SPUC celebrates “inspirational” pro-life American football star Matt Birk

11 January 2022

Matt Birk, 45, a former professional American football player in the NFL, is a noted pro-lifer in the United States.

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North Korean soldier forced to endure abortion without anaesthetic after rape

10 January 2022

A former soldier in North Korea’s army has revealed the terrible treatment that women are forced to endure while serving in Kim Jong-un’s military, including being forced to undergo abortions against their will, without anaesthetic.

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Olympian figure skater strikes gold with birth of “miracle” baby girl

07 January 2022

American figure skater Michelle Kwan, 41, a two-time Olympic medallist, has given birth to a baby girl and has shared her delight online.

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“Catastrophic”: 42.6 million abortions worldwide in 2021

07 January 2022

42.6 million abortions took place in 2021 around the world, according to the website Worldometer, using data from the World Health Organisation. Abortion is still the leading cause of death worldwide.

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“Beyond belief”: Nurse who opened a Belfast abortion clinic receives Nurse of the Year award

06 January 2022

Nicola Bailey, a sexual health nurse, has received a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) award for opening an abortion centre in Belfast.

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Irish psychiatrists reject assisted suicide in “powerful” joint statement

06 January 2022

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, representing 1,000 doctors, has warned that assisted suicide is contrary to medicine and palliative care.

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Yorkshire couple create winter wonderland to support York baby unit

23 December 2021

A Yorkshire couple has turned their garden into a festive winter wonderland to raise money for York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) for the third year running.

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Christmas bliss for family as baby Ethan makes it home

23 December 2021

A couple from the UK are overjoyed to be spending Christmas at home with their baby after more than 100 days of hospital care.

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Premature baby born 18 weeks early joins her family for Christmas

23 December 2021

A premature baby born 18 weeks early in Texas has been discharged from hospital in time to spend her first Christmas with her family.

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Christmas joy as baby Robbie celebrates first Christmas after life-saving treatment

22 December 2021

A family in West Yorkshire is joyful as they celebrate baby Robbie’s first Christmas together after a difficult start in life.

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Archbishop takes a stand against NSW assisted suicide bill in Australia

21 December 2021

Sydney’s Archbishop, Anthony Fisher, has spoken of his own experience of severe illness as he opposes a proposed assisted suicide bill in New South Wales.

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Festive joy as premature baby grows to the size of a Christmas cracker

20 December 2021

A tiny baby born at just 23 weeks has wowed her family and medics at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford by growing to the size of a Christmas cracker.

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Austria legalises assisted suicide in “shocking” decision

17 December 2021

The Austrian Parliament has voted to legalise assisted suicide after a law banning the practice was set to expire. Austrian Catholic bishops have condemned the move as “a dangerous shift in values”.

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People of Northern Ireland must be able to hold politicians to account, says SPUC, after MLAs back most extreme abortion regime in Europe

16 December 2021

Pro-life members of the Northern Ireland Assembly are remaining defiant despite Tuesday’s rejection of a Bill aimed at introducing an upper time limit for abortion on grounds of non-fatal disability. Currently children found to have a disability can be aborted up to birth. Assembly members ...

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Guatemala to become the pro-life capital of Latin America

15 December 2021

Guatemalan President, Alejandro Giammattei, has revealed that the country will become the pro-life capital of Latin America in a move that will strengthen his government’s guarantee of the protection of life from conception to natural death.

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SPUC launches petition demanding an equal voice for pro-life university students

14 December 2021

SPUC is calling on its supporters to sign a petition defending free speech, demanding an equal voice for pro-life university students.

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“Our best yet”: SPUC Branch promotes pro-life values at the Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival

14 December 2021

Visitors to the 2021 Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival have said that this year’s entry by SPUC’s Rutland and Melton branch was the “best yet”.

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Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf against assisted suicide bill

13 December 2021

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said that he opposes the proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adult (Scotland) Bill, currently undergoing public consultation.

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Science, Sentience and the Unborn Child

10 December 2021

Liam Gibson, blogpost Animals such as octopuses, crabs and lobsters are to receive increased legal protection under draft legislation making its way through the House of Lords. The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill means that when UK government policy is being formulated or applied it must consider...

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Euthanasia “jeopardizes” future of medicine, Portuguese doctors and nurses warn

09 December 2021

The Portuguese Association of Christian Nurses and Doctors (AEMC) has issued a statement expressing its “concern” about recent attempts to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in Portugal.

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