days suggests that it should be possible to determine which embryos are likely to split into identical twins. These would not be implanted, thereby avoiding multiple pregnancies, which carry greater risks for mother and babies. The resear...

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weekly update, 27 June to 3 July weekly update, 27 June to 3 July SPUC has warned that Mr Gordon Brown's new British government may be as anti-life as that of Mr Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "Mr Brown has voted consistently i...

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Research into embryonic development in the first five days suggests that it should be possible to determine which embryos are likely to split into identical twins. These would not be implanted, thereby avoiding multiple pregnancies, which carry greater risks for mother and babies. The research was c...

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Mr Gordon Brown has appointed several pro-abortion ministers to life-related portfolios in his new UK government, a move which means any reform of the abortion law is likely to lead to more abortions. Ms Dawn Primarolo MP, appointed a minister of state for health, has voted for abortion on demand an...

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News, Mr Gordon Brown has appointed several pro-abortion ministers to life-related portfolios in his new UK government, a move which means any reform of the abortion law is likely to lead to more abortions. Ms Dawn Primarolo MP, appointed a minister of state for health, has voted for abortion on d...

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SPUC decries UK nomination to EU-Africa post Westminster, - Gordon Brown's nomination of Baroness Amos to the role of European Union (EU) Special Representative to the African Union could mean an increase in Western pressure upon Africans to accept population control, warns SPUC. Anthony Ozimic, SP...

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SPUC opposes EU-wide IVF regulation plans Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has attacked plans by the chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) to harmonise the regulation of IVF in different EU states. Professor Paul Devroey...

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Brown's new ministers: bad news for unborn children Brown's new ministers: bad news for unborn children Westminster, 2nd July 2007 - Gordon Brown has appointed a raft of pro-abortion ministers to life-related portfolios, a move which means any reform of the abortion law is likely to lead to more...

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News, The leaders of 10 African countries have called for the legalisation of abortion. Representatives from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia attended a three day conference in Nairobi which discussed maternal mortality. 21 African cou...

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The leaders of 10 African countries have called for the legalisation of abortion. Representatives from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia attended a three day conference in Nairobi which discussed maternal mortality. 21 African countries h...

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SPUC fears that Mr Alan Johnson MP, the new UK health secretary, will support wider provision of abortion and other anti-life practices. Soon after becoming a member of parliament in 1997, Mr Johnson signed two parliamentary motions, one defending an alleged "woman's right to choose" abortion and an...

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News, SPUC fears that Mr Alan Johnson MP, the new UK health secretary, will support wider provision of abortion and other anti-life practices. Soon after becoming a member of parliament in 1997, Mr Johnson signed two parliamentary motions, one defending an alleged "woman's right to choose" abortio...

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Anti life agenda feared under new health secretary, says SPUC Anti-life agenda feared under new health secretary, says SPUC Westminster, 28th June 2007 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) fears that Mr Alan Johnson MP, the new health secretary, will support wider provision...

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BMA move for more abortion is betrayal of medicine, says SPUC BMA move for more abortion is betrayal of medicine, says SPUC Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned today's vote by the British Medical Association (BMA) for easier access to abortion i...

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Labour government's anti life record unlikely to change under Brown, warns SPUC Labour government's anti-life record unlikely to change under Brown, warns SPUC Westminster, - The Labour government's record as the most anti-life government in British history seems unlikely to change as Gordon Br...

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News, SPUC has warned that Mr Gordon Brown's new British government may be as anti-life as that of Mr Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "Mr Brown has voted consistently in favour of abortion. In 1990, he voted with the pro-abortion ...

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SPUC has warned that Mr Gordon Brown's new British government may be as anti-life as that of Mr Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "Mr Brown has voted consistently in favour of abortion. In 1990, he voted with the pro-abortion lobby no...

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SPUC supporters will be outside the British Medical Association's annual representative meeting in Torquay, Devon, tomorrow giving out leaflets which call on delegates to oppose pro-abortion motions. Christine Hudson of SPUC's south-west region said: "Three motions demand changes that Mrs Patricia H...

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