News, A 28-year-old woman who has a debilitating heart and lung condition is on hunger strike with the intention of starving herself to death, The Telegraph reports. Kelly Taylor was on a waiting list for a heart and lung transplant for eight years before being removed two years ago by doctors who...

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A 28-year-old woman who has a debilitating heart and lung condition is on hunger strike with the intention of starving herself to death, the Telegraph reports.Kelly Taylor was on a waiting list for a heart and lung transplant for eight years before being removed two years ago by doctors who told her...

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A woman diagnosed as brain dead has given birth to a baby girl, the BBC reports.Susan Torres from Virginia, US, suffered a stroke after cancer spread to her brain during her second pregnancy and doctors agreed to keep her alive for the sake of her unborn child.Baby Susan Anne Catherine Torres was de...

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News, A woman diagnosed as brain dead has given birth to a baby girl, BBC reports. Susan Torres from Virginia, US, suffered a stroke after cancer spread to her brain during her second pregnancy and doctors agreed to keep her alive for the sake of her unborn child. Baby Susan Anne Catherine Torres ...

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Call for euthanasia criticised by disability group The call by Kelly Taylor, a woman who has GUCH (Grown-up Congenital Heart, or Eisenmenger's Syndrome) to have euthanasia legalised has been criticised by disability rights group No Less Human (NLH). "What Mrs Taylor really needs is a treatment that ...

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News, A study carried out at Scotland's Aberdeen Maternity Hospital suggests that women whose first baby is delivered by Caesarean section are less likely to have another baby than those who give birth naturally. The research, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, also fo...

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Healthy women could be asked to donate their eggs for cloning experiments in an attempt to speed up research. This plan is backed by Professor Ian Wilmut, creator of Dolly the sheep, who is seeking permission from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.The issue has divided scientists, som...

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The English appeal court has overturned a ruling preventing doctors from stopping artificial nutrition and hydration once Mr Leslie Burke's degenerative brain condition makes him unable to communicate his wishes. Sir Graeme Catto, president of the General Medical Council which launched the appeal, c...

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News, The English appeal court has overturned a ruling preventing doctors from stopping artificial nutrition and hydration once Mr Leslie Burke's degenerative brain condition makes him unable to communicate his wishes. Sir Graeme Catto, president of the General Medical Council which launched the a...

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News, SPUC is warning that government policies on teenage pregnancy and sexual health are leading to increases in the abortion rate, following the release of statistics for abortions in England & Wales in 2004. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "There were 185,400 abortions in E...

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SPUC is warning that government policies on teenage pregnancy and sexual health are leading to increases in the abortion rate, following the release of statistics for abortions in England&Wales in 2004. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, commented: "There were 185,400 abortions in England&Wal...

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Abortion statistics reveal government agenda for more abortions 27th July 2005 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is warning that government policies on teenage pregnancy and sexual health are leading to increases in the abortion rate, following the release of statistics for ...

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A report by the United Nations Population Fund has called for greater access to abortion for children as young as ten. The report demands more focus on the "sexual and reproductive rights" of young people from 10-24 and says that abortion should be promoted as a human right. This report shows the re...

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News, A report by the United Nations Population Fund has called for greater access to abortion for children as young as ten. The report demands more focus on the "sexual and reproductive rights" of young people from 10-24 and says that abortion should be promoted as a human right. This report sho...

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News, The BBC's Panorama programme has broadcast an undercover investigation into the care of elderly patients in British hospitals. Despite the recent appointment of a National Director for Older People's Services to stamp out 'ageism' in the NHS, secretly filmed footage shows neglect of elderly ...

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The BBC's Panorama programme has broadcast an undercover investigation into the care of elderly patients in British hospitals.Despite the recent appointment of a National Director for Older People's Services to stamp out 'ageism' in the NHS, secretly filmed footage shows neglect of elderly patients....

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The UK's public health minister has told parliament that she will contact Northern Ireland ministers about the matter of guidance for medical professionals on abortion in Northern Ireland. [BBC, 19 July ] Liam Gibson of SPUC Northern Ireland said: "It is very worrying that the government appear to b...

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News, The UK's public health minister has told parliament that she will contact Northern Ireland ministers about the matter of guidance for medical professionals on abortion in Northern Ireland. [BBC, 19 July] Liam Gibson of SPUC Northern Ireland said: "It is very worrying that the government appe...

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News, SPUC has said that today's debate in Parliament on abortion has revealed an agenda for easier and more frequent abortions. Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat) led an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall, in which he called for abortion law and practice to be relaxed alongside a parliament...

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SPUC has said that today's debate in Parliament on abortion has revealed an agenda for easier and more frequent abortions. Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat) led an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall, in which he called for abortion law and practice to be relaxed alongside a parliamentary inqu...

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