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Catholic students revolt after pro-abortion former Irish president is invited to speak at graduation
Students at an all-women Catholic college in the United States have rebelled against a decision to invite a pro-abortion former president of Ireland to give the commencement address at this year’s graduation ceremony.
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JD Vance is right: Silent prayer can get you arrested in the UK
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February, US Vice-President JD Vance censured Western governments’ curtailing of free speech.
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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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Abortion surges by 29 per cent in Northern Ireland in twelve months
Official statistics for 2023/24 show the biggest percentage rise in abortion ever seen in the UK.
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US judge rules that pro-abortion workers law violates religious freedom of Catholic employers
A US federal judge has ruled that a law obliging Catholic businesses to accommodate employee abortions violates religious freedom.
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Woman who attacked pro-life journalist is arrested, loses job and has GoFundMe removed
The woman who was filmed assaulting a pro-life journalist on the streets of New York has been charged with second-degree assault. Her GoFundMe attempt to raise money for legal fees has also been removed.
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Disability prayer book prays for Down’s syndrome babies targeted by abortion
A new prayer book has been published for people with disabilities, including Down’s syndrome, which is disproportionately targeted by abortion. The book, “Let Us Pray: Catholic Prayers for All Abilities”, includes prayers simplified for people with learning disabilities and uses large written type and easy-to-understand font to improve readability. It…
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Parents refuse abortion to cherish last days with terminally ill son and “make memories with our baby”
A husband and wife have recounted how they cherished their final days with their son, diagnosed with Edwards Syndrome, refusing to have an abortion so they could “make memories with our baby… It was my greatest blessing.” Elizabeth and Joshua Evans found out at just over 14 weeks gestation that…
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Woman aborted baby after paternity test falsely said that fiancé wasn’t the father
A woman is suing a paternity test laboratory after it mistakenly stated that her fiancé wasn’t the father of her unborn child. She only learned about the “technical error” after she had an abortion. “My daughter would have been born on the 17th [of April]… I’m grieving. I just have a lot of emotions. These…
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Pro-abortion Californian pleads guilty to attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
A pro-abortion Californian man angry about the reversal of Roe v. Wade has pleaded guilty to the attempted assassination of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Pro-life Catholic woman assaulted in New York in shocking act of pro-abortion violence
A pro-life female journalist required stitches after being assaulted and left bloodied during an interview about Planned Parenthood in New York. “She totally agreed with me that abortion kills a baby”, the victim said. “It was like, we were having a conversation and all of a sudden, she just lets loose on my face.”
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US State Department “disappointed” by conviction of pro-life activist, says “freedom of expression must be protected for all”
President Donald Trump’s US State Department says it is “disappointed” after pro-life activist Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted last Friday for breaching a “buffer zone”. The US Department added that “freedom of expression must be protected for all”.
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SPUC delivers “YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide” petition to No. 10 Downing Street
Pictured, from left to right: SPUC’s Development Officer, Katherine Hampton, Palliative care consultant, Dr Dominic Whitehouse, SPUC’s Parliamentary Officers, Maureen Martin and Monika Užkalnytė. Today, 17th April 2025, SPUC delivered its “YES to our hospices, NO to assisted suicide” postcard petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer at No. 10 Downing…
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Canadian man offered assisted suicide after denial of surgery for workplace injury
A Canadian man who was injured in a workplace accident, and then denied surgery, which he begged for, has been granted Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) on request. “Today I received a photo and post from a Dr friend of mine, who pointed out the most wild case of MAiD…
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson speaks against assisted suicide bill at SPUC Lives Worth Living event in Middlesbrough
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson spoke at SPUC’s Lives Worth Living event in Middlesbrough last Friday to warn against MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill that threatens disabled people. Baroness Grey-Thompson, one of the greatest Paralympians of all time, amassed 11 gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in the wheelchair…
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UK Catholic Medical Association slams “dangerously flawed” assisted suicide bill
The UK Catholic Medical Association (CMA) has slammed MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, saying that it will make patients accessing healthcare “fear for their safety”.
OPINION
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Assisted suicide bill is ‘anti-hope’ says hospice chaplain
Fr Hugh MacKenzie remains deeply concerned about the impact of this bill on his ministry to dying people.
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Assisted suicide: a conveyor belt for the vulnerable
Kim Leadbeater MP has proclaimed that her assisted dying bill will have “the world’s strongest safeguards”. Yet as the weeks go by, the news coming out of the Committee scrutinising this bill doesn’t match Ms Leadbeater’s claim. Those of us who are worried that legalising assisted suicide will send us…
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Abortion decriminalisation will enable abusive men to kill more unborn babies
Last week, Labour MPs threatened to use the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill to achieve the cherished goal of the pro-abortion lobby – full decriminalisation of abortion. If we weren’t so used to this almost monomaniacal desire to push “abortion rights” as far as they can go, we might find…
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Strangers on a bridge: How assisted suicide risks making suicide acceptable
Hardly a week goes by without another expert identifying a serious concern about MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill.
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SPUC’s 2025 Youth Conference sees record number of young pro-lifers unite for life
SPUC has lauded its largest-ever Youth Conference that saw over 200 young people come together from across the UK in defence of life.
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Parents refuse abortion to cherish last days with terminally ill son and “make memories with our baby”
A husband and wife have recounted how they cherished their final days with their son, diagnosed with Edwards Syndrome, refusing to have an abortion so they could “make memories with our baby… It was my greatest blessing.” Elizabeth and Joshua Evans found out at just over 14 weeks gestation that…
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Pro-life “baby box” for abandoned babies outrages pro-abortion groups in Croatia
A “baby box” for abandoned babies in Croatia has been called a “Trojan horse” by pro-abortion groups outraged by the initiative of a pro-life group and Catholic nuns. “We are continuing an ancient Croatian tradition of preserving the value of human life”, said the Bethlehem-Zagreb Association responsible for the box.…
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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…
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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UN report slams assisted suicide in Canada that targets disabled people, calls for repeal of MAiD for people with no terminal illnesses
A UN committee has called for the repeal of assisted suicide in Canada for people who have no terminal illnesses, especially the disabled which, a report concluded, is discriminatory towards disability. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee published its report last month and recommended…
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UK persecution of pro-life free speech threatens US trade deal as Trump “monitors” case of woman on trial for breaching buffer zone
Left image: Alliance Defending Freedom UK, Right image – Wikimedia Commons: VancePortrait Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been warned by President Donald Trump’s State Department that there will be no trade deal with the United States if the UK insists on criminalising pro-life free speech. The US is observing the…
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Sex-selective abortion racket targeting girls in India busted by undercover operation
A large network operating an illegal sex-selective abortion racket has been uncovered in south India, leading to several arrests. Health officials uncovered the extensive sex-selective abortion network in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu through a decoy operation. They were first alerted to the criminal activity by a botched abortion…
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Pro-life “baby box” for abandoned babies outrages pro-abortion groups in Croatia
A “baby box” for abandoned babies in Croatia has been called a “Trojan horse” by pro-abortion groups outraged by the initiative of a pro-life group and Catholic nuns. “We are continuing an ancient Croatian tradition of preserving the value of human life”, said the Bethlehem-Zagreb Association responsible for the box.…
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