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Concerns raised after “extraordinary” start to assisted suicide bill committee
Concerns have been raised about the scrutiny process of the assisted suicide bill going through Parliament, as the committee tasked with examining it got off to a controversial start, yesterday.
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DIY abortion pain far more severe than women are told by medics, poll finds
A survey of 1,500 women has found that at-home chemical abortion is much more painful than they were told it would be by medics. Medics have been accused of “sugar-coating” the painful reality of chemical abortion after a poll found that around half of female respondents said that the pain was worse than had been anticipated.…
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House of Commons approves buffer zones in
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has reacted with disappointment after MPs voted to ban even silent prayer around abortion clinics. MPs were voting on an amendment to a clause introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics, which…
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Snap General Election called for 4th July
We just wanted to send you a quick message responding to the breaking news that the Prime Minister has just called a snap General Election for 4 July. Parliament will be prorogued on Friday this week, meaning dozens of Bills will proceed no further. Dissolution will take place on Thursday…
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Parental opt-out consultation a “slap in the face” to parents in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, 4 September 2023: The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the UK’s oldest grassroots pro-life organisation is calling on concerned parents, teachers and school governors across Northern Ireland to use the public consultation on relationships and sex-education (RSE) l
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Abortion buffer zones an “outrageous assault on civil liberties” says SPUC as controversial amendment clears the Lords
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has slammed a vote to impose buffer zones around abortion clinics, calling it an “outrageous assault on civil liberties”.
Abortion
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Vast majority of young American voters against abortion up to birth, poll finds
A new poll has found that just 9% of young Americans believe that abortion up to birth should be permitted for any reason. Commenting on the poll, SPUC said: “It’s clear that young adults reject abortion extremism, which might have…
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AIDS funding used for abortions in Africa a “violation”, US official warns ahead of inauguration
A top United States senator has warned that funds allocated for combating AIDS have been used to carry out abortions abroad. The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved an estimated 25 million lives around the world. Although PEPFAR is prohibited from funding abortion, a recent…
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Abortion has become the go-to method of “birth control” in the UK, study suggests
Over two-thirds of British women who had abortions in 2023 used no method of contraception before getting pregnant, a new study suggests. SPUC said that the study “shows that abortion is now seen as the go-to method of so-called ‘birth control’ in the UK, which is what abortion providers wanted…
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Pro-abortion groups demand MPs decriminalise abortion, SPUC slams “reprehensible” extremism
A collective statement signed by over thirty pro-abortion organisations, including the British Medical Association, has called for the total decriminalisation of abortion. SPUC slammed the “reprehensible” statement, calling it “self-serving extremism”. Over thirty groups signed the statement calling for parliament to stop criminal investigations and prosecutions of illegal abortions, amounting…
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Abortion the leading cause of death worldwide in 2024, killing more people than World War One
Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide once again in 2024, more than cancer, HIV, traffic fatalities and suicide combined. Total deaths from abortion were 45.1 million unborn babies. Abortion accounted for just over 42% of human deaths around the world in 2024. The death toll of 45.1 million unborn children was more than…
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Pro-abortion Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns, leaving a “legacy of death” in Canada and overseas
Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada since 2015, has announced that he will resign his position in October, and the leadership of the Liberal Party. SPUC has slammed his “disastrous” pro-abortion premiership. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide, competitive…
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Pope Francis calls out abortion and assisted suicide in first 2025 homily
Pope Francis called on people around the world to reject abortion and assisted suicide in his New Year message at the Vatican. At New Year’s Day Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis called on all people to “respect the dignity of human life from conception to natural death”. The Pope asked…
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Parliament set to block annual report into abortion complications as opponents cite wild conspiracy theories
A proposal to establish an annual report into abortion complications in England is set to be blocked despite being approved at its second reading in the House of Lords. The Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill was approved during its second reading in the House of Lords last week. However, it is now expected to…
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Crown Prosecution surrenders to abortion ideology after couple allegedly aborts child past legal limit
A couple who allegedly aborted their baby past the legal limit have been sentenced to community service and unpaid work for concealing the body of their stillborn baby in a rubbish bin. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that after…
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EUTHANASIA
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Six months to live – a death sentence, not a safeguard
“How long have I got?” is the question doctors will be asked at some point by their terminally ill and dying patients. This is going to become a much more loaded question if we legalise assisted suicide. One of the so-called “safeguards” in Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill currently before…
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Assisted suicide: Terminally ill patients live far longer than expected, government data shows
One in five terminally ill patients given six months to live are still alive three years later, government data reveals. SPUC has stated that this “revelatory data” shows that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill is “fundamentally flawed”. Freedom of information requests have revealed that life expectancy prognoses for the terminally…
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MPs voting for assisted suicide would be “foolish” to ignore palliative care concerns, says health committee chair
Liberal Democrats MP Layla Moran, the chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, says it would be “foolish” to ignore the concerns of palliative care doctors about assisted suicide, though she still supports Kim Leadbeater’s draft bill. Moran said it would be “foolish” to ignore the warnings of palliative…
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Pope Francis calls out abortion and assisted suicide in first 2025 homily
Pope Francis called on people around the world to reject abortion and assisted suicide in his New Year message at the Vatican. At New Year’s Day Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis called on all people to “respect the dignity of human life from conception to…
OPINION
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Six months to live – a death sentence, not a safeguard
“How long have I got?” is the question doctors will be asked at some point by their terminally ill and dying patients. This is going to become a much more loaded question if we legalise assisted suicide. One of the so-called “safeguards” in Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill currently before…
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“This is France”
“Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics”, said the French poet Charles Péguy (1873-1914); this was thought exactly when confronted with the golden idols of abortion along the Seine this year on 26 July, incidentally the Feast Day of St Anne, the patron saint of mothers and women who…
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Where do the two Conservative leadership candidates stand on pro-life issues?
In their bid to select a new leader to replace Rishi Sunak, Conservative MPs have wittled down the candidates from six to two.
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Assisted suicide: A peace shattered
Terry has always been opposed to assisted suicide. He is passionate about protecting the weakest members of our society both before birth and at the end of life. But when his mum Julie, 66, became seriously ill in January 2024, Terry became even more fearful about a change in the…
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The privilege of caring for my dying patients
Palliative care consultant Dr Dominic Whitehouse tells SPUC about working in a hospice, why assisted suicide is dangerous and why he would be devastated if there was a change in the law.
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Parents choose life for unborn baby after being urged by doctors to abort twin
Two parents have chosen life after being encouraged to abort one of two twins due to pregnancy complications. Both children were born and are doing well. Abigail Whitlock was five months pregnant with twin boys when they were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), meaning that the placenta was not…
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“This is our moment”, SPUC delegates hear at empowering London conference
SPUC’s one-day conference in London on Saturday was a resounding success after delegates heard moving testimonies from guest speakers and SPUC staff about abortion’s life-denying ethic. “This is the moral issue of our age”, said SPUC CEO John Deighan.
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Heroic firefighters help deliver premature baby girl
Firefighters have been hailed as ‘heroic’ after coming to the aid of a pregnant mother in need, and helping deliver her premature baby girl.
EDUCATION
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Labour set to axe free speech bill that would protect pro-life students on UK campuses
The Labour Government has said it will “stop further commencement” of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, legislation that protects the right to expression of pro-life students and others on UK campuses.
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“Withdraw the Law” event in Belfast hosted by SPUC opposes RSE regulations imposed by Westminster
On 12 September, SPUC hosted its “Withdraw the Law” meeting, pushing back against Westminster’s “unacceptable” Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) diktat that includes teaching abortion access to schoolgirls aged between 12 and 16.
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NI parents concerned about lessons imposing abortion ideology on children, poll finds in wake of Westminster diktat
A poll commissioned by SPUC has shown that parents in Northern Ireland have deep concerns about RSE lessons imposing pro-abortion ideology on children. “Westminster must listen to parents”, SPUC said in a statement. “In light of this poll, the current RSE proposals for Northern Ireland are unsustainable and undemocratic.”
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MP quits Government role over regulations forcing NI schools to teach abortion
Robin Millar, Conservative MP for Aberconwy, has quit his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Welsh Secretary, David T. C. Davies, in order to vote against controversial sex education regulations in Northern Ireland.
International
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AIDS funding used for abortions in Africa a “violation”, US official warns ahead of inauguration
A top United States senator has warned that funds allocated for combating AIDS have been used to carry out abortions abroad. The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved an estimated 25 million lives around the world. Although PEPFAR is prohibited from funding abortion, a recent…
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Abortion the leading cause of death worldwide in 2024, killing more people than World War One
Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide once again in 2024, more than cancer, HIV, traffic fatalities and suicide combined. Total deaths from abortion were 45.1 million unborn babies. Abortion accounted for just over 42% of human deaths around the world in 2024. The death toll of 45.1 million…
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Pro-abortion Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns, leaving a “legacy of death” in Canada and overseas
Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada since 2015, has announced that he will resign his position in October, and the leadership of the Liberal Party. SPUC has slammed his “disastrous” pro-abortion premiership. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister after the party selects its next leader…
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Pope Francis calls out abortion and assisted suicide in first 2025 homily
Pope Francis called on people around the world to reject abortion and assisted suicide in his New Year message at the Vatican. At New Year’s Day Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis called on all people to “respect the dignity of human life from conception to…
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