weekly update, 29 November to 6 December Weekly Update, 29 November to 6 December A panel of American scientists has called for more scrutiny of human embryonic stem cell studies published by scientific journals. The panel was commissioned by Science, which previously published two fabricated p...

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High court ruling authorises euthanasia by omission, says SPUC High court ruling authorises euthanasia by omission, says SPUC London, 6th December 2006 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), which has campaigned against euthanasia for many years, has condemned today's High C...

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Plunder of aborted babies for stroke research tragic and offensive, says SPUC Plunder of aborted babies for stroke research tragic and offensive, says SPUC London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned the proposed use of cells from unborn children killed by a...

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The four-month old son of Gordon Brown, the British Chancellor, has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Mr Brown and his wife Sarah remained positive about their son, Fraser, saying he was "fit and healthy". David Cameron, the leader of the Opposition, was one of the first politicians to send messa...

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News, A measure which would require doctors to inform women considering abortion after 20 weeks' gestation that their baby will feel intense pain during the procedure, will be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time next week. The bill also requires practitioners to offer ...

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News, The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Britain's largest private abortion provider, has said that nurses should be allowed to give the abortion pill to women without the consent of doctors. Ann Furedi, chief executive of BPAS says "We would like to see the restriction removed that me...

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The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Britain's largest private abortion provider, has said that nurses should be allowed to give the abortion pill to women without the consent of doctors. Ann Furedi, chief executive of BPAS says "We would like to see the restriction removed that means by l...

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weekly update, 24 to 28 November weekly update, 24 to 28 November The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Britain's largest private abortion provider, has said that nurses should be allowed to give the abortion pill to women without the consent of doctors. Ann Furedi, chief executive of B...

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SPUC condemns alleged right to sex and abortions London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has criticised the assertion, described in The Times newspaper as having been made by Ms Ann Furedi of BPAS, that having sex without repercussions is a right. Paul Tully, SPUC general...

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SPUC responds to BPAS call for easier abortion London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has responded to BPAS's call for abortion to be made more easily available. Paul Tully, SPUC general secretary, said: "The BPAS, for its own ideological reasons, is pushing for abortion...

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An American study on unsafe abortion has used flawed data to promote abortion in developing countries, according to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). A team of researchers from the Guttmacher Institute in New York, led by Dr Shusheela Singh, has claimed that unsafe abortions ...

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News, An American study on unsafe abortion has used flawed data to promote abortion in developing countries, according to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). A team of researchers from the Guttmacher Institute in New York, led by Dr Shusheela Singh, has claimed that unsafe ab...

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News, A woman in the so-called persistent vegetative state will be given a drug that could improve her condition, against the wishes of her family. The treatment has been approved in the family division of the English High Court, at the request of the Official Solicitor who believes that every eff...

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The head of campaigns and policy at the UK charity Mencap has criticised the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, which suggests that there should be a blanket ban on treating babies born at 22 weeks' gestation or under. He said: "We urge all decision-makers to value the lives of all our children, ...

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weekly update, 15 to 23 November weekly update, 15 to 23 November The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, one of the UK's most influential bioethics forums, has recommended that babies born at 24-25 weeks' gestation, most of whom can survive with neo-natal intensive care, should not receive such trea...

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Abortion study in Lancet based on pro abortion guesses, says SPUC Abortion study in Lancet based on pro-abortion guesses, says SPUC London, 23rd November 2006 - A study by Dr Shusheela Singh on unsafe abortion, due to appear in this week's edition of the Lancet, uses flawed data to promote abort...

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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, one of the UK's most influential bioethics forums, has recommended that babies born at 24-25 weeks' gestation, most of whom can survive with neo-natal intensive care, should not receive such treatment if the "level of suffering outweighs the baby's interest in cont...

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News, The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, one of the UK's most influential bioethics forums, has recommended that babies born at 24-25 weeks' gestation, most of whom can survive with neo-natal intensive care, should not receive such treatment if the "level of suffering outweighs the baby's interest...

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Irish embryo decision misinterprets constitution SPUC's sister organisation in Ireland has criticised an Irish high court ruling which denies rights to embryos before implantation in the womb. Patrick Buckley, director of European Life Network, said: "This ruling will anger the vast majority of Iris...

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Nuffield premature babies report "is nothing short of eugenics" London, - No Less Human, SPUC's disability rights group, has commented on Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Alison Davis said: "The Nuffield Council seems to ha...

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