Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist campaigning against China's coercive one-child policy, is to be prosecuted by the government. Chen, who attempted to bring a lawsuit against government officials in the district of Linyi for forcing women to undergo abortions and for other abuses in the po...

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The Times newspaper has published an opinion piece about the humanity of embryos, which concludes that "the embryo is human and can be nothing else." The comment, written by David Quinn, criticised experimentation on human embryos and called on the courts to protect embryos rather than allow their d...

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a lawsuit against Ireland by an Irish woman who travelled to the UK for an abortion. The woman, known as D, underwent an abortion in Britain when she found out that one of her twin unborn children died in the womb and the other had a genetic abn...

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SPUC has commented on government statistics on abortions performed last year in England and Wales, and has accused the government of threatening doctors with punitive action if they do not make access to abortion easy. John Smeaton, SPUC's national director, said: "The number of abortions on girls u...

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SPUC concerned at secret under-age abortions London, - The Society for the Protection for Unborn Children (SPUC) has commented on newly-published government statistics on abortions performed last year in England and Wales, and has accused the government of threatening doctors with punitive action i...

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weekly update, 28 June to 4 July weekly update, 28 June to 4 July The UK health ministry has issued the 2005 abortion statistics for England and Wales. The total number of abortions in 2005 was 186,400, compared with 185,700 in 2004, a rise of 0.4%. The abortion rate was highest at 32.0 per 1000...

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The UK health ministry has issued the 2005 abortion statistics for England and Wales. The total number of abortions in 2005 was 186,400, compared with 185,700 in 2004, a rise of 0.4%. The abortion rate was highest at 32.0 per 1000, for women in the 20-24 year age group. The under 16 abortion rate wa...

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The Amnesty for Babies before Birth Campaign has been launched in the presence of Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the UN in Geneva. The campaign is organising a worldwide petition for unborn children's rights which is addressed to the UN general assembly. Ms Kat...

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Vatican archbishop at launch of global campaign for unborn children's rights Vatican archbishop at launch of global campaign for unborn children's rights Geneva, 30 June - The Holy See's permanent observer at the UN in Geneva was at the launch this week of an international campaign for unborn ch...

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Disability rights group welcomes doctors' vote against physician assisted suicide Disability rights group welcomes doctors' vote against physician assisted suicide London, - No Less Human (NLH), the pro-life disability rights group, has congratulated doctors who voted today against "physician a...

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High abortion rates in Vietnam are leading to the development of pro-life activities in the country. In Ho Chi Minh City, where over 74,000 abortions took place in 2005, local Catholics have set up a cemetery where the bodies of aborted babies are buried. The co-ordinators of this project have to re...

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weekly update, 21 to 27 June weekly update, 21 to 27 June Lord Steel, who was responsible for introducing the Abortion Act in 1967, has backed a call from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, leader of the Catholic Church in England to re-open political debate on abortion laws. He says he is "open t...

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Lord Roy Hattersley, the peer and former Labour minister, has criticised the approach of Cardinals O'Brien and Murphy-O'Connor on abortion law reform in the Guardian. Lord Hattersley argues for a humanist morality based on respect for human life, applied logically. Abortion should only be allowed un...

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weekly update, 14 to 20 June weekly update, 14 to 20 June The European Parliament has voted by a slim majority to support funding of research with human embryonic and adult stem cells. In the first reading of 7th Research Framework Program, the Parliament approved funding of research by a vote o...

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A mother whose abortion failed is suing the NHS for £250,000. Stacy Dow had an abortion in 2001, when pregnant at 16 with twins. One twin survived the operation and is now four years old. Miss Dow's lawyers argue that their client was not told that her abortion might fail, and the Tayside University...

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The European Parliament has voted with slim majority to support funding of research with human embryonic and adult stem cells. In the first reading of 7th Research Framework Program, the Parliament approved funding of research by a vote of 284-249. "Scientifically, there is no reason to make a moral...

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Tony Blair the Prime Minister is reported to have told Cardinal Keith O'Brien that the time limit for abortions should be discussed by Parliament. The Scottish Cardinal asked Mr Blair to allow MPs to vote on lowering the 24-week abortion time limit. His meeting, which took place after Prime Minister...

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An Indian man who wanted a son allegedly forced his wife to have ten abortions in twenty-three years. Dhanvanti More, who has four daughters, filed a complaint against her husband, who has been detained on charges of harassment and forcing abortions. She told the Hindustan Times that every time she ...

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A pro-abortion British MP has called for a review of the abortion laws. Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Evan Harris said: "...the Government has refused to have a debate since 1990. Sixteen years is far too long a time for Parliament not to vote on the issue, let alone debate it substantively. It is now tim...

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weekly update, 7 to 13 June weekly update, 7 to 13 June A pro-abortion British MP has called for a review of the abortion laws. Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Evan Harris said: "...the Government has refused to have a debate since 1990. Sixteen years is far too long a time for Parliament not to vote on...

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