Tony Blair has said that abortion should not become a general election issue after Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor issued a letter encouraging Catholics to question parliamentary candidates on a number of policy issues, including respect for life. At a press conference yesterday, Cardinal O'Connor s...

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Michael Howard, the UK Conservative Party leader, has said in an interview that he would vote to reduce the upper time limit for abortion to 20 weeks. However, Mr Howard said that he thought 'abortion should be available to everyone.' David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary told Sky television's Sund...

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News, Michael Howard, the UK Conservative Party leader, has said in an interview that he would vote to reduce the upper time limit for abortion to 20 weeks. However, Mr Howard said that he thought 'abortion should be available to everyone.' David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary told Sky televisio...

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SPUC wary of abortion limit reduction proposals London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has expressed itself as 'very wary' of proposals, reportedly backed by Mr Michael Howard, the leader of the Conservative Party, to reduce the time limit for some abortions from 24 week...

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News, A US federal appeals court has ruled that men whose wives have been forcibly sterilised under China's one-child policy are entitled to political asylum in the US. Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote: "Involuntary sterilisation irrevocably strips persons of one of the important liberties we possess...

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A US federal appeals court has ruled that men whose wives have been forcibly sterilised under China's one-child policy are entitled to political asylum in the US. Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote: "Involuntary sterilisation irrevocably strips persons of one of the important liberties we possess as huma...

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The UN General Assembly has voted to accept a declaration supporting a total ban on all forms of human cloning.The declaration urges member states to outlaw all cloning practices "as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life." The General Assembly voted 84-34 with 37 ...

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News, The UN General Assembly has voted to accept a declaration supporting a total ban on all forms of human cloning. The declaration urges member states to outlaw all cloning practices "as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life." The General Assembly voted 84-34...

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SPUC welcomes UN General Assembly vote against all human cloning Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed this afternoon's vote by the United Nations General Assembly to accept a declaration supporting a total ban on all human cloning. The declaration cal...

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SPUC disappointed at Catholic bishops' approval of Comic Relief SPUC disappointed at Catholic bishops' approval of Comic Relief Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has expressed concern that the Catholic bishops of England and Wales have said that Catholics c...

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News, Three Catholic schools in Wales have refused to support Comic Relief because the fundraising body has a history of giving money to pro-abortion agencies. A spokesman for the diocese of Menevia stated that schools had been advised against raising money for Comic Relief, commenting: "The Catho...

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Three Catholic schools in Wales have refused to support Comic Relief because the fundraising body has a history of giving money to pro-abortion agencies. A spokesman for the diocese of Menevia stated that schools had been advised against raising money for Comic Relief, commenting: "The Catholic fait...

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The island of Jersey is to permit eugenic abortion, BBC reports.The decision by the States followed a heated debate and a demonstration by the Jersey Alliance for Life. Two States members, Paul Routier and Jackie Hilton, said that allowing abortion in case of disability would lead to all babies with...

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News, The island of Jersey is to permit eugenic abortion, BBC reports. The decision by the States followed a heated debate and a demonstration by the Jersey Alliance for Life. Two States members, Paul Routier and Jackie Hilton, said that allowing abortion in case of disability would lead to all ba...

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News, The US has said that abortion cannot be regarded as a human right, at a conference marking 10 years since the Beijing Conference on the status of women. The UN Commission on the Status of Women attempted to pass a declaration reaffirming support for Beijing prior to two weeks of talks and di...

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The US has said that abortion cannot be regarded as a human right, at a conference marking 10 years since the Beijing Conference on the status of women. The UN Commission on the Status of Women attempted to pass a declaration reaffirming support for Beijing prior to two weeks of talks and discussion...

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The chairman of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has written to the health minister requesting that a legislative clause restricting research using IVF embryos be extended until the legislation is reviewed at the end of the year. The restriction is due to expire in April 2005. Cardinal Pel...

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News, The chairman of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has written to the health minister requesting that a legislative clause restricting research using IVF embryos be extended until the legislation is reviewed at the end of the year. The restriction is due to expire in April 2005. Card...

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News, The Spanish Government has approved four research projects involving the use of embryonic stem cells. Bernat Soria will use embryonic stem cells taken from 'spare' IVF embryos to study diabetes, whilst another project will study Parkinson's. Sweden, Belgium and Britain also permit destructiv...

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The Spanish Government has approved four research projects involving the use of embryonic stem cells. Bernat Soria will use embryonic stem cells taken from 'spare' IVF embryos to study diabetes, whilst another project will study Parkinson's. Sweden, Belgium and Britain also permit destructive embryo...

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