News, Lord Steel of Aikwood, who in 1967 introduced legal abortion to Britain through private legislation, has called for a halving of the time limit for abortion to 12 weeks. [BBC, 5 July] Anthony Ozimic, SPUC's political secretary, commented: "Lord Steel's proposal is not aimed at reducing the n...

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News, A woman is pregnant after having had ovarian tissue removed before chemotherapy and replaced afterwards. The procedure took place at Catholic university of Louvain, Belgium. [BBC, 29 June] SPUC's Anthony Ozimic said: "This procedure has been described as a transplant, but it was the woman's ...

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News, A woman is pregnant after having had ovarian tissue removed before chemotherapy and replaced afterwards. The procedure took place at Catholic university of Louvain, Belgium. [BBC, 29 June ] SPUC's Anthony Ozimic said: "This procedure has been described as a transplant, but it was the wom...

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News, One in five UK women use sterilisation to prevent pregnancy, double the European average. According to the study presented at the European Society of Contraception Congress in Edinburgh, UK women chose sterilisation at a younger age and 60% of UK women questioned were not fully aware abo...

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News, One in five UK women use sterilisation to prevent pregnancy, double the European average. According to the study presented at the European Society of Contraception Congress in Edinburgh, UK women chose sterilisation at a younger age and 60% of UK women questioned were not fully aware about r...

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SPUC welcomes 3-D pictures of unborn babies Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children welcomes the publication of 3-D images of unborn babies in the womb. John Smeaton, SPUC's National Director, said: "These pictures are a wonderful reminder of the fact that the unborn child ...

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News, The English court of appeal has ruled that frozen IVF embryos may not be implanted in a woman because the father does not consent. Ms Natallie Evans, 32, of Wiltshire, became infertile after chemotherapy for cancer. Mr Howard Johnston, her partner, took part in IVF treatment but the couple h...

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News, The English court of appeal has ruled that frozen IVF embryos may not be implanted in a woman because the father does not consent. Ms Natallie Evans, 32, of Wiltshire, became infertile after chemotherapy for cancer. Mr Howard Johnston, her partner, took part in IVF treatment but the coup...

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News, The Medical Research Council Cambridge Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine has been granted £1.5 million worth of government funding to conduct embryonic stem cell research. Professor Roger Pedersen's centre will be focusing on juvenile diabetes and Parkinson's and is being support...

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News, The Medical Research Council Cambridge Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine has been granted £1.5 million worth of government funding to conduct embryonic stem cell research. Professor Roger Pedersen's centre will be focusing on juvenile diabetes and Parkinson's and is being supported b...

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Mental Capacity Bill legalises intentional killing, says SPUC Mental Capacity Bill legalises intentional killing, says SPUC Westminster, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has described the government's Mental Capacity Bill as "the legalisation of intentional killing". J...

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News, Scientists from Edinburgh University have found that exposure to excess hormones in the womb may not only increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes later in life, but may pass health problems on to the next generation. Dr Mandy Drake, one of the researchers, said: "We believe that expo...

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News, Scientists from Edinburgh University have found that exposure to excess hormones in the womb may not only increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes later in life, but may pass health problems on to the next generation. Dr Mandy Drake, one of the researchers, said: "We believe that ...

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News, The Mental Capacity Bill has been introduced into the UK Parliament. The government bill, which in drafts issued up to now would legalise euthanasia by omission, will be published tomorrow. [Parliament.uk, 17 June ] A test developed by UK scientists could predict when individual women wi...

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News, The Mental Capacity Bill has been introduced into the UK Parliament. The government bill, which in drafts issued up to now would legalise euthanasia by omission, will be published tomorrow. [Parliament.uk, 17 June] A test developed by UK scientists could predict when individual women will be...

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News, A Kenyan doctor and two nurses have been charged with murder in connection with the remains of 15 unborn babies found near a river. Dr John Nyamu from Nairobi was arrested after some of his patients' documents were found near the remains. [BBC, 15 June] Paul Tully of SPUC commented: "We note...

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News, A Kenyan doctor and two nurses have been charged with murder in connection with the remains of 15 unborn babies found near a river. Dr John Nyamu from Nairobi was arrested after some of his patients' documents were found near the remains. [BBC, 15 June] Paul Tully of SPUC commented: "We ...

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News, The White House has rejected calls to end restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, The Guardian reports. President Bush limited federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to 78 existing cell lines in 2001 but has come under pressure in recent months to relax...

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News, The White House has rejected calls to end restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, The Guardian reports. President Bush limited federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to 78 existing cell lines in 2001 but has come under pressure in recent months to relax the...

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News, John Kerry has used the death of Ronald Reagan to call for a relaxation of laws restricting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Kerry said that Nancy Reagan "told the world that Alzheimer's had taken her own husband to a distant place, and then she stood up to help find a breakt...

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