News, A Democrat Congressman has had a report into abstinence education produced which alleges that abstinence programmes are giving US teenagers misinformation about the consequences of abortion and various forms of sexual activity. Henry Waxman said: "I have no objection to talking about abstine...

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News, A High Court judge has lifted a temporary injunction stopping a chronically ill woman from travelling abroad for an assisted suicide. Mrs Z, who cannot be identified, suffers from cerebellar ataxia and wants to go to Switzerland to end her life, but Mr Justice Hedley warned that her husband ...

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A High Court judge has lifted a temporary injunction stopping a chronically ill woman from travelling abroad for an assisted suicide. Mrs Z, who cannot be identified, suffers from cerebellar ataxia and wants to go to Switzerland to end her life, but Mr Justice Hedley warned that her husband may alre...

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A woman involved in a bitter legal battle over the fate of her IVF embryos has been denied permission to appeal by the House of Lords. Natallie Evans has six embryos in storage after undergoing IVF treatment with her partner. However, when the relationship ended, he withdrew his consent for their us...

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News, A woman involved in a bitter legal battle over the fate of her IVF embryos has been denied permission to appeal by the House of Lords. Natallie Evans has six embryos in storage after undergoing IVF treatment with her partner. However, when the relationship ended, he withdrew his consent for ...

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SPUC expresses concern over assisted suicide court case Westminster, 30 November, 2004 - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children have expressed concern over a court case involving a chronically ill woman in local authority care who has asked for help to travel abroad for an assisted suicid...

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SPUC criticises BPAS over late abortion call WESTMINSTER, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has objected to calls from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) for easier late abortion. Paul Tully, SPUC general secretary, said: "BPAS is already under investigation rega...

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News, A study in the British Medical Journal has warned that women are being offered unproven and possibly hazardous fertility treatment by IVF clinics. Dr Ashley Moffett of Cambridge University stated that women who are desperate for children are 'particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation...

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A study in the British Medical Journal has warned that women are being offered unproven and possibly hazardous fertility treatment by IVF clinics. Dr Ashley Moffett of Cambridge University stated that women who are desperate for children are 'particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation' and th...

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A US court has ruled that the living will of a terminally ill man must be respected over his wife's wishes. Hanford Pinette, 73, signed a living will six years ago stating that he preferred to die if he became terminally ill and incapacitated. Doctors testified that he is incapacitated and cannot co...

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News, A US court has ruled that the living will of a terminally ill man must be respected over his wife's wishes. Hanford Pinette, 73, signed a living will six years ago stating that he preferred to die if he became terminally ill and incapacitated. Doctors testified that he is incapacitated and c...

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News, Kenya's Catholic Archbishop has said that the Church will speak out against politicians who support abortion at election time. Both the Minister for Health and the President have ruled out any changes to Kenya's abortion law. Dr Patrick Mungiriria of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa sa...

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Kenya's Catholic Archbishop has said that the Church will speak out against politicians who support abortion at election time. Both the Minister for Health and the President have ruled out any changes to Kenya's abortion law. Dr Patrick Mungiriria of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa said that ...

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A study to be published by the charity Carers' UK has found that people who are caring for elderly or sick relatives are twice as likely to suffer ill health, due to factors such as emotional strain and lack of time to deal with medical problems. The Department of Health is drawing up plans to impro...

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News, A study to be published by the charity Carers' UK has found that people who are caring for elderly or sick relatives are twice as likely to suffer ill health, due to factors such as emotional strain and lack of time to deal with medical problems. The Department of Health is drawing up plans ...

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News, A UK medical student hanged himself after visiting a website offering information on how to commit suicide. Arwel Davies, 22, suffered bouts of depression and had taken an overdose six months before. Police believe that emails posted through the site clearly encouraging him to take his own l...

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A UK medical student hanged himself after visiting a website offering information on how to commit suicide. Arwel Davies, 22, suffered bouts of depression and had taken an overdose six months before. Police believe that emails posted through the site clearly encouraging him to take his own life may ...

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An article on Net Doctor has compared the teenage pregnancy situation in the UK with that of the US where the number of teenage pregnancies has dropped by 30% among 15-19-year-olds in a decade. In the UK, the Government is being urged to follow the example of the US and encourage abstinence programm...

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News, An article on Net Doctor has compared the teenage pregnancy situation in the UK with that of the US where the number of teenage pregnancies has dropped by 30% among 15-19-year-olds in a decade. In the UK, the Government is being urged to follow the example of the US and encourage abstinence ...

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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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