News, A UK teenager who hit the headlines after she underwent an abortion without her mother's knowledge has become pregnant again. Her mother said that she was 'hell-bent on replacing the one she lost' and that the family would support her. [BBC, 17 November] Tony Blair is launching a five-year ...

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A UK teenager who hit the headlines after she underwent an abortion without her mother's knowledge has become pregnant again. Her mother said that she was 'hell-bent on replacing the one she lost' and that the family would support her. [BBC, 17 November ] Tony Blair is launching a five-year plan wit...

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SPUC asks Mr Blair to promote pro-life policies WESTMINSTER, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has responded to Tony Blair's call for Britain to become 'the science capital of the world' by appealing to the Prime Minister to promote policies that respect the human right to life. J...

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SPUC condemns plans to give birth control jabs to 14-year-olds WESTMINSTER, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has condemned suggestions by Margaret Hodge, the Children's Minister, that girls as young as 14 should be given abortifacient birth control injections. John Smeaton, SPUC'...

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A 'sex bus' is targeting teenagers in the Enfield and Haringey area, distributing free condoms and offering advice on contraception and STIs. Approximately 100 children per month visit the bus, most of them boys, with a large number coming from ethnic minority groups. [BBC, 16 November ] The US birt...

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News, A 'sex bus' is targeting teenagers in the Enfield and Haringey area, distributing free condoms and offering advice on contraception and STIs. Approximately 100 children per month visit the bus, most of them boys, with a large number coming from ethnic minority groups. [BBC, 16 November] The...

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News, A survey reported in the Guardian newspaper suggests that teenagers are becoming sexually active earlier, admit to being pressurised into becoming sexually active by friends and claim that sex education has left them unprepared for the realities of being in a sexual relationship. The report ...

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A survey reported in the Guardian newspaper suggests that teenagers are becoming sexually active earlier, admit to being pressurised into becoming sexually active by friends and claim that sex education has left them unprepared for the realities of being in a sexual relationship. The report was comm...

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A UK survey has found that the average age of first-time fathers is growing, largely due to financial concerns. Jason Wyer-Smith of Virgin Money Life Insurance said that if the trend continues, the average man would not start a family until he was 50. 56% of new fathers worried about providing for t...

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News, A UK survey has found that the average age of first-time fathers is growing, largely due to financial concerns. Jason Wyer-Smith of Virgin Money Life Insurance said that if the trend continues, the average man would not start a family until he was 50. 56% of new fathers worried about providi...

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News, The trial of a Kenyan doctor charged with performing illegal abortions has become the centre of an angry debate between pro-abortion and pro-life campaigners. At the Nairobi Law Court, protesters from both sides of the debate engaged in a shouting match in the corridors shortly before Dr Joh...

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The trial of a Kenyan doctor charged with performing illegal abortions has become the centre of an angry debate between pro-abortion and pro-life campaigners. At the Nairobi Law Court, protesters from both sides of the debate engaged in a shouting match in the corridors shortly before Dr John Nyamu ...

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A workshop organised by the Kenya Medical Association, involving politicians, religious leaders and NGOs has called for a change in Kenya's abortion law. The pro-abortion workshop concluded: "Abortion is a complex problem. No woman contemplates it lightly, neither is it justifiable to condemn and cr...

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News, A workshop organised by the Kenya Medical Association, involving politicians, religious leaders and NGOs has called for a change in Kenya's abortion law. The pro-abortion workshop concluded: "Abortion is a complex problem. No woman contemplates it lightly, neither is it justifiable to condem...

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SPUC condemns Michael Howard's support for embryonic stem cell research SPUC condemns Michael Howard's support for embryonic stem cell research WESTMINSTER, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned the support given today by Michael Howard, the leader of the Oppo...

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Government rejects anti-euthanasia amendments Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is warning that a final vote in the House of Commons on the pro-euthanasia Mental Capacity Bill may be announced at any time. SPUC is calling on all those opposed to euthanasia to l...

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News, The King of Nepal has pardoned 12 women prisoners who were convicted of having abortions prior to the legalisation of abortion in 2002. The women were part of a group of some 200 prisoners freed to mark Constitution Day. [BBC, 8 November] The UK government funded Nepal's new abortion law, pr...

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The King of Nepal has pardoned 12 women prisoners who were convicted of having abortions prior to the legalisation of abortion in 2002. The women were part of a group of some 200 prisoners freed to mark Constitution Day. [BBC, 8 November ] The UK government funded Nepal's new abortion law, providing...

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Scientists from the Tufts-New England Medical Centre in Boston have found that foetal cells can help to heal skin injuries in the pregnant mother. The research team used pregnant mice as experimental models and noted that foetal cells migrated to the site of small cuts, continuing to aid healing thr...

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News, Scientists from the Tufts-New England Medical Centre in Boston have found that foetal cells can help to heal skin injuries in the pregnant mother. The research team used pregnant mice as experimental models and noted that foetal cells migrated to the site of small cuts, continuing to aid hea...

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