News, Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, has said that he supports human cloning for research purposes. His comments come as two motions on cloning are considered by the legal committee of the General Assembly, one calling for a ban on all cloning, the other for a ban on 'reproductive' clon...

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News, A British court is to decide the fate of a baby boy with Edward's Syndrome. Luke Winston-Jones was expected to live for just a few days after birth but is now nine months old and doctors have asked a judge to rule whether or not he should be resuscitated if his condition deteriorates. Hi...

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News, A British court is to decide the fate of a baby boy with Edward's Syndrome. Luke Winston-Jones was expected to live for just a few days after birth but is now nine months old and doctors have asked a judge to rule whether or not he should be resuscitated if his condition deteriorates. His mo...

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News, The body which regulates part of the legal profession in England and Wales has expressed its support for the government's Mental Capacity Bill. The Law Society says the bill will protect people who lack mental capacity by providing vital guidance, and will empower people to take decisions. A...

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News, The body which regulates part of the legal profession in England and Wales has expressed its support for the government's Mental Capacity Bill. The Law Society says the bill will protect people who lack mental capacity by providing vital guidance, and will empower people to take decision...

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News, A Cardiff Assisted Reproduction Unit has said that it may have to stop its sperm donation service after a drop in the number of men willing to come forward as donors. The sharp decrease comes after new rules were announced that give children born through sperm donation the right to trace...

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News, A Cardiff Assisted Reproduction Unit has said that it may have to stop its sperm donation service after a drop in the number of men willing to come forward as donors. The sharp decrease comes after new rules were announced that give children born through sperm donation the right to trace the...

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News, A mother has launched a legal challenge to try to stop doctors performing abortions on underage girls without parental knowledge. Sue Axon wants a judicial review of the Government's guidance which allows doctors to perform secret abortions, following the case of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who...

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News, A mother has launched a legal challenge to try to stop doctors performing abortions on underage girls without parental knowledge. Sue Axon wants a judicial review of the Government's guidance which allows doctors to perform secret abortions, following the case of a 14-year-old schoolgirl...

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SPUC welcomes mother's challenge over schoolgirl abortions SPUC welcomes mother's challenge over schoolgirl abortions Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed a Manchester mother's court action to stop doctors from performing abortions on her schoolgi...

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SPUC condemns neutral euthanasia decision by doctors' colleges SPUC condemns "neutral" euthanasia decision by doctors' colleges Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned the decision to go "neutral" on euthanasia by the Royal Colleges of General Pract...

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Government bruised by anti-euthanasia MPs over Capacity Bill Westminster, - Yesterday's second reading debate on the government's Mental Capacity Bill was dominated by criticisms of the Bill for permitting euthanasia by neglect and assisted suicide for vulnerable adults. The Society for the Protect...

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News, The House of Commons has approved the government's Mental Capacity Bill at second reading stage by 326 votes to 62. Last night's debate was dominated by criticisms of the Bill for permitting euthanasia by neglect and assisted suicide for vulnerable adults. In his first speech since retur...

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News, The House of Commons has approved the government's Mental Capacity Bill at second reading stage by 326 votes to 62. Last night's debate was dominated by criticisms of the Bill for permitting euthanasia by neglect and assisted suicide for vulnerable adults. In his first speech since returning...

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News, Following an undercover investigation, a pregnant Sunday Telegraph journalist has reported that the abortion provider the British Pregnancy Advisory Service referred her for a late abortion which would have been illegal both in Britain and in Spain. The Telegraph's editorial stated that the ...

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News, Following an undercover investigation, a pregnant Sunday Telegraph journalist has reported that the abortion provider the British Pregnancy Advisory Service referred her for a late abortion which would have been illegal both in Britain and in Spain. The Telegraph's editorial stated that ...

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Pro-lifers call on minister to end discrimination against disabled children Belfast, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children are calling on Angela Smith, the Northern Ireland Minister for Health, to ensure that any guidelines issued to doctors makes clear that illegal abortions will not...

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News, British government advisers want abortions to be performed by family doctors, nurses and family planning consultants. The Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV is recommending that both chemical and surgical abortions should be carried out by such people up to 10 weeks' ges...

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News, British government advisers want abortions to be performed by family doctors, nurses and family planning consultants. The Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV is recommending that both chemical and surgical abortions should be carried out by such people up to 10 weeks' gestati...

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News, A fertility study released by the Office for National Statistics has reported that only half of women who postpone starting a family until their thirties go on to have children. Dr Angela McCallum, a volunteer with Fertility Care Scotland, said: "The figures do not surprise me as fertility i...

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