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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has slammed MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill as “wrong in principle as well as being fundamentally flawed”.
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An American mother has related how a coerced abortion led to years of regret until she experienced a profound vision of forgiveness from her deceased unborn child. “I will continue speaking out against abortion and to help any way I can… I know one day I will see Emily and…
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A professor of health law has warned that assisted suicide in Canada has increasingly “prioritized access over protection”. Trudo Lemmens is a professor of health law and policy at the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Chief Coroner on Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee. While Professor…
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A damning report by two baby charities has estimated that thousands of babies’ lives are being lost because of failures to improve NHS maternity care in England. At least 2,500 fewer babies would have died in England since 2018 if the NHS had adequately addressed maternity care failings. This was…
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A grandmother who was the first person to be arrested for allegedly breaching a Scottish buffer zone has said that she is “willing to go to prison on the issue because I am unshakeably convinced that nobody should be criminalised for a peaceful offer to speak on any public land…
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Last week, Pope Leo XIV affirmed the Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching to over 100 ambassadors from different nations at the Vatican.
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Westminster MPs have pushed back against Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill in a House of Commons debate that saw many slam the proposed law as irresponsible and dangerous. The debate will continue next month.
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A study in the United States has found that over 5 per cent of women who had a chemical abortion took mifepristone again after a failed abortion attempt, raising more concerns about the safety of the drug. 865,727 abortions using mifepristone between 2017 and 2023 were analysed by the Ethics…
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SPUC has said it is “deeply concerned” after MSPs voted in favour of a proposed assisted suicide bill for Scotland. “SPUC will continue to urge every MSP to consider the great dangers inherent in assisted suicide”, said SPUC CEO John Deighan. This evening, MSPs voted 70 to 56 in favour…
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Half of Britons fear the timing of a proposed assisted suicide law that comes while benefits are being cut, a poll commissioned by SPUC has revealed. Over 2,000 Britons were surveyed by Whitestone Insight on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) ahead of two key…
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People suffering from anorexia could be endangered by assisted suicide laws, a health charity has warned ahead of today’s first vote on MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Health experts from the charity Eat Breathe Thrive, which helps people with eating disorders, have warned that…
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MPs have heard just how easily abortion pills may be falsely obtained under the pills-by -post scheme, enabling abusers to coerce women into abortions. The devastating findings were delivered at a parliamentary event in Westminster hosted by SPUC. On 6 May, SPUC hosted a parliamentary event to raise awareness about…
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Assisted suicide, if legalised, will save the British state almost £60 million annually after ten years, a “brutal” impact assessment predicts ahead of an expected vote on legislation in Parliament next week. Last Friday, Whitehall published an impact assessment of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill. SPUC slammed the “brutal…
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Actor Kelsey Grammer has related his regret for an abortion his ex-girlfriend had during their relationship, saying it “eats away at my soul… I regret it.”
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Scottish First Minister John Swinney says he will vote against MSP Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide bill for Scotland, set to be debated and voted on next week at Stage 1.