The number of babies aborted on grounds of disability rose by 8% between 2001 and 2002, according to UK figures. 1,863 abortions were carried out for this reason, compared with 1,722 in 2001. Anne Weyman, chief executive of the Family Planning Association, described killing an unborn baby with a dis...

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News, The number of babies aborted on grounds of disability rose by 8% between 2001 and 2002, according to UK figures. 1,863 abortions were carried out for this reason, compared with 1,722 in 2001. Anne Weyman, chief executive of the Family Planning Association, described killing an unborn baby wi...

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News, A Northern Ireland councillor has attacked a sex poster campaign by the Health Promotion Agency which includes pictures of semi-naked men and women and photographs of pubic sores. Cllr Roy Gillespie said: "It's verging on pornographic. I appreciate that the Health Promotion Agency has a job ...

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News, A Northern Ireland councillor has attacked a sex poster campaign by the Health Promotion Agency which includes pictures of semi-naked men and women and photographs of pubic sores. Cllr Roy Gillespie said: "It's verging on pornographic. I appreciate that the Health Promotion Agency has a ...

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News, During a press conference to launch the Catholic bishops' teaching document Cherishing Life, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was asked whether English priests would withhold Communion from pro-abortion politicians. The Cardinal responded: "I would not want to deal with [a disagreement] i...

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News, During a press conference to launch the Catholic bishops' teaching document Cherishing Life, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was asked whether English priests would withhold Communion from pro-abortion politicians. The Cardinal responded: "I would not want to deal with [a disagreement] in th...

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News, The morning after pill is to be distributed to schoolchildren in Worcestershire without the consent of parents. Jenny Kimberlee, an employee of the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, defended the decision. "All of us need some secrets from our parents," she said, "sometimes we need to ...

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News, The morning after pill is to be distributed to schoolchildren in Worcestershire without the consent of parents. Jenny Kimberlee, an employee of the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust, defended the decision. "All of us need some secrets from our parents," she said, "sometimes we need...

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SPUC gives initial reaction to Catholic bishops’ document on moral issues SPUC gives initial reaction to Catholic bishops’ document on moral issues London, - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has welcomed parts of a new publication by the Catholic bishops of England and W...

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SPUC welcomes FPA admission that Northern Ireland abortion law is clear Belfast, - SPUC Northern Ireland welcomed the admission by FPA (the Family Planning Association) that the law on abortion in Northern Ireland is clear. The admission was made during appeal proceedings in the Northern Ireland Co...

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News, A New Zealand MP is calling for a law that allows under-16s to obtain an abortion without parental consent to be overturned. Bill English MP said that the Care of Children Bill which is currently before a select committee, could be amended so that abortion was treated the same as every o...

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News, A New Zealand MP is calling for a law that allows under-16s to obtain an abortion without parental consent to be overturned. Bill English MP said that the Care of Children Bill which is currently before a select committee, could be amended so that abortion was treated the same as every other...

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News, The Family Planning Association goes to the High Court in Belfast today, appealing against its failed judicial review on abortion guidelines last year. The FPA went to court last year seeking guidelines on abortion for doctors, claiming that the current law was unclear. [The Scotsman, 23 Ma]...

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News, The Family Planning Association goes to the High Court in Belfast today, appealing against its failed judicial review on abortion guidelines last year. The FPA went to court last year seeking guidelines on abortion for doctors, claiming that the current law was unclear. [The Scotsman, 23]...

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News, A woman who sold her unborn baby to two different couples via a surrogacy website and signed an agreement with a third faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. Moira Greenslade from West Yorkshire pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining money by deception and three offence...

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News, A woman who sold her unborn baby to two different couples via a surrogacy website and signed an agreement with a third faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. Moira Greenslade from West Yorkshire pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining money by deception and three offences un...

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News, A study into the views of German stem cell experts has found that three quarters believe that researchers will have discovered most of the functions of embryonic and adult stem cells within 10-20 years. The Delphi Study, conducted by the Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine and Resear...

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News, A study into the views of German stem cell experts has found that three quarters believe that researchers will have discovered most of the functions of embryonic and adult stem cells within 10-20 years. The Delphi Study, conducted by the Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine and Re...

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News, The world's first embryonic stem cell bank has opened in Britain, amid promises of future treatment for a variety of diseases. The bank, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, will store embryonic, foetal and adult ste...

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News, The world's first embryonic stem cell bank has opened in Britain, amid promises of future treatment for a variety of diseases. The bank, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, will store embryonic, foetal and adult stem ce...

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