weekly update, 30 December to 8 January weekly update, 30 December to 8 January A review of 23 studies on the use of morning-after pills has concluded that, "[t]o date, no study has shown that increased access to this method reduces unintended pregnancy or abortion rates". Writing in this month'...

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Study prophetic Catholic teaching on birth regulation, say international pro life leaders in Manila Study prophetic Catholic teaching on birth regulation, say international pro-life leaders in Manila Manila, 8 January - International Right to Life Federation (IRLF) leaders meeting in Manila have...

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Vested interests in hybrid embryos hype, says SPUC Vested interests in hybrid embryos hype, says SPUC Westminster, 5th January 2007 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has warned against hype being generated by the government-funded biotech industry, which has a vested int...

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Scientists who wish to create human-animal hybrid embryos have attacked the government and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for reportedly planning to stop such experiments. The Times gives prominent and entirely partisan coverage to those leading the campaign: Professor Chris...

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News, Scientists who wish to create human-animal hybrid embryos have attacked the government and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for reportedly planning to stop such experiments. The Times gives prominent and entirely partisan coverage to those leading the campaign: Profess...

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News, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has begun to recommend that all pregnant women be offered screening tests for Down's syndrome, regardless of their age. Previously, the tests were only offered to women aged 35 and older because it was thought that older women were at ...

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Manufacturers of the birth control drug Plan B have admitted that it can cause abortion. Schering [NZ] Ltd, which produces the drug for sale in New Zealand, has produced a pamphlet about Plan B, which states that one of the ways in which the drug works is by "Stopping a fertilized egg from attaching...

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British girl guides are to have lessons about birth control and abortion. As part of the new programme, titled Get Wise, which will involve guides in the junior section, aged 10-14, as well as older girls, 450 guides are to be trained as "peer educators" to run sessions covering sex, contraception, ...

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News, Thirteen Norfolk schools are reported to be offering teenagers contraceptives through confidential in-school clinics. The Norwich Evening News reports that parents, pupils, teachers and Governors have been consulted in each school. At least two of the schools, Earlham High and Hewett School,...

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News, The Irish government has confirmed that it paid for a teenager to have an abortion overseas. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said that a girl under 17 years old had been taken out of the country for an abortion. The HSE refused to discuss details of the case but it is likely that a court ...

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The Irish government has confirmed that it paid for a teenager to have an abortion overseas. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said that a girl under 17 years old had been taken out of the country for an abortion. The HSE refused to discuss details of the case but it is likely that a court order wa...

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weekly update, 21 to 29 December Weekly Update, 21 to 29 December The Irish government has confirmed that it paid for a teenager to have an abortion overseas. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said that a girl of under 17 had been taken out of the country for an abortion. The HSE refused to di...

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Pro-lifers criticise Irish government for sending children abroad for abortion Pro-life campaigners have criticised the Irish government for sending children abroad for abortion. Patrick Buckley of European Life Network, Dublin , said: "It is with great sadness that we have learned of yet another pr...

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A judge in Kansas has refused to hear criminal charges against a notorious abortionist. Attorney General Phill Kline, an opponent of abortion, filed 30 charges against Dr George Tiller, accusing him of performing 15 late term abortions in 2003 on patients aged 10-22 and not properly reporting detail...

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News, A judge in Kansas has refused to hear criminal charges against a notorious abortionist. Attorney General Phill Kline, an opponent of abortion, filed 30 charges against Dr George Tiller, accusing him of performing 15 late term abortions in 2003 on patients aged 10-22 and not properly reportin...

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News, An Italian man with muscular dystrophy who went to court to assert his right to refuse medical treatment died on 20 December after a doctor switched off a life support machine. A court had ruled on 16 July that Piergiorgio Welby had a right to have his respirator switched off, but that, by l...

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A counsellor for the pro-life charity LIFE has commented on the high number of abortions, including repeat abortions, among teenagers (see SPUC news summary, 21 December). Michaela Aston said: "This is a failure of the sex education strategy that has been forced on girls of this age for more than 10...

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The disabled child who has been at the centre of a court case over her treatment is to be discharged from hospital. Charlotte Wyatt's parents took hospital authorities to court to challenge doctors' decision that Charlotte should not be artificially ventilated if her breathing stopped again. Mr and ...

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News, The disabled child who has been at the centre of a court case over her treatment is to be discharged from hospital. Charlotte Wyatt's parents took hospital authorities to court to challenge doctors' decision that Charlotte should not be artificially ventilated if her breathing stopped again....

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News, Department of Health statistics for abortions in 2005 indicate a total 186,416 babies were aborted in England and Wales. More than 1,000 teenagers had repeat abortions. 1,316 girls under 18 had an abortion for a second time, and 90 went through a third. The figures also showed that by the en...

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