A survey commissioned by the Times Educational Supplement claims that 59% of school teachers think that pupils should be told how to obtain an abortion during sex education classes. 84% backed telling pupils about the morning after pill and 98% said that children should be taught about contraception...

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SPUC comments on survey of teachers' views of sex education SPUC comments on survey of teachers' views of sex education Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has responded to the result of a survey in today's Times Educational Supplement which suggests that most schoo...

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The Brazilian health ministry is to finance a study involving the use of stem cells taken from the patient's bone marrow to treat heart damage. The study is expected to involve 1,200 patients, half of whom will receive stem cell transplants whilst the other receive traditional drug or surgical treat...

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News, The Brazilian health ministry is to finance a study involving the use of stem cells taken from the patient's bone marrow to treat heart damage. The study is expected to involve 1,200 patients, half of whom will receive stem cell transplants whilst the other receive traditional drug or surgic...

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News, A legal challenge to the HFEA's grant of a license to clone human embryos will be heard by the High Court, a judge has ruled. The case, brought by Peng Voong who works for the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, includes two major points - firstly that that the grant of the Licence was unlawful in...

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A legal challenge to the HFEA's grant of a license to clone human embryos will be heard by the High Court, a judge has ruled. The case, brought by Peng Voong who works for the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, includes two major points - firstly that that the grant of the Licence was unlawful in that it...

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A surrogate mother has died shortly after giving birth, The Daily Mail reports. Natasha Caltabiano, 29, who was involved with the agency Surrogacy UK, developed high blood pressure and a ruptured aorta after the delivery, dying 90 minutes later. Her mother Marilyn said: "Surrogacy caused Natasha's d...

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News, A surrogate mother has died shortly after giving birth, The Daily Mail reports. Natasha Caltabiano, 29, who was involved with the agency Surrogacy UK, developed high blood pressure and a ruptured aorta after the delivery, dying 90 minutes later. Her mother Marilyn said: "Surrogacy caused Nat...

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News, Scotland's sexual health strategy has come under renewed criticism from pro-life and Catholic sources, The Scotsman reports. The £20 million plan which all schools in Scotland are expected to follow, has been denounced by Cardinal Keith O'Brien as 'state-sponsored child abuse'. Sister Rosean...

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Scotland's sexual health strategy has come under renewed criticism from pro-life and Catholic sources, The Scotsman reports. The £20 million plan which all schools in Scotland are expected to follow, has been denounced by Cardinal Keith O'Brien as 'state-sponsored child abuse'. Sister Roseann Reddy,...

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The Colorado mortuary that gave the ashes of aborted babies to a local Catholic church for burial has apologised to the abortion facility concerned. The Avista Adventist Hospital will now ask women what they want to do with the remains of their babies after they have been aborted and those that are ...

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News, The Colorado mortuary that gave the ashes of aborted babies to a local Catholic church for burial has apologised to the abortion facility concerned. The Avista Adventist Hospital will now ask women what they want to do with the remains of their babies after they have been aborted and those t...

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News, The UK Government is to launch a campaign to attract egg and sperm donors, amid fears that the number of donors will drop following the ending of donor anonymity in April. The campaign, entitled Give Life, Give Hope, aims to persuade people that gamete donation is a positive and charitable a...

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The UK Government is to launch a campaign to attract egg and sperm donors, amid fears that the number of donors will drop following the ending of donor anonymity in April. The campaign, entitled Give Life, Give Hope, aims to persuade people that gamete donation is a positive and charitable act. [Sky]...

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The US Supreme Court has ruled against protecting Terri Schiavo from having her tube feeding removed, The Guardian reports. Terri Schiavo was brain-damaged in 1990 when her heart stopped temporarily and her family has fought a bitter legal battle with her husband Michael who wants her to be starved ...

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News, The US Supreme Court has ruled against protecting Terri Schiavo from having her tube feeding removed, The Guardian reports. Terri Schiavo was brain-damaged in 1990 when her heart stopped temporarily and her family has fought a bitter legal battle with her husband Michael who wants her to be ...

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News, Senior Catholic churchmen in Scotland have said that they will defy a Scottish Executive sexual health strategy that would force schools to supply information about obtaining contraception and abortion. Michael McGrath, education director of the Catholic Church in Scotland stated: "The execu...

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Senior Catholic churchmen in Scotland have said that they will defy a Scottish Executive sexual health strategy that would force schools to supply information about obtaining contraception and abortion. Michael McGrath, education director of the Catholic Church in Scotland stated: "The executive is ...

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Norma McCorvey, formerly known as 'Jane Roe' of Roe v. Wade has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the case that legalised abortion in the US. Ms McCorvey, who regrets her role in the case and now campaigns against abortion, stated in a petition to the court that the case should be heard in light o...

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News, Norma McCorvey, formerly known as 'Jane Roe' of Roe v. Wade has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the case that legalised abortion in the US. Ms McCorvey, who regrets her role in the case and now campaigns against abortion, stated in a petition to the court that the case should be heard in...

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